RTÉ weather woman Joanna Donnelly became an internet sensation following last night's Prince reference

RTÉ weather woman Joanna Donnelly has become a bit of a Twitter sensation following her tribute to Prince at the end of last night's weather forecast.

The RTÉ weather woman provided a classy, subtle reference to Prince as she described the good spell of weather that the country is set to enjoy over the weekend, and people were quick to catch onto it.

As she was signing off her 9pm weather bulletin she uttered the words 'No rain... Purple or otherwise' in reference to the iconic song performed by the late musician who died yesterday.

https://twitter.com/deniskirwan/status/723252889280503809

The legendary singer died at his home in Minnesota yesterday morning, and the outpouring of grief all over the world was palpable. RTÉ's Prime Time show even delivered a classy conclusion to their broadcast last night to honour the songwriter, but Donnelly's reference really caught the eye of people on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/DrJohnDublin/status/723248083065294848

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