Watch: Santa sails in to deliver Christmas cheer to Cobh

Saint Nick paid a flying visit to Cobh via Kennedy Pier on Sunday evening

Santa meeting Darcy and Cora O'Connor from Cobh last night. Picture: Gerard McCarthy 

Christmas Eve may officially be 11 days away, but the kids of one Cork town were treated to an early visit from none other than Santa Claus himself on Sunday night.

Saint Nick paid a flying visit to Kennedy Pier in the town of Cobh shortly after 4.30pm on Sunday, where he was welcomed by Mrs Claus and a crowd of young children from the area.