On 9 March 2014, he lined out at right wing-forward when Kilkenny CBS defeated local rivals St. Kieran's College by 2–13 to 0–13 to win the Leinster Championship.
[3] Lawlor joined the O'Loughlin Gaels club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels.
On 30 October 2016, Lawlor won a Kilkenny Championship medal with O'Loughlin Gaels when he lined out at left wing-back in a 0–19 to 1–12 defeat of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the final.
[5] On 5 July 2017, Lawlor won a Leinster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Kilkenny's 0–30 to 1–15 defeat of Wexford in the final.
He made his first appearance for the team on 10 November 2018 when he lined out at full-back in Kilkenny's defeat by Galway in the Wild Geese Trophy.