Despite late assurances by Aer Lingus that it did not envisage compulsory redundancies or outsourcing, the company’s two main unions will opose the deal. Photograph: The Irish TimesAer Lingus: State to keep veto over Heathrow slots 
Government to consider slapping ban over Council of Europe rulingWhile legislation which allowed parents to use force against their children was repealed almost 15 years ago, the defence of ‘reasonable chastisement’ still exists in common law for parents or child carers
Viceroy of Ireland’s jewels found in London bank vaultA portrait of Lord Houghton wearing the insignia by Walter Frederick Osborne, which is in the National Portrait Gallery in London
McAleese's son says FF treated Averil Power ‘abysmally’Fianna Fáil welcomes its latest TD Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny) to Leinster House yesterday. Mr Aylward is accompanied by party leader Micheál Martin (right) and other supporters. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times
Plans for new €150m national maternity hospital on hold  Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health: The board wrote to him saying until it had evidence of ‘real and constructive engagement’ on matters of concern, ‘we believe we must pause our engagement with the project’. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times
UK’s Europe minister sets out EU renegotiation plansBritish minister for Europe David Lidington: set out Britain’s preliminary plans for renegotiation of EU membership. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
Common tax base proposed for EU by BrusselsEuropean Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker. The commission is proposing that a mandatory common corporate tax base be introduced on a staged basis. Photograph: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Fund aims to sell on four Dublin office blocks for €28.5m31-35 Bow Street: OPW the sole tenant
John Delaney urged to speak up for Qatar World Cup workers FAI chief John Delaney was contacted the Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Patricia King over the treatment of labourers in Qatar building the facilities for the 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho
Citroen DS goes for high status but falls short on comfort DS5 2.0 BlueHDI 150hp: Can it now be taken seriously as an Audi rival?
Gerard ‘Jock’ Davison: Unusual gun used in ex-IRA chief’s killing Gerard “Jock” Davison died in the Markets area earlier this month. His killer shot him from behind before discharging four more rounds into his head. File photograph: PSNI/PA Wire
Vatican calls Irish referendum a ‘defeat for humanity’The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has called the result of the Irish same-sex marriage equality referendum a “defeat for humanity”
Blow to US immigration reform from federal judges’ rulingUS president Barack Obama: executive orders would allow five million undocumented immigrants remain in the country. Photograph: Zach Gibson/The New York Times
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