Making the journey back to Ireland to vote in the referendum on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 recognises the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. A vote will take place in Ireland on 25 May 2018 to repeal this subsection from the constitution. A yes vote will result in the removal of the Eighth Amendment while a no vote will retain it.
Campaigners from both sides of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment have been appealing to Irish people living abroad to return home to cast their ballot in May's abortion referendum.
Irish citizens can not vote by post from abroad and it is only legal to vote within 18 months of leaving Ireland. Emigrants who want to vote in the referendum will have to travel back to have their say. Travelling home to vote is not new for Irish emigrants. Many returned to vote in the same-sex marriage referendum in May 2015.
Seánie Mac Brádaigh is a 27 year old from County Monaghan returning from England to vote no. He believes that every life deserves a chance and wants the Constitution to reflect this view.
I would come back from Timbuktoo to vote no in this.
Kim Ward is a 21 year old student in pediatric nursing in Canterbury in Kent. She is returning to vote yes and says that living in England has opened her eyes to the need for abortion services. She says there are detrimental consequences when people do not have control over their own bodies. Kim Ward believes that along with removing the Eighth Amendment, there is a need for cheaper contraceptives and better sex education programmes for young people.
I think Ireland need to open their eyes to this issue.
It is estimated that 40,000 Irish people abroad are eligible to vote in the referendum.
Any Irish citizen living abroad for less than 18 months is allowed to return home to vote.
Rebecca Farrell works in London as a secondary school teacher and is returning home to vote no. She fears that repealing the Eighth Amendment will lead to abortion on demand.
It makes me nervous that this could be our last time to vote on abortion and I don't trust politicians to leave it at 12 weeks.
Rachel DeNógla is travelling home from Toronto Canada for 72 hours at a cost of $854, partly funded by the group Abroad for Yes. She believes that everybody should have a choice and something has to change.
The country can't treat women like criminals anymore.
This episode of 'Morning Ireland' was broadcast on 4 May 2018. The presenter is Gavin Jennings and the reporter is Jackie Fox.
