Vigils are taking place in Ireland and internationally to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar.

The Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment is organising the Dublin vigil.

The group says it will be a silent event with no speeches.

People attending are being asked to bring a candle or a flower to the GPO on O'Connell Street at 4.00pm.

Members of the public are also invited to join events at more than 20 other locations around Ireland.

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This includes Cork, Galway, Donegal Belfast, Kerry and Limerick.

Vigils are also being held in at the Irish embassy in London and the Irish consulate in New York.

The 31-year-old died in University Hospital Galway (UHG) from septicaemia.

She had been miscarrying and asked for a termination, but had been told it was not possible.

A HIQA report in 2013 found a fundamental failure in her care.

Full details of the vigils can be found here