Here are the top stories about Independent.ie tonight.
Joshua Allen sent back to jail for cocaine conviction as judge says he was given ‘every chance’ to turn his life around, but ‘penny did not drop’
Joshua Allen, the eldest son of the well-known chef Rachel Allen, was sent to prison for seven months for two drug offenses with the sentencing warning that the “penny has not dropped” for the 22-year-old.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says retirement age should not go beyond 66
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the state pension age should not be further than 66 years old. Mr Martin told his parliamentary party that additional PRSI contributions would be needed to ensure that the retirement age was not increased.
Electric Ireland to force a fourth price increase in a year
More than a million households with Electric Ireland bills will be hit by a fourth rise in electricity and gas prices in a year.
Man accidentally paid 286 times his salary disappears without a trace
A Chilean man has disappeared after being accidentally paid 286 times his salary by his employer. The man who works for a well-known meat company, Cial, was paid 165,398,851 Chilean pesos (€ 170,360) instead of his usual home increase of 500,000 Chilean pesos (€ 515).
Man faints as he reunites with his mother in West Cork for the first time in a year and a half
Nadine Lott’s killer, Daniel Murtagh, tries to reverse the murder conviction
Daniel Murtagh, who killed his former partner Nadine Lott, has filed legal documents in his attempt to reverse his conviction for murder.
Aer Lingus cancels 25 more flights to and from Dublin Airport on Friday and Saturday
July landed, and with it more flight cancellations from Aer Lingus. The airline canceled nine return flights and one direct flight today, as well as three return flights tomorrow, due to several factors, including “a significant increase in Covid cases”.
Taylor Swift is apparently secretly engaged to Conversations With Friends star boyfriend Joe Alwyn
The couple have been together for five years, and a friend of British actor Joe (31) said he bought singer Taylor a “beautiful” ring, which she only wears at home.
Armagh’s Tiernan Kelly accepts six months’ suspension after alleged eye hole as County Boards fined € 10k
Armagh’s Tiernan Kelly has accepted a six-month suspension from the GAA after his alleged eye-popping on Galway’s Damien Comer in Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final.
Man jailed for drunken stabbing of woman while painter tried to stop attack
A man who stabbed his wife three times after she asked him to leave their home after an argument over his drinking has been jailed for five years.