Gerry Ryan Inquest Coverage

uvox

It's started.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1210/breaking32.html

However, there is a considerable shift in sentiment out there on social media compared with what we were subjected to when he died. Not that you'd notice in the Herald, Indo, or on RTE today.

How long before we see the usual media luvvie suspects calling for inquests to be held in camera and for privacy etc?

KPM.ie

People seem to be quite angry that he was a cocaine user yet he preached from the pulpit about drug dealing, abuse and criminals in general.

The coverage is quite mixed.

speedboatchase

Thought this particular line from the Indo was bile-inducing

'The state of Mr Ryan's mind in the last days of his life suggests that he was easy prey to the vile instincts of the death peddlers in the drug trade with no fear of the law.

One has to wonder at what kind of a signal we send out as a society if a celebrity of Mr Ryan's standing can die in such a manner, and the responsibility of those who played a part in bringing about an untimely death are not hunted down.'

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/editorial/no-tolerance-for-drugs-2458664.html

:rolleyes:

Gone Fishin

It makes me sick to think that there are journalists of the opinion that it is more upsetting to society that the death of a "celebrity of Mr. Ryan's standing" from cocaine abuse is more upsetting than the death of any normal person. Why should there be any difference? Cocaine abuse is a problem in the upper echelons of our celebrity/media circles and it has a blind eye turned to it. It is almost as if they hope that if it is ignored and not spoken about, it will go away - look at the attitude towards Gareth O'Callaghan for coming out and saying that he offered Gerry Ryan help.

If you go to the Four Seasons bar, Krystle nightclub, Lillies Bordello or any of these type of celebrity haunts and carry out random drug tests, you will get a surprising amount of positive results. The vast majority of pubs in Dublin will have been subject to it at some stage, check the toilets the next time you are in at a weekend.

If they want to know the truth about Gerry Ryans cocaine habits, the person with the answers is Morah Ryan.

God help his family. What a legacy to leave his kids.

irishh_bob

have to say i think the media coverage regarding gerry ryans inquest results have been extremley harsh and very cruel , one would almost think the man had been a criminal such is the level of condemnation

mathepac

irishh_bob wrote: »

... one would almost think the man had been a criminal such is the level of condemnation

As an alleged purchaser and user of at least one illegal drug he was certainly that if the allegations are true (there seems to be substantial anecdotal evidence that he was in fact a heavy cocaine user for a number of years with more and more colleagues/acquaintances/friends now spilling the beans).

Fuinseog

Gerry was a junkie scumbag and our taxes financed his habit. the dogs in the street knew he was addicted, but nobody dared say anything. he was untouchable. thanks to his shenanigans his family could be left high and dry.

irishh_bob

Fuinseog wrote: »

Gerry was a junkie scumbag and our taxes financed his habit. the dogs in the street knew he was addicted, but nobody dared say anything. he was untouchable. thanks to his shenanigans his family could be left high and dry.

bit harsh

Poly

irishh_bob wrote: »

bit harsh

but a harsh truth. I knew a guy who lost a good business, he was taking massive amounts of money out of his biz and snorting it. Tax man and debtors caught up with him.

Fuinseog

Poly wrote: »

but a harsh truth. I knew a guy who lost a good business, he was taking massive amounts of money out of his biz and snorting it. Tax man and debtors caught up with him.

not so with our jerry. he departed this life, before the debtors could close in. other will have to clean up the mess.

i think the moral of the story is that coke just isn't healthy, but wasn't our Jerry a crusader against drugs?

Fuinseog

speedboatchase wrote: »

Thought this particular line from the Indo was bile-inducing

'The state of Mr Ryan's mind in the last days of his life suggests that he was easy prey to the vile instincts of the death peddlers in the drug trade with no fear of the law.

One has to wonder at what kind of a signal we send out as a society if a celebrity of Mr Ryan's standing can die in such a manner, and the responsibility of those who played a part in bringing about an untimely death are not hunted down.'

