President Higgins on state visit to Britain

President Michael D Higgins makes an official visit to Britain today where he is attending events in Liverpool and Warrington.

The President is to meet the parents of Tim Parry who was killed by an IRA bomb in Warrington in 1993.

He will also deliver an address at the Tim Parry - Jonathon Bell Foundation for Peace.

Later today President Higgins will also receive an honorary Degree from the University of Liverpool.