[1][6] She has interviewed, amongst others, ESB union boss David Naughton,[7] US Democratic official Samantha Power,[8] and Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Laureate and the first doctor to prove that cervical cancer was caused by a virus.

[9] It was Lawlor's voice that first informed morning radio listeners on the island of Ireland that all international Irish pork products had been recalled in December 2008.

[10] When former minister for agriculture Brendan Smith promised free cheese for the masses her interview with him made worldwide headlines.

[11][12] On 14 October 2011, Lawlor announced on air at the end of Morning Ireland: "That's all from me for a while as I'm taking a break for medical treatment.

[11] She returned to Morning Ireland in 2012, but moved to News At One in the re-shuffle brought about by Pat Kenny's departure from the station the following year.

[3] She spent one interview with Libertas Institute leader, Declan Ganley, "looking over the top of her glasses at him, utterly determined to put a halt to his gallop, and still he kept on coming".