Four young women from Dublin with Nigerian heritage have become an Irish internet sensation after showcasing their attempt at the accent challenge. 20-year-old Tolu Ibikunle, her friends Susan ...

For example, the Belfast accent speakers heard and judged recordings made of native Belfast speakers and “fake” Belfast accents being imitated by non-native speakers.

It's not so much a matter of narrowing it down, as finding examples of good, or at the very least, passable, Irish accents on film.

And this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin was led by 20-year-old pop star Samantha Mumba, daughter of a Zambian refugee, who speaks English with a north Dublin accent and sings like an angel.

The 35-year-old has traded his west of Scotland drawl for a Dublin accent in the new production from Irish filmmaking brothers Darren and Colin Thornton.

Holding tightly to the Dublin accent of her character, the actress talks about starring in Nancy Harris’s feminist thriller at Irish Rep.

Eventually, the name ended up sticking, but Bell swapped the spelling to Thin Lizzy, which was a playful reference their Dublin accent. They would have pronounced "Thin" as "T’in.".