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Brynmor Pattison

RTE 2FM puzzles Twitter with 'distasteful' Gerry Ryan Halloween photo

RTE radio station 2FM puzzled Twitter users today after posting an odd Halloween picture.

The station's social media account posted on Thursday: "People are freaking out about this pic. We literally can't see it."

In the picture, Love Island favourite Greg O'Shea holds up a letter sent in by a fan, along with the envelope addressed to him.

But that's not what caught users' eyes.

In the background to the right, above a 2FM logo and box of Tayto, the disembodied head of Gerry Ryan can be seen floating in a window.

Greg O'Shea isn't what people were talking about in this photo from RTE's 2FM (Twitter/@RTE2fm)

The 2FM presenter died in 2010 at the age of 53.

Gerry's daughter Lottie, who currently presents a show on the station, simply replied to the post with four puzzled, monocled emojis.

One fan replied to her: "Hope it hasn't upset you Lottie, it's very strange humour."

Others weren't too fond of the Halloween prank.

One Twitter follower said: "Jeez. Distasteful, much?"

Another added: "Was shocked when I opened the image. Really bad form from them."

Another said: "Disrespectful."

The plot thickens as a post on Instagram from the station earlier in the day actually shows RTE stalwart and 2FM legend Larry Gogan as the floating head.

Larry Gogan is seen as the floating head in the original Instagram post from RTE 2FM (Instagram/rte2fm)

RTE has been contacted for comment.

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