Star Wars fever descended on Malin Head on Saturday as the inaugural ‘May The Fourth Be With You’ festival got…
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Star Wars favourite has scenic road named after him in Inishowen
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoA road in Malin Head has been renamed the R2D2 in tribute to one of Star Wars’ most famous characters.…
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Lightsabers at the ready for Donegal’s Star Wars festivities this May
by Staff Writer 6 years agoDonegal’s Inishowen peninsula was part of Fáilte Ireland programme of events unveiling for this year’s ‘May the 4th Be With…
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Following the success of Ireland’s first ‘May the 4th Be With You’ festival in May 2018, the festival will take…
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Star Wars and Wild Atlantic Wonders are highlights from record year in tourism
by Rachel McLaughlin 6 years agoTourism Ireland is celebrating 2018 as the best year ever for overseas tourism to the island of Ireland. Some 11.2…
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What films are on this Christmas Day? Your Top 10 guide
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoOne of our favourite things about the holiday season, after spending time with family, of course, is Christmas movies! There’s nothing quite…
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Watch: Donegal’s Star Wars fame gets a boost on May the Fourth
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoToday is May the 4th aka ‘Star Wars Day’ for fans of the science fiction franchise all over the world. The…
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Expert seminar looks to support Donegal brand after major events
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoDonegal County Council is set to host a high profile seminar on Thursday 15 March in An Grianan Hotel in Burt that…
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Donegal’s wealth of tourist destinations has been brought to the attention of the thousands of people who visited the annual…
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All-new travel brochure to have tourists trooping to Donegal
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoThis morning saw the launch of the new 2018 Donegal Tourism brochure which features everything you need to know about…
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Mark Hamill on Star Wars: “I wish we could have shot the entire film in Ireland”
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoWorld-renowned actor Mark Hamill has raved about Donegal’s spectacular views and hospitable locals in an exclusive interview with Tourism Ireland.…
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WATCH: Mark Hamill praises the welcoming Irish – ‘We felt like we were home’
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoStar Wars actor Mark Hamill has given another exclusive interview about his time in Ireland during the filming of The…
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Did you know that a Donegal man built the Millennium Falcon at Malin?
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoLifford man Eddie Gallen had an ‘out of this world’ assignment when the Star Wars film crew came to Donegal…
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Watch: Can you spot Malin Head in these behind the scenes shots of Star Wars?
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoDiscover Ireland has shared an exclusive behind the scenes look at the filming of Star Wars. The specially-commissioned ‘behind-the-scenes’ film…
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Breaking Santa News: Millenium Falcon spotted in sky above Inishowen
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoBREAKING NEWS: A strange spaceship resembling the Millenium Falcon has been spotted in skies above Inishowen this evening. Reliable sources…
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Inishowen Motors (Malin and Drumkeen) had a very unexpected visitor last week. Ahead of the release of ‘The Last Jedi’,…
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The force is certainly getting stronger at Malin Head – especially if you’re bursting for the loo! Since the arrival…
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WATCH: Mark Hamill praises the Wild Atlantic Way in thrilling Star Wars advert
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoStar Wars actor Mark Hamill is championing the Wild Atlantic Way as the perfect place to escape the Dark Side. …
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Star Wars director speaks of “extraordinary” hospitality shown by Donegal locals
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoStar Wars director Rian Johnson has spoken out about the “extraordinary” hospitality Donegal locals showed to the crew whilst filming…
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How Stars Wars was the ‘Force’ behind the building of Century Cinemas!
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoThe owner of Century Cinemas in Letterkenny, Mark Doherty, has revealed how he fell in love with the silver screen…