RIP Gerry Ryan

xzanti

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

RIP Gerry

Degsy

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

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

standardtoaster

Does anyone know what happened?

SB-08

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.

xzanti

Heart attack from what I can gather..

Rookster

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.

RIP Gerry

My condolences to his family & friends

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.

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.

OutlawPete

RIP Gerry.

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..

Villain

RIP

Paddy Samurai

RIP GERRY

Linguo

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

Podge2k7

Was shocked to hear it. Was only 53.


RIP

red herring

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

Dizzyblonde

R.I.P. Gerry

Morpheus

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

standardtoaster

Very sad altogether.

RIP

JP Liz V1

RIP I thought it was a joke tbh

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

shinny

RIP. Very sad to hear this.

Sundew

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.

standardtoaster

was on the 3pm news on today fm.

Simply Red

Condolences to his family and friends
RIP Gerry

Lone Stone

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

walshb

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.

OutlawPete

Derek Mooney just announced it on RTE ...

JonathanAnon

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.

Aglomerado

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.

iggy

RIP Gerry.

Thoughts are with his family..

cynder

legend!

SB-08

RTE have announced it now. I wonder if the LLS show will be changed tonight to some tribute? They might replay the time he hosted. Tub was a friend of his wasnt he?

Shocking news really, although he didnt look very well on his interview last night with Heather Mills compared to when I last saw him on telly on the LLS show a few months ago. Wasnt he meant to be taking over the Saturday Night show in September as well?

He was such a controversial figure - but very entertaining and never dull. I'll never forget him calling Gordon Ramsey a **** during an interview. He was a gas charachter and one of a kind, whether people liked him or not.

walshb

I know life goes on, but Mooney is back to business talking abouit Blue Tits

xzanti

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

RIP I thought it was a joke tbh

I think we all did at first, it's quite surreal, he was such a hot topic of conversation on this forum and now he's gone..

Hard to get the head around it..

crow_eat_crow

He was an Irish institution. He may not have been loved by everybody, but everyone knew who he was. RIP.

bilko1234

I wrote a lot of critical stuff about Gerry over the past couple of years, but feel regretful now.
Condolences and apologies.

Bilko

walshb

bilko1234 wrote: »

I wrote a lot of critical stuff about Gerry over the past couple of years, but feel regretful now.
Condolences and apologies.

Bilko

So did many many people. Gerry was like marmite, but most wouldn't be happy with this news, so no regrets...

Muas Tenek

Air Dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam

R.I.P

Cam14

I couldnt believe it when I heard. Its so sad. RIP Gerry and my sympaties to his family. He was a legend in radio

postman prat

Mornings won't be the same.RIP.

drunken_munky52

Gerry Ryan became an icon on the radio, I always loved to tune into him, and usually had very interesting topics to discuss.

Very very sad to see him gone, he will be missed.

RossieGooner

Cant say that I was a fan at all of the man, but he was ground breaking in broadcasting in Ireland. Sympathies to his family.

xzanti

walshb wrote: »

So did many many people. Gerry was like marmite, but most wouldn't be happy with this news, so no regrets...

Indeed, water off a ducks back anyway I'd say.

testicle

standardtoaster wrote: »

Does anyone know what happened?

No room for smart arses on this thread!

Xzanti

walshb

No foul play suspected, so I am guessing a heart attack or the other? The big S?

Cicero

Used to goto sleep at night listening to his 2FM radio show from 10pm- 11pm before Mark Cagney's night train came on--- most who were a teenager in the 80's probably tuned into that show...great radio broadcaster...

Poor Family....RIP Gerry....thanks for the entertainment....

sdanseo

Jesus, thats surreal.

Echo the marmite statement - wasnt my cup of tea but I had a certain liking for him nonetheless. An instituion for sure.

RIP.

dragon_lordMTB

Listened to himself and then Dave Fanning at night. First time I taped songs off radio was listening to Gerry. RIP.

Debthree

bilko1234 wrote: »

I wrote a lot of critical stuff about Gerry over the past couple of years, but feel regretful now.
Condolences and apologies.

Bilko

Ah listen, that's part of life. My brother died recently, age 44 - you wouldn't believe the crap I said to him over the years. But that's reality too. Life isn't all candy floss and Disney music you know?


RIP Gerry - very sad.