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Have you ever dreamed of walking the Camino or climbing Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain? Why not make 2014 the year to do it?

Have you ever dreamed of walking the Camino or climbing Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain? Why not make 2014 the year that you do it?

Almost 600 Eircom customers are without service and it may take five to six days to fix the faults causing the outages, said the company this afternoon.

The Irish Cancer Society in Mayo launched its 2014 trek destinations with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The treks which will raise money for cancer research include exciting destinations such as the Himalayas, the Grand Canyon, and Mount Kilimanjaro.

There has been an increase in the number of reported faults on the eircom network over the last few days as a result of the recent stormy weather conditions. Lightning storms coupled with high winds has resulted in a lot of reported faults on the Mayo network. Nationally, there have been more than 4,500 reported faults on the network.

A talk by RoseMarie McDonald, on a recent trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, will take place on Sunday September 2 at 2.30pm for one hour. It is suitable for both children and adults.

THE SUMMIT Seekers are hosting ALTITUDE, a night of techno and house music from DJs Sasha Von Thulen and Eamonn Day Lavelle in The Cellar Bar on Saturday at 11pm.

Mayo was “All Shook Up” on Wednesday morning when an off-shore earthquake was felt across large parts of the west and north of the county. The quake which registered four on the Richter Scale, was the second-largest earthquake recorded in either Ireland or Britain after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in 1984. Wednesday’s off-shore ‘quake was recorded 60km west of Belmullet at a depth of 3km, shortly before 9am. The tremors from the quake were felt well inland, with numerous members of the public reporting objects moving and shaking in homes and others describing the sensation of the earthquake as like a large truck passing very close by.

Aftershocks from the earthquake which shook parts of Galway county and Mayo early yesterday could occur in the new few days, but these are not expected to be anything of significance, a geological expert said last evening.

Fancy a night of techno and house for a great cause? Well, get along to ALTITUDE at the Cellar Bar this Saturday, June 9.