Eight searches at Cliffs of Moher

THE Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard service yesterday confirmed it conducted eight searches for people who went missing off the Cliffs of Moher last year.

Unit officer Mattie Shannon said six of the eight bodies had been recovered.

“The recovery of a body for a family bereaved is as important as finding someone alive,” he said. “It brings no closure for a family if a body is not recovered.