THE two little girls playing tea party in the sparse room of the orphanage caught John O’Riordan’s eye.

KATE and Gerry McCann remain “philosophical” about the hunt for their missing daughter, despite the disappointment that a young girl spotted in Morocco was not Madeleine, relatives said last night.

President Mary McAleese has formally welcomed the 10,000th child from the Chernobyl area to arrive in Ireland.