Cork TD's speech goes viral in Jamaica due to accent similarities

James Cox

A Cork TD has gone viral across the Caribbean after a passionate speech in the Dáil.

Sinn Féin's Thomas Gould caught the attention of some content creators who believe his accent sounds similar to the Jamaican accent.

A popular Jamaican account shared his speech on X.

The account posted: "If you nuh careful u think a Anju him a cuss. This is an Irish Politician Thomas Gould. The influence the Irish has on the Jamaican accent is uncanny lol."

In the speech, Gould was criticising the Government over the housing crisis.

He told Newstalk: "I'm really proud of being from Cork, and for anyone trying to make fun of someone for being from Cork... they don't get it. We love being from Cork."