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Tributes Pour in as GAA Sunday Game Legend Michael Lyster Dies Aged 71
Michael Lyster was a leading figure in Gaelic games broadcasting for over 30 years and became an advocate for heart health after his 2015 diagnosis.
- RTÉ announced today that Michael Lyster, former RTÉ Sport broadcaster and long-time face of Gaelic games, has died at the age of 71.
- After progressing from Radio 2, Michael Lyster joined RTÉ in 1979 and took over The Sunday Game from Jim Carney in 1984, hosting until 2018.
- Prior to Galway's match with Dublin, a minute's silence was held in his honour, and RTÉ director-general Kevin Bakhurst said, 'I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Michael Lyster today. Michael was an absolute gentleman, and a wonderful broadcaster who loved sport in general and Gaelic games, in particular. The Sunday Game, Michael was at the heart of RTÉ's GAA coverage of so many great games, as well as engaging panel discussions over many years which will live long in the memory.'
- Lyster, who had been ill in recent weeks, is survived by his wife Anne and four children: sons Mark and Jack and daughters Rebecca and Ellen.
- Known for steering influential pundits, he guided Joe Brolly, Pat Spillane, and Colm O'Rourke on The Sunday Game and served as Killererin Community Council's first secretary while finishing third in the Cork International Rally.
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Tributes paid to Michael Lyster ‘moderniser of sport broadcasting’
He was best known for presenting The Sunday Game on RTE.
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