A vigil for Ashling Murphy in the city centre has heard calls for an end to gender violence from speakers as young as 15 years old.
The vigil on Patrick Street is the latest to take place in the city today after huge crowds gathered at the Atlantic Pond earlier this morning to remember the life of the 23 year old primary school teacher.
Vigils have taken place across the country with thousands of people showing their support for Ashling’s parents and her brother and sister.
Orla O'Connor from the National Women's Council of Ireland said yesterday that Ashling's death must serve as a "watershed moment to end violence against women."
This woman told RedFM News why she is at today's vigil:
"I came out here because I'm a woman. I came out here because I'm from Offaly. And I came out here because my dad and her dad worked together. And I'm just devastated that, you know, just, it's just heart-breaking. And I spoke to my mom this morning, and, you know, she said, 'How is the whole country grieving?' And I said, 'Mum, because every single woman has walked down the streets and felt afraid when they saw a man coming to them, and breathed a sigh of relief most of the time afterwards that nothing happened. That's why I'm here."
