Wishes granted with your help
A wish granted is true magic for the child, providing respite from their normal routines of hospitals, doctors and treatment. Wherever possible, we invite the whole immediate family to share in the wish, to experience moments of joy and make memories to last a life-time.
We have granted over 2,700 wishes in Ireland, and every wish is unique. Here are just a few of their stories. If you would like to help grant more wishes like these, please donate now.
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Calvin’s wish for a Christmas trip with his family
Calvin is living with drug-resistant severe epilepsy and his biggest wish was to have a family holiday to Center Parcs, just like the holidays his family use to have before he became sick.
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Nicole’s wish for a Christmas wonderland experience
Nicole, age 6 from Dublin was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and wished for a trip to Center Parcs for a Winter Wonderland experience.
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Colm’s wish for an electric tractor
Tractor enthusiast, Colm aged 7 had his wish granted for an electric tractor and was blown away when his new toy was delivered by a real tractor!
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Liam’s wish to attend an Irish Soccer Team Training
Liam from Co. Donegal is the Irish football team’s biggest fan. It was a dream come true for Liam when we granted his wish to attend an FAI football team training session in Dublin.
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Lucy’s wish for a Russian Blue cat
Aged 12, Lucy was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome resulting in her missing almost all of her first two years of secondary school. Lucy wished for a special companion which would keep her company when she is too ill to leave her bed or the house.
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Ellie’s wish for a garden playhouse
Ellie aged 6 had her wish granted for a garden playhouse. The beautiful new playhouse was designed exactly as Ellie had imagined! With a pink slide, swings, a seesaw, climbing frame and a pink and blue playhouse.
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Hugo’s wish to have a gaming PC
Hugo aged 7, from Co. Dublin is an avid gamer. He was so excited when we granted his wish to have his very own gaming PC.
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Oliwia’s wish to travel Ireland in a campervan
Oliwia aged 9 from Dublin had her wish granted to travel around Ireland with her family in a campervan to visit new places and make memories with her family.
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Jason’s wish to be a zookeeper
Our animal expert, the spirited Jason (10) from Galway had his wish granted to become a Zookeeper for the day.
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Jafar’s wish for a telescope
Meet Jafar aged 13, a new budding astronomer from Dublin living with a complex congenital heart condition. We recently granted Jafar’s wish to see the stars with a new telescope.
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Sophia-Jane’s wish to go horse riding
Five-year-old, Sophia-Jane from Cork, is truly passionate about horses, so we were delighted to grant her wish to go horse riding!
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Patrick’s wish for a PlayStation5
Patrick aged 16 from Mayo recently had his wish granted to have his very own PlayStation5 console, so that he could play and connect with his friends during the pandemic.
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Kellie’s wish to go to Centre Parcs
Kellie and her family enjoyed an action-packed, fun-filled weekend, enjoying quality time together in the spa, playing squash, kayaking and swimming.
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I wish for a Glam Station
Tegan aged 8, from Leitrim recently had her wish granted to have her very own Glam Station so she can start her adventure as a Make-Up Artist.
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Hailie’s wish for a laptop
10-year-old Hailie from Kildare recently had her wish for a laptop granted!
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I wish to write my own book and become a published author
Brea aged 9, from Dublin, is currently in remission from acute myeloid leukaemia and recently had her wish granted to write her own book and become a published author!
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Kate’s Wish to meet Cartoon Saloon’s Tomm and Ross
We were delighted to grant Sinead (15) from Galway’s wish to meet with directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart of Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon on a video call!
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Kate’s Wish for an E-bike and Trailer
10-year-old Kate from Clare loves to feel the wind in her hair and so we were delighted to grant her wish for an e-bike and trailer!
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Ben’s Wish for a Mountain Bike
17-year-old Ben from Dublin is living with Hodgkins lymphoma. Ben loves sports, the outdoors and keeping fit and so we were delighted to grant his wish for a state-of-the-art mountain bike!
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Laura’s Wish to Meet Ben Shephard
Laura, age 14 from Dublin, is living with an extremely rare neurological condition. A game show fanatic, Laura’s all-time favourite show is Tipping Point and she especially loves watching host Ben Shephard…
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Darragh’s wish to have a Play Tower
4-year-old Darragh from Co. Longford is living with liver cancer and wished for a garden play tower. We just loved seeing his reaction when we granted his wish last week.
