A new documentary has revealed that an attempt was made to attack the US President Ronald Reagan, during his historic visit to Ireland.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she’s excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya today, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century.

The US Senate opened its first Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 11 years yesterday with Republicans and Democrats jockeying for position as they told chief justice nominee John Roberts to expect tough questions on his legal record.

The newly appointed US Ambassador to Britain today called on the IRA to back up its historic statement with actions.

MOST banks pride themselves on their security, although few go as far as hiring one of the US president's top defence advisors to run the show.

PERFORMING a rapid U-turn, US President George W Bush now believes the US will win the war on terrorism, despite suggesting 24 hours earlier it could not be won.

US stocks moved lower today as investors’ enthusiasm flagged in the face of multiple attacks overseas, weak sales of manufactured goods and a lower forecast from AT&T.

they tend to do when one of theirs has fallen, world leaders converged from near and far for the state funeral of Ronald Reagan who gently steered the Cold War towards a peaceful end.

THE body of former US President Ronald Reagan, escorted by Nancy Reagan and his children, began its journey to the capital, Washington, yesterday for national memorial services.

PADDY BROSNAN has been dying to tell us — and now that US President Ronald Reagan has passed away, his 20-year-old secret can be revealed.

President Mary McAleese is to fly to America tomorrow to attend the funeral of Ronald Reagan in Washington DC.

THE Tipperary parish that US President Ronald Reagan called home is to commemorate his passing by opening a book of condolence to be signed by members of the public.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has conveyed his sorrow to the family of former US President Ronald Reagan, who died last night aged 93.

IF you’re going to drop a crib figure onto a tiled floor the day before Christmas, you don’t choose the Baby Jesus. Trust me on this.

Hollywood’s annual award season started today as the Golden Globe nominations were announced.

THE new aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, has saluted Ballyporeen, the ancestral home of the former American president whose name it proudly bears.

THE man who shot President Reagan no longer poses a danger to himself or others, a hospital psychiatrist testified yesterday.

WHILE recuperating from an assassination attempt in 1981, President Reagan wrote a heartfelt four-page letter to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, asking if they could work together to reduce the tensions between their nations, according to a new book about Reagan’s letters.

US SECRETARY of State Colin Powell and his top deputy have told the White House they will not serve a second term if President George W Bush is re-elected, The Washington Post reported.

Richard Perle, a senior Pentagon official during President Ronald Reagan’s administration, today quit as chairman of the Defence Policy Board that is a key advisory arm for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

WHAT is the link between September 11 and the war now raging in Iraq?

The Oscars ceremony could be put on hold if US troops go to war.

A LONG time ago, a senior Irish politician went to see President Reagan in the White House. It was something of a breakthrough at the time in Irish-American relations which, up to then, had played second fiddle to Anglo-American relations.