Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock PhotoIRELANDINTERNATIONAL#ARGENTINA: Lionel Messi bid farewell to his father Jorge Messi at a private funeral in Argentina. PARTING SHOTA picture taken of people viewing the last solar eclipse that occurred in Ireland. Leon Farrell / Rolling News. Leon Farrell / Rolling News. A solar eclipse happens when the moon moves directly between the earth and the sun, blocking its light.