Tickets to Cork farm's Christmas grotto sell out as families seek face-to-face chats with Santa

Families are keen to meet Santa in person this year, with tickets to meet the man in red selling fast

Eddie Leahy with Neddy the donkey at Leahy’s Farm setting up its first outdoor Christmas grotto where children will be able to come to visit Santa Claus this year. Picture: Dan Linehan

Organisers behind a long-running Christmas grotto have been “overwhelmed” by bookings to see Santa Claus in person this Christmas.

The man in red will be arriving in Leahy’s Open Farm in Dungourney, Co Cork, once more this year, but with a difference: the boys and girls will be chatting to Santa outdoors and from a distance.