TENS of thousands of homes were left without electricity yesterday as the remnants of Hurricane Katia pounded our shores.

INTERNAL documents show visitors to one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, the Cliffs of Moher, are now paying on average 50% more than what they were paying last year to gain admission to the landmark site.

ONLY 130 people have, so far, availed of a cut-price deal for Clare residents to have unlimited access to the Cliffs of Moher.

MORE than 700 orange balloons filled the skies at the Cliffs of Moher yesterday as a campaign with a difference took flight.

THE first earthquake in the west of Ireland since records began occurred in north Clare earlier this week.

The Cliffs of Moher have made it into the final 77 nominees for selection as the new Seven Wonders of the World.

THE famed Cliffs of Moher is set to reach new popularity heights just days before an international search for the “new seven wonders of nature” finishes, when the famous rock face appears in the latest Harry Potter movie.

TWO mid-west visitor attractions yesterday emerged triumphant in an international tourism honours list.

IF the announcement by Aer Lingus that it is ending its Shannon-Heathrow service from next year is genuine, and is not a dangerous and cynical negotiation ploy on behalf of the national carrier, then the consequences for the Shannon region and the entire west of Ireland will be devastating.

The first phase of a recruitment campaign for over 100 staff at the new Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience site in Co Clare will get underway later this month, it was announced today.