The producers of the new Star Wars movie have donated 10-thousand euro to Valentia Lifeboat as a thank you.

Crews from the Hollywood blockbuster have been filming scenes from the latest movie on Skellig Michael over the past month.

According to the local newspaper - Kerry's Eye - just before finishing up they gited Valentia Lifeboat 10 thousand euro.

I've been speaking to journalist with the paper - Aidan O'Connor.

I began by asking him how it all came about: