The family of murdered Lurgan woman Natalie McNally will attend a rally in Dublin to call for an end to violence against women and girls.
The protest event is being held to mark St Brigid's Day and is being held at the Dáil, the Irish Parliament buildings, at 12.30pm on Wednesday.
Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant when she was murdered in her Silverwood Green home in Lurgan on Sunday 18 December 2022.
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Natalie's brother Niall said their family felt it was incumbent to lend their voice to those others calling for an end to violence against women and girls.
"We were told of St Brigid's Day in Ireland being the first bank holiday for the day and the National Women’s Council have organised a rally to end violence against women," he said.
"It is important to us to attend because as well as our fight for justice, our fight is also to end violence against women.
"We are also hoping to spread the word in the south as one of our fears would be that the monster that done this to our Natalie has fled over the border into the south of Ireland and more people across this island need to be made aware.
"Just like the vigil at Stormont and the rally in Lurgan park on Saturday we hope this brings about a plan in the future that can help end violence against women on this island."
On Saturday, more than 1,000 people gathered at a rally in Lurgan Park in memory of Natalie and to call for an end to violence against women.
A moving video tribute was played to those who attended which showed Natalie throughout her life and relayed her interests and passions.
The rally was co-ordinated by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) and was attended by Natalie's parents Noel and Bernie and her brothers Brendan, Niall and Declan. Her family have appealed to anyone with information to come forward.
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