Winter Solstice live-streamed as Covid keeps public out of Newgrange

The Winter Solstice is an astronomical phenomenon marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs on December 21, or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn. 

The Winter Solstice Sunrise is being live-streamed from within the chamber at the Neolithic passage tomb of Newgrange today, as it was on December 20 and 21.

For the second year in a row, the Office of Public Works (OPW), in partnership with the National Monuments Services (NMS) has been broadcasting the phenomenal event that marks the passing of the longest night of the year live.