Crookhaven's Monksfield dips a toe, and a pier, in the coastal property market

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their cultural picks for the year ahead

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

To celebrate the newest Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, Graham Norton hosted a very Star Wars themed line-up this week.

Des O’Driscoll looks at what’s events are happening at the moment

With excitement rising for the latest Star Wars instalment, Laura Harding meets members of the cast, and finds them keen to pay tribute to the late Carrie Fisher.

There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online.

It’s easy to see how magical Skellig Michael captured Hollywood’s imagination, writes John Daly.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics round up the big tickets for autumn

Lucasfilms/Star Wars is to be asked to contribute towards the provision of a public car park in the fishing village of Portmagee in south Kerry because of the influx of so many visitors

Crookhaven has hosted visitors from another galaxy. Tommy Barker looks at one of its star attractions.

A role in the new Star Wars instalment is the latest step up the acting ladder for Felicity Jones, writes Gemma Dunn

During Star Wars Celebration 2016, director Rian Johnson revealed that Episode VIII will do something not done by any other film in the Star Wars saga to date. Episode VIII will begin right where Episode VII wrapped up.

John Williams has confirmed that he will score Spielberg’s Ready Player One, with his work on it beginning in November.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

They arrived fashionably late but, once there, Star Wars actors Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley partied into the night at Foxy John’s in Dingle.

The force may be strong with (Sky) Walkers, but Luke closely at the above picture and you will see that Mark Hamill (and possibly his pooch) has a weakness for Tayto.

The posters say it best: “Episode VIII: A long time ago on a headland far, far away...”

A schoolboy stayed up way past his bed-time — waiting nine hours — to meet his hero Luke Skywalker.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Especially Mark Hamill.

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

The Star Wars Irish Tour of 2016 is on the move.

UPDATE: Check out this exclusive footage of Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley and the rest of the Star Wars cast arriving into Cork Airport today from where they will head to Brow Head in West Cork to continue filming on the latest installment of the hit franchise. 

Star Wars is here, with the massive production now shooting at locations around Ireland.

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

It still seems pretty nuts that Star Wars Episode VIII is actually shooting in Ireland but large sets have been constructed at several locations and the word is stars like Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver are in the country right now.

It is Star Wars day, May the Fourth - a day which has been co-opted by the franchise because it sounds quite like a famous line from the film. May the Fourth be With You!

A new Tomb Raider film series has been on the boil for awhile now, with the aim being to follow the format of recent games by going back to a time before Ms Lara Croft was getting all up in those tombs.

Star Wars Episode VIII is currently filming at Pinewood Studios in the UK, giving the Royal lads Prince Harry and Prince William a chance to visit the set last week.

It’s not a galaxy far, far away, but by the time it’s finished, the scene at Ceann Sibéal in Co Kerry will be every bit the intergalactic equal of Skellig Michael, as our exclusive pictures show.

Daisy Ridley was one of the stand out finds of Star Wars the Force Awakens and you can see how it all happened here

Once on an island far, far away, Star Wars landed on the rocky slopes of Skellig Michael off the coast of Kerry.

Some of the biggest names in Irish movies, theatre, and entertainment were feted in LA last night ahead of Sunday’s Oscars.

Here's a real treat, the first footage from Star Wars Episode VIII - and it was shot in Ireland!

Three Irish people have been named among the 30 most influential Europeans in the entertainment industry.

Actress Saoirse Ronan and Web Summit co-founder Daire Hickey have been named on Forbes’ “30 under 30” list of high-achieving twenty-somethings.

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' has become the fastest film to earn $1 billion at the box office.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12A) opens 30 years on from the events of Return of the Jedi (1983), with the rebels, led by General Leia (Carrie Fisher), hard-pressed by the evil First Order, led by Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis), Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson). 

Star Wars director JJ Abrams said he wanted to make female characters a central part of The Force Awakens so it would “feel the way the world looks and feels”.