May the Force be with them Star Wars makers got ship for free

Skellig Michael: a marine notice requested all other vessels to give the island a wide berth
Simon Coveney, the Minister for Defence, said the LÉ Ciara’s deployment was within the patrola vessel’s normal duties

The producers of the new Star Wars film were given free use of an Irish Navy ship for four days to keep intruders away during filming on Skellig Michael.

The LÉ Ciara had been out of action for several ...