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A Gaeilge speaker called Moira O'Deorain has been introduced to one of the world's most popular video games

Represent.

overwatch3 Source: Playstation

LAST YEAR, A video game called Overwatch was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PCs around the world.

It’s a team-based shooter game where you play with various “hero” characters, and it’s gone from strength to strength globally, with over 35 million players across all platforms.

Yesterday, they announced a new hero character that will be of particular interest to Irish people.

Meet Irish geneticist Moira O’Deorain – “as brilliant as she is ambitious”

gaeilge44 Source: @VG247

With much fanfare, Moira was introduced to fans via this video yesterday – and it’s already been watched millions of times

Source: PlayOverwatch/YouTube

Impressive.

Voiced by Irish actress Genevieve O’Reilly (known for her work in the Star Wars franchise as Mon Mothma), the best thing about Moira is that she speaks a bit of Gaeilge.

Lead writer on Overwatch Michael Chu was asked if she spoke a cúpla focail on Twitter, and he confirmed

cupla4 Source: Twitter

Gaelic! Hmm.

A release date has yet to be confirmed, but she’s created quite a buzz in the gaming world.

On top of being a geneticist, the character can casually teleport about the place

pioun Source: @PlayerDotOne

Representing. 

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