NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

Love Organise Resist murals on buildings near where the Parnell Square stabbing occurred Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• A man has died after a suspected assault in Lucan, Co Dublin.
• The High Court in Belfast has thrown out a libel case brought by veteran Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly against a journalist who said Kelly shot a prison officer during a prison escape in the 1980s.
• Officials within the Department of Finance warned against the tax break for landlords that was introduced in Budget 2024.
• Donegal football manager Jim McGuinness has been given an eight-week sideline ban for fielding an ineligible player.
• The state is on track to purchase the scenic Conor Pass in the west of Kerry, The Journal understands. 
• A status yellow ice and weather warning will be active nationwide from 9pm this evening until 10am tomorrow morning as temperatures are expected to reach below freezing overnight.
• A decorated former League of Ireland soccer player has appeared before the High Court in Dublin on foot of an extradition warrant issued by the authorities in Northern Ireland.

INTERNATIONAL

A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out on the flight National Transportation Safety Board National Transportation Safety Board

#VATICAN The Pope has called for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogacy, as he included the “commercialisation” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity.

#GAZA The United Nations has expressed concern at the many journalists killed in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, a day after two Al Jazeera reporters died in an alleged Israeli strike on their car.

#HOLLYWOOD Comedian and actor Jo Koy had a rough time hosting the newly revamped Golden Globes, with the host blaming his writing team for some of the eye-roll inducing jokes.

#POST OFFICE SCANDAL The UK police have launched a fresh investigation into the scandal at the country’s postal service that saw hundreds of workers falsely accused of fraud. 

PARTING SHOT

Spotted in Dun Laoghaire harbour this morning a pod of dolphins 🐬 pic.twitter.com/4XT36bItXo

— Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (@dlrcc) January 8, 2024

Dolphins were spotted this morning at Dún Laoghaire harbour.

The group of dolphins, called a pod, were filmed off the coast of County Dublin by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

The video posted on X can be found here.