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How does Santa Claus get onto a home without a chimney?
By Ted Healy of DNG TED HEALY
You better watch outYou better not cryYou better not poutI’m telling you whySanta Claus is coming to town!
Yes, that’s right everyone…the countdown to the arrival of Santa Claus is winding down which means that now, more than ever, we must be on our absolute BEST behaviour!
As you deck the halls and hang your mistletoe, you may be lucky enough to live in a newly built home without a fireplace and be wondering just how exactly Santa will be stopping in to drop off your presents.
Believing in the magic of home, especially around Christmas time, we simply had to find out the answer to this age old question.
So we went straight to our source in the North Pole, Patch the Elf, and asked “How does Santa Claus get onto a home without a chimney?” and we got the inside scoop.
The great news is that Santa will deliver to all the good boys and girls on Christmas Eve … even if they don’t have a chimney.
But how.....
The answer is simple… magic and a key!
We are reliably informed that Santa Claus has a magic key that he uses to get into homes, apartments and townhouses without a chimney.
With a sprinkle of magic and a dash of cheer this key works one special night of the year!
Quietly he enters as the children all sleep and lays down their presents without a peep.
In the blink of an eye he departs from the scene, but only for those who truly believe.
Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.
The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.
Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.
Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.
His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.
The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.
The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.
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