Gerard "Gerry" Ryan (4 June 1956 – 30 April 2010) was an Irish (Republic of Ireland) presenter of radio and television employed by RT� (Raidi� Teilif�s �ireann). He presented The Gerry Ryan Show on radio station RT� 2fm each weekday morning from 1988 until his death. Ryan hosted several series of television shows, including Secrets, Gerry Ryan Tonight, Ryantown, Gerry Ryans Hitlist and Operation Transformation (Operation Transformation (TV series)) and Ryan Confidential Ryan was also noted for co-presenting the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest (Eurovision Song Contest 1994) from the Point Theatre, Dublin and presenting an edition of the long-running chat show The Late Late Show in 2008.

Ryans style was considered to be that of a motor-mouth shock jock. The Gerry Ryan Show was subject to several upheld complaints to the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) (BCI), although once escaped punishment when he said "Would it be considered blasphemous if someone said on air that God is a bollocks?". Ryan was noted for the enjoyment he took in discussing topics such as sex, bodily functions, and food. PR guru Max Clifford observed he could have, like Graham Norton and Terry Wogan, had a successful broadcasting career in the UK and said he was similar to "Michael Parkinson at his best".

Ryan was found dead in his Dublin apartment on 30 April 2010. Garda� (An Garda S�och�na) investigated the matter, but ruled out foul play (crime).