President Michael D Higgins is attending a ceremony in Cobh, Co Cork this afternoon marking the Titanic's maiden voyage.

The ship retracing the doomed Titanic’s voyage across the Atlantic was almost struck by tragedy last night after a BBC cameraman developed heart problems and was airlifted to hospital.

A cruise ship which is retracing the route of the ill-fated liner RMS Titanic has made a short detour after a BBC cameraman fell ill and was airlifted off.