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

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 - 12:24

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."

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 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/YQXTmkqXum

— IG: yawdmonteet🇯🇲 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@colomboclaat876) February 22, 2026

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."