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VIEW GALLERY. Ireland is to be temporarily plunged into darkness next month by a near-total solar eclipse. Over 90% of the sun will be obscured during the astronomical event, which will be visible from Ireland on March 20, 2015.
1 Total Solar Eclipse: the next total eclipse visible in the UK follows a track similar to that of 11 August 1999, but shifted slightly further north and occurring very near sunset. 2  Maximum duration in Cornwall will be 2 minutes and 10 seconds. 3  Same day and month as the eclipse of 23 September 1699.