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24 emotional #HomeToVote tweets by people coming back to Ireland from every corner of the globe

This country is definitely at its best when it’s time to come #HomeToVote

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.

PastedImage-91107 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.

PastedImage-76449 Colette Kelleher / Twitter Colette Kelleher / Twitter / Twitter

3. It may be a divisive referendum, but it’s bringing some families even closer.

PastedImage-14868 Dee / Twitter Dee / Twitter / Twitter

4. Droves of young people began their journeys home a week ago.

PastedImage-2438 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.

PastedImage-37407 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.

PastedImage-25061 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.

PastedImage-19403 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.

PastedImage-4151 Ciaran Gaffney / Twitter Ciaran Gaffney / Twitter / Twitter

9. There has never been a greater sense of solidarity in Irish airports.

PastedImage-36983 Ailbhe Coleman / Twitter Ailbhe Coleman / Twitter / Twitter

10. Hopefully the shops have stocked up on Tayto for all the incoming Irish migrants.

PastedImage-89002 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.

PastedImage-41409 IO / Twitter IO / Twitter / Twitter

12. This lovely Leitrim Daddy has the place ready for his daughter’s return home.

PastedImage-12900 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.

PastedImage-89303 Lauryn Canny / Twitter Lauryn Canny / Twitter / Twitter

14. And there’s plenty of solidarity from abroad.

PastedImage-49213 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.

PastedImage-24767 Annie West / Twitter Annie West / Twitter / Twitter

 16. Get the kettle on for anyone you know coming home.

PastedImage-12058 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.

PastedImage-66148 Emma Jayne / Twitter Emma Jayne / Twitter / Twitter

18. It’s heartening to see how grateful people are towards all of those who are travelling.

PastedImage-16387 Aoife / Twitter Aoife / Twitter / Twitter

19. People are as excited as they are nervous.

PastedImage-65268 Louise O'Neill / Twitter Louise O'Neill / Twitter / Twitter

20. This Irish historian wants to make history instead of writing it for a change.

PastedImage-98535 Maurice Casey / Twitter Maurice Casey / Twitter / Twitter

21. People are still eager to fund trips home for those who can’t afford it.

PastedImage-38645 Gene Hunt / Twitter Gene Hunt / Twitter / Twitter

22. Some people are sacrificing their yogurts to get back to Ireland.

PastedImage-49671 Emma / Twitter Emma / Twitter / Twitter

23. There’s nothing more wholesome than a #HomeToVote selfie. Except for, a #HomeToVote selfie with a cute baby.

PastedImage-82522 Saundra / Twitter Saundra / Twitter / Twitter

24. Bless these lovely parents.

PastedImage-3784 Niamh / Twitter Niamh / Twitter / Twitter

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