Cassidy quins spreading festive cheer and chaos

THEY aren’t talking in sentences yet, but already the Cassidy quintuplets are in the thick of a heated debate at their Co Wexford home.

Mammy reckons it's time for a Christmas tree but Daddy has visions of endless games of hunt the baubles under the sofa or pull the pine needles from the nappy if 50 curious fingers get anywhere near the decorations.

"It's the subject of a dispute at the moment," mum, Veronica, explained diplomatically, but hinting that whatever decision is reached might involve more climbdown than compromise.