Talk about keeping your composure.
Everyone in Ireland (and probably more than a few people elsewhere) now knows the name Teresa Mannion.
Her broadcast, shot in the torrential wind and rain of Storm Desmond, has already become the stuff of legend. But has Teresa gone all Hollywood on us?
Not at all. She hasn’t even acknowledged to her newfound viral celebrity status. She’s busy doing what she does best – reporting the effects of bad weather.
@rtenews farmer inspects flooded farmland in Swinford Co Mayo pic.twitter.com/ZEt6DCNwdI
— Teresa Mannion (@TeresaMannion) December 6, 2015
@rtenews Six pm news in Crossmolina, Ballina and Ballonasloe #StormDesmond pic.twitter.com/EKD0lRNm9q
— Teresa Mannion (@TeresaMannion) December 6, 2015
@rtenews mopping up after #StormDesmond pic.twitter.com/II5jUbaKtt
— Teresa Mannion (@TeresaMannion) December 6, 2015
@rtenews #StormDesmond River Moy in Ballina Town on high alert this afternoon pic.twitter.com/ydXKmnY4zN
— Teresa Mannion (@TeresaMannion) December 6, 2015
@rtenews #StormDesmond Ballina bracing itself for serious flooding pic.twitter.com/0Pn7M8PQuX
— Teresa Mannion (@TeresaMannion) December 6, 2015
@rtenews #StormDesmond Six News will be reporting from the banks of Moy river Ballina pic.twitter.com/qgt6ELs6m4
— Teresa Mannion (@TeresaMannion) December 6, 2015
Teresa Mannion is the only person in Ireland unfazed by her rise to stardom.
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