Broadcasting Career
Farrell has also had a successful career as a media commentator. He has written articles for the The Irish Press and the Irish Independent. During the 1950s he worked with Radio Éireann and in 1962 he joined the newly established Irish television station, Telefís Éireann. Since then he has presented RTÉ's main programmes of comment and analysis - Broadsheet, Newsbeat, 7 Days, Today Tonight, Questions and Answers and Prime Time. He also continued to work on radio from time to time.
Farrell covered major events at home and abroad, starting with the visit of the American President John F. Kennedy to Ireland in 1963.
He has presented the results programmes for ten Irish general elections. He has interviewed several US Presidents, including this interview with Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Farrell has been honoured twice by the national press TV critics for his work in RTÉ current affairs programming. He received his first Jacob's Award in 1968 for his presentation of 7 Days. His second was awarded for his central role in RTÉ's coverage of the 1977 general election results.
In December 2000, he presented an Irish historical programme 100 Years, a retrospective of events in Ireland over the 20th century.
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