WEDNESDAY 11 December will long be remembered in Portlaoise as pupils and students from 10 local schools took to the streets to launch the first ever Walk on Wednesdays (WOW) initiative.

The huge toy-drop was the result of a Kinsale & District Lions Club appeal in partnership with CUH Charity.

Keep your eyes peeled for Santa's Reindeer and all the little furry friends out along the tracks.

Conor Murphy from Co Down received an accessible letter designed by sight loss charity RNIB.