Gerry Ryan Inquest

gcgirl

If you die outside a hospital there has to be an inquest though it's different if you've died of old age or cancer.
You'd wonder what he did with his money he was on 500,000 a year it's madness !

Minstrel27

chordtype wrote: »

So he did all those RTE shows for free?

I never suggested that. Please stop making up stories. Fact remains is RTÉ Radio 2 is not funded by the tv licence.

If you wish to continue this discussion please take it to one of the million licence fee threads

Paracore

The level of smugness and sanctimonious preaching in this thread is truely shocking, some of you really need to get off your pedestal.

He was fond enough of it himself...

Handsome Bob

Irish Slaves for Europe wrote: »

The level of smugness and sanctimonious preaching in this thread is truely shocking, some of you really need to get off your pedestal.

Too bad Gerry didn't have the same outlook when talking about junkies.

mariaf24

Minstrel27 wrote: »

I never suggested that. Please stop making up stories. Fact remains is RTÉ Radio 2 is not funded by the tv licence.

If you wish to continue this discussion please take it to one of the million licence fee threads

Ryan Confidential, Operation Transformation and others were all broadcasted on RTE 1.

Fact is, our tv licence money ends up in Colombia and that's fact :P

enda1

There's always something suspicious about someone who is so against a lifestyle (homosexuality, drug use) that you are not surprised when you find out they are a participant (behind closed doors or otherwise).

I don't trust those hard-line types.

Lord Trollington

mikom wrote: »

No they can spend their excessive wages on whatever they like, then rub our noses in it.
Take Gerrys autobiography for example



Some more gems....

So what, thats the way he lived, and he told everyone about it.

It was a book. Why would he say I flew to New York and went to a U2 concert when he could say what he really done and sell more books.

I dont get some people. Hello he had a habit to feed?!

macman2010

mikom wrote: »

Cocaine, the rich man's aspirin was bought with your Tv licence funds, and then went on to fund criminal gangs.

I was promised this sort of thing would end when the headshops were closed down. :pac:
This country is an asylum.

Spot on!!

Lord Trollington

mariaf24 wrote: »

Ryan Confidential, Operation Transformation and others were all broadcasted on RTE 1.

Fact is, our tv licence money ends up in Colombia and that's fact :P

Ok, prove the "fact".

Standard Toaster

Irish Slaves for Europe wrote: »

The level of smugness and sanctimonious preaching in this thread is truely shocking, some of you really need to get off your pedestal.

lol


Was it not the RTÉ canteen that killed him?
I wonder who's next??

DrumSteve

Whats next on the Ryan Line?

Irish Slaves for Europe

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Too bad Gerry didn't have the same outlook when talking about junkies.

Comments like that mean you are no better than him. Theres so many people taking delight in this story, they are nothing but hypocrites.

Copper23

Look, the guy was a radio personality and any radio personality has to "play" a certain part. Some like it, some don't.

That asside the guy was a big asset to Ireland, he was a well known guy who was on the peoples side and not afraid to speak his mind.

I think it pretty sad to be posting these kind of articles here.

Monty Burnz

Irish Slaves for Europe wrote: »

The level of smugness and sanctimonious preaching in this thread is truely shocking, some of you really need to get off your pedestal.

And some people need to decide what kind of society they want to live in, and exactly how much hypocrisy they want from public figures. Will you be lecturing us for complaining about the Catholic Church child abusers next?

"Oh, you guys are so sanctimonious, sure we've all done it...blah blah blah"

mariaf24

whycliff wrote: »

Ok, prove the "fact".

TV licence pays a fraction of Ryan's wages...Ryan buys cocaine...cocaine comes from South America... = Your TV licence is contributing towards criminal activity.

Ah come on i said i was exaggerating, Loose fact not Fact fact :pac:

Orando Broom

She obviously knew he used coke if she felt ground rules were required.

Monty Burnz

Copper23 wrote: »

Look, the guy was a radio personality and any radio personality has to "play" a certain part. Some like it, some don't.

That asside the guy was a big asset to Ireland, he was a well known guy who was on the peoples side and not afraid to speak his mind.

I think it pretty sad to be posting these kind of articles here.

Yes, let's pretend he wasn't a hard-drug using hypocrite at all. 'On the people's side'? Did you read the excerpts from his book?

On the one hand you say he has to play a certain part, then you say that he was on the people's side. Did it ever occur to you that that was part of his act?

