Heartwarming moment dad reveals his children's school is closed due to snow in fake news bulletin

Eleanor Rose11 December 2017

The is the heartwarming moment pair of adorable children squeal with glee as their dad reveals in a fake news bulletin that they will enjoy a snow day.

The sweet clip shows Danny McDonagh, from Louisburgh, County May in Ireland, creatively breaking the news to his son and daughter via a fake radio news report.

Inspired by a US TV show, Mr McDonagh prepared the pretend radio bulletin where he listed schools that had been closed in the area due to the snowy weather.

In the clip, he holds up the "radio" for his kids as the "newsreader" lists the name of Louisburgh National School, which the children attend.

Then there is a lengthy pause for suspense. The news they have been waiting for comes as he says: "Closed!"

This visibly thrills Ruairi, six, and Ciara, 10, who run off screaming.

"Oh my God, this is the best day ever!" says Ciara as they celebrate in the next room, with Ruairi careering head first into a comfy armchair.

Mother Tracy McDonagh said: "We got a text through at 7pm last night to say the school would be closed today due to the treacherous road conditions.

"One of our family's favourite shows is an American show called The Goldbergs and an episode that they watched recently was about a snow day.

"Usually the kids in the show listen to the radio - it's set in the '80s - waiting for the school closure announcements and always end up having the only school that stays open but in this episode it was closed and they have the best snow day ever.

"Our kids wished at the time that they could have the same! So my husband Danny did a fake news report listing all the other schools around us as being closed and their school was the last one ... closed."

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