‘14 years without you’ – Bonnie Ryan pays tribute to dad Gerry on anniversary

The RTÉ star died on April 30, 2010, with an inquest concluding that his cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia.

He left behind five children - Bonnie, Lottie, Rex, Babette, and Elliot.

Many Irish people will remember the exact moment where they were when they found out Gerry had died – such was the shocking nature of his death.

"14 years without Dad, miss him everyday but so lucky he was mine while he was here,” Bonnie wrote on social media.

Bonnie also shared an old photo of a proud looking Gerry surrounded by all of his loved ones.

Last year, Bonnie gave further insights into how she deals with the loss of her father.

“I was cleaning my house and I don’t know why I did but I opened my dad’s book and read the first two pages and cried,” she said.

“I can hear his voice in this sentence about our family.

“The best dad I could have ever wanted, he really was that person, the person I could call at any time and know ‘he’ll be able to get me out of this mess’.

“Miss him every day, especially right now.

“Grief is a funny thing. It comes in waves. At a time in my life right now I really wish he could be here to see all I’m doing.”

Her sister Babette recently posted an image from Gerry’s old work space.

“Got to visit my dad’s old studio. He worked out of this studio for the majority of his career at RTÉ. I have such fond memories of visiting him in work growing up and watching him do his job,” she wrote

“I have dealt with grief the majority of my life and personally, it’s the insignificant days that can catch you off guard. Not a topic I ever address publicly — but as I’m getting older I realise it’s something that will always be with me. Luckily enough, @lottieryan1 still haunts this studio xx.” she added.

Gerry’s ex-wife Morah recently said that she finds it hard to think back to the time just after Gerry passed away. Speaking about her children, she said: "I honestly think that they were all, each one of them, incredible in their own right. I feel that they made my job very easy. We all did it together."

Eldest daughter Lottie said that having a large family helped with the grieving process.

"Grief is such a a rollercoaster, when somebody is up and somebody else is down," she told Life magazine.

"The person who's up helps pick up the people who are down."

Bonnie agreed: "If I was having a good day, my mum could lean on me a little bit, or Lottie could.

"But then maybe the next week, I'm not doing so great, and then they might be doing a little bit better.

"That's what kind of got us through. That wasn't just for a few months, that's been through the last 12 or 13 years of our life."

Lottie also revealed that her mum would cut out any negative press Gerry had received in order to protect him.

A bronze plaque was erected in RTÉ for Gerry a decade ago.

The memorial was created by artist Patrick O'Reilly, a personal friend of Gerry and the Ryan family.

“Gerry Ryan was, and still is, very much a big part of RTÉ Radio, and it was felt that the bronze tile is a fitting way for his colleagues to remember him each day on their way to and from work,” it was reported at the time.