Michael Lyster (born 11 April 1954) is an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for RTÉ.
[2] Lyster began his journalistic career as a junior reporter with The Tuam Herald where he wrote a music column.
That same year he was one of the main presenters for RTÉ's television coverage of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, co-hosting the morning slot with Moya Doherty.
It was RTÉ's first venture into breakfast television with the slot combining action from the Games with cookery and dance classes amongst other things.
He remains, however, mostly associated with Gaelic games and has been one of the main presenters of the All-Star and the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year awards shows.
[5] Famously, when a penalty was applied to Hannah Craig during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Carl Dunne, head of the Irish canoeing team, telephoned RTÉ's analyst to discuss the possibility of appealing the decision.
[6] After suffering ill health, Lyster decided to retire from The Sunday Game at the end of 2018, with the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final his last as presenter.