Court halts sale of book by Ryan’s girlfriend

The sale of a book written by the late Gerry Ryan’s girlfriend has been dramatically stopped by the courts.

When We Dance, the autobiography of Melanie Verwoerd, was due to go on sale in bookshops yesterday morning. However, lawyers for Gerry Ryan’s friend Dave Kavanagh went to a specially convened, out-of-hours sitting of the High Court to seek a ban on the sale of the book.

Mr Kavanagh guided Clannad and The Chieftains to international musical success and was an old friend of the broadcaster.