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'Don't make unnecessary journeys' meme resurfaces as Storm Eunice hits the UK

As Storm Eunice batters the UK today, the Met Office has issued red weather warnings across the South of England and urged people to stay indoors.

Of course with the news coverage of the storm , we will inevitably see poor news reporters out on the front lines battling the treacherous conditions to provide updates on the weather - and this has reminded people of a classic weather meme.

Irish journalist Teresa Mannion knows all too well the struggle of giving a live news report in extreme wind and rain after a clip of her coverage of Storm Desmond when viral back in 2015 which battered Ireland's west coast of Galway where she was reporting from in Salthill.

In the clip, the RTE News reporter is drenched while struggling to stand still against the strong winds and can be seen holding her earpiece and clutching her microphone in place as she dramatically shouts her latest updates, which delivered the iconic quote:

"Don’t make unnecessary journeys, don’t take risks on treacherous roads.”

As a result of becoming a viral sensation, several hilarious parodies and remixes of the video were created to solidify its meme status

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So given the similarly awful weather that's occurring right now, it's a warning message that certainly resonates and this has led to the meme resurfacing as people on social media reshare the classic clip.

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DON\u2019T MAKE UNNECESSARY JOURNEYS!pic.twitter.com/BRfuC8beJK — michael chakraverty (@michael chakraverty) 1645040172

This is an iconic moment in television because it will appear before every storm until the end of timepic.twitter.com/0dpsaOnotb — Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1645140179

In the words of Teresa Mannion: \u201cDon\u2019t make any unnecessary journeys!\u201d \n\n#StormEunice #StormDudleypic.twitter.com/nBjMawFzn8 — Fiona Small (@Fiona Small) 1645140360

Don\u2019t make unnecessary journeys.\n\nDon\u2019t take risks on treacherous roads.\n\nAnd don\u2019t swim in the sea. — Helen Crossley (@Helen Crossley) 1645177428

Don\u2019t make unnecessary journeys, don\u2019t take trips of dangerous roads\u2026pic.twitter.com/x9BYthucMp — Charlie Gill (@Charlie Gill) 1645096288

I wonder how many times I\u2019ll see DON\u2019T MAKE UNNECESSARY JOURNEYS today. — \u2661 ElliXia \u2661 (@\u2661 ElliXia \u2661) 1645173147

I feel like this clip can apply to just life in general\u2026don\u2019t make unnecessary journeyshttps://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — MahRianne (@MahRianne) 1645101108

Never gets old. Sad to say.https://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — D. Anca Cretu (@D. Anca Cretu) 1645179432

A prayer for all of the weather reporters who will be shoved in front of a sea wall tomorrow to tell everyone that a red level storm is battering the country #StormEunicehttps://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — hayley (@hayley) 1645140009

why do they do the weather forecast about a really bad storm whilst stood in the really bad storm lmfaohttps://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — Beth\ud83c\udf36 (@Beth\ud83c\udf36) 1645139483

Now that I live in Galway, I can say with confidence that this actually pretty lovely weather for Salthill in February.https://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — ollie (@ollie) 1645135465

one of the best ever hahahahhttps://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — deegan john (@deegan john) 1645126397

This classic is neededhttps://twitter.com/mschakraverty/status/1494032885636030466\u00a0\u2026 — Dean (@Dean) 1645106114

Mannion previously revealed what it was like to become an overnight viral sensation, she told RSVP Magazine : "It was absolutely treacherous and I didn’t know that I was shouting as loudly as I was because I was in my own little bubble.

"The weather intensified as the report continued, but I couldn’t stop because we were live and the rest is history," she said.

"Within 48 hours the report had gone all around the world, there were dances remixes, memes and so many offspins created after the bulletin. I totally embraced it and took it on-board, there was very little negativity afterwards and I wasn’t trolled online."

Elsewhere, Ireland has also felt the wrath of Storm Eunice with tens of thousands of homes currently without power in the south of the country and as a result, it has caused schools and colleges across the Republic to close today (February 18).

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RTE Reeling in the Years viewers all talking about one moment after iconic clip resurfaces

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RTE Reeling in the Years viewers are all talking about one moment as the iconic Teresa Mannion clip resurfaces on our screens.

Since 2015, people have been begging Mannion to say those four famous words: “Don’t make unnecessary journeys!”

