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# skellig-michael - Wednesday 27 February, 2019
Star Wars movie receives €3.43m in tax credits from Revenue
The shooting of scenes on Skellig Michael and elsewhere has provided a boost to the Irish tourism industry.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
The Skellig Michael problem: How Kerry is preparing to manage an influx of tourists
With a profile boost other counties can only dream of, what effect will Star Wars have on The Kingdom?
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 26 December, 2017
Step inside the home-away-from-home for monks on Skellig Michael
When monks weren’t living on the rocky outcrop, they were thought to have lived here.
# skellig-michael - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
Lego is bringing out an unreal Skellig Michael set to tie in with the new Star Wars film
Irish 80s kids, all of your dreams have come true.
# skellig-michael - Thursday 28 September, 2017
Blockbuster Star Wars film gets up to €3m tax relief from Irish State
Scenes filmed at Malin Head in Co Donegal and Ceann Sibeal in Co Kerry feature in The Last Jedi.
# skellig-michael - Sunday 28 May, 2017
We finally know more about The Last Jedi and Ireland
This week, Vanity Fair gave us the first proper preview of the new film.
# skellig-michael - Friday 14 April, 2017
Stunning shots of Skellig Michael feature in new Star Wars trailer
Star Wars – The Last Jedi is the last time the heritage site will feature in the blockbuster movie series.
# skellig-michael - Wednesday 12 April, 2017
Skellig Michael hit by a 'significant' rock fall - but Star Wars isn't to blame
The island is due to open to visitors next month.
# skellig-michael - Wednesday 25 January, 2017
Skellig Coast tourism plan launched to capitalise on Star Wars interest
The Skellig Islands saw a huge boost in global interest after they were featured in the reboot of Star Wars franchise.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 25 October, 2016
Lonely Planet names Skellig Ring as top destination for 2017
The popular travel guide describes the area as “perhaps Ireland’s most charismatically wild and emerald stretch of coastline”.
# skellig-michael - Thursday 26 May, 2016
# skellig-michael - Sunday 10 April, 2016
The Irish Air Corps just perfectly captured the beauty of the Skellig Islands
We can’t get enough.
The Irish Air Corps just perfectly captured the beauty of the Skellig Islands
We can’t get enough.
# skellig-michael - Friday 18 March, 2016
Star Wars is heading to Ireland to film on the Wild Atlantic Way
The official announcement was made this afternoon.
# skellig-michael - Saturday 12 March, 2016
# skellig-michael - Thursday 10 March, 2016
# skellig-michael - Monday 15 February, 2016
Skellig Michael is the very first shot of Star Wars: Episode VIII
Disney has released a teaser showing the first scene being wrapped.
Skellig Michael is the very first shot of Star Wars: Episode VIII
Disney has released a teaser showing the first scene being wrapped.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 19 January, 2016
16 wonderful Instagrams from Skellig Michael in Kerry
Worthy of any major Hollywood franchise tbh.
# skellig-michael - Saturday 9 January, 2016
Check out the incredible real-world locations where the latest Star Wars was shot
The Force Awakens was filmed in some of the most interesting-looking places on earth. And Ireland, of course, is among them.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 5 January, 2016
Luke Skywalker has been doing some very lonely Co Kerry reviews on Twitter
No man is an island.
# skellig-michael - Wednesday 2 December, 2015
Skellig Michael's obscurity is about to end 'in a blaze of silver-screen glory'
The New York Times has made some predictions about the island’s future.
The New York Times visited Skellig Michael... and went completely overboard
“You’d sooner keep a Wookie from roaring than keep an Irishman from regaling a willing audience.”
# skellig-michael - Wednesday 21 October, 2015
Did Star Wars damage the Skellig? Well, a jacket was badly snagged
Someone spilled some paint too.
# skellig-michael - Saturday 10 October, 2015
Did the Star Wars filming actually cause any damage to Skellig Michael?
A couple of minor incidents were recorded.
# skellig-michael - Friday 18 September, 2015
Tourists went to New Zealand for Lord of the Rings. Will Star Wars movie fans go to Kerry?
The new Star Wars will bring balance to more than simply the force; maybe it might help balance some books as well, writes Darren Mooney.
# skellig-michael - Thursday 17 September, 2015
9 things we know for sure about Star Wars filming in Kerry this week
Luke Skywalker pulling pints and typical Irish weather. It’s all happening.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 15 September, 2015
Skellig Michael closed to public as Star Wars filming begins
Cast and crew members flew into Kerry Airport yesterday on a private jet.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
Skellig Wars Episode II: The Minister Strikes Back
Minister Heather Humphreys says those opposed to the filming on environmental grounds are wrong.
# skellig-michael - Sunday 23 August, 2015
Ongoing legality of wild hare coursing sums up this government's contempt for our natural heritage
The singular beauty of Ireland’s natural resources is as important as anything else this country has to offer, argues bird expert Eric Dempsey.
# skellig-michael - Thursday 16 April, 2015
If you've never been inside Newgrange, here's your chance to take a peek
More than 130 buildings and monuments have been transformed into 3D digital models.
# skellig-michael - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
Irish WWE fighter could be playing Darth Vader in new Star Wars film
Meanwhile there are new pictures from Skellig Michael.
# skellig-michael - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
Here's everything we know so far about Star Wars filming in Co. Kerry
Use the force, boy.
Could Star Wars cost Skellig Michael its Unesco World Heritage status?
The film begins shooting today, but will Jedi knights ruin a heritage site?
# skellig-michael - Monday 28 July, 2014
Star Wars filming begins on Skellig Michael as exciting footage emerges
JJ Abrams and crew are decamping to Co Kerry.
# skellig-michael - Thursday 24 July, 2014
Will the new Star Wars movie be filmed on Skellig Michael?
Here’s what we know.
# skellig-michael - Friday 21 December, 2012
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
No (4105)
Yes (1996)
I'm not sure / no opinion (202)
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Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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