January 9: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Gardaí investigate fatal stabbing of man (30s) in west Dublin
A man aged in his 30s has died from injuries sustained during an assault in Dublin at the weekend. It is understood the victim, who was well known to gardaí, suffered stab wounds. The victim was named locally last night as Kevin Walsh, a Dubliner in his mid 30s. Gardaí were called to an apartment in the Shackleton estate in Lucan at about 3am on Sunday by ambulance personnel who were treating the victim for serious injuries. He was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown but died there on Sunday evening
The Irish Times

Ireland’s nursing home sector ‘under threat of failure’ amid post-pandemic challenges – report
Closures, funding differences and majority for-profit ownership are just some of the many challenges faced by the nursing home sector, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has identified. The ESRI also found that the majority of the sector is now controlled by private, for-profit, large nursing home operators. Despite controlling the majority of the market, patients in the private the sector receive 55% less funding under the State’s subsidy scheme, compared to patients in the public sector.
The Journal

Moon landing attempt appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak|
The first US moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appears to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch. Private company Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology estimated that the lander, carrying a piece of technology developed by UK scientists, would start losing power in about 40 hours.
Independent.ie

U-turn on Ballinrobe asylum centre site as Ballsbridge residents plan protest
Anti-immigration protestors are planning a demonstration outside a proposed asylum centre on the site of a former nursing home in Dublin, after a similar one in Mayo ended yesterday. It comes after a weekend-long rally at a disused hotel in Ballinrobe was halted. The building was to be used for 50 men, however on Monday a U-turn by the Government saw new plans for families to be housed there instead. The Department of Integration said: “While initially earmarked for adult males, there is now an acute shortage of accommodation for families and children and it is now intended to place families into this property over the coming days.”
The Irish Examiner

US investigators probing whether Boeing 737 MAX panel was properly boltedT
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has said it could not yet tell whether a recovered cabin panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane in mid-air last week had been properly attached. The comments came after Alaska Airlines and the other US 737 MAX 9 operator, United Airlines, said they had found loose parts on multiple grounded aircraft. That raised fresh concern among industry experts about how Boeing’s best-selling jet family is manufactured.
RTÉ

South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade
South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027. The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat. Dog meat has fallen out of favour with diners over the past few decades. Young people especially shun it. Under the law, raising or slaughtering dogs for consumption will be banned, as will distributing or selling dog meat. Those found guilty of doing so could be sent to jail. Those butchering dogs could face up to three years in prison, while those who raise dogs for meat or sell dog meat could serve a maximum of two years. However, the consumption of dog meat itself will not be illegal.
BBC News

Ministers scramble to clear names of victims of Post Office Horizon scandal
Ministers have drawn up urgent plans to clear the names of hundreds of post office operators who were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud in the Horizon IT scandal as the government scrambled to get on the front foot over the major miscarriage of justice.
The Guardian

Today’s forecast
Cold today with highest temperatures of 2 to 5 degrees, in a light to moderate easterly wind. Mostly cloudy this morning but the cloud will break up through the day with some sunny spells developing. Mainly dry apart from the odd light shower in the south. Staying mainly dry but it’ll be very cold tonight as skies clear and winds fall light. Temperatures will fall to -3 to +1 degrees with widespread frost and some icy patches expected.
Met Éireann