Working as caretakers on the Great Blasket Island from April to September has been “a magical experience” for Aisling Costello and Conor Jones, who lived on the island for the 2026 season. Reflecting on the couple’s six-month stint on the island off the coast of Co Kerry, Costello, from Cork, says: “I think people who might be applying for the job or reading about the job, think, ‘Oh fab! I’m going to go and chill on the island now for six months.’ “People don’t realise it’s a job. You are employed. It is really full on. I was definitely very…