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Article: Tourism jobs face axe; E31m Cliffs of Moher centre staring into the abyss after just two years.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Byline: Enda Feeney
JOBS at the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre are under threat.
M a n a g e m e n t a t t h e e31million centre, which opened two years ago, said 'immediate' action must be taken to plug a e200,000 hole in its budget.
News of the deficit comes on top of criticism that the Co. Clare landmark is charging over-the-top parking fees for tourists.
Managers are blaming the downturn in visitors to Ireland for the deficit.
Among the jobs under threat are those of the Cliffs of Moher Rangers, the clifftop guides who have prevented dozens of suicides.
The centre employs 24 fulltime staff with an extra 12 taken ...