Santa’s workshop sets Cork a-Glow for Christmas festival

In a major boost to Cork’s reputation as home to industry, Santa Claus has relocated his workshop from the North Pole to the banks of the Lee for the month of December.

The Irish Examiner can reveal that Mr Claus has joined other big names such as Apple and Amazon in basing his European operations in the Real Capital — and Santa has invited the girls and boys of Cork to come visit his workshop to see for themselves how he prepares for Christmas.

The addition of the multi-billion toy producing centre to Cork coincides with the city council’s Glow festival, which opened in Bishop Lucey Park last night.