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/editorial/no-tolerance-for-drugs-2458664.html

:rolleyes:

the sindo is going to milk this for at least another month and then return to it a few months later. they will produce both pro and contra gerry articles

mathepac

Fuinseog wrote: »

... but wasn't our Jerry a crusader against drugs?

aka hypocrite

Fuinseog

in many ways he was our lady Di. when the news of his death broke, it sent shock waves throughout the land. i am surprised they did not call for a national day of mourning. at the time if any journo had even suggested that gerry overdosed on drugs they would have been lynched.

irishh_bob

Poly wrote: »

but a harsh truth. I knew a guy who lost a good business, he was taking massive amounts of money out of his biz and snorting it. Tax man and debtors caught up with him.

you will have to run that one by me again , gerry ryan was taking money out of some guys biz , was gerry a loan shark or something ????

Raging_Ninja

irishh_bob wrote: »

you will have to run that one by me again , gerry ryan was taking money out of some guys biz , was gerry a loan shark or something ????

It is a harsh truth. [Poly] knew a fellow who who ran a profitable business into the ground as a result of taking money from his business to fund his cocaine habit. He was not paying taxes and is his loans from the bank(s) are in arrears, and so the Revenue Commissioners and debt collectors are after him.

Like the meerkat says: Simples.

Taceom

Fuinseog wrote: »

Gerry was a junkie scumbag and our taxes financed his habit. the dogs in the street knew he was addicted, but nobody dared say anything. he was untouchable. thanks to his shenanigans his family could be left high and dry.

Are you one of those dogs? or just jumping on the bandwagon of condemnation like the rest of us.

irishh_bob

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

It is a harsh truth. [Poly] knew a fellow who who ran a profitable business into the ground as a result of taking money from his business to fund his cocaine habit. He was not paying taxes and is his loans from the bank(s) are in arrears, and so the Revenue Commissioners and debt collectors are after him.

Like the meerkat says: Simples.

im still none the wiser , how did gerry ryan take money from some guys business to fund his cocaine habbit , was gerry in partnership with this guy and creaming off the top or something

thelongfellow

Why is this being given such massive media coverage?

http://www.independent.ie/

This first section on one of our main broadsheet websites is devoted to "The death of Gerry Ryan". Does anyone at the indo have any perspective on what is going on in the world today? And what is trawling through the last few months of his life going to achieve?

P.S. I don't think Lottie Ryan has any more talent than any of the other generic "Irish TV personality" wannabees. Is she trading on her fathers name or getting a leg up from some of his former work pals?

Good ole Ireland is alive and kicking-it's not what you know but who you know.

Fuinseog

Taceom wrote: »

Are you one of those dogs? or just jumping on the bandwagon of condemnation like the rest of us.

no, i always thought he was a bit crude and a scumbag, one with a load of dosh, a symbol of our vulgarity under the Celtic tiger. had I said that at the time of his death I probably would have been banned.

his RTE buddies are embarrassed and want to forget his misdeeds.

maybe folks are being a bit harsh on him. After all he supported local business men, in this case drug dealers. without him and his ilk they would not have been as successful. i mean the junkies on the streets could never give Fat Freddie and his mates the same amount of business.

10000maniacs

thelongfellow wrote: »

P.S. I don't think Lottie Ryan has any more talent than any of the other generic "Irish TV personality" wannabees. Is she trading on her fathers name or getting a leg up from some of his former work pals?

Good ole Ireland is alive and kicking-it's not what you know but who you know.

Jees come on. :mad:
What has she got to do with her fathers death?
Wrong thread sonny.

kevin99

thelongfellow wrote: »

Why is this being given such massive media coverage?

http://www.independent.ie/

This first section on one of our main broadsheet websites is devoted to "The death of Gerry Ryan". Does anyone at the indo have any perspective on what is going on in the world today? And what is trawling through the last few months of his life going to achieve?

P.S. I don't think Lottie Ryan has any more talent than any of the other generic "Irish TV personality" wannabees. Is she trading on her fathers name or getting a leg up from some of his former work pals?

Good ole Ireland is alive and kicking-it's not what you know but who you know.

Couldn't agree more. Talentless. Yet, she definately got help from her late father.
It is a case of who you know, not what you know in order to succeed in this God-forsaken country.

coylemj

How many pages did you have to scroll down to dig up this non-story? Give it the peaceful death it deserves and do us all a favour.