President attends a ceremony to commemorate the centenary of sinking of R.M.S Titanic

Location: Cobh
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Exactly 100 years after 123 people boarded R.M.S. Titanic at Cobh, the ship’s last port of call on her inaugural trans-Atlantic crossing, President Michael D Higgins led a national tribute of commemoration.

You can read the President's speech at the ceremony here.

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