Five years ago today people in Ireland (& some who travelled #HomeToVote) #repealed the #8th in Ireland.
There was lots of organising for people to get to their polling place (Ireland doesn't make it as easy as some other countries).
The following day I was in a sunny field full of buttercups desperately waiting on updates from the tally people via twitter.
By the time the marriage equality and abortion referendums came I had already lost my Irish vote, but am very proud of how the country voted
Irish citizens loose their right to vote very quickly after emigrating.
Those living overseas intending to return to Ireland within 18 months may retain their Irish address for electoral purposes, but must be present to vote in person.
This is often young people (studying abroad etc) - and their address is often "home" - so their journey home to vote wasn't just to an embassy or even Dublin, it was often to a rural location, making it even more of a trek.
@DToher wow, that's unnecessarily strict :-/
@hattom it means that you have to see the parents...
So many Irish people live overseas that otherwise you could have them causing a balance of power issue and having representation without taxation.
Another question is what to do with those from Northern Ireland with Irish Citizenship.
There has been a bill brought forward in 2019 to widen out the right to vote for the President to emigrants (but nothing seems to have happened there since 2020)
@DToher 
one of the best times in my life: knocking on doors and watching the votes come in during both those referenda.