IT WON’T BE too long now before Santa’s sleigh is setting off from the North Pole to bring joy to children all across Ireland.

Traditionally, it was always thought that Santa accessed homes through the chimney. However, as homes have modernised, Santa has had to get more creative when it comes to delivering his presents (for example, new Irish homes with an A-rated BER don’t come with chimneys). Enter The North Portal, built by Glenveagh. The North Portal is a magical, family-focused digital experience that’s for a good cause. 

If you visited The North Portal last year, it works the very same way this time around. It’s as easy as visiting thenorthportal.ie and hitting the ‘Talk To Santa’ button — at which point your kids will be able to select from a range of interactive options, including the chance to remind Santa what they want for Christmas, and to request an official North Portal Certificate from Santa Claus himself. It’s already live, so why not check it out? 

The journey through the North Portal site is a magical experience narrated by Santa himself and guaranteed to captivate the attention of young kids who can’t wait for Christmas morning.

The Portal works by sending your coordinates to Santa so he can find you on Christmas Eve, whether or not you have a chimney, putting your child’s mind at ease if they’re worried whether or not Santa will come.

The Portal is the perfect way to provide something special and unique for your kids at Christmas time, at no cost to you. 

Perhaps most crucially, the North Portal is in support of the Jack and Jill Foundation, and every single time you open the Portal, Glenveagh Homes will make a donation to the foundation. Jack and Jill is a nationwide foundation that funds and provides care and support to families caring for children, up to the age of seven, with severe learning disability often associated with complex medical needs.

It’s the perfect way to embrace the excitement of Christmas, so head on over to thenorthportal.ie now to speak to Santa, support The Jack and Jill Foundation and kick off Christmas with a sprinkling of magic.