Ahern assures Mayo landslide victims

FAMILIES hit by last month’s landslides in north Mayo say they have received personal assurances from Taoiseach Bertie Ahern that sufficient funds and expertise will be made available to repair and protect their devastated communities.

Ahern assures Mayo landslide victims

Mr Ahern paid a private visit to the region yesterday afternoon to see the extent of the damage and meet the people of the three villages worst affected by the freak disaster.

He was first flown over the area by helicopter to see the mounds of earth that swept off the side of Dooncarton Mountain before touching down at Pullathomas graveyard, a section of which was pushed into the sea.

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