3 weeks Ago By Rebecca Fisher
Met Eireann weather forecaster Joanna Donnelly bid farewell to viewers over the Bank Holiday in her final ever broadcast.Joanna shocked viewers as she undertook her last forecast on Bank Holiday Monday after the 9pm news.Taking to her stories following the abrupt goodbye, the longtime fan-favourite detailed the reasons behind her departure.
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Met Éireann meteorologist and TV/radio weather presenter Joanna Donnelly has presented her final weather bulletin for RTÉ this evening. pic.twitter.
com/09Q8NFsQiM— The TV Room (@thetvroom) April 21, 2025 Ms Donnelly announced her intention to retire at the start of 2025, adding that she might move to live in the Netherlands alongside her Dutch partner.‘My husband Harm and I might go back to the Netherlands because he’s lived his life here and we’ve raised our children here. In the interest of fairness we might go and find a small farm where we can live a wholesome life with a swimming pool nearby.
That would make me very happy,’ she told RSVP Live earlier this year.Met Eireann weather forecaster Joanna Donnelly bid farewell to viewers over the Bank Holiday in her final ever broadcast. Pic: Tom HonanSpeaking to her followers following the broadcast, Joanna shared her gratitude for her lengthy career.
‘I’m home. I have my wine in hand, and I saw all these loads and loads of new people following me,’ she laughed. ‘I didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye.
I have been on the weather forecast nearly ten years, I think, at this stage.‘I’ve had a great time, it’s been a great experience, I’ve gotten so much out of it, not least the Dancing With The Stars,’ she joked.Joanna shocked viewers as she undertook her last forecast on Bank Holiday Monday after the 9pm news.
‘I do want to say my leaving has nothing to do with my work product. I’ve always given the very best I could possibly give to the weather forecast, so I’m hoping anyone that is wondering what happened, it wasn’t the forecast.’Joanna went on to speak about the past 30 years at Met Eireann, revealing they’ve ‘flown by’ in the midst of having her children and dealing with infertility.
‘We’ll see what happens next,’ she added, before signing off.Extra.ie has reached out to RTE for comment on Joanna’s departure.
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