Photo essay: Skellig Michael reopens for summer visitors to sun, swells and puffins
Huge swells, high winds and lashing rain subside as the first visitors return to Skellig Michael this summer
Star Wars
Four new films to see this week: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Finding Emily, Hen and Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of May 22nd, 2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu review: Plenty of explosions, blissfully little Star Wars lore
Pedro Pascal leads the cast in an undemanding romp that features the franchise’s signature blend of low culture and high professionalism
From Game of Thrones to Star Wars: Pedro Pascal’s slow road to the Hollywood blockbuster
After the struggle of career-building, actor says it’s ‘very fitting’ that the longest he’s gotten to play a character is within the Star Wars franchise
Oscars 2026: How Ireland lured Hollywood film-makers across the Atlantic
Ireland is ‘going gangbusters’ at turning itself into whatever environment a movie or TV show needs
Superheroes, stormtroopers and ghostbusters find their tribe at Dublin Comic Con
This year’s event at the Convention Centre featured Anthony Daniels aka Star Wars droid C-3P0
The Movie Quiz: What was the fourth Star Wars film to be theatrically released?
Plus: What was the fourth Star Wars film to be theatrically released?
My first Inishowen Peninsula trip raises a big question: why would anybody live in a city?
Donegals landscapes, alpacas and lavish hospitality might just be the perfect recipe for life
Jaws: As Steven Spielberg’s film turns 50, we’re still living in the shadow of the shark
Jaws is accused of destroying US cinema, but it was popcorn entertainment of the kind the studios would always shift back to
‘Livelihoods are at stake’: High Court to decide this week on lifting of Skellig Michael boats suspension
Judge ‘staggered’ by assertion from OPW lawyers that it would need six months to prepare case
Mission impossible: If you want to see how desperate Hollywood is, just look at what happens to movie titles
Hollywood’s serial chopping and changing of franchise movie titles shows the studios will go to any lenghts to Anything to grab audiences’ attention
Skellig Michael not opening this weekend due to High Court challenge by boat operators
Row over renewal of permits to bring visitors to Star Wars location off Kerry coast may cost millions in lost tourism revenue
Andor season 2 review: Irish actors shine in taut Star Wars prestige TV
Television: Disney was slightly off kilter with season 1 but is back on course with latest addition
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