Hundreds gather at Newgrange for winter solstice

Hundreds of people have gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath to mark the shortest day of the year.

Hundreds gather at Newgrange for winter solstice

Hundreds of people have gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath to mark the shortest day of the year.

It's a cloudy morning so far at the ancient passage tomb, which means the sun may not shine down the chamber of the 5,000-year-old monument.

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