Have to pay to see the cliffs of moher now!!!

skelliser · 30-06-2010 06:24PM #1

IT'S now going to cost €6 to see one of the country's most stunning natural attractions -- after a council imposed a viewing charge for the first time.

The Cliffs of Moher, a 600ft- high natural landmark in Co Clare, will now be pay per view, in a controversial move seemingly designed to cover the cost of a failing visitors' centre.

The charge will apply to adults only and will also cover admission to the visitor centre.

The introduction of the charge comes against the background of the Cliffs Of Moher Visitor Centre Ltd incurring combined losses of €500,000 in 2008 and 2009.

Director for the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience, Katherine Webster described the new pricing structure as "family friendly" and said a single charge simplified their pricing structure for visitors.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/now-its-euro6-to-visit-cliffs-of-moher-2239552.html

So we now have to pay to look at our own scenery! what a ****ing disgrace!
This is on top of the 8euros to park your car in the carpark!

biko · 30-06-2010 06:27PM

First they destroy it with concrete and then they want money from people.
"It was better before"

Yakult · 30-06-2010 06:35PM

Welcome to Rip Off Ireland.

Not suprised.

My name is URL · 30-06-2010 06:39PM

It's still free to look at.. you just have to pay for access to the site. It's not that uncommon.. you have to pay into Newgrange too, the charge is for the visitor center and guided tour, but even if you don't avail of either of those you still have to pay the cover

ScumLord · 30-06-2010 06:40PM

Those in power want everybody else to pay for their mistakes.

ejmaztec · 30-06-2010 06:42PM

They wouldn't have lost that money, had they not built the monstrosity of a visitors' centre in the first place. Was it built on a CE scheme?

karlog · 30-06-2010 06:44PM

FFS I'm disliking my home country more and more.

Next thing you know they'll be charging money to kiss that stupid rock in Cork.
Or do they already do that?

At least it's still free to climb Carrantuohill, but how long will that last.

Degag · 30-06-2010 06:50PM

skelliser wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/now-its-euro6-to-visit-cliffs-of-moher-2239552.html

So we now have to pay to look at our own scenery! what a ****ing disgrace!
This is on top of the 8euros to park your car in the carpark!

Surprised that they didn't charge for it before tbh...

What annoys me is why they can't make it an even €5 in stead of €6.

It's like the pub that charges €5.05 or €5.10:rolleyes:

fontanalis · 30-06-2010 06:53PM

More of a reason to go to Slieve League.

Precious flower · 30-06-2010 06:58PM

What they have done to it is terrible, the visitor centre just makes it look tacky. It didn't need anything to improve it, it was beautiful just the way it was!:mad:
I mean paying for parking to see something that nature created it absolutely absurd and as far as I know you cannot park anywhere else! The tourists who come to visit it must think we've just a nation of money-grabbers! I wonder if people complained would something be done about it?

Apanachi · 30-06-2010 07:01PM

skelliser wrote: »

This is on top of the 8euros to park your car in the carpark!

No, it's replacing the 8 Euros parking fee

Ickle Magoo · 30-06-2010 07:01PM

I hope they offer a money-back option...we went to see them and there was just a grass verge and a wall of mist. The posters and postcards suggest they look impressive tho. :pac:

Royal Seahawk · 30-06-2010 07:03PM

8 Euro isn't gonna break the bank now is it?

DonJose · 30-06-2010 07:04PM

Degag wrote: »

What annoys me is why they can't make it an even €5 in stead of €6.

Could be worse, it could have cost €7up!!!

orourkeda · 30-06-2010 07:06PM

Do you have to pay €6 to jump off them too?

SeaFields · 30-06-2010 07:08PM

wasnt this the case already? i was there a few months back for the first time. There was a "facilities charge" up at the entrance but I just walked through muttering that they had already charged me €8 to park the car.

Saw several other Irish people say the exact same thing but the tourists seemed to be queuing up to pay :rolleyes:

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 30-06-2010 07:09PM

Cliffs of Moher forum ---->

You know what happens to regional threads here...

TheZohanS · 30-06-2010 07:11PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Those in power want everybody else to pay for their mistakes.

