Polling is underway at stations across the country and, if Twitter is to be believed, there has been a healthy turnout as people vote on the Marriage Equality and Presidential Age Referendums.
The polls opened this morning at 7am and there have been reports of busier-than-usual stations with queues forming from 6.45 onwards - with the word 'unprecedented' being thrown around by a few.
We won't get exact numbers on turn-out until later today but that hasn't stopped the speculation.
Unprecedented Queues at the polling station at 6.45am?! #MarRef pic.twitter.com/JMzSyLZMCj
— Olivia McEvoy (@Olivia_McEvoy) May 22, 2015
First time I've ever seen a queue at my polling station even before 9am. Felt v emotional. Come on Ireland! #MarRef
— Aoife Somers (@aoifesomers) May 22, 2015
wonderful feeling always to vote - savour that freedom & great to see queues at 7am outside polling stations. really busy first hour #vote
— Helen Shaw - Athena Media (she/her) (@athenamediaie) May 22, 2015
Polling station queue outside - average age I'd guess of 20 people here is 25.
— Nicola Byrne (@Nicbyr) May 22, 2015
Hearing reports of queues at polling stations (mostly under 25s)! Dare we dream? #MarRef
— Ronan Kennedy (@RonanJKennedy) May 22, 2015
Just voted in Ranelagh. Polling station has been "packed" since 7am. I've voted. Have you? pic.twitter.com/Cas5CKvnIz
— Mark Kelly (@Blackhall99) May 22, 2015
St Marys boys polling station in #Rathfarnham is packed with older voters. Get out and use your vote people! #VoteYes
— Sarah Holland (@SJTHolland) May 22, 2015
Never seen the polling station so busy. 8AM and there were queues!
— brian delaney (@1briandelaney) May 22, 2015
@SorchaPollak @UnaMullally @IrishTimes #marriagereferendum Greystones polling station much busier turnout than usual from 7 this morning!
— Catherine Boland M.A. 🇮🇪🇺🇦 (@BolandCatherine) May 22, 2015
And Irish people living abroad
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Polling closes at 10pm tonight.