Accent snobbery in the Irish media

[lapsedmethodist]

There's a wee lassie reads the news in Irish sometimes. She's from the North
and I swear to God I duck everytime she comes on! Every single vowel screams " I know where you live "

[Wendy]

Some of you are overstating the case. That Cork reporter Pascal Sheehy has a grand lilt.

[liamfoley]

Usent they call that a mid-atlantic accent?

[johnfás]

Some of you are overstating the case. That Cork reporter Pascal Sheehy has a grand lilt.

He went to school in Dublin though which means he probably has a slight mix to his accent even if it isn't noticeable.

[Albert Aherne]

What about Gavin Jennings and his "Bach" with the news in a few mins.......just a little painful although at the other extreme,I suppose we should be glad that Bertie want's to go to the Park or the Mansion house and not the RTE newsroom.

[just4now]

speaking of which - how come such true blue Dubs the Lenihan brothers and E. O'Cuiv have such rustic lilts?

[Odyessus]

"Doon Lowra" is the worst one for me. It's "Dun Leary"!!

Dún Laoghaire is the Irish name. Dunleary is simply an English corruption.

[ActuallyYourWrong]

Some of you are overstating the case. That Cork reporter Pascal Sheehy has a grand lilt.

Who?

Pascal SHeeheeeeeeeee, ORTeeeeeee Newzzzzzzzzzzz

That fella, fcker does my head in.

colm Murray makes me laugh though.

I wish I could type an example of him, but it's too hard.

I would love to know how he got his makey upy British brand of accent.

[fergalr]

Dún Laoghaire is the Irish name. Dunleary is simply an English corruption.

No.. I mean pronunciation-wise. It's never pronounced Doon Lowra when it's in an English sentence.

[MookieBaylock]

I suppose they want accents which are intelligible and inoffensive to the majority of people in the country. I don't know how Fergal Bowers fits into this scheme.

He's from Carlow