For the first time in many years the public will not be allowed to experience the winter solstice sunrise from the chamber inside the neolithic passage tomb at Newgrange, Co Meath. The Office of Public Works confirmed it will remain closed and there are plans to live stream the winter solstice on December 21st. In addition, people whose names were drawn in the annual solstice lottery were given tickets to see sunrise from inside the chamber. The visitor centre for Brú na Bóinne, which is a Unesco world heritage site, reopened to the public on Tuesday. There is also access to the site around the monument but not inside it.

Source: The Irish Times December 02, 2020 17:09 UTC