Cloud cover ruins annual Newgrange solstice spectacle

Cloud cover has prevented the sun from shining into the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange in Co Meath today.

Cloud cover ruins annual Newgrange solstice spectacle

Cloud cover has prevented the sun from shining into the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange in Co Meath today.

Around 30 lucky people had secured access to the monument to watch the rising sun illuminating the central chamber on the shortest day of the year.

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