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This Couple Are Signing Up For A Summer With No Electricity Or Hot Water
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Back in January,
Great Blasket Island, located three miles off the coast of Dingle in County Kerry.
After sifting through thousands of applicants, Billy and his wife Alice have chosen the lucky two that will be taking on this very unique role. Covid permitting,
Niamh Kelleher and
Niamh and Jack joined
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Endangered fish thrown away and dead whales on our shores: Fishing s ocean impact
Noteworthy reveals over 30 tonnes of threatened fish were discarded in one year, including the endangered basking shark and critically endangered skates. By Maria Delaney Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 8:30 PM 2 hours ago 9,500 Views 12 Comments
VIDEOS OF THE iconic basking shark flood our social media every summer. The peaceful plankton-feeding fish started to arrive off our shores last week.
However, prospects for this giant fish and its smaller relatives are not good. Research earlier this year found that three-quarters of sharks and rays that live in our oceans are threatened with extinction.
No running water and wild weather conditions – young couple made for Blaskets caretaker job
Niamh Kelleher and Jack Cakebread will be reunited on the island after months apart
Niamh Kelleher and Jack Cakebread: We were so excited when we got the interview and then we got it.
Sat, 27 Feb, 2021 - 13:00
Nicole Glennon
A young couple is to become the new caretakers on the Great Blasket Island, reuniting after months apart in the process.
Twenty-five-year-old Niamh Kelleher from Kilfinane, Co Limerick, will be reunited with her British partner Jack Cakebread, 24, when they take up the coveted stint on Great Blasket Island, for which thousands applied this year.
A young couple will take on the coveted role of caretakers of the Great Blasket Island’s accommodation and coffee shop.
The Irish Independent reports that Niamh Kelleher from Limerick and Jack Cakehead from France have beaten competition from all over the world for the positions.
The Great Blasket Island was once home to Peig Sayers; no one has lived on the island since 1953 but people regularly visit it.
It’s reported that the couple will begin their jobs on the island in May.
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