A five-year-old girl who suffered stress and psychological abuse when she attended a creche, which figured in an RTÉ exposé about the mistreatment of children, has been awarded €17,500 compensation in the Circuit Civil Court.

Tusla has called for an urgent review of a decision by a District Court Judge to strike out a case relating to alleged breaches of childcare regulations.

The long-awaited RTÉ documentary on standards in Irish creches saw children spending up to two hours a day being strapped into highchairs as they screamed to get out.