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Ireland’s pull on America’s politicians

Ryle Dwyer on how Irish affairs figured in US politics as Reagan came to power

Fri, 31 Dec, 2010

The day Reagan became ‘one of our own’

THERE was something homely looking about President Ronald Reagan when he appeared at the door of his Marine One helicopter which landed in the football field in Ballyporeen exactly 20 years ago this past weekend.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2004

A showman to the very end

RONALD REAGAN, the B-movie star who became the 40th President of the United States, was the only professional actor to have reached the White House.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2004