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."
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."
