The Story Of The Ronald Reagan Pub: From Tipperary To California

In 1984, Ronald Reagan visited Ireland and the place of birth of his great grandfather, Michel Regan. On his visit to Ballyporeen, County Tipperary, he visited two cultural institutions; first the local church and then, of course, the local pub. In his honour, O'Farrell's pub was renamed 'The Ronald Reagan'. This podcast is the story of how that pub was saved from being scattered to the four corners of Ireland, and came to re reassembled 8,000km (5,000 miles) away in the Ronald Reagan library in California where you can still get a pint of Guinness today.

To find out the full story, I spoke with Fred Ryan. Fred, as well as being the man responsible for the pub making its way to California, worked in the White House with President Reagan, became the president's Chief of Staff after his terms of office, and then became chairman of the board of trustees for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. Fred was the first CEO of Politico and most recently is the CEO of The Washington Post.

Music used: 'The Encouragement Stick' by Doctor Turtle.

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