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RIP Gerry Ryan

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  • 30-04-2010 2:52pm
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    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'll open up an official tribute thread here.. No offensive or disrespectful comments please.

    RIP Gerry


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    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Sure i hated him on telly and on the radio but my thoughts are with his family.


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    Acoshla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Acoshla


    Very sad to hear this, I always thought Gerry seemed like a very sweet fatherly man, yes he had a sometimes odd sense of humour but that was part of his charm!

    My condolences to his family xx


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    standardtoaster
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭standardtoaster


    Does anyone know what happened?


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    SB-08
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    This is so shocking. I'm not a fan but he is a broadcasting legend in this country and it is always a shock when such a a larger than life public figure dies so suddenly. Did he have a heart attack then? Strange it wasnt on the news headlines.

    RIP Gerry.


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    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    Heart attack from what I can gather..


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    Rookster
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    Heart attack apparently. I won't be a hypocrite, as I did not like him on telly/radio either, but very sad for his family.


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    hellboy99
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭hellboy99


    RIP Gerry

    My condolences to his family & friends


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    Stargal
    Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    Nothing about it on the RTÉ news at 3pm. However BreakingNews has it and it's been confirmed on Twitter by the Today FM Newsroom and by Newstalk. Guessing RTE and other sites are waiting.

    Huge reaction to his death on Twitter.

    Just to echo what xzanti said, let's keep this civil. This is an RIP thread.


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    NothingMan
    Registered Users Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    Haven't really watched/listened to him since the days of School around the corner and secrets, but I loved those shows as a kid. Sorry to hear it.


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    OutlawPete
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    RIP Gerry.


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    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    NothingMan wrote: »
    Haven't really watched/listened to him since the days of School around the corner and secrets, but I loved those shows as a kid. Sorry to hear it.

    Yes those are the 2 shows I most remember him for, I grew up with those..


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    Villain
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    RIP


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    Paddy Samurai
    Registered Users Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Paddy Samurai


    RIP GERRY


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    Linguo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭Linguo


    Such awful news, my thoughts go out to his poor family


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    Podge2k7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,963 ✭✭✭Podge2k7


    Was shocked to hear it. Was only 53.


    RIP


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    red herring
    Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭red herring


    RIP. So sad for his children to lose their father so young.


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    Dizzyblonde
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    R.I.P. Gerry


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    Morpheus
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    Love him or not, he always got a laugh or a raised eybrow, theres something completely Irish about him, he was and always will be, a legend.
    R.I.P. Gerry


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    standardtoaster
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭standardtoaster


    Very sad altogether.

    RIP


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    JP Liz V1
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    RIP :( I thought it was a joke tbh


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    Limerickgal82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 131 ✭✭Limerickgal82


    RIP . this is really sad news and i know we may not always have liked him but he was a National Broadcasting icon . Very sad :(


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    shinny
    Registered Users Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭shinny


    RIP. Very sad to hear this.


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    Sundew
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    Can confirm there was nothing on the 3pm news. My hubby just sent me a text asking me if it was true?

    Wasn't a huge fan but he was certainly a larger then life character.
    May he rest in peace.


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    standardtoaster
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭standardtoaster


    was on the 3pm news on today fm.


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    Simply Red
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    Condolences to his family and friends
    RIP Gerry


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    Lone Stone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    Aww no i liked to listen to him on the radio thought he seemed like a sound man.
    RIP :(


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    walshb
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    That is very sad news for Gerry's family. I was never a fan of his, but hell, this is sad!

    I would say that after Gaybo and Kenny, Ryan was the next most famous
    broadcaster in Ireland over the past 25 years.


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    #29
    OutlawPete
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    Derek Mooney just announced it on RTE ...


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    JonathanAnon
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    Irish news at 3:30 just said it there.. "Tá Gerry Ryan tar éis bhás" (sp)... Mooney says that they will carry on with the show same as normal and bring any updates.. very odd.


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    Aglomerado
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    RIP Gerry, always came across as a great family man, this is what sticks out most for me.

    Used to love his radio show but couldn't listen at work, so got out of the habit of listening. He had a great, silly sense of humour and always made me laugh, anyone remember the "3 oul' fellas" sketch he used to have on regularly?

    Sympathies to his family and friends.


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