Pressure mounts for Skellig Michael to reopen for visitors 

With works under way on the island, local tourism businesses are calling on the OPW to give a firm reopening date

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' was filmed on Skellig Michael. Picture: Valerie O’Sullivan

The OPW has said it is preparing to re-open Unesco World Heritage Site Skellig Michael this summer but has been unable to give an exact date.

The island normally opens to tourists in mid-May and the OPW said works are taking place to facilitate a re-opening of the hugely popular tourist site as quickly as possible.