WATCH: Hopefuls in good spirits at Elf Factor auditions for Fota Island Resort’s Christmas Experience

A warning to those of a sensitive disposition: this piece is unavoidably littered with the c-word.

Next month’s Halloween pumpkins aren’t even ripe, and yet Cork’s Kingsley Hotel was in full festive spirit for the ‘Elf Factor’ auditions for Fota Island Resort’s Christmas Experience.

Last year, more than 120 elves found gainful employment in Santa’s East Cork Christmas Wonderland, with similar numbers expected to be recruited this season.