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Jean Byrne - European Meteorological Society's 2011 TV Weather Forecaster of the Year

  • 14-09-2011 5:19pm
    #1
    spideog7
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    http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0914/byrnej.html
    Meteorologist Jean Byrne has been awarded a prestigious weather award. The RTÉ weather forecaster, who has won something of a cult following for her fashion style, scooped the European Meteorological Society's 2011 TV Weather Forecast Trophy Award for "one of her weather broadcasts" on RTÉ TV.

    :pac:


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  • #2
    mike65
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    Which one? the cheeky "slit" dress, a dominatrix number?


  • #3
    fizzycyst
    Closed Accounts Posts: 399 ✭✭fizzycyst


    Well deserved, go Jean! :)


  • #4
    Pangea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭Pangea


    Probably the tight space suit one from Christmas 09 maybe :)


  • #5
    Aiel
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭Aiel


    I personally think Evelyn Cusack is a better forecaster.


  • #6
    pauldry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭pauldry


    gerald/gerard flleming bate the lot ;)


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  • #7
    nacho libre
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    Fully deserved. I recall being told some time ago that Jean helped develop the Hirlam system. Impressive stuff.


  • #8
    unitedrover
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    Fair Play....as Ted Walsh would say- "She'll get a good kick out of that"


  • #9
    patwicklow
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    Well she did,nt get it for getting the weather right! they never do.


  • #10
    Speak Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    patwicklow wrote: »
    Well she did,nt get it for getting the weather right! they never do.

    Yeah never :rolleyes:


  • #11
    rhonin
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    patwicklow wrote: »
    Well she did,nt get it for getting the weather right! they never do.

    Of course not. They're always wrong! :rolleyes:

    Well done Jean.


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  • #12
    efb
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    Not a fan of her presenting, but fair play di.


  • #13
    bryaner
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    Does anyone know her age? It seems like a well guarded secret..


  • #14
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Herself and Anne Doyle have the same fountain spring in their dressing room
    (prob some young runner :) )


  • #15
    pauldry
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    Shes 82. looks well for it eh?


  • #16
    pauldry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭pauldry


    anne doyle was born in 1862


  • #17
    esposito
    Registered Users Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭esposito


    bryaner wrote: »
    Does anyone know her age? It seems like a well guarded secret..

    I'd hazard a guess and say 45 :D


  • #18
    esposito
    Registered Users Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭esposito


    Aiel wrote: »
    I personally think Evelyn Cusack is a better forecaster.
    Agreed. She has a great personality and this adds character to her forecasts. Go Evelyn!


  • #19
    Min
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭Min


    Congrats to Jean Byrne, great to have Irish meteorology recognised and in this case one of our meteorologists.


  • #20
    jd
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    esposito wrote: »
    I'd hazard a guess and say 45 :D

    More like 50. There is a photo of her in the met office in 1981.
    107211.JPG

    She had studied medicine for a while before that
    At boarding school she was studious but mischievous, and during her first degree in medicine at UCD she often ditched her serious fellow medics to party with the Arts crowd.

    Read more: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/fashion/weather-girl-jean-byrne-reveals-her-style-secrets-2835671.html#ixzz1Y1neQzvm


  • #21
    delw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭delw


    congrats to jean,well done


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
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    Congratulations Jean :)


  • #23
    Hooter23
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    esposito wrote: »
    I'd hazard a guess and say 45 :D

    Shes has been with rte 33years so she started when she was 12 i think your guess is wong:pac::pac:;)


  • #24
    Speak Now
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    Hooter23 wrote: »
    Shes has been with rte 33years so she started when she was 12 i think your guess is wong:pac::pac:;)

    Jean graduated in 1989 :pac::pac:;) (22 years ago) same year she started with Met Eireann.
    Started radio Broadcasts in 1992.
    Started TV broadcasts in 1996.

    That RTE guide pic must be later than 1981.


  • #25
    eskimocat
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    Its great that an Irish forecaster has won the title this year. Well done Jean!


  • #26
    Lumi
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    Congrats Jean & well deserved!! :)


  • #27
    Rikand
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    jd wrote: »
    More like 50. There is a photo of her in the met office in 1981.
    107211.JPG

    She had studied medicine for a while before that

    I'd hit it.


  • #28
    kippy
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    Rickylovesuall wrote: »
    I'd hit it.

    Not unless you're Marty McFly.
    ;)

    Fair play to her.


  • #29
    200motels
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    Aiel wrote: »
    I personally think Evelyn Cusack is a better forecaster.
    I agree she's the only one that actually gives an explanation of weather systems and her charts give a better view of the Atlantic weather machine.


  • #30
    Blizzard 2010
    Registered Users Posts: 245 ✭✭Blizzard 2010


    She is a Hottie. Well done Jean:D


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  • #31
    doubleglaze
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭doubleglaze


    A friend of mine, who is around the same age, says that Jean is 51 years old.


  • #32
    Elmer Blooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    Aiel wrote: »
    I personally think Evelyn Cusack is a better forecaster.
    I prefer Evelyn C too. I'm convinced she loves snow and extreme low temperatures but tries not to show it because of the disruption it causes.
    She seems to have a glint in her eye when she describes blocking highs or Siberian blasts unlike all the others. A bit like John Kettley on the BBC, remember him?:D


  • #33
    inabina
    Registered Users Posts: 631 ✭✭✭inabina


    also agree Evelyn far better. Way ahead of the rest. Jean really could not have got this on the basis of the content of her forecast. and her gulping delivery really leaves a lot to be desired. Sorry Jean, not a fan!


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