Etching Irish abortion referendum into history
By Christina McSorley
BBC News NI
16 July 2018
The Republic of Ireland's referendum to liberalise abortion laws in May was one of the most visual campaigns in the country's history.
It was another sign of massive societal change coming just three years after the country's same-sex marriage referendum.
Now artists, archivists and historians in Ireland have come together to capture the visual history of the pivotal campaign.
Flowers, notes and messages placed at mural of Savita in Dublin
Mural has become a focal point of remembrance of Ms Halappanavar
May 26, 2018
Kitty Holland
People have been gathering, laying flowers and writing notes of sorrow and gratitude, at a mural of Savita Halappanavar in Dublin on Saturday.
The mural, completed by the Aches graffiti artists beside the Bernard Shaw pub in Portobello this week, has become a focal point of remembrance of Ms Halappanavar, who died following a septic miscarriage in October 2012 in Galway University Hospital. She had requested a termination a number of times but was refused due to the presence of a foetal heartbeat.
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