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Sean Moncrieff: Brexit is steadily corroding the EU from the inside

Europe depicts Brexit as a British midlife crisis unconnected to any systemic EU problem

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 06:00

The annual Get Off My Lawn! awards for online outrage

From ill-judged advertising to Saoirse Ronan’s accent, here are the most annoying stories of the year

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 17:34

An Taisce urges Minister to intervene over ‘rebranding’ of Skellig Michael

Unesco world heritage site in Kerry now ‘Disneyesque theme site’

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 19:57

Star Wars: The Last Jedi review: boring, bloated and confusing

The latest instalment will fill a Star Wars-shaped hole but is punishingly long

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 17:16

Experience the Force: A guide to the Star Wars magic in Kerry

With the Skelligs set to play a large part in ‘The Last Jedi’, tourism is booming in the Wild Atlantic Way

Sat Dec 9 2017 - 06:00

Donald Trump believes he’s Luke Skywalker: How Star Wars works for everyone

With the release of The Last Jedi imminent, a look back at how the ‘Star Wars’ juggernaut started in a ‘galaxy far, far away’

Sat Dec 9 2017 - 05:00

Mark Hamill: ‘If I had to climb a Skellig, I was staying at the top’

The Luke Skywalker actor on fame, Carrie Fisher and making Star Wars in Ireland

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 05:00

Star Wars trailer: Mind our good Skellig with that light sabre

Rey is waving her sword dangerously close to the Kerry rocks. She’ll frighten the cormorants

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 13:57

Kerry tourism feels the force of the Star Wars effect

Success of Star Wars Episode 7 sparks plan to promote the area as destination for fans

Wed Aug 9 2017 - 13:57

Rockfall specialists leave Skellig Michael in advance of reopening

OPW ‘cautiously optimistic’ ‘Star Wars’ location will reopen to public on May 14th

Tue Apr 25 2017 - 05:30

Open season: Irish tourist attractions come out of hibernation

A plethora of fascinating destinations beyond the beaten track are opening for 2017

Sat Apr 1 2017 - 06:00

What’s your county’s claim to fame?

A cure for leprosy? The Connemarathon? The home of Botox, or Viagra? Birthplace of the MGM lion? Whatever its claim to fame, know your county’s bragging rights

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00

Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher dies at age 60

Actor initially rose to fame as Princess Leia in 1977 science fiction blockbuster

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 20:44

Analysis: Fianna Fáil empire strikes back at Fine Gael

Never have so many got so few predictions right, writes Harry McGee

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 13:18

Star Wars screenings: film ‘transcends gender and age’

All four screens at Lighthouse Cinema sell out within 20 minutes for midnight showing

Thu Dec 17 2015 - 10:06

Star Wars review: New faces, old stories, star turn from the skellig

JJ Abrams taps into Star Wars’ ancient energy without breaking any new ground, and a certain island almost steals the show

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 08:01

Star Wars: Force awakens in Berlin church for Sunday Mass

For the vicar Luke Skywalker’s resistance dovetails with the letter of St Paul to the Romans

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00

Are you there Darth? It’s me, Paul

Star Wars obsessive Paul Howard remembers the day in 1983 when Darth Vader came to Ballybrack Shopping Centre in Dublin

Mon Nov 23 2015 - 06:00

From Boba to Yoda: The A-Z of Star Wars

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is out on December 17th. Here’s your Star Wars guide

Fri Nov 20 2015 - 15:55

Letter from writers expresses concern about Skellig Michael filming

Weather allows shooting to begin on scenes from ‘Star Wars VIII: The Force Awakens’

Wed Sep 16 2015 - 11:24

Fintan O’Toole: Beyond belief – why grant Disney’s Skelligs wish for Star Wars?

When monks founded their settlement on Skellig Michael they were literally going to extremes

Fri Sep 4 2015 - 13:52

New ‘Star Wars’ film to be called ‘The Force Awakens’

Disney says film, partly shot on Skellig Michael, to be released in December 2015

Thu Nov 6 2014 - 19:03

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