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Marisa Mackle

Lottie Ryan on Fort Knox-style security she had at childhood home, including panic buttons and lasers

Lottie Ryan has revealed that security was a high priority in the Ryan household - with panic buttons in the home.

The eldest daughter of the late Gerry Ryan admitted to her co-host Jennifer Zamparelli on their joint podcast, Jen and Lottie do Parenting, that herself and her siblings would have "practice runs" of how to deal with emergencies.

The 2FM star said: "We used to have practice runs in my home if somebody broke in or if there was a fire.

"We did it on the regular, regularly enough that it’s embedded in my brain."

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Lottie and Jennifer were discussing what they might do if someone broke into their home if their husbands were not there.

Lottie told Jennifer she and her family would go through fake scenarios of what they would do if a fire occurred or if someone broke in.

The mum-of-one went on to reveal that certain rooms had panic buttons in her childhood home in Clontarf.

Gerry Ryan and his daughter Lottie in 2006 (Collins Photo Agency)

"You’d know what rooms had panic buttons," she said.

"You’d know what way you were supposed to go before the lasers came on.

"The beams that would knock off certain alarm systems."

She continued: "You’d know which window had the ladder to get down and out of the house."

Jennifer chipped in: "You did have people rock up to your house with golf clubs. So it’s a good idea."

Jen was referring to Lottie’s shocking revelations last week, when she said that "we had weird people knocking on my family home, probably for different reasons though.

"Some people were angry, Jen. There were people who would turn up with golf clubs. We had those people."

But Lottie didn’t elaborate on why angry people turned up at the door.

On Thursday, Lottie explained that she thought lasers and panic buttons were unnecessary.

She said: "It’s a good idea to have those plans - but you don’t need lasers or panic buttons."

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