Comedian Katherine Ryan was hailed a hero after she displayed her Irish passport in response to a troll who told her to keep her nose out of Ireland’s abortion debate.
A person on Twitter had told Ms Ryan to “stick to your own country and keep your nose out of Ireland’s politics”.
But the 34-year-old took to Twitter to respond to the person's trolling with a simple picture.
The Canadian’s father and grandparents are from Ireland.
The comment prompted people online to call her a “national treasure” and a “hero”.
Ireland is preparing to head to the polls on Friday for a historic referendum on the future of abortion laws.
If the ‘Yes’ vote comes out on top, the Eighth Amendment of the Irish constitution will be amended, leaving legislators free to introduce new laws surrounding the termination of pregnancies.
The polls close at 10pm in Ireland. The count will commence at various centres around the country at 9am on Saturday.
Leo Varadkar, Ireland's Taoiseach has supported the Yes vote saying: "The Eighth Amendment is too hard and forces a very hard law on Irish people and Irish women."
He said the amendment means the right to life of the unborn, of a foetus of a few days gestation, is equal to the life of the woman.
"Equal to the right to life of your mother, your sister, or your female friends and coworkers," he said.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, who is calling for a yes vote, said the amendment blocks any action by parliament to legislate for the so-called hard cases such as rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormalities.
"We've tried… The only way we can help women in these circumstances is to return a yes vote on Friday," Ms McDonald said
