Mr Ryan, a Fine Gael minister during one of the toughest economic periods in the history of the State, was described by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as having given “distinguished and selfless service” during his career.
“To have undertaken such changes at a time of economic contraction due to the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis, was truly remarkable.” Mr Ryan later became a MEP as well as Ireland’s representative on the Court of Auditors in Luxembourg. His four years in charge of the finance portfolio was a short period in a long and distinguished career, in law and in politics.While Fine Gael colleagues of the time strongly defended the tough approach Mr Ryan adopted to the State’s finances as necessary, he and the party found it difficult to shake the “Richie Ruin” portrayal.
He also began a political career, being first elected to the Dáil in a byelection in 1959 in Dublin South West. He was re-elected at every election he stood in until his retirement from politics in 1986. “He served as a member of the Court of Auditors from 1986 to 1994 and following retirement he continued in a number of public service roles.
He ruined people’s lives, and seemed to enjoy it.
Sad, RIP.
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