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390: 233:, arriving at 12:30 to break and enter with the assistance of a builder located nearby. They found Ryan dead on the bedroom floor of his Leeson Street flat. There was no visible indication that a crime had been committed or that Ryan had deliberately killed himself. Emergency services were called and the flat was sealed off as the media gathered outside. A doctor entered the flat at approximately 15:00 and spent 20 minutes inside before leaving, with Ryan's body being taken away at a later stage. 4834:
sinister cold calls from anonymous individuals who have snarled down the phone "who the fuck do you think you are?" and has been dropped by so-called friends. "My phone has been quiet all week. I haven't even been asked by friends in the business for the usual drink," he tells me. "I have heard the message has gone out by that they all have to sing from the same hymn sheet and I am seen as the black sheep."
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Heather Mills emailed the following message to David Blake Knox on 1 May: "I only had the honour of meeting Gerry once, but I felt as if I had known him longer. He put you at ease immediately and opened up about himself – very rare in an interviewer. My heart goes out to his family, whom he obviously
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said Ryan "was an extraordinarily talented broadcaster whose unique communication skills and larger than life persona entertained and enlivened a national audience over many years. His untimely death will be widely mourned, by his colleagues at RTÉ and his many fans, but most especially by his family
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A media debate on the ethics of both journalism and Twitter, through which many people discovered Ryan had died, ensued after his death. The manner in which some RTÉ personalities reported the death led to RTÉ bringing in new rules on how its stars should use Twitter. Ryan's funeral on 6 May 2010 was
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presenter Joe Duffy, a former neighbour of Ryan, said he "knew nothing" about the broadcaster's cocaine habit and described himself as being "naive" and "taken aback by the revelation at the inquest". Today FM broadcaster Ian Dempsey also denied having any knowledge of Ryan's cocaine use, saying: "I
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In June RTÉ 2fm was reported to be "haemorrhaging" 10,000 listeners every week since the death of Gerry Ryan as RTÉ struggled to confirm a successor. Melanie Verwoerd later spoke of the difficulties she had listening to Gerry Ryan's eventual RTÉ 2fm successor Ryan Tubridy. Tubridy took over the role
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An inquest was held at Dublin City Coroner's Court on 10 December 2010. It heard that traces of cocaine were the "likely trigger" of Ryan's death. Coroner Dr Brian Farrell said the cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, with the use of cocaine as a significant risk factor. He recorded a verdict of
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The funeral commenced at 11:30 at the small St John the Baptist on Clontarf Road, located approximately 750 metres from Castle Avenue and where his marriage and the funeral of his mother had both taken place. Hundreds of people were present. Chief mourners were Ryan's wife Morah Ryan, from whom he
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Those attending the funeral queued from 10:00 on 6 May, whilst hundreds of ordinary people gathered several hours ahead of the hearse's arrival to weep, talk and clutch sympathetic banners and photographs of the broadcaster. The staff of RTÉ were ferried in buses to the scene. Politicians present
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and Brenda Donohue and 16 July 1992 interview with rape victim Lavinia Kerwick, considered an important moment in the show's history. The public requested another programme so RTÉ duly obliged and O'Rourke presented again on 4 May in Ryan's old morning slot. The second show featured contributions
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You all know that Gerry was my friend and that I loved him. I have said it before and I will say it again today. To be truthful this hasn't changed and while I cannot, and will not, condone cocaine and cocaine use but equally I cannot and will not abandon my friend, who, like the rest of us, had
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issued a statement saying he was "deeply saddened" at the death of an "informed and intelligent, forthright and articulate" broadcaster, that "Gerry was a household name and a broadcaster of immense talent and popularity", and describing Ryan as "one of the greats of modern Irish broadcasting on
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If you break through the wall of silence you will be frozen out. As radio presenter Gareth O'Callaghan discovered when he dared to put his head above the parapet following the inquest. Since then he says he has been labelled "an idiot" by a highly respected RTÉ presenter, become the victim of
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would open on 1 May from 12:00 until 18:00, to give people an opportunity to sign a book of condolence in Ryan's memory. Hundreds of people of all ages and from all backgrounds queued in extreme weather conditions to sign the book, located on a table beside a black-and-white photograph of the
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The Ryan family issued the following statement through RTÉ: "Gerry Ryan died today. Morah and his children are in complete shock. Please respect their privacy at this time". RTÉ informed Fish that Ryan had died, with the musician promising to perform the song anyway as a tribute.
