A final decision on the re-opening date of Skellig Michael has not yet been made

Friday, 21 May 2021 10:21

The OPW says the challenges and complexities of some sites require careful consideration and priority must be given to the safety and wellbeing of OPW staff and visitors on site

The OPW says as the reopening of national monuments sites begins, the challenges and complexities of some sites require careful consideration and priority must be given to the safety and wellbeing of OPW staff and visitors on site.

At Skellig Michael, due to the particular uniqueness of the site in terms of location and landscape, preparatory works to make it safe fr public access, are running several weeks behind schedule due to work restrictions relating to the pandemic..

The progress of these works is under constant review and discussions remain ongoing regarding the re-opening of the site to visitors at a time when it is deemed by the OPW as safe to do so.

At this point in time, a final decision regarding a re-opening date has not been made, but every effort is being made to have the island ready for visitors in the coming weeks.

A decision on re-opening is, of course, reliant on any changes that might arise in current Government guidelines on the Covid pandemic.