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Great Blasket Island gets new caretakers

A young couple are leaving their jobs and city life to become the new caretakers of the Great Bla...

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08.40 9 Mar 2026


Great Blasket Island gets new caretakers


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08.40 9 Mar 2026


A young couple are leaving their jobs and city life to become the new caretakers of the Great Blasket Island. They will have no hot water, full-time mobile phone coverage or wifi. 

We hear about life on the Blasket Island with Billy O'Connor, who runs the Blasket Island experience.


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