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Orla Guerin's Accent

BBC newsreader Orla Guerin has a distinctive accent. It's Irish, I presume, but I don't recall having heard an accent quite like it before. Is it from a particular part of Ireland?
  

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[nq:1]BBC newsreader Orla Guerin has a distinctive accent. It's Irish, I presume, but I don't recall having heard an accent quite like it before. [/nq] Orla studied in Dublin, but I can't place her accent other than educated Irish.

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  • [nq:1]BBC newsreader Orla Guerin has a distinctive accent.
  • It's Irish, I presume, but I don't recall having heard an accent quite like it before.
  • [/nq] Orla studied in Dublin, but I can't place her accent other than educated Irish.
  • Her accent reminds me of Mary Robinson, one-time President of Ireland (Head of State, yet), but I can't find a recording of her at the moment.
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[nq:1]BBC newsreader Orla Guerin has a distinctive accent. It's Irish, I presume, but I don't recall having heard an accent quite like it before. Is it from a particular part of Ireland?[/nq]
Orla studied in Dublin, but I can't place her accent other than educated Irish. Her accent reminds me of Mary Robinson, one-time President of Ireland (Head of State, yet), but I can't find a recording of
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