5 at 9 for today A TWO-year old girl is in serious condition in hospital after being attacked by an animal in Dublin Zoo. The young girl received serious abdominal and arm injuries after she was attacked by a female tapir in the zoo. The incident happened after the family were allowed to view the animals from a closer vantage. Despite being closely monitored by expert workers, it is understood the female tapir called Rio, who just gave birth to a calf last month, was panicked. Gardai hunt nanny over thefts from piggy banks A French nanny has been accused of clearing out the piggy banks of Irish children during her time here. The 24-year-old is already on the run from authorities in Wales after failing to appear in court to face charges relating to fraud, taking a debit card and possessing CS gas Creches and preschool services face new sanctions including closure orders and increased fines under new legislation. The new measures will grant preschool inspectors the power to issue statutory notices to creches found to be in breach of standards. Facilities that repeatedly fail to comply with orders will face closure. RTÉ Television unveiled its new season of programmes yesterday The critically acclaimed drama Love/Hate returns for a fourth season, while Fair City enters its 25th year with a catastrophic event that has devastating consequences for Carrigstown. Also new is the atmospheric thriller Quirke starring Gabriel Byrne as chief pathologist-turned-detective in 1950s Dublin Newly acquired dramas on RTÉ Two include the Irish-based series Vikings, and Stephen King’s Under The Dome. There are also returning favourites such as Revenge, Homeland and Mad Men. Confident Rory storms back into form After seven nightmarish months, the 24-year-old Holywood native posted a morale-boosting 69 in the first round of the US PGA Championship. He said "Of all the Majors, I think this one suits me best. I finished third at Whistling Straits in my first PGA and, of course, won at Kiawah last year, so coming back here gives me some confidence."
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 07:54:41 +0000
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