i know you're Irish, but wtf?!?! get that stick outta yer butt!
Chibs is supposed to be Scottish, so he doesn't count.
the blonde chick, Paula Malcomson, that played Maureen was born in Belfast.
Titus Welliver, the guy that played the gun runner Jimmy O, is not Irish but sounds EXACTLY like the guy that opened the doors at the bank for me every time i went to deposit my check at the bank in Dublin where i lived for a bit.
a bunch of the actors that were part of the SOA Belfast chapter were non-professional Irish actors.
they're not "sad ass accents." maybe they don't pass muster to your highly attuned ears. but i've been to quite a few different parts of the British Isles several times and have interacted with quite a few different folks from different parts of the same. i'm no native, but can readily identify some accents and at least be able to tell the difference between others. and jeez, last i checked, Ireland had regional accents as well. i'm not trying to bust your balls (although i guess i kinda am), but what are you trying to prove? you're Irish! i don't doubt it one bit! i don't think anyone else on barf does either.