RTÉ presenter diagnosed with cancer

RENOWNED RTÉ journalist Áine Lawlor has been diagnosed with cancer and will be off air for while she undergoes treatment.

The Morning Ireland stalwart announced her departure on air yesterday morning, bidding a temporary farewell to some 460,000 listeners.

Just before 9am the mother-of-four said she was “taking a break for medical treatment”, and it is understood she has breast cancer.

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