Latest: 'National Maternity Hospital needs to be owned by the State'

LATEST: Up to 1,500 people have protested in Dublin over the ownership of the new National Maternity Hospital.

Update 5pm: Up to 1,500 people have protested in Dublin over the ownership of the new National Maternity Hospital.

The 'We Own Our Hospitals' march was organised by Parents for Choice, together with Uplift, the National Women's Council, and Justice for Magdalenes.