This morning, polling began for the Referendums on same sex marriage and the age of the President and over the last 24 hours something amazing happened.
The Irish abroad have returned in their droves to vote in these important referendums.
Last night, an image was captured in Dublin airport with a queue of people waiting to get through passport control. Most were coming home to vote.
The que at Dublin airport this evening to go through passport control! #inspiring #hometovote #YesEquality #VoteYes pic.twitter.com/a8TZoEWnCU
— Caolan Mc Aree (@Caolanmcaree) May 21, 2015
And it all went from there:
Irish people do get around #hometovote (via @IvorCrotty) pic.twitter.com/FZSWKr2IHu
— Gavin Sheridan (@gavinsblog) May 22, 2015
24 hours travel from Congo to get this done #yes #marref pic.twitter.com/Pib1Sv6amK
— Louise Williams (@loureports) May 22, 2015
I travelled from #AbuDhabi & I'm #hometovote @NewstalkFM @DublinAirport pic.twitter.com/CguZqgtj6f
— Henry McKean (@HenryMcKean) May 22, 2015
'We are #hometovote ' @NewstalkFM @DublinAirport pic.twitter.com/OtMLgQs9tx
— Henry McKean (@HenryMcKean) May 22, 2015
This is the scene on the 9:10 London to Holyhead train as Irish abroad return #hometovote #marref pic.twitter.com/spVfkb5sIT
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) May 22, 2015
The #hometovote hashtag will gladden your heart. And make you cry.
— Panti Bliss (@PantiBliss) May 22, 2015
#HomeToVote Do you think his mammy cared a damn? He's home, FFS. Goodnight! :-) https://t.co/5w1hB1xTFf
— Philip Nolan (@philipnolan1) May 21, 2015
The #hometovote is like when you're watching The Hobbit and an army of elves you'd forgotten from earlier in the film arrive over a hill.
— Colm O'Regan (@colmoregan) May 21, 2015
#marref #hometovote pic.twitter.com/PgYwg9iBMA
— Annie West (@anniewestdotcom) May 22, 2015
Spoke to a lot of London's Irish who were planning to come #hometovote when I was on UK election duty recently. Legends. Legends all.
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) May 21, 2015
Came #hometovote all the way from London and found my mum had made some subtle changes to my room for me #VoteYes pic.twitter.com/BOdxqXhJoN
— Kevin Beirne (@KevBeirne) May 21, 2015
.@ireland @nessymon Good to know J! Myself&friend Dan nabbed a few others going #HomeToVote in Bxl Airport last night pic.twitter.com/DSMJZUGePD
— Emma Cassidy (@CassidyEmma) May 21, 2015
I'll be #hometovote on May 22nd!! Every vote matters! #VoteYes #MarRef #YesEquality pic.twitter.com/GjhMHbENVF
— Eadaoin McClean (@iodine87) May 9, 2015
So many new faces on Grindr. #hometovote is the best thing that ever happened 😜 @gettheboat2vote
— Darren McMahon (@DarrenMcMahon54) May 21, 2015
Henry McKean spoke to people who are coming home to vote and why they are doing it:
