Secret of missing Reagan banner revealed

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.

The mystery surrounds how a huge banner welcoming Mr Reagan to Ballyporeen, 20 years ago, that disappeared one night.

Chip van owner Paddy, now 70, yesterday admitted climbing up poles in the Tipperary village, when the crowds had gone, and removing the banner as a souvenir.