Tourism Ireland launch Star Wars billboard 21 miles into the sky

Tourism Ireland sent an ad to a galaxy far, far away!

Thu, 07 Dec, 2017 - 10:37

Tourism chiefs in Ireland have launched a stratospheric ad campaign to highlight the island's key role in the latest Star Wars film.

While not quite a galaxy far, far away, Tourism Ireland has sent a billboard 21 miles above planet earth to promote the scenic locations where parts of the movie were shot.

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