Latest: Thousands take to the streets of Dublin for #MarchForChoice rally

Thousands of people have gathered and walked the streets of Dublin for the annual #MarchForChoice rally today.

Update 5.38pm:The March for Choice is the first major demonstration since the Government set an indicative timescale of early summer 2018 for a referendum on the section of the state's constitution that ensures tight legal restrictions on terminations.

Campaigners gathered at Parnell Square from lunchtime before making their way down the city's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street.