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07 Oct 2025

WATCH: On this day Theresa Mannion's warned us not to take unnecessary journeys

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

In a live update to RTÉ News from Salthill in Galway, Teresa uttered the unforgettable line 'don’t make unnecessary journeys, don’t take risks on treacherous roads, and don’t swim in the sea'. Watch it above.

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