VIDEO: Santa attacked in Temple Bar, kids come to his aid

This has melted our cold, hard hearts this evening.

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Chris Massey 13/12/12 #

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I don’t blame the reindeers, he hasn’t paid us with the last 3 years

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- Boy Russell 13/12/12 #
  
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  It’s hard to believe Santa got whacked and dire vile politicians are living it up in local bars daily.
  Cool video.
  
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Thomas Hannigan 13/12/12 #

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There all the same that lot from the pheonix park.

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gareth kavanagh 13/12/12 #

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I hope those reindeer are caught and justice is brought. What is the world coming to? Hats off to the vigilantly kids tho !

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- Kathleen Charlonis 13/12/12 #
  
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  Santa had it coming he treats those reindeer horribly. Making them work on Christmas Eve he’s as bad as that Ebeneezer Scrooge.
  
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Eamonn Connaghan 13/12/12 #

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Santa, I know him.

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- Liam Keogh 13/12/12 #
  
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  You Snow Santa!
  
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Oran Mc Gonagle 13/12/12 #

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Jedward must have been out shopping with their mum ;-)

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SnatcherBF 13/12/12 #

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Reminds me of Trigger Happy TV

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- Luca Costa 13/12/12 #
  
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  Trigger happy reminds me of big train
  
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mikeobrien4FM 13/12/12 #

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Made me smile anyway!

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Yoyo 13/12/12 #

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Gas!! Oh lighten up will yiz!

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- Declan McCabe 13/12/12 #
  
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  This is the journal yoyo. Where even a fun article about santa can be changed into a debate about the Bondholders.
  
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- Yoyo 13/12/12 #
  
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  Painful! Lol
  
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Patrick Linehan 13/12/12 #

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Anyone know what diet Santa used? Looking at the video it seems to have worked wonders for him! Might be the weight loss program I’ve been looking for!!!

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Willie O Reilly 13/12/12 #

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All yes like every mugging in temple bar , the boys in blue arrive to assist but unfortunately too late to catch the perpetrators .

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Brian Healy ツ 13/12/12 #

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I bet they have never watched Trigger Happy TV

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- Luca Costa 13/12/12 #
  
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  And trigger happy never watched the big train.
  
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Lucy Byrne 14/12/12 #

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ah!!! leave it out!!!

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Tony Duff 14/12/12 #

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They went thattaway, Santa!!!

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Martin Mac 13/12/12 #

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I hope Dom Jolly sues their asses!!

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- Luca Costa 13/12/12 #
  
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  And I hope Simon Pegg and the others from big train sue Dom joly’s ass.
  
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Rebecca De Stanleigh 13/12/12 #

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Aw.. That’s so nice!

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Stephen Dunbar 13/12/12 #

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Trigger Happy TV 10 years ago

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Mairin McGrath 13/12/12 #

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Thats it, Their on the naughty list..

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- Cpm 14/12/12 #
  
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  Their what?
  
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Damien Byrne 13/12/12 #

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What a nice little set up.

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gareth kavanagh 13/12/12 #

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I hope those reindeer are caught snd justice is brought. What is the world coming to? Hats off to the vigilantly kids tho !

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ptriley 13/12/12 #

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Puerile shite why do you bother ?

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Justin Ferris 13/12/12 #

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Ah here leave it out !

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ads20101 13/12/12 #

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Disturbing and funny in equal quantities

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Justin Donoghue 14/12/12 #

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Hello kids, Santa here. Just wonderin’ like, where my Ho’s at?

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Jack Bowden 13/12/12 #

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I didn’t really get it. It was funny when the kids came over but if the kids hadn’t been there it would have been just boring and silly. There are hardly ever kids in Temple Bar so the pranksters got lucky.

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Daniel Martin 13/12/12 #

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Damn onions again

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ManOnTheStreet 13/12/12 #

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I’m confused. What’s the point of this?
Obviously a set up but I really don’t get why?

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- Jim McGourty 13/12/12 #
  
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  Just a bit of fun, boss. Chillax.
  
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- Ru Ni Digs 13/12/12 #
  
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  Did you not see the smiles on peoples faces ??? I think that is a good enough reason ;-)
  
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- ManOnTheStreet 13/12/12 #
  
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  I don’t see how it’s fun. The 2 kids looked genuinely worried.
  Sure, the adults get that it’s a set up, but I doubt a four year old would.
  I usually love things like this, and I’m a self confessed christmasaholic but I really don’t get this one.
  
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Kevin Fagan 13/12/12 #

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The so called “pranksters” are Thinkhouse.ie, from their website:

WE CREATE WORD-OF-MOUTH AND GUERILLA CAMPAIGNS THAT MAKE SURE OUR BRANDS ARE WORTH TALKING ABOUT. FROM COMPETITOR AMBUSHING TO PEER-TO-PEER INFLUENCER PROGRAMMES, OUR GUERRILLAS GET EVERYONE TALKING.

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- Cpm 14/12/12 #
  
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  Gosh, aren’t they bleeding-edge. Next thing you know they’ll be planking.
  
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Marko Burns 13/12/12 #

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Same guys are always mucking about filming in Stephen’s Green. Viral Shmiral.

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Dylan Dublin 13/12/12 #

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Such a set up ! ! Stuck for news again ! !

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- Ste Moran 13/12/12 #
  
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  Bah humbug!! Lighten up will ya!
  
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- Michael Feehan 13/12/12 #
  
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  Could you be anymore of a dry shite?
  
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- Les Rock 13/12/12 #
  
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  Jaysis get a fing life
  
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Cpm 14/12/12 #

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I’d be more interested in the chick in the foreground than paying lipservice to some extremely uncreative attempt to create a viral video.

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