Teresa Mannion (born 1961) is an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
journalist
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and
broadcaster.
She has worked as a broadcast news reporter since 2000 and is currently the
RTÉ News and Current Affairs
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...
reporter based in the
West of Ireland
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uà Fiachrach, Uà Briúin, Uà Maine, ConmhaÃcne, and Delbhn ...
since 2007.
In December 2015, Mannion's live reporting from Galway during
Storm Desmond
Storm Desmond was an extratropical cyclone and fourth named storm of the 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, notable for directing a plume of moist air, known as an atmospheric river, which brought record amounts of orographic rainfall to ...
went on to
go viral
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online
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.
Her subsequent rise in fame led to becoming a contestant on the
first Irish series of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
''.
Career
Mannion worked in
children's television
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television show, television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during ...
in the 1980s.
Mannion has been reporting for
RTÉ News
RTÉ News and Current Affairs ( ga, Nuacht agus Cúrsaà Reatha RTÉ), also known as RTÉ News (''Nuacht RTÉ''), is the national news service provided by Irish public broadcaster Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann. Its services include local, nationa ...
in various positions since the 1990s. She also frequently reports for the ''
Nationwide'' magazine programme.
Storm Desmond
Mannion reported for
RTÉ One
RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió TeilifÃs Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''TelefÃs à ...
from
Salthill
Salthill () is a seaside area in the City of Galway in the west of Ireland. Lying within the townland of Lenaboy (''an Léana BuÃ''), it attracts many tourists all year round. There is a 2 km long promenade, locally known as ''the Pro ...
during
Storm Desmond
Storm Desmond was an extratropical cyclone and fourth named storm of the 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, notable for directing a plume of moist air, known as an atmospheric river, which brought record amounts of orographic rainfall to ...
. Footage from the reports for ''
Six One
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6 or six may also refer to:
* AD 6, the sixth year of the AD era
* 6 BC, the sixth year before the AD era
* The month of June
Science
* Carbon, the element with atomic number 6
* 6 Hebe, an asteroid
People
...
'' 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
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.
Mannion was interviewed by
Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973), nicknamed 'Tubs
' is an Irish broadcaster. He presents ''The Ryan Tubridy Show'' and '' The Late Late Show''.
Tubridy previously presented RTÉ 2fm breakfast radio show ''The Full Irish'', which at its end was ...
's ''
The Late Late Show'' and
Seven Network
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's ''
The Morning Show'' about her new-found fame. She was a contestant on ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'' in 2017.
Personal life
Mannion was raised in
Ballygall
Ballygall () is a small suburban area located between Glasnevin and Finglas, on the northside of the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is also a townland divided between the civil parish of Finglas and that of Glasnevin. It was settled by Vikings in ...
in the northern suburbs of
Dublin city and lived for a time in
Terenure
Terenure (), originally called ''Roundtown'', is an affluent, middle class suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is located in the city's D6W postcode area.
Location and transport
Terenure lies primarily in the administrative area of Dublin City ...
.
She attended St. Mary's Holy Faith
secondary school
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.
Mannion is married to journalist Dave O’Connell,
they have two sons.
Mannion is a survivor of
triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is any breast cancer that lacks or show low levels of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression and/or gene amplification (i.e. the tum ...
(TNBC).
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannion, Teresa
1961 births
Living people
Mass media people from Dublin (city)
Ballygall
Salthill
Irish women journalists
Irish women radio presenters
RTÉ newsreaders and journalists