If you had requested asssitance for his disability, AerLingus were in breach of EU law. However, there is one aspect you don't address. Was your father, hero of the revolution, inebriated? It comes down to that. The airline has the absolute right to refuse embarkation to anyone considered unfit to fly due to alcohol misuse. It is not unusual for a passenger to think they are fine to fly and the staff to think otherwise.
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