A journalist’s passionate live report in the middle of a wild storm has caused a social media frenzy.

RTE journalist Teresa Mannion delivered a live cross during the awful conditions, in the middle of gale force winds as heavy rain poured down around her.

View photos Journalist Teresa Mannion's live cross has gone viral. Photo: RTE More

Galway, Ireland copped the brunt of Storm Desmond, which caused flooding, power outages and travel chaos.

Mannion was filmed wrapped in a raincoat and hat as the camera clearly struggled to focus on her during the howling winds.

View photos The internet was quick to get creative with the footage. More

Still the reporter managed to battle through and deliver the cross, with urgent warnings for people to stay indoors.

She told how harsh weather conditions were "here in the west and the north west".

"I cannot repeat the advice often enough from the gardai. Don't make unnecessary journeys, don't take risks on treacherous roads. And don't swim in the sea. Incredibly, people have been spotted in the water here in Blackrock in Salthill today and yesterday."

Some had already ignored the warnings.

Galway photographer Cathal Devlin captured two men jumping into raging seas from a diving board during the extremely dangerous conditions.

The pair sparked criticism for the dangerous act.

Mannion’s ‘wild’ cross quickly gained praise on Twitter for her passionate delivery.

View photos Bit of fun: The internet was pretty inspired by the reporters dedication. More

RTE tweeted out a special video of the report within an hour of it going live.

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