BlaasForRafa

whycliff wrote: »

Maybe he was a hypocrite, but he was hardly going to come on the Radio Strung off his face and say he done Coke last night out of the crack of a hooker?
I think yee should try it listeners?!
He told his listeners what they wanted to hear, he was maybe an actor more than a hypocrite.

No. He was a hypocrite, I don't see why you are trying to deflect criticism of him.

aidan24326

whycliff wrote: »

So what, thats the way he lived, and he told everyone about it.

It's not what he wrote but the way it was said, with such big-time-charlie smugness, and it was quite in-your-face stuff considering the book was released just as the country sank into rscesssion. It was a bit 'look at me little people, look how us wealthy types live, only first-class travel and a penthouse in Manhattan will do for me'. Bear in mind he's paid from public funds, imagine if a politician was openly boasting about his lavish lifestyle.

Lord Trollington

mariaf24 wrote: »

TV licence pays a fraction of Ryan's wages...Ryan buys cocaine...cocaine comes from South America... = Your TV licence is contributing towards criminal activity.

Ah come on i said i was exaggerating, Loose fact not Fact fact :pac:

Without sound pedantic, what you said is "our tv licence money ends up in Colombia and that's fact"
nothing about contributing to criminal activity.
Its pretty certain it contributed to criminal activity as he did buy illegal drugs, sold by a criminal.

Irish Slaves for Europe

Monty Burnz wrote: »

And some people need to decide what kind of society they want to live in, and exactly how much hypocrisy they want from public figures. Will you be lecturing us for complaining about the Catholic child abusers next?

"Oh, you guys are so sanctimonious, sure we've all done it...blah blah blah"

Yeah you are completely right to take my point about celebrating the misery of others, and to conclude that I'm probably pro child abuse. Thats not hyperbole, you've made a fair point, I see I've met my intellectual match in you.

gaeilgebeo

DubDani wrote: »

Not wanting to sound mean, but why does his death require an inquest that probably costs the state quite a bit of money again?

He is dead, and if they are sure that he was not killed, then that's it. If I would die under the same circumstances, then there wouldn't be an inquest either.

Complete waste of taxpayers money IMO.

There are often inquests into deaths, be it a "celebrity" or any old Joe Soap!

Duh

Monty Burnz

whycliff wrote: »

Its pretty certain it contributed to criminal activity as he did buy illegal drugs, sold by a criminal.

Agreed. Some of us think that is a bad thing.

mariaf24

whycliff wrote: »

Without sound pedantic, what you said is "our tv licence money ends up in Colombia and that's fact"
nothing about contributing to criminal activity.
Its pretty certain it contributed to criminal activity as he did buy illegal drugs, sold by a criminal.

Yes and these drugs come from South America, non? :P

Paparazzo

mikom wrote: »

No they can spend their excessive wages on whatever they like, then rub our noses in it.
Take Gerrys autobiography for example



Some more gems....

I remember on his show he was like a spokesman for property developers. Laughing at people in his office that don't have a second property, telling people they're crazy not to but at the height of the boom. Very irresponsible stuff.

whycliff wrote: »

So what, thats the way he lived, and he told everyone about it.

It was a book. Why would he say I flew to New York and went to a U2 concert when he could say what he really done and sell more books.

I dont get some people. Hello he had a habit to feed?!

I notice you didn't comment on gerrys comments on berthie or property developers, just the first quote

Monty Burnz

Irish Slaves for Europe wrote: »

Yeah you are completely right to take my point about celebrating the misery of others, and to conclude that I'm probably pro child abuse. Thats not hyperbole or exaggeration, you've made a fair point, I see I've met my intellectual match in you.

Who is celebrating the misery of others? Please explain. Thanks in advance.

Lord Trollington

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Yes, let's pretend he wasn't a hard-drug using hypocrite at all. 'On the people's side'? Did you read the excerpts from his book?

On the one hand you say he has to play a certain part, then you say that he was on the people's side. Did it ever occur to you that that was part of his act?

All I would like to know is why you feel so passionate about the whole thing, what he do on you? does he owe you money for a deal?

superelliptic

chordtype wrote: »

If only he lived long enough for this weather. Loved a bit of the white stuff.

Im still loling...:pac:

Irish Slaves for Europe

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Who is celebrating the misery of others? Please explain. Thanks in advance.

have a read of the thread, look at the glee and smugness being expressed

Lord Trollington

mariaf24 wrote: »

Yes and these drugs come from South America, non? :P

Can you prove his drugs came from South America as fact?

and that the money he spent is on south america now.

No.