Irish people are travelling home from all over the world so they can vote to legalise gay marriage

The travellers are posting about their journeys home on the #hometovote hashtag

Friday 22 May 2015 15:56 BST

A Twitter user posts from the airport (Twitter / Gang of one)

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Today, Ireland is voting in a referendum on whether to bring in marriage equality. If the referendum succeeds, Ireland would become the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.

Irish people living all over the world have decided to head home to vote.

Tomorrow, it could be even more so.

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