'Is Johnny Depp trying on an Irish accent?' Fans are left confused by the actor's reading of Prayer of the Faithful at Shane MacGowan's funeral

Johnny Depp performed a heartfelt reading of Prayer of the Faithful at Shane MacGowan's funeral today - but fans were confused by the actor apparently using an Irish accent to do so.

Dressed in a black suit, hat and wearing a scarf and dark sunglasses, the 60-year-old actor was one of many well-known faces to pay tribute to the late singer.

MacGowan, who died last week following a battle with pneumonia, is most well-known for the Christmas classic The Fairytale of New York, which is expected to reach Number One in the charts this season.

The Irish singer had been discharged from hospital over a week before after undergoing treatment for viral encephalitis, a condition in which swelling develops on the brain.

Depp was joined by Hothouse Flowers frontman Liam O'Maonlai as they read the prayers of the faithful during this afternoon's service at Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh.

But some who viewed the service live stream noticed him having more of an Irish twang rather than his usual American accent.

One viewer posted on X: 'Did I imagine Johnny Depp's Irish accent or was that really a thing?'

Another asked: 'Is Johnny Depp really trying on an Irish accent?'

Earlier, Hollywood actor Depp waved to the crowds at Saint Mary's of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary ahead of taking part in Shane MacGowan's funeral.

The Pirates Of The Caribbean series star previously attended MacGowan's wedding to Victoria Mary Clarke. 

MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke was pictured in tears as she grieved before the coffin was brought into the church, draped in a Irish flag.

Earlier, fans belted out his classic Christmas hit Fairytale of New York, raised a glass of Guinness and threw flowers as his funeral procession made its way through the capital.

MacGowan's widow had wanted a celebration of her husband's life and gave a thumbs up and smiled broadly as she saw the people of Dublin respond as she hoped.

More than 30,000 people lined the streets and there was standing room only in the service. Police sealed off vast stretches of South Dublin to allow crowds to pay their respects to the star as his casket was driven through the city.

The service was being transmitted to local pubs and on the Internet.

MacGowan's coffin was brought to the front of the church draped in an Irish tricolour flag and placed close to a large black and white photograph of the Pogues singer.

Irish president Michael D Higgins was one of the mourners seen arriving for the funeral mass. Game Of Thrones star Aiden Gillen, who presented an Ivor award to Shane MacGowan in 2018, also attended the service for the late singer at Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Father Pat Gilbert welcomed 'the world' to the funeral mass of Shane MacGowan.

'We welcome the world of people this great man influenced, encouraged, entertained and touched,' he said. 'Your presence here is very important and a huge statement of the love and esteem we all have and had for this great man.'

He added: 'We gather together his life, his loves, his lyric, and his light, and his music before this altar and to pray for the eternal rest of his soul.'

Dozens of fans were seen singing some of the star's greatest hits, with some even dancing along as they toasted his memory in the street.

Among those who turned out to pay respects was Marguerite Jennings, 54, who travelled from Galway. She said: 'Shane was not only a pop star, he was also a top Irish poet. His work will never be forgotten.

'And he was really down-to-earth. I bumped into him in a confectionery shop around 20 years ago in Carrickson-upon-Shannon and he was so friendly.

'He was buying some cigarettes. But he turned round and spoke to everybody in the shop, including the children, and made us all laugh.

'I'll never forget his infectious laugh. I can hear it now. It's no trouble at all for me to come to Dublin and pay my respects. He absolutely deserves it.'

Thousands of mourners have gathered in the streets of Dublin to pay their final farewell to Irish punk icon Shane MacGowan.

To give as many people as possible the opportunity to pay their respects to the Pogues' frontman, the cortege carrying the legendary singer, travelled through Dublin before going on to Tipperary where he will be cremated.

The funeral was organised by local undertaker and his friend Phillip Ryan. The singer's remains are being carried in a horse drawn carriage around south Dublin, where he lived with wife Victoria, accompanied by the Artane Band which was founded in 1871 and a piper.

Shane begun his journey by horse-drawn carriage from South Lotts Road, and will travel down Pearse Street and onto Westland Row, giving fans who loved him dearly the chance to say a final goodbye.

Mourners applauded as the funeral procession passed McMahon Bridge in Dublin, with the sounds of Fairytale of New York and A Rainy Night in Soho ringing out from speaker in honour of the fallen musician.

Members of the public threw flowers and musicians played A Pair Of Brown Eyes as the funeral procession passed Sweny's pharmacy in central Dublin, which featured in James Joyce's Ulysses.

Outside Sweny's pharmacy in central Dublin, a a group of musicians led mourners in a tearful rendition of Pogues' Christmas classic, Fairytale Of New York.

Mourners, many holding photographs of Shane MacGowan, sang Dirty Old Town following his funeral procession through the streets of Dublin.

At one point, the funeral cortège paused on Westland Row as the Artane Band played his hit Christmas song Fairytale of New York.