How do Santa’s reindeer fly? And what does Mrs Claus do on Christmas Eve, while Santa’s flying around the world? These and other mysteries are kindly explained to Áilín Quinlan by the junior infants of Kilgarriffe National School in Clonakilty, Co Cork.

It’s a time for seeing family, friends and loved ones again. Claire Droney and Pol Ó Conghaile catch a few pre-Christmas flights at Cork and Dublin airports.

t’s a time for seeing family, friends and loved ones again. Claire Droney and Pol Ó Conghaile catch a few pre-Christmas flights at Cork and Dublin airports.

IN Just Like Heaven (Dreamworks, €24.99) Reese Witherspoon plays Dr Elizabeth Martinson, whose death launches her ghost back to her beloved apartment where she’s none-too pleased that its new tenant, David Abbott (Mark Ruffalo), is less than careful about his new home.

A woman has been killed in an apparent shark attack as she swam near a pier on the Californian coast, officials said today.