Day of marches and catwalks for Dáil faithful

It was a day of protests, lights, and catwalks for our political class yesterday.

As a light December rain fell from the sky and the winter breeze bit hard, the great and the good from Leinster House gathered yesterday evening on the back lawn for the annual turning on of the Christmas tree lights.

Nearby, about 100-strong anti-austerity protest clashed with gardaí in the Brown Thomas store on Grafton St.