Rumours of a high profile celebrity death

anon61956325 · April 30, 2010, 3:09pm

I was running a department store in Clonmel in about 1995 and I got a written warning because of Gerry Ryan. Gerry was interviewing a woman who had been sexually abused as a child and some oul wan came up to me to complain. Another woman heard the exchange (seeing potential sales, I rapidly agreed to switch to Gay Byrne) and had a massive row with the oul wan in front of me, saying that the whole country had a right to hear this. The oul wan naturally wrote to our head office compalining about the filth I was promoting, and the MD sent me a written warning, which he faxed to every other manager in the company. I didn’t really give a shit as I had turned that store from a loss making venture to the highest margin store in the comoany within 9 months. But I always thought how great it was that finally we were prepared to discuss things like this in primetime radio, even if it upset some in the community.

I used to listen to Fanning religiously in the early to mid eighties and Ryan and Mark Csgney were on after him. Ryan had a very good show then from 10pm.

As I said I haven’t heard him in 10 years, so I don’t know what he’s been like in the last decade, but when he started the morning show it was good and it was relatively important. Every morning for 8 years I listened to him in work.

His kids are still relatively young?

I guess he definitely won’t get that TV gig now.

You need a hobbie bro…

Sidney · April 30, 2010, 3:10pm

Conor Mortimer is at this moment writing “RIP Jerry Ryan” onto a t-shirt in red permanent marker.

Rintintin · April 30, 2010, 3:10pm

The last line by Ramsey is so fitting :lol:

The_Runt · April 30, 2010, 3:13pm

that’s why I posted it. I think it was a threat.

Fitzy · April 30, 2010, 3:16pm

Just relaying my memories of the man CM, I have plenty of hobbies, thanks for asking.

Jesus, An Taoiseach is on Radio 1 now (RTE have woken up) talking about him.

Sidney · April 30, 2010, 3:17pm

Gerry has snorted his way through his last Ryan Line.

HangBlaa · April 30, 2010, 3:24pm

Disapointed by the lack of jokes thus far…

Captainshan · April 30, 2010, 3:25pm

Whoever voted for him to be coty have to shoulder the blame for this.

Bandage · April 30, 2010, 3:31pm

What’s the difference between Pat Kenny and Gerry Ryan?

Flano · April 30, 2010, 3:31pm

I don’t know Bando. Do tell…

Bandage · April 30, 2010, 3:34pm

Pat Kenny presents current affairs programmes on RTE radio and television and Gerry Ryan is a fat, dead cunt.

Fitzy · April 30, 2010, 3:35pm

Well, Pat Kenny’s alive for a start…

Flano · April 30, 2010, 3:37pm

Hm. I was expecting the obvious answer that one is called Pat Kenny and the other is Dead Gerry but there ya go.

The_Runt · April 30, 2010, 3:38pm

I can’t wait for his new show:

“Operation Reincarnation”

Sidney · April 30, 2010, 3:38pm

http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/gerry_ryans_news/2010/04/the-gerry-ryan-show-allotment.html

The Gerry Ryan Show Allotment
By Gerry Ryan on April 30, 2010 12:07 PM | No Comments
The Gerry Ryan Show have launched their life-sustaining, money-saving, health enhancing, belly-filling, organic vegetable allotment. Click on this link for everything you need to know to get involved and grow your own:
http://2fm.rte.ie/grsallotment/

THE_LINK_WALSH · April 30, 2010, 3:41pm

Fair play to ya Bando you always chisel out a silver lining even in the darkest of situations ,Callan’s career could well be toast now along with Gerry,not too many other presenters are going to want to be listening to that cunt Fiona Looney either,this whole sorry business could work out well yet…

Sidney · April 30, 2010, 3:53pm

Stolen

Ryan was found dead in his Dublin apartment on April 30, 2010. His last words were “Goddam I just had to have that last mussel in butter, garlic and parsley sauce washed down with a glass of Chateauneuf de Pape (cough), 1986 vintage of course”…

Apparently he choked on a VHS tape, though it was a large Dairy Milk.
Video Killed The Radio Star

cluaindiuic · April 30, 2010, 3:58pm

My mother was telling me the other day that one of my cousins was gonna be doing some work on this allotment.
Gutted.

Watch_The_Break · April 30, 2010, 4:30pm

Rumour going around a while ago that Johnny Giles had kicked the bucket as well

The_Dunph · April 30, 2010, 5:15pm

I was running a department store in Clonmel in about 1995 and I got a written warning because of Gerry Ryan. Gerry was interviewing a woman who had been sexually abused as a child and some oul wan came up to me to complain. Another woman heard the exchange (seeing potential sales, I rapidly agreed to switch to Gay Byrne) and had a massive row with the oul wan in front of me, saying that the whole country had a right to hear this. The oul wan naturally wrote to our head office compalining about the filth I was promoting, and the MD sent me a written warning, which he faxed to every other manager in the company. I didn’t really give a shit as I had turned that store from a loss making venture to the highest margin store in the comoany within 9 months. But I always thought how great it was that finally we were prepared to discuss things like this in primetime radio, even if it upset some in the community.

I used to listen to Fanning religiously in the early to mid eighties and Ryan and Mark Csgney were on after him. Ryan had a very good show then from 10pm.

As I said I haven’t heard him in 10 years, so I don’t know what he’s been like in the last decade, but when he started the morning show it was good and it was relatively important. Every morning for 8 years I listened to him in work.

His kids are still relatively young?

I guess he definitely won’t get that TV gig now.

Christ. :rolleyes: