Creche assault case to be tried by jury

Claims for damages on behalf of a child allegedly assaulted and mistreated at Links Creche in Malahide, and which was the subject of a programme on RTÉ, will be heard before a judge and jury, the High Court confirmed.

Mr Justice John Hedigan refused an application by the HSE and Deirdre and Padraig Kelly, owners of two Links Creches to set aside the notice of trial before a judge and jury.

The judge said the proceedings arose from the alleged assault, battery and mistreatment occasioned to young children including the infant plaintiff, Megan Walsh Bookey, who is suing through her mother Julianne Cullen.