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# skellig michael

Last month
August 2023
# skellig michael
Skellig Michael guides report unauthorised boat, drone and helicopter visits this summer
Skellig Michael, off the Co Kerry coast, has become increasingly popular since its starring role in the most recent series of Star Wars movies.
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Aug 21st 2023, 1:47 PM
# Birds
Puffins leaving Skellig Michael a few days early 'not a cause for concern'
The National Parks and Wildlife Service said it does not yet know the reason for the earlier departure.
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Aug 3rd 2023, 10:49 AM
Last year
2022
# sceilg mhichil
Skellig Michael is closed until further notice due to rockfall
A full examination of the UNESCO World Heritage site will take place and debris will be cleared.
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Jun 14th 2022, 8:33 AM
All time
# The Last Jedi
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.
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Feb 27th 2019, 6:00 PM
# the force awakens
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?
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Jan 2nd 2018, 12:00 AM
# Kerry
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.
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Dec 26th 2017, 9:30 PM
# bricking amazing
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.
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Nov 22nd 2017, 9:31 AM
# The Last Jedi
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.
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Sep 28th 2017, 9:20 PM
# episode VIII
We finally know more about The Last Jedi and Ireland
This week, Vanity Fair gave us the first proper preview of the new film.
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May 28th 2017, 7:00 PM
# let the force be with you
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.
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Apr 14th 2017, 6:36 PM
# Unblameable Force
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.
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Apr 12th 2017, 10:54 AM
# The coast awakens
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.
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Jan 25th 2017, 1:11 PM
# Ring of Kerry
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”.
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Oct 25th 2016, 9:46 AM
# Space invaders
A US news network just paid a visit to Skellig Michael and it was looking well
CBS in the house.
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May 26th 2016, 8:08 AM
# Location location
The Irish Air Corps just perfectly captured the beauty of the Skellig Islands
We can’t get enough.
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Apr 10th 2016, 2:07 PM
# skellig michael
The Irish Air Corps just perfectly captured the beauty of the Skellig Islands
We can’t get enough.
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Apr 10th 2016, 11:34 AM
# a new hope
Star Wars is heading to Ireland to film on the Wild Atlantic Way
The official announcement was made this afternoon.
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Mar 18th 2016, 3:49 PM
# luke be a jedi
15 photos of the sensational Malin Head landscape that's set for Star Wars
Breathtaking.
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Mar 12th 2016, 10:30 AM
# luke be a jedi
15 Instagrams of the sensational Malin Head landscape that's set for Star Wars
Breathtaking.
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Mar 10th 2016, 11:26 AM
# Star Wars
Skellig Michael is the very first shot of Star Wars: Episode VIII
Disney has released a teaser showing the first scene being wrapped.
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Feb 15th 2016, 6:09 PM
# Star Wars
Skellig Michael is the very first shot of Star Wars: Episode VIII
Disney has released a teaser showing the first scene being wrapped.
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Feb 15th 2016, 2:46 PM
# Star Wars
16 wonderful Instagrams from Skellig Michael in Kerry
Worthy of any major Hollywood franchise tbh.
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Jan 19th 2016, 9:43 AM
# location location location
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.
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Jan 9th 2016, 9:15 AM
# the force awakens
Luke Skywalker has been doing some very lonely Co Kerry reviews on Twitter
No man is an island.
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Jan 5th 2016, 7:54 AM
# the force awakens
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.
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Dec 2nd 2015, 1:37 PM
# skellig michael
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.”
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Dec 2nd 2015, 9:50 AM
# anorakin' skywalkers
Did Star Wars damage the Skellig? Well, a jacket was badly snagged
Someone spilled some paint too.
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Oct 21st 2015, 8:06 AM
# Preservation
Did the Star Wars filming actually cause any damage to Skellig Michael?
A couple of minor incidents were recorded.
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Oct 10th 2015, 8:00 AM
Voices
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.
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Sep 18th 2015, 5:00 PM
# Use the Force
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.
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Sep 17th 2015, 2:11 PM
# the force awakens
Skellig Michael closed to public as Star Wars filming begins
Cast and crew members flew into Kerry Airport yesterday on a private jet.
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Sep 15th 2015, 9:12 AM
# return of the jj
Skellig Wars Episode II: The Minister Strikes Back
Minister Heather Humphreys says those opposed to the filming on environmental grounds are wrong.
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Sep 8th 2015, 2:49 PM
Voices
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.
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Aug 23rd 2015, 8:30 AM
# Have a look
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.
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Apr 16th 2015, 10:30 AM
# episode 7
Irish WWE fighter could be playing Darth Vader in new Star Wars film
Meanwhile there are new pictures from Skellig Michael.
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Jul 30th 2014, 6:00 PM
# episode 7
Here's everything we know so far about Star Wars filming in Co. Kerry
Use the force, boy.
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Jul 29th 2014, 7:17 PM
# That's No Moon
Could Star Wars cost Skellig Michael its Unesco World Heritage status?
The film begins shooting today, but will Jedi knights ruin a heritage site?
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Jul 29th 2014, 11:49 AM
# episode VII
Star Wars filming begins on Skellig Michael as exciting footage emerges
JJ Abrams and crew are decamping to Co Kerry.
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Jul 28th 2014, 9:45 PM
# skellig wars
Will the new Star Wars movie be filmed on Skellig Michael?
Here’s what we know.
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Jul 24th 2014, 12:21 PM
# hidey holes
Top 5 heritage Irish sites to escape the apocalypse*
*If you are reading this, it probably hasn’t happened so far this morning.
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Dec 21st 2012, 6:45 AM