Éamonn Lawlor (born 1951) is an

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radio broadcaster on

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. Éamonn Lawlor was born in

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, County Westmeath. He was educated at

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, Cashel, and

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where he received a Master of Arts in Modern English and American Literature. Lawlor is one of

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's leading current affairs broadcasters. He was

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Correspondent from 1979 to 1989. He became the second male presenter of '' RTÉ News: Six One'', from 1992 to 1996. He then joined Brian Farrell and

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as one of the co-presenters of the current affairs programme '' Prime Time'' on

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. In May 1999 Lawlor left the current affairs department of RTÉ and joined

. He currently presents ''The Lyric Concert'' every weekday nights. Lawlor is also a visiting lecturer at the International Academy of Broadcasting in Montreux, Switzerland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawlor, Eamonn 1951 births Living people Irish television personalities Broadcasters from County Westmeath RTÉ lyric fm presenters Alumni of University College Dublin People from Delvin