Waterville hotel hosted Stars Wars crew during shooting in Kerry

A Victorian-era hotel in the village of Waterville, Co Kerry, has been revealed as the host to the Star Wars crew during its two-week shoot in Kerry in the summer.

Manager and co-owner of The Butler Arms Louise Huggard has spoken for the first time about what the booking out of her hotel by the crew meant for Waterville, which looks out on Skellig Michael.

The Unesco world heritage island and its early Christian monastery is a much-anticipated location for scenes in The Force Awakens.