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This Story Of A Dubliner’s Last-Minute Dash Home From Edinburgh To Vote Is Amazing
Published 00:10 20 Dec 2016 GMT
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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
WE CAN'T LOOK!
Flight won't get into Dublin until after 8pm at this stage. Gonna be tight getting to polling station but equality will find a way. #MarRef
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
There had to be an explanation for all this
Stop delaying our flight, ur conservative supervillains! #MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
Although the saintly orders weren't all bad....
Go on St Eithne, ya good thing! #MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote @gettheboat2vote pic.twitter.com/jcgvxbJGRO
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
That's it, kdamo. Come into our loving bosom!
Ireland, you absolute ride! You've never looked better. (@ Terminal 2)#MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
@kDamo I'm actually welling up about this, you bastard.
— David Keeling (@davidpkeeling) May 22, 2015
Nearly...
#M50 with my mother and brother! Headed to Tallafornia! #MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote pic.twitter.com/4qv6Gw9Z0w
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
[subplot]
FWIW I'm voting yes on #PresRef too. Think I'll be 34 next election and would like a shot at it. #MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
... NEARLY!
Update: I'm in my beautiful estate. Minutes away. Fiona is on N4 to Clane. #MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
YAAAAAY!!!
X#MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote #StMartins #Tallaght pic.twitter.com/V4RAtT2lZb
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
[Denouement]
And I'll make the off-licence!!!#marref #YesEquality
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015
We said it before, and we'll say it again: we salute you, kdamo.
Fiona made it too. OUR HEARTS.
FIONA UPDATE! (Preeeety sure she's a yes...) http://t.co/3yJ4tGEFrj#MarRef #YesEquality #hometovote pic.twitter.com/NUk0HrXSyi
— kDamo (@kDamo) May 22, 2015