A goat, a donkey and some sheep will be making their home outside Dublin's Mansion House for the next two weeks.

The Irish Farmers Association and Dublin City Council have opened the crib in the run up to Christmas.

It's free to visit, but funds are being raised for charity - with over 16 thousand euro collected last year.

The crib will be open daily from 11 am until 6 pm - and up until 2 o'clock on Christmas Eve.

These children from Scoil Caoimhin and St Joseph's Nursery were in Dublin this morning for the opening;