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31st May 2019
07:26am BST

"Listeners will be hearing Gerry's real voice talking as if he is here with us now," a source said. "It's really uncanny."RTÉ sought the permission of the Ryan family before going ahead with the tribute, reports the Irish Sun.
Speaking at the launch of the new 2FM schedule yesterday at Dublin's Devlin hotel, Lottie admitted that she was a little taken aback by the idea at first.
Acknowledging her father's impact at the station, she said she thought he might have jumped ship to RTÉ Radio One had he lived longer.
"Things are so different now, I think his show would be a different beast. 2FM wouldn't be the 2FM it is today if dad was still alive."
Ryan was found dead at his Dublin home in April of 2010.
He had contacted his colleagues at RTÉ the previous night to inform them that he wasn't feeling well and that he wouldn't make it in to work that morning.
An inquest found that the cause of death was a heart attack that was "likely triggered" by cocaine found in his system.
The Ryan Line special will air on RTÉ 2FM at 9am and will also be available online on the RTÉ radio player.
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