Cork plays it just right at Ryan’s toy collection

IT was like a scene from the Late Late Toy Show.

For the second day running, people from all over Cork city and beyond gathered armfuls of gifts to donate to children who will be in need this Christmas as part of the Toys for Tubs initiative.

From tots to teens, children of all ages watched in awe as stacks of brand new toys, books and board games piled up in the “pop-up shop” on Opera Lane — while parents, meanwhile, rubbernecked to catch a glimpse of the RTÉ star and the man behind the Toys for Tubs drive, Ryan Tubridy, as he broadcast his radio show from the toy drop-off zone in Cork.