The Irish accent is generally perceived as favorable to Americans, a recent survey from Highland Titles found. Overall, Americans found the Irish accent to be the fourth 'most attractive,' ranking ...

It's the start of the St. Patrick's Day season, a time when people often treat themselves to watching their favorite Irish movies. From "The Quiet Man" to "The Commitments" and anything starring the ...

Surprise: some of our most well-known "American" characters are actually played by Irish actors (or British actors, or Australian actors). Irish actors often mention being "immersed" in American ...

For actors, mastering an accent is crucial for creating believable characters. In 'Trespasses', which is set during the Troubles in the 1970s, Cullen's character, barrister Michael Agnew, must ...

In the past few years, two Irish men have gotten Best Actor Oscar nominations and neither of them were playing Irish characters. For Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, who won the award, practiced the ...

Pierce Brosnan may be Irish by blood, but his MobLand accent has been met with a chorus of disapproval following the premiere of the Paramount+ series. The Irish Times pilloried his “mangled” vocal ...

‘Very specific differences in language, dialect and accents have emerged over time, and that's a fascinating side of language evolution.’ By Laura Baisas Published Nov 19, 2024 7:01 PM EST Deposit ...

Accent, it turns out, is a bit of a battleground. While Ireland has an astonishing number of regional accents relative to its small size, few are internationally recognised. Send an American or a Brit ...

Pierce Brosnan is standing up for his Irish roots. The 72-year-old actor responded to the criticism of the Irish accent he uses in his Paramount+ crime drama series “MobLand.” “My own accent is very ...

Coronation Street has cleared up a bit of confusion regarding its new family in tonight's episode, explaining why Ben and his mum Maggie have different accents. He speaks with a very Northern Irish ...

Two scientists at Amazon used artificial intelligence to help them make Alexa Irish. The team trained Alexa on accents generated by text-to-speech models. This then helped them identify distinctive ...