Children’s tears over Winter Blunderland

THOUSANDS of people, including 600 seriously ill children, were hit with a Christmas crisis yesterday as the Winter Wonderland project in the Curragh was cancelled.

Tears rolled down the cheeks of three-year-old Codi Browne and her pal, Síodhona Murphy, yesterday as their heartbroken mothers told them their long-awaited trip to Winter Wonderland was off.

Both girls have been through serious heart operations in the past year and were dreaming of meeting Santa Claus on November 30.