Manuela Riedo inquest to get underway today

The inquest into the death of Swiss student Manuela Riedo is due to get underway in Galway today.

The 17-year-old was found dead on waste ground near Lough Atalia in October 2007, just days after arriving in Galway to study English.

Twenty-nine-year-old Gerald Barry, from Rahoon in Galway, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of her murder in March.

Last week, Ms Riedo's parents travelled to Dublin for the launch of a new foundation named after their daughter which will help rape and sexual assault victims throughout Europe.