TV star Gerry Ryan leaves €1.3m to his estranged wife

Thanks for that info SAIrish. A rarity on this site, an interestng and informed opinion.

Melanie Verwoerd became Executive Director of UNICEF in Ireland in 2007 and has two sons, the oldest being 18. She was the youngest memmber of the 1994 multi racial parliment. Her ex husband was Henrik Verwoerd's grandson It is intesting to note that a lot of white south african liberals who supported the ANC tend to leave South Arica at the first oportunity. She is well educated so she would be able to get permenent residence in Ireland.

I miss Gerry.But in all fairness Verwoerd wasn't around long enough to get anything and doesn't deserve anything.

trealach continues to lie shamelessly. The ex-mistress most certainly does not work for South Africa, she now works for an Irish charity, UNICEF Ireland, of which she is Executive Director. Interested readers should check out that organization's web site. What a lying creep you are, trealach. But far more important than trealach's mendacity, I ask readers: Why did this woman get to stay indefinitely in Ireland and work in that country, even in spite of its huge unemployment rate? Are we to believe that the Irish are so incompetent that there was not one Irish person (not even one EU citizen!!!) who could do the job that this woman was given? It's madness, and I'm not surprised that a madman like trealach would defend it.

Gerry's absence from the morning radio show is missed very much. He was a great man and it's too bad that Melanie couldn't attend the funeral mass. Just thinking how Gerry would have commented on that and no doubt his contrasting it with the progressiveness of our French brothers and sisters when dealing with similar situations. Bye Gerry.

Separation means just that - the marriage is still Valid and Legal. So Ms.Verwoerd was not entitled to anything. As for that MORON George Dillon's comment, had he kept up with the news he would have known that Ms. Verwoerd is still employed by the South African Embassy - but not as Ambassador - and therefore is entitled to remain in Ireland - you dumb ass!!

Looks like a warning to mistresses everywhere--you'll never supplant his wife, especially if he's had children with her. In the case of this particular mistress, I understand she is South African, and used to be that country's Ambassador to Ireland. Obviously a poor choice to be an Ambassador, she preferred to stay on in Ireland rather than go home! And how come she could stay on & work in Ireland--South Africa ain't in the EU, last time I checked. Oh, I forgot--Ireland has a Come On Over, Sure And Ye're All Welcome immigration policy. Not like South Africa, which has strict immigration controls and has been very harsh indeed to some migrants...