Saturday 7 September, 2024

What happens when Spock and Captain Kirk try to speak Irish?

They’re not half bad, that’s what.

NEVER MIND TRYING to speak Klingon, check out what happens when a couple of Star Trek hunks tried to get their tongues around cupla focail.

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto were challenged by TG4 to practice a few Star Trek phrases as Gaeilge.

We think we made a pretty good stab at it:

Video: YouTube/PoncTG4

This isn’t the first time Star Trek has gone Oirish.

Behind-the-scenes footage of Pine and Quinto reveals that they attempted to film a scene in Irish accents. They couldn’t help breaking down with laughter though, the pups:

Video: YouTube/FlamingSnot

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What happens when Spock and Captain Kirk try to speak Irish?

Is the new Star Trek any good? Here’s the answer>

This kitten wants this milk in its face, NOW!