Hi-tech kids email wish lists to Santa

SANTA is now receiving an email a minute from boys and girls in Ireland and around the world containing their Christmas present lists at the website www.emailsanta.ie.

But it is not only children that are emailing the technology-savvy Father Christmas - one in 20emails are from a lonely adult seeking a boyfriend or girlfriend this Christmas.

Some of the top Christmas items submitted by adults veer towards more practical items such as cars, houses and jobs on their wish lists.