The video clip of her rain-drenched, wind-whipped Storm Desmond report went viral six years ago and Mannion suddenly became an internet meme.

Though Teresa wasn't even sure if people could hear her back in the studio, she ploughed through the report, all the while clinging desperately to her hood in County Galway.

Despite the attention on social media, the mother of two wasn't trolled and she became an instant legend instead.

Here’s what Twitter users had to say about the clip returning to our televisions:

A user said: “Teresa a solid six years ahead of the plan from Government for COVID with the 'unnecessary journeys' advice”

Another said: “How many times do you think poor ould Teresa Mannion has "don't make unnecessary journeys!" shouted at her on a daily basis?”

A third person tweeted: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the genius at RTÉ who put in that “don’t make unnecessary journeys” speech. God bless St Teresa Mannion.”

Someone else said: “I'm shook to realise 'unnecessary journeys' was six years ago! Defo feels like it was yesterday.”

Whilst other users praised the RTE sensation:

“Teresa ya absolute legend, what a start!!!!”

“Lmao Teresa Mannion bless her.”

“RTE will never let her live that moment down.”

“Teresa Mannion, absolute classic.”

“Teresa Mannion at Salthill opening...... this show just gets it.”

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Teresa Mannion has broken her silence following her dramatic report in the extremely blustery conditions of Storm Desmond going viral.

The RTE reporter's coverage of the weather event in Salthill, Co Galway , has taken the internet by storm, after the original video produced a huge reaction online with impressions, photoshopped images, and even a dance remix being created.

See it here:

Mannion told the Herald: "I was in a bubble of gale-force winds and heavy rain. I had my ear piece in and turned up to full volume so that I could hear the studio in Dublin , and I was being pulled this way and that.

"Visually, I think the message could not have been clearer in terms of telling people how treacherous it was to be out in the storm.

"I knew that I was carrying a very important message and it was very important to drive it home."

The original video has been shared thousands of times on social media since the report was broadcast on Saturday.

Mannion added: "I have never experienced the Twitter machine in operation like that before.

"The phone has not stopped ringing and I have acquired thousands of followers out of nowhere.

"For the crew and I, physically that was one of the toughest weather reports."

Electronic-trad group Super Ceili's remix of the report has amassed more than 700,000 views across various social media platforms, and the Galway-based reporter is aware of the video.

The plucky reporter said: "It is so funny. I just cannot stop laughing watching it.

"The Super Ceili video is wild but the safety message is very good in it, because they keep replaying my voice saying 'don't make unnecessary journeys, don't take risks on treacherous roads'."

"Some swimmers went into the water at Salthill and I was so taken aback that anyone would get into the water during that stormy weather.

"The council said that their actions were idiotic because they were putting other people's lives at risk if they had to be rescued."

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Teresa Mannion beloved online for dramatic live report on storm

Her report has at least two remixes and has been photoshopped into several cinematic scenes, social sharing.

. <a href="https://twitter.com/rtenews">@rtenews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MANNIOT">@MANNIOT</a>'s heroic <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StormDesmond?src=hash">#StormDesmond</a> report has gone viral and it's easy to see why. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeresaMannion?src=hash">#TeresaMannion</a> <a href="https://t.co/R9kxSvfOjD">https://t.co/R9kxSvfOjD</a> &mdash; @RTE_TEN

An Irish reporter's battered plea for viewers to stay inside during a major storm struck a chord with many online, who have given her the full remix treatment and have placed her to many (fictional) crises. 

While being pelted with rain, Teresa Mannion reported live for Raidió Teilifís Éireann during Storm Desmond in coastal Galway, Ireland. She explained safety precautions amidst the howling winds and heavy rain on the national evening newscast.

She started the live report with a measured tone, but, donning a hat and raincoat, she yelled into the microphone as the anchor asked her more questions about the scene.

"Don't make unnecessary journeys," she shouted dramatically into a camera that was swaying from the wind. "Don't take risks on treacherous roads."

In the same voice, she added that people had been spotted swimming in the sea.

"Galway city council say their actions are idiotic," Mannion said. "It is unacceptable and unforgivable to put the lives in the rescue services at danger as well."

The anchor then said "thank you" and the newscast cut to a much calmer scene at Dublin airport. 

