Skellig Michael to get funding to address climate change threats

Island off Kerry coast is one of 10 global heritage sites identified in National Geographic project
Skellig Michael to get funding to address climate change threats

Skellig Michael is one of only two Unesco World Heritage Sites in the Republic. Picture: Dan Linehan

Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast is to be one of 10 global heritage sites that will be bolstered from the effects of climate change in a National Geographic-led effort.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service (NMS) said the globally recognised landmark, made famous through the Star Wars film saga, will join nine others in the Preserving Legacies: A Future for our Past project.

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