Get behind the Cliffs of Moher – Vote Now!

The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare have been listed in the top 28 in the global online campaign for the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The third and final phase of voting is now underway with people again able to vote for the Cliffs from the selection of 28 official finalist candidates. All votes from phase one and two are not counted in the final phase so it is vital that everyone votes again. The new 7 natural wonders of Nature will be chosen by an estimated 1 billion votes. Voting will continue throughout 2010 and 2011 with the official declaration of the new 7 wonders of Nature taking place on 11 November 2011. The famous County Clare landmark is Ireland’s entry and needs your support more than ever.

The New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign was set up by the New 7 Wonders Foundation – a Swiss based non-profit organisation. It is a global online and telephone/text voting campaign. This group organised a global vote on the New 7 Wonders of the manmade world that completed in 2007 and saw over 100 million votes cast around the world. They expect that the current New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign will see 1 billion votes cast.

Why should I vote for the Cliffs of Moher?
The Cliffs of Moher are 320 million years old and tell the story of the earth through geological time. They are Ireland’s most visited natural attraction with almost one million visitors every year. They are a Special Protected Area for seabirds with over 30,000 nesting pairs each year including Puffins, Guillemots, Razorbills, Fulmars & Kittiwakes and so Ireland’s largest mainland seabird nesting colony. O’Brien’s Tower, the first visitor centre, was built 175 years ago in 1835 by Cornelius O’Brien. Ireland’s largest and most spectacular surfing wave “Aileens” rises below O’Brien’s Tower. They have inspired music, literature and legend since time immemorial

What would this mean for Ireland?
Success in this campaign would lead to huge economic benefit to the island of Ireland as a whole and the west of Ireland and County Clare in particular. Failte Ireland has estimated that it could drive 35% more overseas tourists to Ireland - this could mean an additional €1.7billion in tourism revenues. The previous global vote to find the New 7 Wonders of the manmade world has been assessed as driving US$5billion in tourism revenue globally as well as other areas (e.g. media spend etc.)

Ireland needs your help to see the Cliffs become one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, so please get behind the Cliffs today and vote. Log onto www.cliffsofmoher.ie and vote now!