diff --git a/common/i18n.nix b/common/i18n.nix
index 886cdd5..e45c4f6 100644
--- a/common/i18n.nix
+++ b/common/i18n.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   i18n = {
     consoleFont = "Lat2-Terminus16";
     consoleKeyMap = "uk";
-    defaultLocale = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+    defaultLocale = "en_IE.UTF-8";
     inputMethod.enabled = "ibus";
     inputMethod.ibus.engines = with pkgs.ibus-engines; [ uniemoji ];
   };