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Santa's sleigh is flying over Ireland, delivering presents to all
the boys and girls. But then there's a crash! Dancer hurts her leg
and can't pull the sleigh. What will Santa do? Rory, the smallest
reindeer, has a great idea. It's full speed ahead to visit the deer
in the Phoenix Park. Can they help Santa continue with his journey?
The inspiration behind many of Ireland's greatest days, Shay Given
earned 134 caps for his country and played in goal for Ireland for
20 years! From the time he was a young boy playing football with
his brothers in the front garden of their Donegal home, Shay Given
dreamed of football glory. Leaving home at just sixteen to join
Celtic, Shay had to face many challenges on the road to becoming a
world-class goalkeeper. He went on to play for top clubs like
Newcastle United and Manchester City, played in the Champions
League, and was the last line of defence for Ireland at the World
Cup and the European Championships. The inspirational life story of
the Republic of Ireland's longest-serving player.
OLYMPIAN, WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER AND IRISH SPORTING LEGEND 'Sonia
walked to the start line with the other athletes, her tummy full of
butterflies. She could feel the eyes of the crowd upon them.
Sixty-five thousand people, all here to watch their race. She had
dreamt about this moment for so long, and now it was here.' As a
little girl, playing with her friends in Cobh, Co. Cork, Sonia
O'Sullivan was known as the fastest runner. When she joined a
running club and started to win races, she began to dream of the
Olympic Games. Through her talent, dedication and her ability to
get back up and dust herself down when things went wrong. Sonia
went from an ordinary girl who loved to run to an extraordinary
world class athlete. The story of one of Ireland's greatest ever
athletes -- and a dream made real.
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