These are tonight’s top stories on Independent.ie.
Aer Lingus flight cancellations: ‘The queue to rebook was as long as Terminal 2’ – family loses €6,000 dream holiday
A family whose flight to Portugal was canceled at the last minute this weekend said they will not fly again this year.
More Aer Lingus flights canceled at Dublin Airport
Airline passengers will face more disruption tonight as several flights have been canceled or delayed again to and from Dublin Airport.
Explainer: what’s going on with flights and how long will the travel disruption last for Irish holidaymakers?
This weekend saw more long lines for passengers and some flights were canceled due to strikes, staff shortages and a “Covid spike” at Aer Lingus. So what’s going on and how long can Irish holidaymakers expect the summer layover to last?
Judge reminds Joshua Allen he’s in custody for five days while awaiting cocaine sentence
Joshua Allen, son of famed TV chef Rachel Allen, has been jailed for five days after he was caught on cocaine, just five weeks after being released from a sentence handed down for possession of more than €22,000 to cannabis.
Katie Taylor’s Dad Pete Marries Partner Karen Brown
Boxing coach Pete Taylor and his longtime partner Karen Brown are reported to have married in a quiet wedding on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
James Horan resigns as Mayo manager after defeat to Kerry
James Horan has stepped down as football manager of Mayo after Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Kerry.
Revealed: Ireland’s Covid-19 Hotspots
‘No link’ between Paul Reid’s controversial comments about Navan Hospital and his resignation, Taoiseach emphasizes
The Taoiseach has rejected suggestions that HSE boss Paul Reid will leave his post due to disagreements with the government or issues with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
Swindler who scammed €13,000 company by pretending to make RTÉ show about sick children jailed
A serial scammer who pretended to be making a documentary about sick children for RTÉ before defrauding an electronics company out of €13,000 has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Woman and wheelchair pulled out of water at Dún Laoghaire pier
A woman and her wheelchair were pulled out of the sea at Dún Laoghaire pier earlier today. The woman’s condition is unknown at this time.
Cork man found guilty of raping ex-partner and her son turned house into ‘prison’ and closed interior doors
A Cork man who turned the life of his ex-partner and her children into “living hell” will be sentenced next month. A jury unanimously ruled that the 56-year-old man had been found guilty of 58 charges at trial earlier this year, including two charges for raping his then-partner and 50 charges for assaulting her.
Shopping center in Ukraine with more than 1,000 people hit by Russian missile
A Russian missile strike hit a busy shopping center in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Judge refuses to approve adoption of girl by foster mother because he is very critical of Child and Family Agency
A Supreme Court judge has refused to approve a 17-year-old girl’s adoption in a case in which he said the Child and Family Agency (CFA) “failed completely” to establish a relationship between the child and her natural mother. support.
Arsonist who killed man by setting fire to mobile home gets 11 years in prison
An arsonist who admitted to killing a man after a Garda cold case review of a fatal mobile home fire in 2006 has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for manslaughter.
Man who grew cannabis for dying mother avoids jail, judge says ‘heart is in the right place’
An apprentice electrician who started growing his own cannabis to make oil for his terminally ill mother and then traded with friends was given a suspended sentence in court.
Woman convicted of impersonating police officer after demanding money from men she met on adult website
A woman who demanded money from two vulnerable men she met on an adult website has been further convicted of impersonating a police officer.