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Ryan Tubridy admits he struggles with the loss of Gay Byrne and Gerry Ryan

Ryan Tubridy opened up about has struggled with grief following the loss of beloved national broadcaster Gay Byrne, and the death of radio presenter Gerry Ryan nine years ago.

He described the famous broadcasters as “dear friends and mentors.”

Speaking to the Herald he explained: “I’m feeling that very much because Gerry was like a bold brother and Gay was like a godfather, and I don’t mean that in a mafia sense.”

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“I mean it in the sense that he’d sit you down and say, ‘what do you need in terms of advice’ and so on.”

“They were two dear friends and mentors to me.”

He also admitted that it can be difficult to grieve with a role in the public eye:

“Look it’s happened before in life, that when you’re a public figure and grief comes into your world, anyone knows what it’s like.”

Gerry Ryan with daughters Lottie and Bonnie Ryan | VIPIRELAND.COM

“You have to go to work whether you’re working behind a counter somewhere or whether you’re working on TV, that’s the nature of grief”, he said.

“You plough on, you surround yourself with gorgeous people in work and in home, and that takes the pain out of it.”

Gay Byrne passed away last week after an illness.

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