Skellig boatman to take on the Empire

A boatman could be on collision course with the makers of Star Wars after he pledged to bring pre-booked passengers to Skellig Michael – even if it clashes with filming.

Ballinskelligs boatman Sean Feehan Snr confirmed to the Irish Examiner that he was “70% full” for bookings for trips to the island next week, and also had a number of bookings in place for the week after.

He stressed that he had no issue with Disney, who are behind the Star Wars series, but said no one had the right to prevent him from bringing people to and from Skellig Michael.