So it's the ESB's fault....bastards...

boarddotie · 30-06-2010 09:10PM

I was listening to this on JDuffy today and from what I understood it will be €6 per person in the car when they park up. So surely Daddy could drop Mummy and the kids off at the Cliff Park entrance and then drive into the car park, thus only paying for one.

On the plus side, if you are going to the Cliffs on your own you only have to pay €6 instead of €8!

Paparazzo · 30-06-2010 09:19PM

I went there a few years ago. When leaving the car park we were ready to pay but the barrier was up so we just drove out. Por guy in the hut had an epo, are they on comission? Or was the barrier being mean they just pocket the money?

DubMedic · 30-06-2010 09:23PM

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

8 Euro isn't gonna break the bank now is it?

It's not about the money aspect.
It's about the fact that you now have to pay a fee to access a geographical feature, due to the ''failings of the tourist centre''.

ICE HOUSE · 30-06-2010 09:35PM

There a ****in disgrace.
Meself and the missus have spent our lives living around the world and travel would probably be a big part of our lives.
Decided last month we were going to go to see "the cliffs".
So set out from Dublin early and arrived and I think we got stung €6 just to fu**kin park the car.
Then we crossed the road to see "the cliffs".
Looked at the cliffs and then looked at each other as if the say "that it" thats what we drove all the way down here to see.
Ive never seen such a pile of sh**e in all my life and I dont care what people say, its a fuk*n disgrace and I pity the people who find this scenic as theyve obviously saw not much else in their lives.
But to charge to see this sh**e now your taking the pi**:mad:

Rented Mule · 30-06-2010 09:37PM

>>>>>Ranting and Raving forum

At the end of the day, people are paying to look at wet rocks.

DubMedic · 30-06-2010 09:37PM

ICE HOUSE wrote: »

There a ****in disgrace.
Meself and the missus have spent our lives living around the world and travel would probably be a big part of our lives.
Decided last month we were going to go to see "the cliffs".
So set out from Dublin early and arrived and I think we got stung €6 just to fu**kin park the car.
Then we crossed the road to see "the cliffs".
Looked at the cliffs and then looked at each other as if the say "that it" thats what we drove all the way down here to see.
Ive never seen such a pile of sh**e in all my life and I dont care what people say, its a fuk*n disgrace and I pity the people who find this scenic as theyve obviously saw not much else in their lives.
But to charge to see this sh**e now your taking the pi**:mad:

If you don't like it, don't go. It's not everybody's cup of tea.

rossie1977 · 30-06-2010 09:39PM

you have to pay to enter the national parks in us/canada too, it was $10 per person for grand canyon, yellowstone, yosemite, death valley etc last time i visited em

same thing with the national parks in croatia too a charge to view them

so this practice is not uncommon in other parts of the world

ICE HOUSE · 30-06-2010 09:42PM

DubMedic wrote: »

If you don't like it, don't go. It's not everybody's cup of tea.

Unfortunately you dont know until you go:rolleyes:

ICE HOUSE · 30-06-2010 09:44PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

you have to pay to enter the national parks in us/canada too, it was $10 per person for grand canyon, yellowstone, yosemite, death valley etc last time i visited em

same thing with the national parks in croatia too a charge to view them

so this practice is not uncommon in other parts of the world

Yea but look at the comparison. Seriously can you say the cliifs of mohar are close in comparison to the above

rossie1977 · 30-06-2010 09:44PM

ICE HOUSE wrote: »

I pity the people who find this scenic as theyve obviously saw not much else in their lives.
But to charge to see this sh**e now your taking the pi**:mad:

they are very scenic and i have been all over the world and seen much higher cliffs e.g. Los Gigantes in tenerife for one however cliffs of moher are very special

ICE HOUSE · 30-06-2010 09:49PM

Dont pick me up wrong we have some beautiful scenery here in Ireland but I think its very over rated and the cliffs of mohar......well.......we'll just leave it at that.

Run_to_da_hills · 30-06-2010 09:53PM

Its still free if you go there at night.

DubMedic · 30-06-2010 09:53PM

ICE HOUSE wrote: »

Dont pick me up wrong we have some beautiful scenery here in Ireland but I think its very over rated and the cliffs of mohar......well.......we'll just leave it at that.

What do you want. Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically, the handing gardens of babylon in the background perhaps?.

Have to pay to see the cliffs of moher now!!!

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