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24 emotional #HomeToVote tweets by people coming back to Ireland from every corner of the globe
1. This guy is so ready to vote that he has prepared several contingency plans.
People are even offering to collect this lad from the airport if his bus doesn’t arrive.
Eoin Byrne / Twitter Eoin Byrne / Twitter / Twitter
2. One woman shared how her son used all his birthday money to buy his plane ticket home to vote.
Colette Kelleher / Twitter Colette Kelleher / Twitter / Twitter
3. It may be a divisive referendum, but it’s bringing some families even closer.
Dee / Twitter Dee / Twitter / Twitter
4. Droves of young people began their journeys home a week ago.
Becky Ann / Twitter Becky Ann / Twitter / Twitter
5. They’re not going to let the once-in-a-generation opportunity to vote on this referendum go to waste.
Niamh / Twitter Niamh / Twitter / Twitter
6. There’s something tragic about the fact that people in airports coming home are crossing paths with others who are travelling for healthcare.
Mary Buckley / Twitter Mary Buckley / Twitter / Twitter
7. This guy began his flight feeling a little bit lonely, but knew it was nothing in comparison to what Irish people travelling to the UK feel.
Ciaran Gaffney / Twitter Ciaran Gaffney / Twitter / Twitter
8. But amazingly, he met four other Irish people heading home to vote on the very same flight.
Ciaran Gaffney / Twitter Ciaran Gaffney / Twitter / Twitter
9. There has never been a greater sense of solidarity in Irish airports.
Ailbhe Coleman / Twitter Ailbhe Coleman / Twitter / Twitter
10. Hopefully the shops have stocked up on Tayto for all the incoming Irish migrants.
Annie West / Twitter Annie West / Twitter / Twitter
11. Few people see as many people affected by the Eighth Amendment as flight attendants who work between the UK and Ireland.
IO / Twitter IO / Twitter / Twitter
12. This lovely Leitrim Daddy has the place ready for his daughter’s return home.
Charlotte Faughnan / Twitter Charlotte Faughnan / Twitter / Twitter
13. People are travelling thousands of miles so that others will not have to do so in the future.
Lauryn Canny / Twitter Lauryn Canny / Twitter / Twitter
14. And there’s plenty of solidarity from abroad.
Sophie Walker / Twitter Sophie Walker / Twitter / Twitter
15. Irish illustrator Annie West shared her 2015 illustration from the marriage referendum, which is even more poignant now.
Annie West / Twitter Annie West / Twitter / Twitter
16. Get the kettle on for anyone you know coming home.
Siobhan Gilroy / Twitter Siobhan Gilroy / Twitter / Twitter
17. This woman made the sad realisation that a flight from Toronto to Dublin costs less than travelling to the UK for an abortion.
Emma Jayne / Twitter Emma Jayne / Twitter / Twitter
18. It’s heartening to see how grateful people are towards all of those who are travelling.
Aoife / Twitter Aoife / Twitter / Twitter
19. People are as excited as they are nervous.
Louise O'Neill / Twitter Louise O'Neill / Twitter / Twitter
20. This Irish historian wants to make history instead of writing it for a change.
Maurice Casey / Twitter Maurice Casey / Twitter / Twitter
21. People are still eager to fund trips home for those who can’t afford it.
Gene Hunt / Twitter Gene Hunt / Twitter / Twitter
22. Some people are sacrificing their yogurts to get back to Ireland.
Emma / Twitter Emma / Twitter / Twitter
23. There’s nothing more wholesome than a #HomeToVote selfie. Except for, a #HomeToVote selfie with a cute baby.
Saundra / Twitter Saundra / Twitter / Twitter
24. Bless these lovely parents.
Niamh / Twitter Niamh / Twitter / Twitter
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