Grim truths at pensioner protest

Stand by your nan!

That was the placard plea of the day thousands descended on the Dáil to demand a fair deal for the elderly after the budget battering meted out to them.

Despite the prominence of a specially made coffin, a grim reaper outfit, and a large tombstone in the crowd, the event was a good-natured affair with its surge of silver energy undampened by the rain.