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Keri’s Wish to see Dirty Dancing
Keri from Co. Tipperary was living with cerebral palsy when we granted her wish to see a performance of the musical Dirty Dancing, in June 2019. Keri’s mum Clodagh shared their wish experience with us…
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Mia’s wish to have horse therapy lessons
Mia from Dublin is living with a rare chromosomal disorder and recently celebrated her 5th birthday the same week she had her wish granted!
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Patrick’s wish for a Labrador puppy
We surprised Patrick on his 8th birthday by granting him his wish for a black Labrador puppy! Patrick met pup Luke Maxi Zoo Ireland Omni, where he was treated to a shopping spree for doggy accessories!
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Cillian’s wish to go to Center Parcs
10-year-old Cillian from Wexford wished to go on a family holiday to Center Parcs.
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Erika’s wish to go on a family staycation
Like so many of our wish children, little Erika is living with a form of cancer – in her case a rare form called rhabdomyosarcoma. Make-A-Wish recently granted Eirka’s wish to go on a family staycation to Ashdown Park Hotel & Leisure Centre.
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Michael’s wish for a family break in Center Parcs
Michael is living with a life-threatening immune system disorder and wished for a family break in Center Parcs Ireland.
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Grace’s wish to have a playhouse
7-year-old Grace from Westmeath is living with acute myeloid leukemia and wished for a playhouse and slides, one pink and one blue for her brother Charlie.
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Moya’s wish
Moya’s unique wish was to have a princess beach party where she could bury her uncle in the sand!
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Kumail’s wish to have an electric scooter
Having undergone treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, 7-year-old Kumail from Co.Cork wished for an electric scooter!
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Anna’s wish to meet Olympic medalist Cian O’Connor
Anna’s wish came true as she and her horse CoCo were put through their paces by Olympic medalist Cian O’Connor at the magnificent Karlswood Stables.
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Britney’s wish to have an iPhone 11 Pro Max
Britney from Louth is living with cystic fibrosis and her wish was to have an iPhone 11 Pro Max!
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Joshua’s wish to have his own play equipment
Joshua (aged 7) is living with a congenital heart condition and the thought of his wish coming true helped get him through lockdown.
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Eoghan’s wish to go on a family break away
In 2016, we granted Eoghan’s wish for a family break when we sent him and his family to the Hudson Bay Hotel Athlone. Mum Martina shared the experience with us:
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Jacob’s wish to have a gaming laptop
Jacob (aged 17) got a lovely surprise when we granted his wish for a gaming laptop!
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Aishlinn’s wish to meet the Strictly Come Dancing judges
Aishlinn (aged 3) from Limerick, loved nothing more than watching Strictly Come Dancing on the TV with her parents and dancing along with them in her home.
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Tyler’s wish to have a Pug
Tyler (aged 16) from Co. Wexford was living with lymphoma when we granted his wish to have his very own pug.
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Tadgh’s wish to meet Nathan Carter
On his 14th birthday, we were thrilled to grant country music fan Tadgh’s wish to meet Nathan Carter.
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James’ Wish for a Gaming Laptop
James (age 15 from Kildare) is living with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and loves anything to do with gaming and even more so since we’ve been in lockdown.
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Annie’s wish to be a princess
Annie from Co.Kilkenny was living with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when Make-A-Wish granted her wish to be a princess for a day.
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Gráinne’s wish to meet Beyoncé
In May 2013, we granted Gráinne’s wish to meet Beyoncé. Gráinne was living with cystic fibrosis, and shared her wish experience with her mum and sister. Thank you to her sister Aisling for sharing their story…
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I wish to go to Disneyland
Oscar (aged 3) from Dublin was living with DIPG when he had his wish granted to meet his two heroes, Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Disneyland Paris.
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I wish to have a Maltese puppy
Aoibhinn (then 6) had been living with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis when we granted her wish to have a Maltese puppy in 2016.
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I wish to see the Northern Lights
Sarah (aged 17) from Co. Wexford was living with osteosarcoma and wished to see the Northern Lights. In April 2019 we arranged for Sarah, her parents and her four brothers to go to Iceland.
