Protesters in lockdown over Anglo payout

Demonstrations outside government departments and the bank formally known as Anglo Irish took place yesterday to mark the controversial handover of €1.25 billion to unsecured bondholders.

Up to a dozen Occupy Dame St activists locked down the Department of Finance by chaining themselves together with special locking devices around the entrance of the department at Government Buildings.

Steven Bennett, Occupy Dame St spokesman, warned it could take the Government and gardaí hours to cut through the locks.