They are beautiful, pristine, world treasures, etc. There’s a 6th century monastery at the top of Skellig Michael. Little Skellig hosts gazillions of gannets. Also puffins, but only through August 7, ...

There is so much plastic in the sea that the birds are bringing it ashore to build their nests Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

A rocky pyramid emerges out of a dark blue sea. It is cinematic even before you add the Millennium Falcon. You can see why “Star Wars” producers chose Skellig Michael as a location in a galaxy far, ...

Jutting out from the Atlantic, the Skellig Islands have long been a fixture on the Irish tourist trail but are now becoming a focal point for the growing debate on plastic sea pollution. Little ...

A new book collects the writings and lore on the famous Kerry islands and surrounding area by a man who lived most of his life in Ballinskelligs, says Marjorie Brennan. As the ‘Star Wars’ ...

There is no “localised solution” to the continuing build-up of plastic materials on one of the Skellig Islands, wildlife officials have said. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) examined ...

Birdwatch Ireland is now saying that the estimated 70,000 gannets on Little Skellig are increasingly using plastic instead of seaweed to construct their nests. As seaweed is biodegradable, the plastic ...

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