100 gather for city vigil in memory of Savita

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Up to 100 people gathered in Eyre Square in the city last evening for a candlelight vigil to mark the one year anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanvar.

31-year-old Savita died of septicaemia at UHG last year following a miscarriage.Similar vigils took place in Dublin and Cork.It emerged yesterday that the Minister for Health James Reilly has agreed to meet with Savita's husband Praveen to discuss her case.

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