Here are tonight’s top news from Independent.ie.
Government loses majority as Fine Gael TD resigns party whip tonight
Former Fine Gael Secretary Joe McHugh has voted against his coalition colleagues and will resign tonight from the Fine Gael party whip†
Garda Investigation into Sinister Snapchat Account Grows as Concerns Over Girls’ Age in Distributed Images Grow
A large number of women whose personal and sensitive images were shared on a social media account without permission were minors at the time the photos were taken, it has emerged†
‘Chances are I won’t come back to Ireland’ – man forced to emigrate to Portugal as housing crisis hits older tenants
People who rent out their house when they are about to retire have told about the struggle for shelter because availability decreases and they are forced into poverty.
Boris Johnson about to resign tonight: ministerial delegation ‘prepares to tell UK prime minister to resign’
A group of cabinet ministers are about to tell British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit, including the head whip responsible for drafting the party, according to reports†
‘Enough is enough,’ says Javid as he submits his resignation to Commons
Boy injured after allegedly being hit by falling goal post settles action for €60,000
James Hannon was six years old and was attending a birthday party when the accident happened in the Dublin complex six years ago. His counsel, Finbarr Fox SC, told the court it was their case that the goal post was not properly secured†
Woman who campaigned intimidation against former Sinn Féin TD and a businesswoman is now fighting jail time
A mother of three faces two years in prison after waging a terrifying campaign of intimidation against a former Sinn Féin TD and a Cork community activist is now challenging her sentence†
Mixed martial arts fighter who attacked woman he was in love with gets suspended sentence
A professional mixed martial arts fighter has been given a suspended sentence for assaulting a woman†
Irish rugby fan gives CPR to New Zealand rugby officer after his heart stopped
Sara Hartigan (42), from Limerick, gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Dean Herewini (56) after his heart stopped when he entered Eden Park in AucklandNew Zealand, on Saturday.
Plane intercepted by fighter jet after fake bomb threat boy
Penneys removes supervisor role in store management shake-up
Penneys will restructure management within its Irish stores in a move that is expected to mean: some jobs lost with current supervisors being offered layoffs or the chance to apply for a new team leader role.
Dublin Airport: Five Aer Lingus return flights canceled today
Five more return flights from Aer Lingus die departing and flying to Dublin Airport today have been cancelled†
Long-term Covid impact on brain ‘underestimated’ and not included in HSE treatment plan, lead physician warns
Prof Jack Lambert, from the Mater Hospital, in Dublin, told the Oireachtas Health Committee that in 2021 a questionnaire of patients with long-term Covid in his clinic showed a year later that many had persistent brain fog, cognitive problems, exhaustion, sleep disturbances and psychological problems that they had not previously†
Any changes to retirement age or PRSI will be ‘gradual’, Treasury Secretary Paschal Donohoe says
Despite the expectation that a decision on the recommendations of the Pension Committee would be taken before the summer, it will probably be several months now before a formal decision is made†