Michael 'saved hundreds' of lives: Tributes to 'amazing' Irish aid worker

Latest: Michael Ryan saved hundreds of lives arising out of his extraordinary intellect and his relentless work ethic, a friend who knew him through the Save Cork City Campaign in Cork has stated.

By Olivia Kelleher

Update 12.20pm A United Nations aid worker, who died in an Ethiopian airlines crash on Sunday, saved hundreds of lives arising out of his extraordinary intellect and his relentless work ethic, a friend who knew him through the Save Cork City Campaign in Cork has stated.