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.

Mark Hamill makes Derry cancer survivor’s dream come true

At the heart of the first Star Wars movie was the famous showdown between Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, and his father Darth Vader. Five actors so far have portrayed the villain who started life as Anakin Skywalker.

Google has launched its Lightsaber Escape browser-based game, in which you attempt to escape The First Order using your trusty lightsaber.

A new international trailer has been released with a few new pieces of footage to get fans excited again.

Let’s begin shall we?

It’s almost upon us - the moment you have been waiting for more years than you care to admit. With less than two months to go, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has released it’s official trailer.

The froth is strong with this one.

Locals of a small bar in Co Kerry got a great surprise yesterday evening as Luke Skywalker himself stopped by to pull a few pints and teach people in ’the ways of the Force’.

Sailing

A Star Wars fan has turned to the dark side to sell what he believes is one of the world’s largest collections of Star Wars action figures.

Millions of Star Wars fans have been given a taster of the new film as the first trailer is unveiled — a whole year ahead of the next instalment of the sci-fi saga. 

Star Wars Episode VII is still more than a year away, but the film is springing more leaks than a reactor core after a shoot-out in Detention Block AA-23.

LANDLORD FINED

G'day. I'm a Jedi.

Justin Rose’s magnificent US Open triumph was a victory for the good guy, the hard-worker, the gentleman and the good son.

DO you feel stimulated? It has been an electric week in politics.

Barack Obama could not bring two battling political parties together to forestall the steep budget cuts, but did manage a feat of more cosmic proportions.

Russell Brand admits his remake of 'Arthur' was a "mistake".

Samuel L. Jackson is keen to star in 'Star Wars Episode 7'.

Russell Brand is desperate to appear in the new 'Star Wars' films.

A Fine Gael TD has asked the Central Statistics Office (CSO) for information on the number of people who claimed their religion was that of 'Jedi knight' in last year's Census.

He has played a Jedi knight, an Irish revolutionary leader and a German who saved over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust.

Apprentice runner-up Jim Eastwood has revealed he is proud to have earned his “Jedi” nickname for his powers of manipulation.

FRANKIE Dettori treated Chester racegoers to a flying dismount yesterday after boosting the prospects of his probable Investec Derby mount, Chabal, with victory aboard Azmeel in the Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes.

Frankie Dettori treated Chester racegoers to a flying dismount after boosting the prospects of his probable Investec Derby mount, Chabal, with victory aboard Azmeel in the Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes.

Belfast’s venerable seat of learning, the 19th century Queen’s University, has zoomed into the distant future to a galaxy far, far away … by offering the UK’s only course in the psychological techniques of the Jedi religion.

A Jedi "church" has been born in a galaxy far far away – North Wales.

As the Star Wars saga celebrates its 30th anniversary later this month. The Star Wars universe has descended on London with one of the biggest exhibitions ever of original props and costumes from the classic sci-fi series.

Without Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11 at the Cannes Film Festival this time, it was left to George Lucas and Star Wars to highlight European pique over the state of world relations and America’s role in it.

Film-maker George Lucas has warned parents the sixth and final Star Wars movie is not suitable for young children.

More than 70,000 fans of the Star Wars films have upset Australia’s statistics agency by identifying their religion as "Jedi" during last year’s national census.

They may be known as masters of self-control and denial - but director George Lucas disclosed today that Jedi Knights enjoy steamy nights.

Ewan McGregor showed today that he is no match for the Dark Side at a charity premiere of Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones.

A US Senator leading the investigation into the collapse of Enron says the corporation did not tell Congress about a web of partnerships it used to hide debts.