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LAST WEEK’S MARRIAGE referendum captured the hearts and minds of people all around the globe, thanks in part to social media.
The #HomeToVote feed became one of the defining moments, with hundreds of Irish emigrants returning from far-flung places to vote.
The hashtag was mentioned over 72,000 times over the course of 24 hours, and was talked about the world over:
Twitter Dublin / Twitter
Twitter Dublin / Twitter / Twitter
Now Twitter is commemorating the hashtag by painting it on a wall at its San Francisco HQ. Ooh!
It appears that the company uses this particular wall to honour hashtags that have gripped the world – for example, back in August 2014, #Ferguson was painted on the wall, and in October Emma Watson’s #HeForShe took its place:
Elyssa Toda / Twitter
Elyssa Toda / Twitter / Twitter
Emma Watson / Twitter
Emma Watson / Twitter / Twitter
And who could forget the terrifying painting of Ellen DeGeneres’ infamous Oscars selfie that also hangs in HQ?
Lauren / Twitter
Lauren / Twitter / Twitter
We made it, kids! Now, how to get a giant painting of Panti in there?
Written by Valerie Loftus and originally published on DailyEdge.ie.
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Brilliant!
I’m still undecided. There still hasn’t been enough debate.
Still gets me a week later! I’m not crying, nope!
Home to take hipster Instagram selfies and use a trendy hashtag to tell us all what a hero they are #ahforfooksake
#HomeToCommitVoterFraud
So proud to be Irish right now.
Little nation with the biggest heart.
Have a little sugar Joe. You seem a little bitter.
Good old Joe. Probably a member of the Tea Party in america at this stage?? #softyestonomehole
#joeneedsamanhug
#joefo
Yawn yawn yawn
“In relation to residency, section 11(3) of the Electoral Act 1992 provides that ‘a person shall be deemed not to have given up ordinary residence if he intends to resume residence within eighteen months after giving it up’ and that ‘a written statement by a person that he intends to resume residence within eighteen months after giving it up shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be accepted as a correct statement’. This statement must be provided to their registration authority.”
I wonder how many of the #hometovote people complied with these provisions. Possible voter fraud is bigger than a single issue on which the authorities are willing to turn a blind eye.
It’s ok they had a hashtag
I thought the exact same thing…. I think it’s madness that people who don’t live here expect to be able to vote…
I’m glad they did in this instance, jus saying is all…
The potential voter fraud is the big story here that all the media is ignoring. Both with people returning who are not resident and also with non Irish voting. Why doesn’t the journal report on that? Perhaps does not fit your left wing agenda.
Ah feck, did they move the door again? People used to know where it was.
#narcissism
Good guy twitter
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