Rudolph the best reindeer - who once roamed across Ireland

Did you know reindeer once roamed across our rolling greens fields? At least according to copywriter Robert L May. Dick Warner has more.

In the run-up to Christmas there was a lot of talk about reindeer, and even more singing! Most of this was due to an American copywriter, Robert L May.

In 1939, as part of a marketing campaign, he published a verse story about a reindeer called Rudolph who, on account of the unusual colour of his nose, was ostracised.