A large crowd assembles each year on the 21st December for the Winter Solstice event at Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath. The passage of Newgrange was built in such a way that on the winter solstice sunrise (shortest day of the year), the rising sun shines directly through a specially built 'roofbox' above the door, straight down the passage and forms a wedge of bright golden light inside the heart of the chamber within.

The forecast was for clear weather and as the sky gets brighter the fog and mist begin to clear, conditions are perfect. All eyes are on the horizon to catch the first crescent of blinding sun appearing across the valley.

A large crowd assembles each year on the 21st December for the Winter Solstice event at Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, Co. Meath. The passage of Newgrange was built in such a way that on the winter solstice sunrise (shortest day of the year), the rising sun shines directly through a specially built 'roofbox' above the door, straight down the passage and forms a wedge of bright golden light inside the heart of the chamber within.

The forecast was for clear weather and as the sky gets brighter the fog and mist begin to clear, conditions are perfect. All eyes are on the horizon to catch the first crescent of blinding sun appearing across the valley.