Joanna Donnelly sparks health concern after RTE departure
Joanna Donnelly has sparked health concerns among fans as she reveals reasons why quit her job as an RTE weather forecaster. The Dubliner shocked viewers watching her present the weather forecast after the RTE Nine O’Clock News on Easter Monday when she signed off for the final time. The 54-year-old has now revealed that while making a decision to step away from the weather “wasn’t an easy one”, she need to do it to “look after her health”. Speaking to her over 16k followers, she said: “To say I am overwhelmed by the messages of support I received I can’t believe it. I’m genuinely shocked at the reaction. I would like to say this is not a decision I came to lightly by any means. “It was a very hard decision to make but I think it was the right one to make for me and my family.” She said there would be news about her departure “in the coming while”. She said: “There will be some more news in the coming while but not just yet. I have to take some time now and look after myself and my own health, and my family and I thank you all so much. I can't believe all the messages of kindness and support. It was a very hard decision to make but I think it was the right one.” The mum-of-three revealed that she would not be back on screens "for a while" and added: "I have to take some time and look after myself." Joanna was spotted “running away” at dublin -airport>Dublin Airport with husband and fellow forecaster Harm Luijkx. She posted on her social media on Tuesday: “We’re going away. I’m not around. There’s been a lot of people asking me if I’ll talk this week. No. We’re running away. “Talk when I get back,” she added. Joanna told fans on Monday night when she got home: “I didn't want to leave without saying goodbye. "I've been on the weather forecast nearly 10 years I think at this stage between training and being operational." Joanna has said she "had a great time" presenting the weather and has "gotten so much out of it" - including her stint on Dancing With The Stars earlier this year which she "really enjoyed". She added: "I've gotten two books as well, which I'm so proud of and I'm so happy to have been given that opportunity. I do want to say that 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 hope anybody that's wondering what happened, it wasn't the forecast. "I've been with Met Eireann almost 30 years. I started in Met Eireann in August 1995 in the middle of a glorious heatwave. It was a beautiful summer in 1995, you never know, this might portent of good summer for us yet." Joanna explained how her career has "flown by" and said: "The years that I spent before I was a forecaster and then as an early forecaster, as a novice forecaster, with my small children, then my years struggling with infertility and then there was running the charity and then I went on TV. "I've been on TV nearly 10 years and 30 years just went by in the blink of an eye. And now what? I don't know. We'll see. We'll see what happens next. Chapter three." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
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