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

The first teaser trailer for EA’s upcoming Star Wars Battlefront 2 has leaked online, as reported by Eurogamer.

Lucasfilm yesterday announced that the eight instalment of the Star Wars saga will be titled STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.

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.

If you haven't already spent more than you should on tie in tat for Star Wars the Force Awakens, this is the tat you've been looking for.

Star Wars is back in a big way, and it's not going to ever leave again with new movies every year until the Earth explodes! Maybe.

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 cast and crew of Star Wars are only in the country a few days, but they're already getting VIP treatment in the Rebel county.

The recent visit of Star Wars to Donegal for filming got the creative juices flowing for one local musician.

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.

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

The Star Wars’ crew and cast have landed at Cork Airport.

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.

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!

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

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

Star Wars Battlefront's free Battle of Jakku DLC is the closest that Star Wars fans will get to content related to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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”.

It's time to meet Daisy Ridley's Rey in the latest video for Star Wars The Force Awakens.

Star Wars The Force Awakens is a huge movie with many characters both new and old, but JJ Abrams still somehow managed to find space for collaborator Simon Pegg.

In the extremely unlikely event that you had forgotten there's a new Star Wars coming out (December 17th people!), Disney has teamed up with a company you may have heard of to bring you even more stuff from that galaxy far, fay away.

With less than 40 days to go until the official release of the years most anticipated movie, JJ Abrams has chosen once again to give Star Wars fans another tease.

When the official Force Awakens trailer was released last month excitement for the new Star Wars movie went through the roof. Now prepare to be blasted through the clouds with this new trailer.

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 Disney Store on Grafton Street opened its doors at midnight to super excited Star Wars fans to experience its galactic line up of Star Wars: The Force Awakens products as part of Star Wars Force Friday 4th September.

It took a Hollywood blockbuster to do it, but Domhnall Gleeson has officially been lured to the dark side.