Lawrence Donnelly (born in Boston, Massachusetts; 1974) is an Irish-American law attorney, writer and political contributor residing in Ireland.
Larry Donnelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lawrence Donnelly 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | American Irish |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross |
| Occupation(s) | Law researcher Political columnist University lecturer |
| Employer | University of Galway |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 (Seán and Larry Jr.) |
A legal research lecturer at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), he is a regular political commentator on RTÉ Radio 1 and the nightly television news bulletin, RTÉ News on Two , also contributing to his local radio station Galway Bay FM. He has a political column in The Sunday Business Post . [1]
Donnelly came to wider attention when he moderated a debate involving McCain lobbyist Grant Lally and former Congressman Bruce Morrison [2] established by the Law Society and the Literary and Debating Society in the build-up to the 2008 U.S. presidential election, before sitting on the RTÉ television panel on election night, 4 November 2008. [3] He married RTÉ newsreader Eileen Whelan in 2009 and have two sons together Seán and Larry Jr. [4] He is a nephew of the US diplomat and politician Brian J. Donnelly. [5]