Five baby rabbits are being nursed after a digger driver in Cavan dug them up by accident.
The driver was shocked to discover the small animals in the scoop of his machine as he moved earth on the local site.
They were brought to The Kitten Cottage Animal Sanctuary in Virginia which has been feeding and looking after them.
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Maura Egan from the sanctuary spoke to Caroline Gauley on The Wider View today and started by explaining what happened: