People have been sharing their #RepealMemories on social media on the two year anniversary of the referendum.
One Twitter user shared photos of post-it notes in Temple Bar the day after the referendum took place.
https://twitter.com/aoiph/status/1264835169229340673
Meanwhile, Women’s Council Ireland shared their memories on Twitter, writing, “Today marks the second anniversary of the day that 1,429,981 people voted to repeal the 8th Amendment and remove the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland, allowing for abortions for all who need and want them. Here’s a tiny selection of NWCI’s #repealmemories #repealedthe8th”
Today marks the second anniversary of the day that 1,429,981 people voted to repeal the 8th Amendment and remove the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland, allowing for abortions for all who need and want them. Here's a tiny selection of NWCI's #repealmemories #repealedthe8th pic.twitter.com/pRJ4LCAlBO
— Womenscouncilireland (@NWCI) May 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/bergro30/status/1264871750170542093
My dad came out of the polling centre and found me outside in tears of overwhelming nerves.
He gave me the biggest hug and said he was always going to vote yes.Then as an addendum on the drive home he said “AND I think women should be paid the same as men!”#RepealMemories pic.twitter.com/bWhQJoQKLI
— Lolsy Byrne (@LolsyByrne) May 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/Ciaraioch/status/1264894546669953024
Another wrote, “I will never forget the moment it was officially announced that we had repealed the 8th! Crying with relief, it was a tough campaign and it took a lot out of me but I would do it all again.”
I will never forget the moment it was officially announced that we had repealed the 8th! Crying with relief, it was a tough campaign and it took a lot out of me but I would do it all again.#repealedThe8th #RepealMemories pic.twitter.com/fWGNZW00M4
— Aoibhín (@Aoibhiin) May 25, 2020
One person tweeted, “Two years today since the landslide vote to legalise abortion in Ireland, after years of lonely journeys made by thousands to access care, my own mum one of them.”
Two years today since the landslide vote to legalise abortion in Ireland, after years of lonely journeys made by thousands to access care, my own mum one of them. I was reporting on the religious-run institutions and that cruel legacy was a catalyst for change. #RepealMemories pic.twitter.com/teF3Hvitoa
— Caelainn Hogan (@CaelainnH) May 25, 2020
While another said, ”
On May 26 2018, it was announced at Dublin Castle that Ireland voted in favour of repealing the 8th Amendment. Apart from Donegal, every county came out with a majority Yes vote, resulting 66.4% of people in Ireland voting in favour of repealing the 8th.
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