Creche to show video evidence in own defence

A creche facing trial under child protection laws following an RTÉ expose will show almost 40 hours of secretly filmed video evidence in their defence.

The Links Creche and Montessori Ltd, at Abington Wood, Swords Road, Malahide, Co Dublin, and its director Deirdre Kelly, from St Olaves, Kinsealy, Co Dublin, are accused of breaking the Childcare Act and pre-school services regulations.

The prosecution has been brought by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, as a result of the TV documentary Breach of Trust, by RTE’s investigations unit, which aired in 2013.