Irish Aboard News Today

Delia McDermott survived the Titanic despite climbing out of a lifeboat to retain a prized possession. She was one of 14 people from Addergoole in Co Mayo who boarded the liner, 11 of whom perished.

John Horgan certainly existed – but whether he embarked on the Titanic, or was replaced by someone using his ticket, is another matter. It will remain a mystery while Horgan’s own origins remain unclear. This Irishman was a victim of the Titanic disaster.

A well-respected emigrant, this Limerick man had lived in Chicago for nine years and was returning to the US when tragedy struck on April 15, 1912. On April 15, 1912, the Belfast-built RMS Titanic sank, after colliding with an iceberg, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew on board.

This Corkman who died at 19 on the Titanic is fabled to have thrown a message into the sea from the decks of the cruiser. A native of Co Cork, Titanic passenger Jeremiah Burke is remembered for tossing a message-in-a-bottle overboard from the sinking Titanic.

Irish hero William Burke survived the Titanic after heroically saving a woman from drowning in the freezing waters.

How Irish woman Katie Gilnagh survived the tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic. On April 14, 1912, the White Star Line ship the RMS Titanic, struck an iceberg off Newfoundland. In the early hours of April 15, the Belfast-built Titanic sank, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew on board.

Ellen Toomey was aboard the Titanic returning to her job in the US after a visit with her family in Co Limerick.

Bridget Delia Bradley went mad with fear and tried to clamber back out of a lifeboat and onto the sinking Titanic on April 15, 1912.

Boarded third-class at Queenstown, this Athlone man's sensational story tells of an officer shooting two men dead – before another shot rings out and the officer himself falls.

Being Chief Purser on the Titanic was a huge responsibility – and it was filled by an Irishman who was larger than life and the last word in gallantry. Hugh McElroy occupied a critical shipboard position for the White Star Line. As Purser, he was the company’s main interface with the bulk of passengers.