Killeagh’s hidden spaceship: Inside Michael Fitzgerald’s recycled sci-fi film studio

Aerospace engineer Michael Fitzgerald transforms recycled materials into a sprawling sci-fi film set with global YouTube reach

Michael Fitzgerald poses between two battle-worn stormtrooper masks. Picture: Chani Anderson

A feat of aerospace engineering nestled away in an old cattle shed, Michael Fitzgerald’s homemade spaceship is one of East Cork’s best kept secrets.

Killeagh may seem like an unlikely home for such an ambitious creation, but the actor and filmmaker insists otherwise.