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Tue 04 Apr 2007Cliff falls into sea on scenic Kerry routeOne of the country's most popular coastal tourist routes, the Slea Head drive in the Dingle peninsula, is likely to remain closed for at least the rest of the tourist season after a dramatic cliff collapse below it at the weekend.Hundreds of tonnes of earth and rock suddenly crashed into the sea below the road at Cuas na gColúr between Coumeenole Bay and Dún Chaoin shortly after 7pm on Easter Sunday.