Twitter to pay homage to #HomeToVote hashtag

Ireland's Marriage Equality Referendum may have inspired thousands and thousands of people to come home to vote, but it also inspired a global hashtag.

Twitter to pay homage to #HomeToVote hashtag

Ireland's Marriage Equality Referendum may have inspired thousands and thousands of people to come home to vote, but it also inspired a global hashtag.

Newtalk.com has reported that #HomeToVote is to get a new home at Twitter headquarters in the US.

The campaign to get Irish exiles to return to Ireland to vote in the referendum saw the hashtag take over Twitter in the lead up to the May 22 polling day.

The phrase was tweeted 27,000 times in 24 hours, boiling down to around 97 tweets a minute.

Pic: @stephenpmc on Twitter

Twitter's San Francisco headquarters is painting it on a wall of the building as a homage.

The head of Twitter in Ireland, Stephen McIntyre, said: "Once in a while we put a globally significant hashtag on our wall in San Fran HQ."

more courts articles

Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van Man appears in court charged with false imprisonment of woman in van
Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman Man in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman
Coronation Street actor William Roache (91) given three months to settle tax debt Coronation Street actor William Roache (91) given three months to settle tax debt

More in this section

Smartwatch with health app. Glowing neon icon on brick wall background Health watch: How much health data is healthy? 
Cork's wild salmon warrior Sally Ferns Barnes looks to the future Cork's wild salmon warrior Sally Ferns Barnes looks to the future
(C)2024 Disney. Disneyland Paris – Disneyland Hotel Re-Opening Watch: Iconic Disneyland Paris hotel re-opens after two year renovation
ieParenting Logo
Writers ieParenting

Our team of experts are on hand to offer advice and answer your questions here

Your digital cookbook

ieStyle Live 2021 Logo
ieStyle Live 2021 Logo

IE Logo
Outdoor Trails

Discover the great outdoors on Ireland's best walking trails

IE Logo
Outdoor Trails

Lifestyle
Newsletter

The best food, health, entertainment and lifestyle content from the Irish Examiner, direct to your inbox.

Sign up
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited