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Not a galaxy far, far away, but Inishowen's Malin Head is the place to be on International Star Wars Day or May the Fourth. BBC NI's Connor Phillips Show is being broadcast from Farren's Bar on Wednesday to celebrate its First Birthday and according ...

03 May 2022 at 11:45

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Lights, camera, action - calling Donegal's aspiring filmmakers

You don’t have to travel to a galaxy far, far away to discover a landscape that is truly out of this world. Just ask the makers of Star Wars. As we've seen over the past number of years, Donegal has become a mini-Hollywood. The county has rightly ...

15 Nov 2022 at 12:10

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Star Wars - The Force is Strong in Donegal!

Fans of Star Wars in Donegal were over the moon at the weekend when two of the film series' stars popped into local pubs to say hello. The seventh Star Wars took just 20 days to become the top grossing film of all time last year. News that ...

17 May 2016 at 14:36

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Donegal has landed another major feature film

Donegal's reputation as a top-class film location has received another boost with the news that cast members are being sought for a production that is soon to be filmed in Inishowen. The team behind Cry From The Sea which will star ...

16 Jul 2023 at 16:00

Arts & Entertainment

Star Wars actor recruited to help raise funds for drones in Ukrainian war effort

Mark Hamill has been recruited by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to help fundraise for his country’s military efforts in the ongoing conflict with Russia. The Star Wars actor said he was “honoured” to take on the role of ...

02 Oct 2022 at 10:54

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Gallery: May the fourth be with you celebrated in Malin Head

The force was strong in Malin Head today as locals celebrated 'May the fourth' day. Stormtroopers and alpacas were on hand to make the day special, while BBC Radio Ulster helped captured the festivities with an outside ...

04 May 2022 at 21:25

Local News

GALLERY: The Force is still strong in Inishowen

Donegal people and visitors to Inishowen are being encouraged to ‘stay safe’ during the ongoing the coronavirus restrictions, while looking forward to 2021, following the cancellation of this year’s ‘May the 4th Be ...

04 May 2020 at 13:15

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Donegal man over the moon with business generated by Star Wars

Excitement is at cosmic levels among Star Wars fans from around the county as they prepare to watch the latest epic film to be released from Star Wars. Star Wars ‘The Last Jedi’ has been released at Century ...

13 Dec 2017 at 18:02

Local News

Iconic Malin Well Church conserved

Malin Holy Well Malin Well Old Church Conservation Group certainly did not rest on their laurels during the Covid lockdowns. A subgroup of Malin Heritage Group, its members Teresa Mullin, John Grant, Des ...

25 Mar 2022 at 13:15

National News

Harrison Ford’s original Han Solo blaster expected to fetch €485,000 at auction

Han Solo’s original blaster, used by Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope, is expected to fetch up to 500,000 dollars (€485,000) when it goes under the hammer later this month. The prop firearm, which ...

12 Aug 2022 at 10:42

National News

'Scuab-E-Doo' among names suggested for Dublin Airport cleaning robot

'James McClean' and 'Scuab-E-Doo' are among names suggested for a cleaning robot at Dublin Airport. The robot - which bears a loose resemblance to R2D2 from the Star Wars franchise - can be seen ...

04 Jun 2024 at 15:11

Arts & Entertainment

'One of the rarest ever' - Star Wars poster to go under hammer in aid of Ukraine

An extremely rare Star Wars poster is going up for auction in aid of Ukraine. The artwork was originally produced for the 1977 science fiction epic by renowned American fantasy artists Greg and ...

15 Mar 2022 at 15:51

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