Teresa Mannion

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Teresa Mannion (born 1961) is an Irish journalist and broadcaster.[1][2][3][4] She has worked as a broadcast news reporter since 2000 and is currently the RTÉ News and Current Affairs reporter based in the West of Ireland since 2007.[1][5]

In December 2015, Mannion's live reporting from Galway during Storm Desmond went on to go viral online.[1] Her subsequent rise in fame led to becoming a contestant on the first Irish series of Dancing with the Stars.[1]

Career

Mannion worked in children's television in the 1980s.[6][2] Mannion has been reporting for RTÉ News in various positions since the 1990s.[7] She also frequently reports for the Nationwide magazine programme.

Storm Desmond

Mannion reported for RTÉ One from Salthill during Storm Desmond.[8] Footage from the reports for Six One and Nine O'Clock News, both raw and altered (merged with fictional storms, or songified) was shared over social media, and soon became a viral phenomenon.[9][10][11]

Mannion was interviewed by Ryan Tubridy's The Late Late Show and Seven Network's The Morning Show about her new-found fame.[12][13] She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2017.[14]

Personal life

Mannion was raised in Ballygall in the northern suburbs of Dublin city and lived for a time in Terenure.[5] She attended St. Mary's Holy Faith secondary school.[1] Mannion is married to journalist Dave O’Connell,[5] they have two sons.[1][3] Mannion is a survivor of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).[1]

References

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  12. ↑ Teresa Mannion interview for The Morning Show (Australia) on YouTube (Mike Devery's channel on YouTube) 3 January 2016 Retrieved 10 November 2017
  13. ↑ Teresa Mannion reacts to a week as viral sensation on YouTube (The Late Late Show's channel on YouTube) 11 December 2015 Retrieved 10 November 2017
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External links

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