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I wish to meet Lewis Hamilton
Patrick (15) from Leitrim wished to meet Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton! Mum Christine told us what the wish meant to Patrick and the whole family…
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I wish to be a barbie fashion designer
6 years ago we granted Aideen’s wish to be a Barbie fashion designer! Then aged 7, Aideen from Co. Galway was living with myelodysplastic syndrome, and loved all things Barbie.
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I wish to meet the cast of Mamma Mia!
David (aged 14) from Cork is living with Kearns-Sayre syndrome and is an Abba ‘Super Trouper’ fan! David recently had his wish granted to have a meet and greet with the cast of Mamma Mia!
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I wish to meet Roman Atwood
Ben (aged 8) from Meath is living with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and had this wish granted to meet YouTuber Roman Atwood!
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I wish to see a Katie Taylor fight
Kim (aged 15) from Waterford, who is living with cystic fibrosis, had her wish granted when she saw Katie Taylor fight in the Manchester Arena.
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I wish to attend a West Ham United game
Sam (aged 9) from Dublin, is living with spinal muscular atrophy and recently had his wish granted to attend a West Ham United game.
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I wish to walk the catwalk at New York Fashion Week
Sarah (aged 15) from Dublin, recently had her wish granted to walk the catwalk at New York Fashion Week!
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I wish to have a disco-themed bedroom makeover
Poppy (aged 5) from Wicklow is living with acute flaccid myelitis and wished to have her own disco-themed bedroom.
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I wish to have a family staycation
Jack (aged 14) from Kildare is living with multiple illnesses and recently had his wish granted to have a staycation with his family at Fota Island Resort!
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I wish to go to Center Parcs
Cillian, (aged 9) from Tipperary, had his wish granted to go to Center Parcs Ireland with his family.
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I wish to meet Nathan Carter
Lorna (aged 10) from Mayo was ‘Livin’ The Dream’ when her wish to meet Nathan Carter was granted.
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I wish to be a zookeeper
Patrick (aged 9) from Dublin recently had his wish granted to be a Zookeeper at Belfast Zoo!
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I wish to have a bedroom makeover
Mollie, aged 9, from Donegal recently had her wish to have a bedroom makeover granted.
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I wish to have a Cookie Monster and New York themed bedroom makeover
Angus (aged 17) from Waterford recently had his wish to have a Cookie Monster and New York themed bedroom makeover granted!
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I wish to have a wheelchair swing
David (aged 10) from Dublin living with global developmental delay had his wish to have a wheelchair swing granted on Christmas Day!
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I wish to meet Dwayne Johnson
PJ (aged 9) from Kildare is living with Ewing’s sarcoma and recently had his wish to meet Dwayne Johnson granted!
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I wish to go to Thomas Land
Morgan (aged 6) from Wicklow recently had his wish to go to Thomas Land in the UK granted!
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I wish to meet Beauden Barrett and the All Blacks Team
Ava (aged 11) from Kildare, who lives with multiple medical conditions wished to meet Beauden Barrett and the All Blacks Team.
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I wish to meet Nathan Carter
Peter (aged 14) from Kilkenny is living with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy recently had his wish to meet his hero Nathan Carter granted!
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I wish to have a wheelchair swing
Claire (9) from Kildare loves the outdoors and recently had her wish to have a wheelchair swing granted.
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I wish to go to Legoland
Patrick (aged 7) from Longford is living with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and recently had his wish to go to Legoland granted!
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I wish to go on a water park holiday
Jack (aged 7) from Donegal recently completed treatment for leukaemia and had his wish to go on a water park holiday granted!
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I wish to meet Valentino Rossi
Ethan has been a huge MotoGP fan since he was just two years old and recently had his wish to meet his hero Valentino Rossi granted!
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I wish to have a space-themed bedroom makeover
Ross (aged 4) from Donegal, living with coronary heart disease, wished to have a space-themed bedroom!
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I wish to meet my favourite vlogger Roman Atwood
Ronan (aged 11) from Limerick is living with cystic fibrosis and wished to meet his favourite vlogger Roman Atwood.
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I wish to go to Croke Park on match day to meet The Sunday Game panelists
James (aged 14) from Leitrim is a massive GAA football fan and recently had his wish granted to go to Croke Park on match day to meet The Sunday Game panelists.
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I wish to meet The Dolan Twins
Lenka (aged 15) from Cork has just returned from California where she experienced her wish to meet her favourite YouTubers, the Dolan Twins!