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when asked if she was ready: "Not really because I got a call at ten to seven this morning, and I always presume somebody's died... and then I presumed Gerry had died because the phone call was from his producer. But he isn't totally dead, he's hanging on". Meanwhile, musician
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was estranged, and her children Lottie, Rex, Bonnie, Elliot and Babette, whilst Verwoerd was also seated prominently. Babette clutched a teddy bear. Father Michael Collins, who often appeared as a religious correspondent – "the Gerry Ryan padre and friend of this parish" – on
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said he was "very much like an 18th century wit. He was very funny, but he was also very witty and there's a difference. His humour, which really appealed to me was very much language-based, he was alive to the comic possibilities of language, and the ambiguity of language".
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said Ryan was "absolutely one of the best broadcasters in the world. Fabulous, fabulous communicator. Very sad to hear he has left us. He really was the cream of our radio crop". The presenter had written about Ryan in his autobiography after being converted to him whilst in
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said Ryan had "stretched and extended boundaries of radio broadcasting in Ireland" with his "legendary" existence and "comfortable personal style with interviewees". She later queued with members of the public to sign her name in a book of condolence at RTÉ's radio centre.
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paid tribute. "Gerry's ability as a broadcaster to take both the serious and light hearted stories was second to none. His good humour concealed a keen intellect and a commitment to straight journalism – he was a fair and accurate commentator". Minister for Communications
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and Morah gave thanks to the listeners who were "the reason he got up each morning". Businessman Robbie Wootton, a "close friend" of the family, recorded the Mass with a camcorder at their request but the footage was not made available for public consumption.
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Ryan's death provoked tributes from politicians, colleagues and ordinary people alike, culminating in a mass outpouring of public and private sympathy as thousands of people queued over several days to sign books of condolence at RTÉ's radio centre and the
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s front page on 5 May featured Ryan's return to his family home inside his coffin, while the funeral also made the front page of the newspaper. A private wake was held at Castle Avenue on the afternoon of 5 May. Notable attendees included former Taoiseach
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It subsequently emerged, following an inquest in December 2010, that the broadcaster was a heavy alcohol drinker and cocaine user, and that cocaine was a contributory factor in his death. This led to comparisons, including from broadcaster
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Marian Finucane also declined to make any substantial comment on her late friend's drug use during her Sunday radio show, but compared his cocaine use to that of model Katy French whose death was also caused by the drug three years
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show Gay Byrne referred to "a little do" which had been organised for Morah Ryan but did not directly mention cocaine. Ryan Tubridy broke his silence on his radio show (in Gerry Ryan's former slot) on 13 December 2010, saying:
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Nearly 20,000 people visited a Facebook tribute page in the first hours of the news. By the end of the weekend at least 40,000 people had signed the Facebook page and thousands of e-mails and texts were delivered to RTÉ 2fm.
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as far as I'm concerned". Duffy wondered about a comment Ryan had made during an interview with Heather Mills which had been broadcast the night before, in which he had said he had "two artic truckloads full of regrets".
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spoke of his "deep shock and regret" and "recognise the enormous contribution Gerry Ryan has made to broadcasting in Ireland and to the development of Irish society as a whole over the last 25 years". Former taoiseach
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on 11 September 2010. Gerry Ryan was given the award for his "unrivalled broadcasting skills which ranged effortlessly from the utterly sensitive and intimate to the fantastically flamboyant and theatrical".
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messages, including "Am attempting to verify the Gerry Ryan story doing the rounds... Calm heads lads...", followed by "Can anyone tell me where the Gerry Ryan story is coming from?" then, finally, "Jesus".
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Ryan's friends and RTÉ received criticism for their lack of comment since the emergence into the public arena of his cocaine usage at the inquest, despite having eulogised him after his death. Entrepreneur
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issued an "Apology to Dr Tony Crosby" (Ryan's doctor) after suggesting in a previous article that he had been complicit in Ryan's death, an allegation the newspaper recognised as being "wholly unfounded".
