Thousands of protestors took to the streets across the country this afternoon to highlight the need for reductions in Ireland's bank debt.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions organised today's protests in counties Dublin, Cork, Galway, Sligo, Limerick and Waterford.

Today's protests were organised long before the government secured a deal on Anglo's promissory notes.

Ever since the frantic conclusion of those negotiations, commentators have been divided as to whether it was a good deal for Ireland.

No such divisions existed among the thousands of protestors taking part in the six marches across the country.

They were all doing so under the banner "Lift the burden" and "Jobs not debt" and the common belief that a deal on our debt is not good enough.