A speech delivered in Ireland’s parliament has unexpectedly gained traction in the Caribbean after viewers in Jamaica said the speaker sounded strikingly familiar. A clip of Sinn Fein TD Thomas Gould speaking began circulating on Jamaican social media in recent days, with users commenting on similarities between his thick Cork accent and Jamaican speech patterns. One Jamaican X user shared the clip, writing: “If you nuh careful u think a Anju him a cuss. This is an Irish Politician Thomas Gould. The influence the Irish have had on the Jamaican accent is uncanny lol.” humanevents.com