Man who stole Christmas may lose house

THE man who stole Christmas from thousands of children faces the threat of being homeless from today.

Adrian Smith, the man behind the collapsed Winter Wonderland event in the Curragh, must make his case to his county registrar today or he could lose his 1 million mansion.

The 35-year-old father of four who fled to England when reports of the Winter Wonderland closure broke, has mortgage arrears with Irish Nationwide. The financial institution has threatened to repossess his 10-bedroom mansion in Co Laois unless he makes his case in court this morning.