Why aren't there more strong Dublin accents in the media?

riclad · 12-10-2020 7:55pm

i,m not saying there are not nice northern irish accents,
liam neeson has a nice accent.
i mean for example trade union leaders or unionists would be interviewed
on the news and there accents were fairly rough .
its probably a working class urban northern irish accent

Zascar · 13-10-2020 6:15am

There is a difference betgween a dublin accent - and then just speaking badly. I know plenty of people with Dublin accents but they use the language correctly - but the stereotype of a harsh Dublin accent is unable to pronounce 'th' -e.g: dis, dat, dese and does etc. Tree insstead of Three. Then bad grammar like I seen, I done, I does be etc. Why don't they don't teach this in schools??

John_Rambo · 13-10-2020 3:05pm

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Is "Dub action", heroin?

More likely they travel up for a trip on the train, a few bits in Penneys (3 euro, I know, some value!), to hear the words yizzer and inallinanyways a few times and so they can tell the girls at home what a hole Dublin is when they head back to Tractor Land.

^ the lads don't like it that the girls like the Dub accent.

saabsaab · 15-10-2020 8:31pm

Zascar wrote: »

There is a difference betgween a dublin accent - and then just speaking badly. I know plenty of people with Dublin accents but they use the language correctly - but the stereotype of a harsh Dublin accent is unable to pronounce 'th' -e.g: dis, dat, dese and does etc. Tree insstead of Three. Then bad grammar like I seen, I done, I does be etc. Why don't they don't teach this in schools??

Yes. RTE seems to use words incorrectly very often. Like 'very concerning' or 'infamous' and 'presently'

Edgware · 15-10-2020 11:43pm

partyguinness wrote: »

No man. They just shag other boggers. You got no frontage.

Ya, it takes more than a bag of chips for Bridie to spread them unlike Jacinta who will do anything for a doner kebab.

Edgware · 15-10-2020 11:45pm

riclad wrote: »

i,m not saying there are not nice northern irish accents,
liam neeson has a nice accent.
i mean for example trade union leaders or unionists would be interviewed
on the news and there accents were fairly rough .
its probably a working class urban northern irish accent

Thats because of the sittyashun

PoisonIvyBelle · 16-10-2020 1:56am

Edgware wrote: »

Thats because of the sittyashun sit-che-ay-shun.

FYP;)

smilerf · 16-10-2020 2:01am

I'm not a fan but Martin King

cameramonkey · 16-10-2020 2:13am

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Is it 'inallinanyways' or 'inallinalleyways'? I've always wondered but never asked.

'inallinannyways' is how I hear it, it is a beautiful sound especially when a strung out fellow does it in slow motion. Takes about 5 seconds to complete.

smilerf · 16-10-2020 2:36am

And Nicky Byrne has an accent

John_Rambo · 16-10-2020 10:06am

Zascar wrote: »

There is a difference betgween a dublin accent - and then just speaking badly. I know plenty of people with Dublin accents but they use the language correctly - but the stereotype of a harsh Dublin accent is unable to pronounce 'th' -e.g: dis, dat, dese and does etc. Tree insstead of Three. Then bad grammar like I seen, I done, I does be etc. Why don't they don't teach this in schools??

That's an accent. Often an accent involves mispronunciation. People in the West often pronounce it "Whest" Cork people often pronounce it "Cark". Most people with accents went to school and were indeed taught how to speak, but they still have accents. The Dublin accent is no different.

MarkY91 · 16-10-2020 10:14am

I'm the only person in my WhatsApp group who knows the difference between they're and there. You're and your etc. Same goes for social media. I see similar things all over Facebook and Instagram from people I know and randomers on FM104 discussion's etc.

Myself and one of my cousins are the only ones in the immediate family without a typical Dublin accent. I think partly why I don't speak like them is that I did a lot of traveling and have foreign friends. They're not exposed to anything but other Dubs wheras I have to speak more neutral.

I still can't for the life of me get rid of the see, dis, day and I just can't say me instead of my. Not saying those words that way really feels alien to me

but foreign people can easily enough understand me yet almost need someone to translate whatever my brother or some other family members say.

completedit · 16-10-2020 10:16am

Zascar wrote: »

There is a difference betgween a dublin accent - and then just speaking badly. I know plenty of people with Dublin accents but they use the language correctly - but the stereotype of a harsh Dublin accent is unable to pronounce 'th' -e.g: dis, dat, dese and does etc. Tree insstead of Three. Then bad grammar like I seen, I done, I does be etc. Why don't they don't teach this in schools??

I hate how Irish people are so culturally ashamed that even in 2020 we have this idea that there is a 'proper' way to speak.

I have cousins in the poshest part of England- Most of the words they say don't even sound like the words that they're trying to pronounce.

John_Rambo · 16-10-2020 10:43am

MarkY91 wrote: »

I'm the only person in my WhatsApp group who knows the difference between they're and there. You're and your etc. Same goes for social media. I see similar things all over Facebook and Instagram from people I know and randomers on FM104 discussion's etc.

MarkY91 · 16-10-2020 11:31am

John_Rambo wrote: »

I'm using that term loosely

John_Rambo · 16-10-2020 2:10pm

MarkY91 wrote: »

I'm using that term loosely

With an apostrophe.

its_steve116 · 12-02-2024 4:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114680834#Comment_114680834

Dun Lagger. Port Lasha.

mehico · 12-02-2024 8:00pm

Phil Lynott had a great old school style of Dublin accent. Sounded cool, intelligent, genuine and authentic all at the same time.

pgj2015 · 13-02-2024 1:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114681583#Comment_114681583

Lottie Ryan is the worst accent in media, I have to turn off whenever I hear it. posh D4 accent.

thereiver · 13-02-2024 5:52pm

You can have a regional accent as long as it's not too strong look at UK TV most presenters have a vague neutral accent

It used to be called the BBC accent you won't get on TV news or current affairs if you have a working class accent and you must be able to pronounce words properly

Most presenters are middle class anyway

actors and comedians can have a working class accent. Joe Duffy is the exception to the.rule

I read Americans watch some Irish TV dramas with subtitles on as they cannot understand the regional accents

Brendan o Connor has a cork accent he had a TV show on rte years ago

The point of a neutral accent is that everyone can understand what you are saying maybe part of a presenters training is to develop a neutral accent

There's a basic Irish middle class accent anyway

appledrop · 13-02-2024 6:42pm

That guy that was on Prime Time a few years ago had the perfect Dublin accent, not an over the top Howya but normal Dublin accent.

Can't think of his name, hope he hasn't lost the accent now!

appledrop · 13-02-2024 6:46pm

i adore Liam Nesson accent and the way he never really changes it not matter what film he is in. One-of my all time favourite is when he says in Love Actually ,'Don't be such an arse' in that Northern Ireland lilt.

He probably can't do other accents that's why they just leave him be!