come here to me

English

(Ireland, colloquial) Introduces a topic which is (actually or jocularly) grave or sensitive; listen up; I wanted to tell/ask you
- 2014 February 24, Conor Hallahan, “Ireland's magic roads - what they are and how to find them”, in BreakingNews.ie‎^[1]:
  “Come here to me,” said yer man, leaning conspiratorially closer, the smell of turf smoke and poteen potent in the air. “Have ye been up to see the Magic Road?”
- 2017 July 24, Neil Loughran, “Goals galore for Galway as Donegal are sent tumbling out of Championship”, in Irish News:
  “Come here to me,” said one local radio broadcaster, beckoning a nearby steward, “could ye gather up the names of all the Galway supporters and I’ll give them a shout out?”