Cliffs Of Moher New Visitor Experience Begins To Take Shape

As the €31 million (US$39.5 million) makeover at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience nears completion, the walking route leading to the spectacular Cliffs has begun to shed its construction zone appearance while vastly improving the overall visitor experience.

Katherine Webster from the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience gives us an update on the project's progress since we last spoke to her on the Irish Fireside Podcast Episode #6.

Cliffs Of Moher Update

by Katherine Webster, Director - Cliffs of Moher New Visitor Experience

The exciting news from the Cliffs is that the structure of the new Visitor Centre is now complete and crews have started to reinstate the grassy hillside back over the building. It is now much easier to envision how landscaping will be integrated into the building's design.

We have also launched a major recruitment drive to build the new staff at the Centre. An information evening in the Falls Hotel in Ennistymon last week (Wed 27 Sep) attracted over 300 attendees from the local area. With over 100 people directly employed at the Cliffs of Moher at the height of the summer season, the Centre will be a major contributor to local employment in North Clare. Our first group of new staff will begin their comprehensive training in December in preparation for the new Centre's opening in early 2007.

The last bit of news I have for you is that we are about to launch our new website which will serve as the official website for the Cliffs of Moher. Our target launch date is Monday 9 October and the URL is www.cliffsofmoher.ie. At the moment an interim site is in place, but we are working hard to populate the newly designed website with useful content. It has been designed by County Clare website design company, Magico, winner of the prestigious "Golden Spider" award.

That's all for now but I hope to see you at the Cliffs soon.

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