"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" may be an intergalactic adventure, but many of its filming locations are very real and hoping to attract fans as visitors – In particular, one Irish island where the ...

Phoenix Pictures has acquired the rights to the award-winning British young adult novel “Skellig” by David Almond and attached Annabel Jankel to helm and produce it. A pioneer of the project, helmer ...

The sleepy fishing village of Portmagee would normally expect a lull in mid-September, with the end of the Irish school holidays leading to a fall off in visitors. But this year on Sept. 14, the quays ...

Tourism Ireland have already predicted that the appearance of beautiful Skellig Michael in the latest "Star Wars" film will attract a whole new set of travelers to the monastic site and now they’ve ...

The new trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” shows off the very best of Skellig Michael, its Irish filming location. The latest trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was released yesterday ahead of ...

There is so much plastic in the sea that the birds are bringing it ashore to build their nests Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

Filming is a boon for Irish film industry and tourism, says Heather Humphreys Skellig Michael is undoubtedly one of Ireland’s most stunning landscapes. The world famous island has captured the ...

Well, it looks as if the people at Star Wars got their money's worth from Skellig Michael. The island off the coast of Kerry (not yet renamed Star Wars Island) is all over the first teaser trailer for ...

The force was strong on Skellig Michael yesterday as the navy set up an exclusion zone to prevent anyone from sneaking a peek as the Star Wars team rolled into town. The traditional fishing village of ...