A number of demonstrations have taken place across the country in protest against water charges.

In Cork more than 2,000 people marched through the city centre.

In Dublin another protest attracted around 1,000 people with protesters gathering outside the Irish Water headquarters on Talbot Street.

An estimated 3,000 protesters were in Limerick and several hundred attended a rally in Galway.

Some of the scenes from the Dublin protests | Images: Andrea Gilligan

The protests by the We Won't Pay campaign were originally organised to coincide with the deadline for the registration of water charges.

But despite the government announcing a revised package of measures earlier this month and a extension of the registration deadline, organisers say these protests will continue.

Deputy Paul Murphy, from the Anti-Austerity Alliance, says the coalition could potentially be brought to its knees following the Irish Water saga.

Philimena Foster is one of those protesting in Dublin.

While this protester was very clear on what he wanted.

As Newstalk.com's political correspondent Páraic Gallagher explained yesterday, the government has been trying to shift away from the water charges issue this week.