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were also present. One notable absentee was veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne who was abroad on "a long-standing arrangement to leave Ireland on Monday morning which I couldn't break". A man who resembled
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opened the following Monday with the presenter describing "an ache at the heart of everything we do" and expressing his "happ for my part to canonise him in the hierarchy of broadcasting greats".
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The minister said RTÉ, and the media generally, were "very judgmental" about model Katy French, who died from cocaine in December 2007, and it had now "come home to roost in their own case".
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The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland said "A great voice has been lost to Irish radio and the entire industry is deeply saddened to lose one of Ireland's most professional broadcasters".
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The media gathered outside the Ryan family home even before the body had been released to the family. The gathering was good-natured in tone; journalists were even fed by Ryan's family.
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The coffin was carried into the church by Ryan's sons Rex and Elliott, Ryan's brothers Michael and Vincent, David Blake-Knox and Michael O'Connor, as hundreds of onlookers looked on.
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It's all very tragic. I just hope none of his children go to a petrol station, or to a shop today, so they can avoid having to see the coverage in the newspapers, I remember when
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saying 1,000 had signed their names on this day. The newspaper later said more than 4,000 people had signed books of condolence at the RTÉ radio centre. More than 7,000 texts and
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didn't know about it and I worked beside Gerry every day. I'm either stupid or I was protected from the whole thing". Marian Finucane briefly commented on the revelations during
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RTÉ delayed the launch of their new season schedule by 24 hours as it clashed with the date of Ryan's funeral. Among the changes was the axing of long-running holiday programme
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died thinking the same thing about her family. I also remember Gerry going on and on about the folly and the wrongness of drugs; and of cocaine in particular at that time.
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In 2011, the board of UNICEF Ireland terminated Verwoerd's employment due to the publicity surrounding her relationship with Ryan and the fallout from his death.
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Later that day the funeral arrangements were announced, with RTÉ confirming the funeral would be broadcast on RTÉ 2fm. This marked the first occasion on which
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said: "He was a natural and incredibly entertaining bon viveur. My wife Maria and I listen to him every day and we are both terribly saddened with this news".
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said he was "a bit taken aback, first of all, by the whole attitude of RTÉ over the last while" and, comparing Ryan's cocaine use to the 2007 death of model
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on the night of Ryan's death, a Friday. A tribute sequence was arranged between the news breaking of Ryan's death and the programme's broadcast. Presenter
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the previous hour — "Tragically it is true. So terribly shocking and sad. Life is just too cruel sometimes. RIP." — before deleting it but not before
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expressed his grief on air by saying the "country has lost a great broadcaster and I have lost a great friend" and compared the RTÉ radio centre to "
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suggested 2,000 people signed their name that day. The public queued again at the radio centre for the same time period the following day, with
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from noon on 3 May for a three-day period, with people queuing as early as one hour before the building opened. Signatories included comedian
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said: "Very sad news about Gerry Ryan. How long did he do that show? Twenty, 25 years? That is some achievement. Condolences to his family".
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broadcast live online and to his listeners on RTÉ 2fm, marking the first time in its history that the predominantly musical station aired a
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RTÉ delayed announcing the death until Ryan's family were told. The death was already being discussed on Twitter and had been announced on
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was broadcast on the predominantly music station in its history, with Head of 2fm John McMahon calling it "an unprecedented situation".
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Ryan's family requested that any member of the public wishing to send flowers might make a charitable donation in his memory instead.
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His death sent shock waves throughout Ireland. Google just revealed that his death was the most sought after domestic story all year.
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special. He noticed Ryan's absence and Looney's presence on the radio show and was concerned at his inability to contact the former.
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On the night prior to his death Ryan telephoned his radio producer, Alice O'Sullivan, to tell her he would not be able to broadcast
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broadcaster inside a black frame and a card from RTÉ broadcaster Joe Duffy with the message: "You are the best and the brightest".
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By the day of the funeral, the number of people to have signed books of condolence for Ryan had reached 10,000, according to
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After the funeral, Morah Ryan received a letter expressing sympathy for her loss from former President of the United States
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straight away and that I had to go home to cry myself out in case I did something silly like breaking down on live telly".
