In the wake of the Eighth Amendment referendum, people have flocked to a mural of Savita Halappanavar in Dublin to leave flowers and messages of why they voted yes.
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Ms Halappanavar died of septicaemia in Galway in 2012 having been refused an abortion.
Ireland voted decisively to change the constitution to repeal the Eighth Amendment by a majority of 706,349, or 66.4% to 33.6% and people have been leaving notes highlighting why they voted in favour of repeal at the mural at the George Bernard Shaw pub.
One message written on the mural, which was created by artist Aches, reads: "My YES was for you."
Another reads: "Sorry we were too late but we are here now. We didn't forget you."
Many people have gathered at the Savita mural in Dublin in the wake of the vote, they have been posting notes on why they voted #yes and have left flowers #iestaff #Referendum2018 via @Elaine_Loughlin pic.twitter.com/e7N7inVcr1
— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) May 26, 2018
Solemn crowd at the mural for Savita in Dublin’s Richmond Street. Everyone relieved; nobody celebrating. #8thRef pic.twitter.com/DjtKtJXEux
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) May 26, 2018
A crowd has began to gather at the Savita mural in Dublin #abortionreferendum pic.twitter.com/LLJeebKE43
— Conall Kearney (@ConallKearney) May 26, 2018
Savita Halappanavar's father has said he has "no words" to express his gratitude for today's Yes vote.
Andanappa Yalagi told the Hindustan Times today that he was "very happy" to hear of the emphatic trend towards an overall Yes vote.
"I am very happy today," Mr Yalagi said. "We’ve got justice for Savita. What happened to her will not happen to any other family. I have no words to express my gratitude to the people of Ireland at this historic moment."
Savita Halappanavar’s parents ‘really, really happy’ after abortion vote #repealedthe8th #together4yes https://t.co/5m3qeU6WBy
— Together for Yes (@Together4yes) May 26, 2018
Anna Cosgrave, the woman who came up with the idea of the iconic 'Repeal' jumpers, today told the