The head of the Romanian Dambovita Child Protection Agency has said that the Dundalk woman taking care of four-year-old orphan Mihaela Porumbaru will not be allowed to adopt the girl.

Plans to force a four-year-old paralysed Romanian orphan to leave Ireland were delayed today due to a mix-up over tickets.

A four-year-old disabled Romanian girl has been forced to return to her native country over a visa dispute.