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New RTE Weather Presenter?

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  • #62
    coillsaille
    Registered Users Posts: 526 ✭✭✭coillsaille


    Pat Dunne wrote: »
    You "couldn't disagree"? So you do agree? :confused:

    I think he means at first he disagreed with the drivel but then just couldn't do it anymore and had to start agreeing with it.


  • #63
    Smoothrider
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭Smoothrider


    Seriously, the weather is the most important part of the news for many people, myself included.

    A lot of people plan how they go about their business and or leisure dependent on the current forecast and it is important that weather news is presented in a professional manner by the best people we have available.


  • #64
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,684 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Smoothrider wrote: »
    Sin é!

    Mod Note: As above. We now know your position at this point, so, can we leave it that. Thanks


  • #65
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,037 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Call me Al wrote: »
    Siobhan Ryan (I think) just said County Mullingar.. I can just imagine the stick she will get for this.


    "North westerly component" "across the board" "15 degrees tops".


  • #66
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Smoothrider wrote: »
    Seriously, the weather is the most important part of the news for many people, myself included.

    A lot of people plan how they go about their business and or leisure dependent on the current forecast and it is important that weather news is presented in a professional manner by the best people we have available.

    I must say I enjoy JD's quirkiness and original style. Very relaxed and is clearly someone who is not up her own backside. You can only be so dour and serious and 'professional' about that next band of 'patchy rain' that is moving in from the wesht.

    New Moon



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  • #67
    ArKl0w
    Closed Accounts Posts: 787 ✭✭✭ArKl0w


    TheRiverman wrote: »
    "North westerly component" "across the board" "15 degrees tops".

    Not forgetting the classic "cloudy outbreaks of rain" :D


  • #68
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Though she is one of my favorited forecasters, Evelyn Cusack just now on the TV forecast just mentioned 'so-called' mountain waves while showing a sat pic.

    She seems to do this a lot like 'so-called cold front' or 'so-called Azores High'. Surely any noun could be considered 'so-called'? In this same manner, wouldn't it be more correct to say that we could get some 'so-called rain' tonight? or that we could get some 'so-called sunshine' tomorrow? Where would it end for Christ's sake? :P

    New Moon



  • #69
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,776 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    The typos on Met É TV forecasts really grind my gears. How simple is it to spell check? If I see TOMRROW or Hurricane Matthew approaching JAMCAIA one more time I'll have to tut tut strongly at no-one in particular!


  • #70
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,054 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    Met Eireann's Michelle Dillon on this evenings weather forecast on Rte1


  • #71
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    Met Eireann's Michelle Dillon on this evenings weather forecast on Rte1

    She was just on the Sixone now too. Really like her relaxed presentation style.

    New Moon



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  • #72
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,776 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Shes on the 9 there now, all the others must be on the lash. Ive never even heard Michelle on radio before?


  • #73
    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    I just feel that she smiles a little too much throughout her broadcast......gives the whole presentation a slightly 'forced' nuance.


  • #74
    Maidhci
    Registered Users Posts: 864 ✭✭✭Maidhci


    tippman1 wrote: »
    I just feel that she smiles a little too much throughout her broadcast......gives the whole presentation a slightly 'forced' nuance.

    She just enjoys imparting good news - let's hope it doesn't turn to a frown any time soon!


  • #75
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    tippman1 wrote: »
    I just feel that she smiles a little too much throughout her broadcast......gives the whole presentation a slightly 'forced' nuance.

    I would put that down to her very nervous as she is new. As anybody who has done a public presentation may know, it is possible one of the most terrifying things you can do, and this feeling is undoubtabley enhanced when doing a national TV broadcast.

    New Moon



  • #76
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,426 ✭✭✭squonk


    I really like Michelle's forecasts. She comes across as very genuine, happy and down to earth. She's also someone I could listen to all day long. I think she's the best new addition in recent times.


  • #77
    lab man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭lab man


    She was born not far from me she's from a really nice family an i can assure ye she is just a genuine happy person ..also she's one of the only met ppl that does the weather for the airports

    She's with met eireann with years not a newbie


  • #78
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    Siobhan holding her own in a leather skirt and see through top tonight!!


  • #79
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    ongarboy wrote: »
    Siobhan holding her own in a leather skirt and see through top tonight!!

