Rewind 10 years to 2010 and Ireland was also mired in hardship. People were facing into the lowest point of the recession, with no timeline of when things might turn around.
Then on 30 April, news broke that 2FM presenter Gerry Ryan passed away. He was tragically found dead in his home in Dublin after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia and the nation was left shocked and in mourning.
The Irish people poured out their love and support to his devastated family — his five children, Lottie, Rex, Bonnie, Babette and Elliot, as well as his wife Morah of 26 years from whom he was separated but still remained exceptionally close with.
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