SKELLIG Michael, the famous UNESCO World Heritage site off the Kerry coast where scenes from `Star Wars: The Force Awakens' were filmed, is to reopen to visitors on Sunday.
A major rockfall on Lighthouse Road, the main visitor access route, on Monday evening caused a further delay to the planned opening.
The Office of Public Works (OPW), which takes care of the site, said that it was "clearly deeply unsafe" for both staff and visitors.
It was the second rockfall had occurred following an earlier one in March when stormy weather saw a length of wall along the main visitor path leading from the landing pier to the south steps on the island.
A piece of the wall at Cross Cove was also swept away.
However, it was to have reopened today, before the second rockfall delayed it until Sunday.
The OPW said it has carried out engineering and technical assessments of vulnerable areas and "have concluded that the main risk to visitors from further rockfalls has passed".
It promised to "continue to monitor the situation" and will if necessary "close the Island at short notice in the interests of safety of staff and public".
In February, a Skellig Michael guide claimed the government gave filming for the sci-fi movie the go-ahead on the basis of incomplete ecological data.