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I wish to have an Alienware gaming laptop
Toms (aged 11) from Tullamore recently had his wish to have an Alienware gaming laptop granted.
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I wish to go to Legoland
Liam (aged 6) from Meath, recently had his wish to visit Legoland, Windsor granted.
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I wish to have an Apple iPhone X
Jumayin (aged 14) from Meath is living with sickle cell disease. With the help of our friends in Vodafone Ireland Jumayin’s wish to have an iPhone X was recently granted.
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I wish to have a ‘wiggly worm slide’
Conor (aged 4) from Offaly recently had his wish to have a ‘wiggly worm slide’ granted!
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I wish to meet JoJo Siwa
Kaitlyn (aged 7) from Donegal is living with leukaemia and recently had her wish to meet JoJo Siwa granted in New York City!
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I wish to meet Beyoncé
In 2010, we granted Katie’s wish to meet Beyoncé. Since her wish was granted, Katie’s health has improved and she has completed a degree in General Nursing.
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I wish to have an Apple iMac Computer
Aidan (aged 11) from Wexford is living with osteosarcoma and recently had his wish to have an Apple iMac Computer granted.
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I wish to visit the American Doll store
Fodhla (aged 8) from Cork wished to go to the American Doll store in New York City to pick out the perfect doll.
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I wish to meet Drake
Finn (aged 16) from Cavan is living with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy and Make-A-Wish Ireland granted his wish to meet his idol, Drake.
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I wish to have an iPhone X
Beth (aged 14) from Donegal is living with Hodgkins lymphoma and her wish was to have an iPhone X.
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I wish to meet The Script
Triona (aged 16) from Kildare is living with pulmonary capillaritis. Her one true wish was to meet her favourite band, The Script.
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I wish to meet WWE Superstars
Salim (14) from Kerry is living with a cognitive heart condition and his wish was to meet his favourite WWE Superstars.
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I wish to meet Gavin James
Leo (aged 14) from Meath is living with cerebral palsy but lights up when he listens to Gavin James, and especially loves guitar music.
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I wish to see Hamilton
Alan (aged 17) from Kildare wished to see the stage show Hamilton in LA with his family.
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I wish to meet Sulley
Cade (aged 3) from Dublin is living with MDS and wished to meet Sulley from Monsters Inc.
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I wish for a bedroom makeover
Alex (aged 14) from Dublin is living with severe haemophilia and wished for a bedroom makeover featuring his musical heroes.
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I wish to visit NASA
Daniel (aged 9) from Dublin is living with a brain tumour and his wish was to visit NASA. We granted Daniel’s wish when we sent him and his family to the Johnson Space Centre in Texas!
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I wish to meet Roy Keane
Tomás, aged 7, from Cork is living with rhabdomyosarcoma and wished to meet his hero, Roy Keane.
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I wish for a princess party
Pranathi, aged 6, is waiting for a new heart and shared with us her wish to help her favourite princesses get ready for the ball!
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I wish to be a vet
In 2013 Caitlin was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. That summer we granted Caitlin wish to be a Vet for the day.
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I wish to meet Nathan Carter
Katie is a young girl from Cork who is crazy about country music. She is constantly playing the guitar and singing at home.
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I wish to meet Superheroes
It’s not often that a young boy gets to meet all his favourite superheroes at once, but that’s exactly what happened to Brandon!
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I wish to see the Aurora Borealis
Young Izzy has always been fascinated with the Northern Lights, so she chose this exciting adventure as her wish.
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I wish for a sensory play area
Miley, aged 6 and from Wicklow, recently had her wish to have a sensory play area in her bedroom granted.
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I wish to be a mermaid
Beth, aged 8 from Dublin, is living with cystic fibrosis and had her wish to be a mermaid granted! Beth went to Florida.
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I wish to meet Justin Bieber
Leah, aged 15, became the envy of teenagers around the world when she had her wish to meet Justin Bieber granted!
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I wish to meet Khloe Kardashian
Felicity, aged 13 and living with A.L.L., wished to meet Khloe Kardashian and we are thrilled to announce that her wish came true recently.
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I wish to have a playhouse
Molly, aged 9, from Dublin wished to have her own playhouse – her own space where she could have friends over and play.
