Billy O’Connor
Billy O’Connor co-manages the holiday accommodation on Great Blasket Island with Alice Hayes and is transitioning the caretaking duties to the enthusiastic newlyweds, Camille and James.
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Recent news mentions
Billy O’Connor, along with his wife Alice, renovated some of the abandoned cottages on Great Blasket Island.
Inside a summer on the Great Blasket – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-06-29
Billy O’Connor, along with Alice Hayes, took over two cottages on the island in 2014.
‘There is no typical day here. The sea often has other ideas’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-18
Billy O’Connor was the original drummer for Blondie, whom Clem Burke replaced.
Clem Burke, Blondie’s drummer and ‘heartbeat’, dies aged 70 | Blondie
United Kingdom· 2025-04-07
Billy O'Connor is Alice Hayes' partner and co-manager of the island's accommodations.
В Ірландії обрали пару, яка протягом пів року доглядатиме безлюдний острів
Ukraine· 2025-02-26
Billy O’Connor, whose grandfather bought part of the island in the 1980s, picked the new caretakers.
‘We try to put applicants off’: couple chosen as live-in caretakers on uninhabited Irish island | IrelandUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-26
Billy O’Connor is Alice Hayes's partner and co-owner of the accommodation on Great Blasket Island.
Newlyweds land job as caretakers of Great Blasket Island – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-23