Star Wars fans rejoice! The Millennium Falcon arrives at Malin Head

Filming for the next instalment of the Star Wars franchise is set to start this Friday in the North-West and crews have been busy over the past few weeks building sets including the iconic spaceship.

Thu, 12 May, 2016 - 01:00

No stranger to Ireland, the film series previously shot the closing scenes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Skellig Michael off the coast of Kerry.

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Courts Real life Star Wars Millenium Falcon Place: North Place: Ireland Place: Skellig Michael Place: Kerry Place: Malin Head Place: Millennium Falcon Person: Jim Mullin Organisation: Malin Head Community Association Organisation: RTÉ Organisation: Donegal County Council

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