People were quickly astonished with the Dec. 5 report, both with the severity of the storm and the drama Mannion conveyed. 

Did that news report really just happen?! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StormDesmond?src=hash">#StormDesmond</a> &mdash; @LeslieAnnHorgan

I think we should all upgrade <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> status to LEGEND this morning ... &mdash; @hectorirl

They commended Mannion for her work in the face of the storm.

Teresa Mannion for the next season of Bear Grylls: Born Survivor. She's already won in my eyes. &mdash; @BRUTHANIALL

Twitter users began to post Mannion photoshopped into scenes of imminent danger. Like a T-Rex attack in Jurassic Park ...

Meanwhile on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rtenews?src=hash">#rtenews</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> reports from the west. <a href="https://t.co/njNzlVib1F">pic.twitter.com/njNzlVib1F</a> &mdash; @RealPMurphy

The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man lumbering through New York City.

We're pretty sure this was the original news story. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ghostbusters?src=hash">#Ghostbusters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> <a href="https://t.co/i0r750xX5H">pic.twitter.com/i0r750xX5H</a> &mdash; @GBNewsdotcom

Or witnessing the force awaken in a galaxy far, far away.

Latest from Teresa... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheForceAwakens?src=hash">#TheForceAwakens</a> <a href="https://t.co/u7Ho6IG5Fj">pic.twitter.com/u7Ho6IG5Fj</a> &mdash; @seanbrody95

She's been turned into at least two remixed songs, one from a YouTube account that turns traditional Irish songs into fast-paced dance mixes.

She's inspired re-enactments.

Meanwhile phrases like "Don't take unnecessary journeys," and "Don't take risks on treacherous roads," have begun to show up elsewhere.

Our Reception is no go zone today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> <a href="https://t.co/tEaBVsJDOR">pic.twitter.com/tEaBVsJDOR</a> &mdash; @ElementPost

<a href="https://twitter.com/joreilly">@joreilly</a> Hope you didn't take an unnecessary risks? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teresamannion?src=hash">#teresamannion</a> &mdash; @ThegHotel

After Storm Desmond hit this weekend in both the northern United Kingdom and Ireland. More than 1,000 households remain without power in the U.K. with more rain on the way.

Ireland faces up to 100 km/h winds Wednesday, according to Irish Mirror. Yesterday, a 70-year-old singer was found dead in his car, after he was swept away by the storm. 

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December 5, 2015 marked a historic day for Irish weather and RTÉ reporter Teresa Mannion as Storm Desmond battered the west of Ireland.

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The internet’s take on Teresa Mannion: what you need to know

Social media responds to the rté journalist’s dramatic storm desmond weather report.

A year ago today, RTE journalist Teresa Mannion went viral on social media following her live report on Storm Desmond for RTE News. Video: RTE

Teresa Mannion's performance during this weekend's Storm Desmond weather report has earned her instant social media praise and fame.

Clutching her mic amid pouring rain and with an air of drama, she told viewers: “Don’t make unnecessary journeys, don’t take risks on treacherous roads.”

The report has been shared thousands of times, as have various screenshots and a mountain of parodies, memes and one fairly catchy remix.

Here is what happened right after poor teresa's transmission Posted by Gerard Walsh on Sunday, 6 December 2015

Storm Desmond!!! DON'T GO OUT THERE PEOPLE!!!! Posted by Damo & Ivor on Saturday, 5 December 2015

Oscar glory for the most dramatic performance of the year.. So proud of @MANNIOT 😀 (Inspired by @YourRTEGuide ) pic.twitter.com/JD4lSq5S5J — Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) December 5, 2015

Has #TeresaMannion won the internet yet? #StormDesmond #rtenews pic.twitter.com/V5Ww6KJ3Ci — Emmet Kennedy (@RadioEmmet) December 6, 2015

DESMOND WHO?? #stormteresa ⚡️☔️⚡️☔️⚡️ — Emma Klyne (@EKlyne) December 7, 2015

@rtenews #StormDesmond thanks for all the tweets. Team effort! pic.twitter.com/hvF32wWbCi — TERESA MANNION (@MANNIOT) December 5, 2015

About to go outside, hopefully I stay calm in this raging storm of life just like my new hero #teresamannion — JamesVincentMcMorrow (@jamesvmcmorrow) December 5, 2015

@jamesvmcmorrow pic.twitter.com/duIU6tuGu8 — michael smyth (@wheresgrandad) December 6, 2015

The report picked up international attention, with the Independent in the UK running the story on Monday morning.

