Referendum: Thousands make the journey home to vote

Across the country, queues were forming. Thousands upon thousands, waiting at their nearest polling stations to cast their vote in what, to some, is one of the most important referendums Ireland has ever had.

Overseas, thousands more were also queuing — in line at the train station, the bus station, the airport, and the port, ready to come home, stand up, and be counted.

It wasn’t long before the movement began to trend on Twitter. By midday, more than 27,000 tweets had been sent with the hashtag #hometovote. The internet was awash with photos and statements from our far flung youth.