RTÉ Sunday Game presenter Michael Lyster, right, with panalists, from left, Colm O'Rourke, Joe Brolly and Pat Spillane ahead of Lyster's final Sunday Game broadcast prior to the 2018 All-Ireland SFC final between Dublin and Tyrone. “It is with the greatest sadness that people all over Ireland will have learned of the death of Michael Lyster,” she said. Tánaiste Simon Harris said: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Michael Lyster. RTÉ journalist Paul Cunnigham wrote: “Such sad news - Michael was an absolute gentleman: Former RTÉ Sport broadcaster Michael Lyster dies via @RTENews.”Daniel Hussey, sports presenter for Ireland AM, summed Mr Lyster’s passing up with: “RIP Michael Lyster. RIP.”Sports writer Roy Curtis said: “Some of the very best days and nights of my life were in the company of Michael Lyster.

Source: Irish Independent March 22, 2026 18:19 UTC