WATERFORD showjumper Paddy O’Donnell had an unlikely end to his Caribbean Cruise this year as flights from Philadelphia were grounded, forcing himself and his girlfriend Maria Dagg to find an alternative route home. With the delays expected to take anything up to three days, the couple slept in sleeping bags before opting to travel to Newark Airport to purchase another flight home.

Speaking after the ordeal, O’Donnell said: “It took it bit longer than we expected to get home but the main thing is that we got home safe and sound and still talking to each other!