Sea of Santas highlights plight of separated parents

A COLOURFUL parade of Santas through Dublin’s city centre yesterday highlighted the bitter-sweet message that Christmas is a time for families, including separated parents.

The annual “Sea of Santas” event is run as part of an awareness campaign by Unmarried and Separated Families of Ireland – an organisation promoting the role of non-marital and separated parents in the family unit.

Around 70 people dressed in Santa Claus outfits took part in the parade to highlight the trauma experienced by broken families at Christmas time.