People have also called for the next storm to be named after the reporter (there's an online petition you can sign here ). Unfortunately, the next storm will be called Eva, according to the list voted for by the public.

#StormTeresa will likely not materialise further down the alphabetical list either, as Storm Tegan takes the entry for the letter "T".

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An Irish TV presenter has been praised after continuing her live weather report despite being battered by rain and gales from Storm Desmond.

Teresa Mannion, from Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), attracted widespread admiration among social media users with her report from Salthill, Galway.

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A video posted by RTÉ News shows Ms Mannion soaked to the skin and bracing herself against the wind, while shouting into her microphone.

She explains how “treacherous” conditions are in the north-west of Ireland and pleads with the public not to make “unnecessary journeys”.

“Don’t take risks on treacherous roads,” she continues. “And don’t swim in the sea. Incredibly, people have been spotted in the water here in Blackrock and Salthill, both today and yesterday.”

Watch updates on #StormDesmond from Teresa Mannion at Salthill in Galway and Joe Mag Raollaigh at Dublin Airport. For more, see RTÉ News. Posted by RTÉ on Saturday, December 5, 2015

According to RTE, Ms Mannion made it back to the station safely.

The video has been shared thousands of times on Twitter, with some calling for RTE to give Ms Mannion a raise or a medal.

An electronic dance music remix of her report was also posted on YouTube.

It comes after Storm Desmond caused chaotic scenes across the UK , leaving thousands of homes without electricity in north Wales, Northern Ireland and North Yorkshire.

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There were strong reminders from Met Éireann on Thursday night of Teresa Mannion’s famous warning to people not to take unnecessary journeys in bad weather. Clips of the RTÉ news reporter went viral after she braved the wind and rain of Storm Desmond in December 2015.

Soaked through and windblown, Ms Mannion begged viewers: ‘Don’t make unnecessary journeys, don’t take risks on treacherous roads and don’t swim in the sea.’

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On Thursday, Gerry Murphy of Met Éireann said: ‘It will be a day of not having to travel unless you absolutely have to.’

Limerick City and County Council and Carlow County Council also chimed in and advised people not to make unnecessary journeys.

Ms Mannion’s warnings triggered a stream of internet memes.

The reporter later revealed that she didn’t know she was shouting so loudly and she had to keep going because it was live television.

She said: ‘I ended up doing a report on the Salthill prom in the middle of Storm Desmond. The technology had been updated to cope with that sort of level of wind and rain, and otherwise, we would not have been able to have been so close to the Atlantic Ocean for a live news report because the pictures would have broken up.’

Ms Mannion said: ‘Within 48 hours the report had gone all around the world.

There were dances remixes, memes and so many off-spins created after the bulletin. Ultimately, that is how I ended up on Dancing With The Stars because I became a little more high-profile.’

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Two years ago today, the most iconic event in recorded Irish history took place

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Where were you when Teresa was breaking the internet?

It was 5 December 2015, and RTE News cut to their intrepid reporter out in the wilds of “the west and the north west” of the country as it was battered by some insane weather courtesy of Storm Desmond.

This brought us into 120 seconds of some the greatest modern television anyone, anywhere, has ever seen.

The particular highlights include, but are in no way limited to:

• “This is all about the rain.”
• “Stay away from that stretch of motorway! Its treacherous!”
• The random cut-away to a man standing silently, before then cutting back to Teresa.
• “Don’t take risks on treacherous roads!”
• “And don’t swim in the sea!”
• When speaking of people who actually did swim in the sea – “Galway council say their actions are … idiotic!”
• How exactly the anchor-woman managed to keep a straight face while talking to Teresa is beyond us.

And, of course,

• “DON’T MAKE UNNECESSARY JOURNEYS!”

Obviously, Mannion went on to become a bit of a phenomenon, with her interview getting the YouTube remix treatment, which also went viral, and she went on to become a contestant in Ireland’s 2017 edition of Dancing With The Stars.

In recent weeks, there has been a bit of a trend on Twitter, with people asking “Name a bitch badder than Taylor Swift”.