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said Ryan was the "nation's weather vane" and a "great analyst of the country's affairs". There were contributions from
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Lottie and Rex Ryan received a posthumous accolade on behalf of their father, presented to them by Dave Fanning at the
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adored, and did not stop talking about. I'm sure he will be sorely missed, remembered, cherished and honoured".
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Many of Ryan's RTÉ colleagues "struggled to hold back their tears on air" as they learned of his sudden death.
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s presenter opened her Saturday radio show by reminiscing on how Ryan used to discuss the morning newspapers.
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1,300 people honoured Ryan with a minute of silence after his death was announced during a talent contest in
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placed a video on YouTube of Ryan's corpse being taken from his apartment and driven away in an ambulance.
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flaws. Without going on about it, there is an expression used when someone dies and that expression is "
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home to rehearse the song "All the Time in the World" which he and Ryan were scheduled to perform at the
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expressed his regret at the loss of "a giant of Irish broadcasting". There were other tributes from the
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the following morning. He said he was "feeling drained" but insisted that he did not require a doctor.
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Two tribute shows were broadcast by RTÉ 2fm on the Saturday and the Tuesday following Ryan's death.
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for eight years, presented what was her first broadcast since the birth of her baby. It was titled
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said that Ryan "revolutionised broadcasting in Ireland would be a very small way of putting it".
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reported that its website had the biggest traffic spike since its launch following Ryan's death.
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and Brian Geoghegan, Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan, Conor Haughey and Seán Haughey,
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said those who spoke positively of Ryan when he died were "weak people if they don't now" .
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on 20 August 2010, paying tribute to Gerry and having Bono as a guest on his opening show.
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on 1 May to say "The whole country is in mourning now. The country was in love with him".
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Ryan was buried privately at Dardistown Cemetery in Cloghran. "Open the pod bay doors
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More books of condolence was then opened by Lord Mayor of Dublin Emer Costello at the
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stood outside the church, posing for photographs and holding a photograph of Ryan.
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International media across several continents reported on Ryan's death, including
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said allegations of corruption were "very serious from a reputable journalist".
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death by misadventure with a number of risk factors leading to Mr Ryan's death.
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advised authorities to "wage all out war" on Ryan's cocaine supplier, while
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had been blown up. There were addresses from across the island, including
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temporarily walked out of RTÉ amid his grief for his friend and colleague.
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to have "choked back tears live on air" on the afternoon of Ryan's death.
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messages sent in by the public were later left beside the books by RTÉ.
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and was inspired to return to radio. Evans expressed his gratitude on
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since 1988 and at the time of his death had the largest audience on
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without the prince". Tributes on the show came from, among others,
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featured Ryan on the cover of the issue published after his death.
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requested a round of applause for Gerry at the launch of his book
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and former RTÉ director-general Bob Collins, as well as designer
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A television documentary on the life of Ryan was also announced.
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and David Blake Knox. Kenny expressed his belief that Ryan "with
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On the morning of his death Ryan did not present his radio show.
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Sweeney, Ken; Walsh, Anne-Marie; Brady, Tom (13 December 2010).
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Ryan's death attracted tributes from politicians, including the
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described Ryan's death as a "great loss to the Irish people".
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on Ryan's body took place on 4 May at Dublin City Morgue in
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knew about for several days but did not speak of in public.
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and friends who are in my thoughts and prayers". Taoiseach
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Gerry Ryan's sudden death was officially announced during
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died on 30 April 2010, aged 53. Ryan had been presenting
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that Ryan's cocaine habit was an "open secret" in RTÉ.
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on the parish's website also broadcast the funeral.
