THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE attended vigils and protests last night to demonstrate in memory of Savita Halappanavar.

The demonatrations came following news that the 31-year-old died at University College Hospital in Galway last month from from septicaemia contracted during her miscarriage, having been refused a termination.

In Dublin, around two thousand people are said to have attended a demonstration, organised by the pro-choice campaign, outside Leinster House.

During the event, attendees sat down on the street and observed silence in Savita’s memory.

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In Cork, some 400 people held a candlelit vigil for the woman with many people bearing placards calling for the government to make a change in legislation to prevent future deaths like Savita’s.

A small vigil also took place in Limerick with signs asking people to “Remember Savita” and a minute of silence was held for the woman.