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26th January 2017
10:04am GMT

"Good night, Mary? Wha?" were the words uttered on couches up and down the country.I'm not poking fun just wondering why the Forecaster said goodnight Mary ...is there a reason ? pic.twitter.com/TD6ob60Lot
— Eamonn Torsney (@thetorse) January 25, 2017
"Good night, Mary"-unusual sign off for #rteweather who's Mary? ???????? #onlyinireland #rte
— Niamh Loftus (@niamhradio) January 25, 2017
Of course, there was a reasonable explanation as Joanna was merely paying tribute to American actress Mary Tyler Moore who passed away yeasterday. After the broadcast, she took to Twitter to apparently clarify the situation:The weather woman on RTE just said 'goodnight Mary' wtf
— :o (@nedwardoo7) January 25, 2017
RIP Mary Tyler Moore.
— Joanna Donnelly (@JoannaDonnellyL) January 25, 2017

Lovely call out to Mary Tyler Moore on the RTÉ weather tonight.
— Jennifer Davidson (@DavidsonJenn) January 25, 2017
Thanks @Gina_inTipp @rtenews ah maybe that's it, I didn't see anything today except the weather. I was very confused! Rip Mary Tyler Moore
— Clare Scanlan (@scanlan_clare) January 25, 2017
Joanna has previous for this as she paid tribute to legendary musician Prince after his sudden death last year:@JoannaDonnellyL @MetEireann loved the sign off. #GoodnightMary #MaryTylerMoore #RIP #ShesGoingToMakeItOnHerOwn pic.twitter.com/1VbDZE5xog
— ????️????jshannon????️???? (@jshannon) January 25, 2017