Links creche fined after TV expose, but owner is let off

A Dublin creche has been fined €1,000 and allowed to stay open after a staff member was secretly filmed “rough-handling” and shouting at children.

The Links Creche and Montessori Ltd, at Abington Wood, Swords Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin, and its director Deirdre Kelly, from Saint Olaves, Kinsealy, Co Dublin had been investigated for breaking the Childcare Act and pre-school services regulations.