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Passengers wait 24 hours to board flight
Some 348 Aer Lingus passengers due to depart the Spanish resort of Malaga for Dublin endured significant delays yesterday, with some passengers waiting 24 hours to board a flight home, writes Áine Kerr
Initially, 174 passengers were required to stay in temporary accommodation following technical problems with the Aer Lingus aircraft for flight EI589 on Sunday at 9.10pm.
A spokeswoman for Aer Lingus confirmed these passengers boarded the daily scheduled flight at 9.10pm last night, 24 hours after their original departure time.
This aircraft, however, was the flight scheduled to carry another 174 passengers to Dublin last night.
Engineers were flown in at noon to repair the aircraft but it proved more difficult than anticipated and was unserviceable, the spokeswoman added.
An alternative aircraft was hired but the firm later told Aer Lingus they were unable to provide the service.
The remaining 174 passengers were last night accommodated in hotels and lodgings as Aer Lingus endeavoured to source an aircraft to operate the flight to Dublin some time today.
Church contents for auction today
The contents of a historic Jesuit church in Limerick, which closed earlier this month, will be sold at public auction today.
Up to 700 items from the Church of the Sacred Heart and the adjoining residence at the Crescent in the city will go under the hammer.
An opportunity to view the items for auction attracted large crowds over the weekend.
One of the lots expected to attract the highest bid at the auction is an Irish Regency serving table, dating from 1820, which is valued at up to €30,000. Another piece expected to generate much interest is an early 18th century oil painting, The Dying Joseph, once owned by Lady Limerick, valued at up to €10,000.
Certain items from the church, which is a listed building, will remain in place, including windows, altars, shrines and the organ.