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The cast of Star Wars at the London premiere of the film Joel Ryan/PA Wire

Star Wars look set to return to Ireland for further filming

It seems Hollywood will be back in the west later this year, but not on Skellig Michael this time around.

REPORTS THIS EVENING are the Star Wars show looks set to roll back into Kerry later this year.

The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht – which has not specifically confirmed that Star Wars’ production company Lucasfilm is involved – has said that some filming on the Ceann Sibéal/Sybil Head area of the Dingle Peninsula will be taking place later this year.

Skellig Michael served as the location for the now-iconic final scene of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens.

While the island’s appearance in the film is expected to boost the area’s profile among tourists, filming at the site was opposed by environmental group An Taisce and also Birdwatch Ireland.

The land where the filming will take place later this year is privately owned and currently used for agricultural purposes.

It is within what the Department describe as a ‘special protection area’ and is currently used by walkers and tourists.

In the statement issued to TheJournal.ie, the Department has said that the National Parks and Wildlife Service has examined the proposal in detail and is satisfied that filming will not adversely affect the area. 

The filming has been granted after officials from the Department were satisfied that the area will not be damaged.

It went on to say:

Permission for filming has been granted subject to strict conditions. A Departmental habitats expert will be present during the shoot. Filming on Sybil Head is not expected to start for a number of months. 

Read: Skellig Michael is the very first shot of Star Wars: Episode VIII

Also: Production company in hot water over Star Wars incident that broke Harrison Ford’s leg

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 2:43 PM

    Being 5tup1d with fireworks and being 5tup1d with firearms ought to be the same crime. Hope the lady recovers, but it sounds very bad.

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 3:03 PM

    Sounds like she was just minding her own business and all. Poor woman. I hope she recovers fully. What kind of ding dong sets off a firework in a busy city centre.

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 3:09 PM

    Gardai asking for CCTV footage …. I hope they aren’t just waiting for it to land in their laps, and are actually proactively approaching businesses in the area asking for it.

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 4:04 PM

    @Pablo: dope

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 5:26 PM

    @Pablo: Yeah thats how the police works, they go on twitter and say Hey Hey, hit me up with any clips from that bad buzz in #eyresquare #thoughtsandprayers #nodrama

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 3:46 PM

    A life changing injury to a young girls face, caused by someone who does not care about the physical and mental damage they have inflicted.

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 3:09 PM

    Hope they catch the *censored word*. The injuries sound horrific

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 3:37 PM

    A lot of people don’t seem to realise that fireworks are quite serious explosives. The lifting charge alone has enough energy to launch the thing several hundred feet in the air. and the radius and and heat of the main charge is huge. They need to be treated with the same respect as any other explosive.

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 7:28 PM

    @Francis Devenney: unfortunately, I don’t think the people using them care about that, and I’m pretty sure they won’t be reading this article. They will only learn when they get injured themselves :(

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 4:27 PM

    But don’t forget it’s part of their culture.

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    Oct 23rd 2021, 11:41 AM

    @Ian Drohan: who? Galwegians?

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 3:57 PM

    Please come forward if you know anything on this. If you actually did it, come forward.

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    Oct 22nd 2021, 7:29 PM

    @Jimmy Jones: pretty sure the people that did it don’t read or reply to articles on the journal

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