Santa urges Irish children to go to bed immediately so he can deliver gifts

This still image provided by NORAD shows the NORAD Santa Tracker. 

Mr Claus is on-schedule to visit Irish homes in the small hours of tonight having already delivered four billion presents.

In an exclusive message received by The Irish Examiner from Mr Claus this evening, he is urging all the children of Ireland to get tucked up in bed if they haven’t already.