1922 – 1987, educated Holy Faith Convent, in Liberties, and Synge St. CBS; insurance clerk; took Irish middleweight boxing title, 1944; full-time sports broadcaster, 1946; moved to London 1950; BBC presenter; What’s My Line and This is Your Life; News Chronicle Award for top TV personality, 1956, 1957; estab. Broadcasting Theatrical Productions, later Eamonn Andrews Studios; advised Irish government on television, 1959; part-time chairman of Broadcasting Authority (RTÉ), 1960-66; RTÉ launch, 31 Dec. 1961; Irish business connections including Gaiety Theatre, recording studios, dance hall; commander of Order of British Empire, 1970.
