Hiberno-English

Hiberno-English or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of dialects of the English language native to the island of Ireland. In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the first language in everyday use and, alongside the Irish language, one of two official languages (with Ulster Scots, in Northern Ireland, being another local language or dialect).

The writing standards of Irish English, such as its spelling, align with British English. However, the diverse accents and some of the grammatical structures and vocabulary of Irish English are unique, including certain notably conservativephonological features and vocabulary: those that are no longer common in the dialects of England or North America. It shows significant influences from the Irish language and also, in the north, the Scots language.

Phonologists today often divide Irish English into four or five overarching dialects or accents: Ulster or Northern Irish accents, Western and Southern Irish accents (like Cork accents), various Dublin accents, and a non-regional standard accent (outside of Ulster) whose features have been developing since the late 1970s.