Their journey – the very same journey that is made by at least ten of their fellow countrywomen per day - comes just months after the UN’s human rights committee ruled that the Irish government subjected a woman to "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" for forbidding her an abortion in 2011.

Amanda Mellet had been refused an abortion of a foetus with congenital defects that meant it would die in the womb or shortly after birth.

It was initially believed that the ruling, which stated that Mellet's human rights had been violated, was expected to set an international precedent.

However Taoiseach Enda Kenny has since said that the UN’s ruling was “non-binding” and “not like the European Court”.

He added that he believes any immediate attempt to reverse the abortion ban would be defeated, saying: “My view is that if we were to decide to have a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment in October, it would not be passed.”

His comments have sparked a huge #repealthe8th movement on social media, with over 56,000 people signing a petition which demands that the out-dated law is changed.

One young woman, who also shared her own abortion story on social media, wrote: “The Eighth Amendment is not just arbitrary linguistics, it affects so many people you know, so many people you love.

“Irish women deserve more than this; more than being reduced to a sad figure on a website, more than another signifier of Irish shame, more than being disregarded and denied autonomy and respect by people who have never, and will never, know them.”

Her message was retweeted almost 300 times, with many praising her for having the courage to speak up.

#TwoWomenTravel: Irish women live-tweet journey to the UK for an abortion