‘I mean, the accents are just… I weep! I am corroded with pain!’ Earlier this year, Netflix announced it would be making a new series based on Marian Keyes’ 2020 novel Grown Ups and now, the Irish author has revealed that she has some requests of the streamer. Casting has not yet been announced on […]

1 year ago

The New York Times quiz can tell you where you’re from based on how you pronounce certain words. The New York Times has a dialect quiz which predicts that it can tell where you are from in the UK or Ireland based on the phrases you use and how you pronounce certain words. Every county […]

2 years ago

The new Irish movie features stars from Game Of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Vikings, and The Queen’s Gambit. The Irish accent has taken down some of the biggest and the best. Russell Crowe, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Gerard Butler, Tom Cruise… they’ve all given a go, and they’ve all failed miserably. […]

5 years ago

This is, and we can’t stress this enough, terrible. Have you ever had somebody from a different country try to replicate your accent, and make a complete balls of it? We’re sure you have. But have you ever heard a professional “vocal coach” do it? Probably not. And to be honest, we wish we hadn’t […]

7 years ago

The New York Times thinks it can tell you where you’re from based on how you pronounce certain words. Every county in Ireland has its own little bit of individual bit of slang that defines the culture of the place. Hell, every village in Ireland has its own little idiosyncrasies that nowhere else does, and that’s […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Huawei Did your county make the list? For such a small country, Ireland has a phenomenal variety of accents. Even just an hour’s drive from Limerick to Galway or from Cavan to Westmeath will show you what we mean. Not all of those accents are very easy to understand though. There […]

7 years ago