Ryan’s voice back on radio as friends pay warm tributes

Gerry Ryan’s distinct voice was back on the airwaves yesterday as two of his closest friends paid tribute to him on breakfast radio to mark the fourth anniversary of his death.

Today FM’s Ian Dempsey played a clip of the larger-than-life DJ talking about his favourite radio moment while on 2FM, close pal Ryan Tubridy told how losing his friend and mentor was “one of the saddest days of my life”.

Dempsey may be on a rival radio station but he played a 10-minute tribute yesterday to the unique voice on the airwaves to mark the 20th anniversary of Gerry Ryan hosting the Eurovision and the anniversary of his death.