A LONG-HORNED king of the hills, which must have been bemused by the curiosity of thousands of humans over the weekend, will today be returned to his fastness in the Kerry mountains.

Just 120 homes were still without electricity today after storm-force winds battered the country.

Around 7,000 homeowners are still without electricity this afternoon.

About 15,000 homes have been hit by power cuts after severe storm-force winds swept across Ireland.

Motorists have been warned to beware of black ice and gale-force winds over the coming days.

A man is recovering in hospital in Belfast after being rescued from Fair Head in Antrim.

A rescue operation is underway in Co. Antrim to free a man trapped under a boulder.

AN intensive search in the sea off Valentia, Co Kerry, during the weekend failed to find any trace of missing American rock climber Michael Reardon.

A diver, thought to be in his early 30s and from Dublin, has died from decompression sickness after a dive off the coast of Co Antrim.