11/12 Tales from the Tabs

The broadsheets take a more measured approach to reporting on the details surrounding Gerry Ryan’s demise, but the tabloids are, as you’d expect, much more blunt.

“Inquest sensation” says the Irish Daily Mirror “COCAINE KILLED GERRY: DJ had lethan drink and drug cocktail in flat”. The Mirror goes on to tell that his girlfriend Melanie Verwoerd wept as the inquest heard that Gerry was a cocaine user – despite promising her he never touched the drug.

The inquest also heard that his face would turn grey after aggressive texts from a mystery sender and that he was on tranquilisers and sleeping pills.

“Ryan inquest shock” says The Irish Sun “COCAINE KILLED GERRY: RTÉ icon ‘banjaxed’ by drugs and stress”.

The Sun does give over some front page space to the story that, after two female Mountjoy Prison inmates sold photos of themselves in sexy underwear, there’s now a “Skimpy knickers ban in The Joy”.