Screen legend Maureen O'Hara dies aged 95

President Michael D Higgins, who is on an eight-day official visit to the United States, said: "She received her early training at the Abbey Theatre, and went on to become an artist whose talents were recognised and appreciated all around the world."

'The Quiet Man' star Maureen O'Hara has died at the age of 95.

Her manager, Johnny Nicoletti, says O’Hara died in her sleep on Saturday at her home in Boise, Idaho.