September 23rd, 20181558Star Wars is everywhere. This is no shocking revelation for many people. For instance, Star Wars products flood our department stores. It is all over television, and for the past few years, it has usually been on movie screens for most of the year. The point is, here in the United States, it isn’t hard to find Star Wars. Recently, my...
December 27th, 20170240 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Rian Johnson shows Ireland is the dream location on the shoot of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dublin, 27 December 2017: The dramatic coastal scenery of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way has been wowing audiences since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi – the real-life...
December 18th, 2017074 Mark Hamill invites Star Wars fans to “Escape the Dark Side along Earth’s Wild Atlantic Way” New tourism film celebrates Ireland’s Star Wars connections Dublin, 18 December 2017: Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way has been wowing audiences around the globe in screenings of Star Wars: The Last...
December 7th, 20170100Ireland Launches First Tourism Campaign in Space Tourism Ireland celebrates the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, shot on location on Ireland’s beautiful Wild Atlantic Way Dublin, 7 December 2017: Planet Earth’s first interstellar tourism campaign has taken off – highlighting a destination that is truly out of this world....
September 9th, 20171212At the time of writing this I am sipping a cup of coffee and reflecting on my return trip to Skellig Michael, my second trip in the space of three months. To say that the island itself is out of this world is most definitely an understatement. Located seven miles off the coast of Kerry and being a native of the area I often threatened to...
June 2nd, 2016381 Star Wars in My Backyard -- A Guest Blog by Paul Loughlin When it comes to all things Star Wars I always avoid spoilers especially when it comes to the movies themselves, however this was not the case when I made the trip to Ceann Sibéal in Dingle. (Don’t worry there won’t be any spoilers here!). It had long been rumoured that...
January 5th, 20161140 As anyone who has seen The Force Awakens can attest, the secluded island home Luke Skywalker has chosen for himself is dramatic and beautiful. Skellig Michael, located off the southwest coast of Ireland, was selected by director J.J. Abrams for its breathtaking and otherworldly appearance, and it certainly made a lasting...
October 22nd, 20152205The last time we saw our Jedi Master, he was in triumphant celebration of the destruction of Death Star II. He was also in mourning for his newly-reclaimed father. His journey as a Jedi and as a man was headed in a unique direction after these events. In the poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke is conspicuously absent. We do not...
September 10th, 20150118 It looks like a bit of confusion over in Ireland has been sorted by Lucasfilm, according to Entertainment Weekly. Recent reports suggested that the production for The Force Awakens was returning to Skellig Michael -- the remote island off the southwest coast of County Kerry, Ireland where filming took place last year -- for...
I just returned from a trip to another system. A cross between murky, moist Dagobah, lush and green Naboo, and a quaint, cobblestoned yet modern and vibrant metropolis unlike any I’ve seen in the Galaxy Far, Far Away, Ireland captured my heart for the seven days I was there and then released it to appreciate my own corner of the...
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