Ryan’s friends recount concerns for his health

FRIENDS of Gerry Ryan have revealed their own concerns about the broadcaster’s health in the months before his death.

In a special documentary entitled Gerry, broadcast on RTÉ last night, many of Ryan’s friends as well as his children gave their first interview since it emerged that the controversial broadcaster had regularly used cocaine.

An inquest into Ryan’s death earlier this month revealed he had died as a result of an irregular heartbeat linked to his use of the illegal drug.