Santa makes special early visit to brave Cork boy

Santa greets Conor Wills, along with his brother Brian, dad Brian, and mum Lorraine in Ballincollig, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan

Gardaí cleared roads tonight to ensure Santa Claus could make a very special pre-Christmas surprise house call to a very brave boy.

A fleet of Garda motorbikes and jeeps provided a blue-lights escort for Santa and Mrs Claus during their flying pre-Christmas visit to eight-year-old Conor Wills, at his home in Ballincollig, Cork.