An Australian woman who suddenly woke up with an Irish accent after undergoing tonsil surgery in April last year has revealed that she still suffers from a definite Irish inflection 10 months later.

When performed well, the lilting brogue of the Irish accent sounds mellifluous and musical. When performed poorly, it can sound campy—even egregious. But what makes one Irish accent good and another ...

Irish people protect the authenticity of our accents as the Italians do with their food, writes Peter Flanagan.