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Storm Damage Repairs Prioritised For Skellig Michael

18th March 2016
No tourist landings will be allowed on Skellig Michael till storm damage along the main path from its pier is repaired No tourist landings will be allowed on Skellig Michael till storm damage along the main path from its pier is repaired Credit: Jerzy Strzelecki/Wikimedia

#SkelligMichael - Repairs to storm damage on Skellig Michael are a priority ahead of the summer tourism season, as RTÉ News reports.

The OPW will oversee repairs to six metres of a wall between the pier and the island's South Steps, much of which has collapsed into the sea following the recent stormy winter.

Until repairs are completed, the Unesco World Heritage site has been declared unsafe for tourist landings – many thousands of which are expected this year after the rocky outcrop featured prominently in December's cinematic blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Filming on Skellig Michael for that and future Star Wars films has also been a source of controversy, with an experienced island guide speaking out recently over the impact of filming on the ancient monastic site and its vulnerable marine wildlife habit.

RTÉ News has more on the story HERE.

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MacDara Conroy

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