“The weather – Star Wars filming and visitors ability to see the Skelligs,”
Boat Man Paul Devane & Skipper pictured on his boat ” Marber Therese 11 ” at the Marina Portmagee, County Kerry
Paul Devane, who runs Skellig Michael Cruises that offers Landing and Eco tours to the Skelligs, said he was hoping for a “bounce back” next year after the Star Wars film comes out in December.
Mr Devane said there had been a decline in business coming his way compared with last summer due to bad weather.
Tourism Ireland said The Wild Atlantic Way achieved a “major coup” with a new, behind-the-scenes teaser video for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’.
Filled with action shots and outtakes, the video features magnificent scenery from Skellig Michael and the Wild Atlantic Way.
The director of ‘The Last Jedi’, Rian Johnson, went to Skellig Michael with his cast in September 2015.
The location scouts were so impressed with the Wild Atlantic Way that they came back for a second shoot in May 2016. The full article in the Irish Independant can be read here :-
