Leinster House is a place of routine and repetition. Strict timetables and rules govern life inside and how much airtime deputies and senators get in their chambers.

But outside on Kildare St, anyone can have their say at any time. Hundreds of protests take place outside the building's gates every year, with demonstrators airing their opinions on a wide variety of subjects.

Bairbre Holmes spent last week camped outside, talking to different groups and demonstrators, and sent in this report…