Irish people living abroad have started jetting in from across the world ahead of Friday's referendum on abortion. While voters on both sides are returning, those supporting the 'yes' campaign have dominated #hometovote posts on social media. Similarly, when the country held a referendum on gay marriage in 2015 when a spontaneous influx of voting emigrants came home to have their say. Earlier this week, the parents of Savita Halappanavar who died when she was denied an abortion appealed for voters to think of their daughter. The Indian dentist suffered septic shock during a miscarriage but was refused an abortion because a foetal heartbeat was present.

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2018 13:41 UTC