A DUP councillor has been left "baffled" after his motion for a memorial to a Co Down man lost on the Titanic was sent for committee scrutiny.
Crossgar native, James McGrady (27) who was a Catholic saloon steward on the fateful ship, perished when it sank on April 15, 1912.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's chairperson Michael Savage sent the motion to be debated in the equality and good relations committee.
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