We can go one better: “Name a woman more iconic than Teresa May.”

We’ll help you out. There isn’t one.

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RTE's Teresa Mannion didn't realise she was shouting so loudly in famous Salthill news report

"The weather intensified as the report continued, but I couldn’t stop because we were live and the rest is history. Within 48 hours the report had gone all around the world"

• 11:05, 16 MAY 2021

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Teresa Mannion became an overnight internet sensation after capturing the hearts of the nation during a news report in the middle of Storm Desmond back in 2015.

The weather intensified while she was live on RTÉ and her phrase "Don't make unnecessary journeys" became a global hit.

The news reporter revealed that she didn't know she was shouting so loudly and she had to keep going with the report because it was live television.

But despite the attention on social media, the mother of two wasn't trolled and she became an instant legend instead.

Explaining what happened that night, Teresa said: "I ended up doing a report on the Salthill prom in the middle of Storm Desmond, the technology had been updated to cope with that sort of level of wind and rain, and otherwise we would not have been able to have been so close to the Atlantic Ocean for a live news report because the pictures would have broken up."

Teresa previously told RSVP Magazine: "It was absolutely treacherous and I didn’t know that I was shouting as loudly as I was because I was in my own little bubble.

"The weather intensified as the report continued, but I couldn’t stop because we were live and the rest is history.

"Within 48 hours the report had gone all around the world, there were dances remixes, memes and so many offspins created after the bulletin. I totally embraced it and took it on-board, there was very little negativity afterwards and I wasn’t trolled online.

"In fact, I was given legendary status which is very funny in my mind. On a serious note, I started working with the Road Safety Authority telling motorists how drive safely in hail, rain or snow.

"Ultimately, that is how I ended up on Dancing with the Stars because I became a little more high profile."

The editor of the RTÉ news show told her that she was trending number one on Twitter in Ireland by the end of the bulletin.

She said: "It was a short Sunday evening report so that would have been 10 or 15 minutes after transmission. From there, Buzzfeed and various other entertainment websites started to pick up on the story and it ended up on the front of the London Independent the next day.

"It was on broadsheet, tabloid and social media- it was getting traction from everywhere. It had gone around the world in 48 hours and I got 6,000 Twitter followers in two days, my phone kept on pumping. Ariana Grande and her dancers posted it on Snapchat and it was constantly being picked up.

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show Skyped me a few times and they talked about bringing me over to the states to talk about it, but it was so close to Christmas so it didn’t happen.

"The senior news editor of CNN got in touch and they did a report on it. I was doing back to back media interviews both home and abroad."

Does any particular moment stand out for her? "I was at home at 11pm one night and I was doing Good Morning Australia.

"I was in my own bubble questioning had I really gone live on breakfast television in Sydney, it was very strange. I was presenting a prize and the National Student Media Awards.

"It was very serious and everyone there wanted to work in the media, and there were a few journalists there to give a speech.

"They played the remix of the report when I got on stage and everyone was dancing on the tables. Suddenly, the whole room turned into a big celebration of the video. It was a moment in time and it will never be repeated again."

That massive TV moment allowed her to inject a little more diversity into her career.

Teresa said: "For sure, I am always being asked to take on new projects. Magazines and newspapers have visited my home in Galway and I have been on various chat shows. Although I am in a new space now, my day job is still very important and it is what I do best."

Teresa also went on to appear on the first series of Dancing with the Stars back in 2017 where she was partnered with John Nolan.

She said: "When DWTS was a runner I was approached by Shinawil productions and RTE was very happy for me the get involved. I was out of my comfort zone because I never had a single dance lesson in my life and I thought I was mad.

"I weighed it up and thought about it before thinking 'Hey, life is short'. I continued to do my day job with a lot of flexibility and generosity from the newsroom and I started to work out of Dublin instead of Galway.

"I stayed in the show for eight weeks and I made great friends."

But Teresa found it hard to cope with the stress of balancing reality TV with life in the newsroom.

She said: "Sometimes I didn’t, I started to think that my life was going slowly bonkers. I was commuting between Galway and Dublin, balancing my day job, trying to do supermarket shops and making sure that my sons were okay.

"Everything was going around like a merry-go-round and it was tough to keep all of the balls in the air. It is an intensive bubble and it really takes over your life."

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