Source: Discover Ireland/YouTube THE PRODUCTION FIRM behind the Star Wars blockbuster movie The Last Jedi received €3.43 million in tax credits from the Revenue Commissioners last year. The production crew for the film shot scenes involving Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker character at Skellig Michael while parts of the film were shot in other Irish locations such as Malin Head in Co Donegal and Ceann Sibeal in Co Kerry.
43 million is subject to the satisfaction of all qualifying conditions of the certs issued to the company and failure to satisfy the conditions could result in a full clawback of the amounts. Tourism boost The shooting of the scenes on Skellig Michael has provided a boost to the Irish tourism industry, particularly in west Kerry. The Unesco World Heritage site stole the show in the 2015 Force Awakens when Daisy Ridley’s character Rey tracked down Skywalker in the final scene.
A fantastic investment. An ad campaign for Irish Tourism with that reach would have been much much more.
Just PR value alone it’s worth this !
Probably worth it tbf
So what .... How much did it bring in . Do the maths you idiots