Big buzz as Star Wars recreates beehive huts at Ceann Sibéal in Kerry

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.

The detailed shots capture the preparations for the latest round of filming of the Star Wars series on the Kerry headland, with work continuing on recreating the beehive- like structures of Sceilig Mhichíl, used to such potent effect at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which smashed box office records around the world when it opened last December.