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The ceremony included performances from both 5620:Drug-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland 5200:"What's good for us is bad for the Government" 5175:"The duet I never got to sing with Gerry Ryan" 4848:"RTÉ must drop veil of silence around cocaine" 3886:"Funeral Mass for Ryan to be broadcast on 2fm" 3429:"He was stressed about RTÉ and things outside" 3401:"Cheryl misses bash to comfort grieving Louis" 3310:"Station reveals plans for series of tributes" 3109: 3076: 2983: 2279:"Ryan's death not being treated as suspicious" 1993:"His Twitter predictions proved to be spot on" 1039:, Pat Kenny, Fiona Looney, Aonghus MacAnally, 5416: 5055:"Gerry Ryan: irrepressible and irreplaceable" 4736: 4401: 4069: 3677: 3583: 3399:Nolan, Lorna; McBride, Caitlin (3 May 2010). 3338: 3212: 2922: 2844:"'He rescued my radio career,' says BBC star" 2588: 2201:"Ryan honoured for 'unrivalled broadcasting'" 2128: 1809:"I knew he had issues with coke 16 years ago" 1708: 1677:"Gerry Ryan was 'in meltdown' before he died" 1587:"Why Irish life will be poorer without Gerry" 1551: 5186:"How King Gerry beat local radio pretenders" 4881: 4808: 4616: 4587: 4459:"Bill's letter to Morah after Gerry's death" 4429: 4373: 4345: 4317: 4292:"Satellite of love as U2 sing from New York" 4289: 4256: 4072:"A procession of friends pay their tributes" 3771: 3365: 3307: 3279: 3048: 2736: 2276: 2163:"'No mystery' over Gerry Ryan's shock death" 2103:"RTÉ to set rules for staff who use Twitter" 2060: 1990: 1957: 1924: 1806: 5615:Deaths by person in the Republic of Ireland 4920:"Gareth, why the 16-year silence on Gerry?" 4376:"Partner to sit near family during funeral" 3427:Sheehan, Maeve; Horan, Niamh (2 May 2010). 3112:"Radio centre 'like Hamlet without prince'" 2436:"Gerry Ryan, Irish broadcaster, found dead" 2312:"Shock over death of 'boldest broadcaster'" 2310:McGreevy Ronan; Lally, Conor (1 May 2010). 2236:O'Brien, Jason; Sweeney, Ken (1 May 2010). 2100: 1674: 1649:"We need to get over our competitive grief" 1019:David Ashe, and the chief executive of the 734:A Special Programme: Remembering Gerry Ryan 97:. He died sixteen years later at his Upper 5423: 5409: 5211:"Ryan's financial health was under stress" 5128:"A brilliant chancer who earned our trust" 4489: 3457:"Revellers hold minute's silence in Ibiza" 5525:Would the Real Gerry Ryan Please Stand Up 4404:"Tears and laughter at Gerry's last show" 4259:"Great and good come out in their droves" 3979:"Ryan body lies in repose at family home" 2467:O'Brien, Jason; Brady, Tom (1 May 2010). 2199:Cunningham, Grainne (13 September 2010). 965:Ryan's body received a traditional Irish 906:politician Seán Haughey, social activist 264:bulletin. They also noted a message from 4649: 4213: 3627:. Tribune Newspapers PLC. Archived from 3087:. Tribune Newspapers PLC. Archived from 2805: 2780:"Ryan's 'unconstrained spirit' honoured" 2549:. Tribune Newspapers PLC. Archived from 2538: 2502:"RTÉ delayed Ryan news 'out of respect'" 1620:"Gerry Ryan changed Irish media forever" 1345:Music journalist Joe Jackson alleged on 1192:. Much of the music was provided by the 1161:aired during the same hours as Ryan's), 327:leader and Minister for the Environment 20: 5114:"When public persona has private costs" 4773:Gittens, Geraldine (15 December 2010). 2925:"Gerry Ryan tribute show to air on 2FM" 1488:"How do you replace the irreplaceable?" 931: 814:said Ryan would have been as famous as 763: 508:described Ryan as "the rock of 2fm" on 5597: 5262:Media Advisory: Gerry Ryan 1956 – 2010 5404: 5392:"Family's farewell to their superdad" 5246:RTÉ Television announces Ryan's death 4846:O'Carroll, Gerry (15 December 2010). 4525:"Ryan mulls over taking Gerry's slot" 4219:"Fans and familiar faces say goodbye" 3810:"Ryan funeral arrangements finalised" 3013:"Huge turnout for Gerry Ryan funeral" 2661:"Inquiry continues into Ryan's death" 1885:O'Keeffe, Cormac (21 December 2010). 712:, a guest on that night's edition of 607: 105:, with his body found by his partner 4432:"Intimate ceremony captured forever" 3616: 1417: 1121:, music manager and TV talent judge 992:included President McAleese, former 700:s highest audience ratings of 2010. 400:Newsflash on RTÉ 2fm (30 April 2010) 4565:. 16 September 2010. 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