Protestors are gathering in Dublin today to call for an end to hate-motivated crimes.

The group are gathering today to protest against hate crimes and in particular to remember a 20-year-old British woman who was killed in a hate crime attack last August.

Sophie Lancaster was attacked by a gang of teenagers in a park in Lancashire in the UK, because she was a member of the Goth subculture.

She fell into a coma in hospital and died as a result of serious head injuries she sustained during the attack.

Five young men were later arrested and charged in connection with her death.

Today's march is to honour the memory of Sophie and others who have been killed in similar attacks and also to call for more social tolerance.

The demonstration, which will appeal for an end to hate crimes and more respect for people's lifestyles, gets underway this lunchtime at St Stephen's Green in Dublin.