'You don't want to miss this': Cork and Kerry to get stunning view of partial solar eclipse

All of Ireland will be able to see Wednesday's partial eclipse — and the South West will be treated to a once-in-a-lifetime event, with up to 98% of the sun covered

People are being warned not to look directly at Wednesday's partial solar eclipse. MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory has distributed 7,000 eclipse-viewing glasses, and will have a further 500 at its three public viewing locations in Cork City. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA

People in Cork and Kerry are being urged to seize a rare chance to witness Wednesday’s solar eclipse, with no comparable event expected to be visible from Ireland again until 2090.

Cork is expected to be among the best places in the country to view the eclipse shortly after 6pm tomorrow, Wednesday as the moon’s shadow tracks from Greenland and Iceland before looping around to the South-West of Ireland and northern Spain.