Áine Lawlor signs off from The Week in Politics after more than 40 years at RTÉ
Veteran RTÉ presenter Áine Lawlor has retired after a 40-year career with the Irish national broadcaster. She used her final broadcast to advocate for factual journalism and criticize the online abuse of politicians.
Why it matters
Lawlor is a significant figure in Irish media, and her departure marks the end of a long-standing tenure during a period of institutional transition for RTÉ.
RTÉ PRESENTER ÁINE Lawlor has signed off from the national broadcaster after over 40 years.
Lawlor presented her final The Week in Politics programme this afternoon.
From Coolock in Dublin, she joined RTÉ in 1984. By 1995 she had joined the team of the flagship radio show Morning Ireland.
She continued working on the programme until 2011, when she took time off to undergo cancer treatment. In 2013, she took up the role hosting The Week in Politics.
Áine Lawlor, then of Morning Ireland, in 1999. Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland!/RollingNews.ie Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland!/RollingNews.ie / Photocall Ireland!/RollingNews.ie
Her colleague political correspondent Micheál Lehane said RTÉ will miss her “poise and precision”. A montage of Lawlor’s highlights while presenting the political programme played at the end of the show.
When the montage ended, Lawlor said she didn’t know her colleagues were going to showcase her work.
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