Today marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. This occurs when either of Earth’s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. TG4 will provide a live stream of the Winter Solstice Sunrise event from Newgrange at 8.45am. The stream will be available on TG4’s Facebook and www.TG4.ie.
During the pandemic the OPW provided a live stream of the event where the rising sun at this time of the year is able enter via a gap over the doorway to illuminate the inner chamber. It is hoped that the OPW will provide the service again next year. The OPW is allowing a limited number of people to be in the chamber after they entered a lottery for tickets.
