Gerald ‘The Winking Weatherman’ Fleming forecasts retirement

Popular forecaster Gerald ‘The Winking Weatherman’ Fleming is finally calling it a day and retiring after nearly 40 years in the business.

After 32 years on television and 37 years with Met Éireann, Mr Fleming will head into retirement at the end of the year.

In a nation undoubtedly obsessed with the weather, generations of Irish people checked in with Gerald to see how much rain they had to endure for the week, but also for his signature wink when signing off with: “That’s it from me, bye bye.”