Rare deep partial solar eclipse will be spectacular from Ireland

Nothing approaching this scale will be seen again for generations — here's what's happening and how to view it

The partially eclipsed Sun photographed from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA on August 21, 2017. The Sun will be nearly 98% eclipsed by the Moon from the southwest of Ireland on August 12, 2026. Picture: Peter T. Gallagher (DIAS Dunsink Observatory)

An incredibly rare deep partial solar eclipse will occur on the evening of August 12, 2026, as the shadow of the Moon races across Ireland.

Most of us in Ireland will see more than 90% of the Sun being obscured by the Moon, with some areas of the country, including the west and southwest, seeing the Sun being nearly completely obscured at 97%.