    You can see her arms and everything, pure filth.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



  • #80
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,037 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    ongarboy wrote: »
    Siobhan holding her own in a leather skirt and see through top tonight!!

    Sometimes I wonder is it a fashion show instead of a weather forecast:)


  • #81
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Maybe change the title of thread to 'What Siobhan is Wearing Tonight'? :rolleyes:

    New Moon



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  • #82
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 23,776 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Oneiric 3 wrote: »
    Maybe change the title of thread to 'What Siobhan is Wearing Tonight'? :rolleyes:

    Still waiting....

    Nice little chanel-esque pink number with a plunging neck Siobhan had on last night. Still no idea what she said the weather would be, thank heavens for this forum!


  • #83
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    She ended last night's RTE forecast (wed) with the words "Goodnight Mary" .....

    Which left us a little baffled.

    Anyone know what she meant?


  • #84
    mansize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,521 ✭✭✭✭mansize


    LordSutch wrote: »
    She ended last night's RTE forecast (wed) with the words "Goodnight Mary" .....

    Which left us a little baffled.

    Anyone know what she meant?

    It was a code. Or a bet


  • #85
    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    LordSutch wrote: »
    She ended last night's RTE forecast (wed) with the words "Goodnight Mary" .....

    Which left us a little baffled.

    Anyone know what she meant?

    Mary Tyler Moore died today. Her eponymous US sitcom was groundbreaking in the early 70s in that it depicted an unmarried woman getting a senior position in a city newsroom and with WIT and humour battling all the sexism and so on. Much loved in her day,
    RIP MTM.


  • #86
    mansize
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,521 ✭✭✭✭mansize


    infogiver wrote: »
    Mary Tyler Moore died today. Her eponymous US sitcom was groundbreaking in the early 70s in that it depicted an unmarried woman getting a senior position in a city newsroom and with WIT and humour battling all the sexism and so on. Much loved in her day,
    RIP MTM.

    Good shout


  • #87
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Sure we remember well the Mary Tyler Moore show and the fact that she had died yesterday, but the news had finished and we had moved onto the weather forecast, and then suddrnly at the end of the forecast Joanna says "Goodnight Mary".

    ...who's Mary said my wife? I have no idea? Maybe its to a friend? Dunno was my reply, sounds odd said my wife, to which I replied maybe its got something to do with MTMs death? No, can't be, sure she said Goodnight Mary, I don't know?

    So then, it seems like it was for MTMs death. I don't remember Goodnight Mary being a catchphrase, but maybe it was? either way, now we know.

    Thanks.


  • #88
    infogiver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭infogiver


    LordSutch wrote: »
    Sure we remember well the Mary Tyler Moore show and the fact that she had died yesterday, but the news had finished and we had moved onto the weather forecast, and then suddrnly at the end of the forecast Joanna says "Goodnight Mary".

    ...who's Mary said my wife? I have no idea? Maybe its to a friend? Dunno was my reply, sounds odd said my wife, to which I replied maybe its got something to do with MTMs death? No, can't be, sure she said Goodnight Mary, I don't know?

    So then, it seems like it was for MTMs death. I don't remember Goodnight Mary being a catchphrase, but maybe it was? either way, now we know.

    Thanks.

    For a lot of women the MTM character was their first exposure to a woman "making it" in the hithertoo male dominated world of broadcast news and,I suppose, weather forecasting on TV/radio. She may just have inspired many girls to press on "I'm gonna make it on my own!".


  • #89
    lab man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭lab man


    If ppl remember on the singer princes death at the start she said we'd have purple rain tonight, if im not mistaken


  • #90
    nagdefy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,520 ✭✭✭nagdefy


    Just a thought crossed my mind regarding Joanna Donnelly's mention of goodnight Mary re. Mary Tyler Moore's passing on the 9.30pm forecast last night..

    It's all very arbitrary who she's giving personal little tributes to. They're usually music or film stars. TK Whittaker did more for this country than any she mentioned so far but he's just a civil servant!

    An old Michael Collins word comes to mind 'Ballsology'!


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  • #91
    tphase
    Registered Users Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭tphase


    lab man wrote: »
    If ppl remember on the singer princes death at the start she said we'd have purple rain tonight, if im not mistaken
    I think she something like 'no rain, purple or otherwise'


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