Skellig Michael 'hazardous and unsafe for visitors' after serious rockfall near guide huts

It is recommended that Skellig Michael remain closed for 2020 until a “safe reopening” in May of next year

Skellig Michael, which is now likely to remain closed until May 2021. Picture: Valerie O’Sullivan

One of Ireland’s best-known tourist attractions was hit by a serious rockfall, which fed into a decision not to reopen to visitors this year.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) had decided in May that Skellig Michael – which played a starring role in the latest Star Wars trilogy – would be closed to tourism this summer.