This Story Of A Dubliner’s Last-Minute Dash Home From Edinburgh To Vote Is Amazing

On a day of high emotion, impassioned messages on social media and incredible tales of people travelling home to vote from all corners of the world, it was going to take something special to really make us say ‘wow’.

But this story – which has had us glued all day to the Twitter account of a chap most of us had never heard of before today – really takes the biscuit.

It starts with a dawning realisation that he was indeed eligible to vote, involved all sorts of complications and twists and turns, and ends with… well, that would spoil the story, wouldn’t it?

The feelgood story to end a day of feelgood stories. Kdamo, we salute you.

It began with a plea to donate to his girlfriend’s #hometovote fund…

Donate to #SendFifiHome! http://t.co/3yJ4tGEFrj #hometovote #MarRef @ireland @gettheboat2vote @bemyYES @YesEquality2015

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 21, 2015

… and continued with a sad but defiant reference to his inability to cast a ballot for himself.

#IVoted This will count, right? (added a bribe to sweeten the deal) #YesEquality #MarRef pic.twitter.com/DLoFeVQy8S

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

But THEN!

Just discovered I AM on the register. Fuck this, leaving work and flying #hometovote. #MarRef #YesEquality

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

We love you, kdamo’s mammy

Just goes to show it pays to call your mother often. “Sure your polling card is in the hall with the others”.

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

It was enough to make anyone emotional, and our hero was by no means impervious

You are all mad legends and I’m proud to spend a month’s rent to come home & tick boxes with you. #MarRef #YesEquality #progress @AerLingus

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

AND THERE’S EVEN A ROMANTIC SURPRISE SUBPLOT!

Waiting at the Airlink bus stop for Fiona who doesn’t know I’m coming with her yet. ????????????????????#MarRef #YesEquality

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

But uh oh! We’re into Act 2 now, and with that comes the complication…

Our @AerLingus flight is expected delayed until 18:20… Fiona might not make her polling station in time. Any #VoterMotor to Clane? #MarRef

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

… although it looked like the transport issues were sorted at least.

Thanks for support & RTs. Think we’ve got some amazing family who are postponing weekend trip to Kerry to come get us. #VoterMotor #MarRef

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

And the spectators began to accumulate…

LOLZ. (Their take on upper/lower case in kDamo totally flies in the face of convention…) https://t.co/CUUEjnnGoI

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015

… while the complications continued.

Our flight delayed another 35 mins until 18:55 now. Do the Catholic Church have a controlling stake in @AerLingus? #MarRef #YesEquality

— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015