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 2,000 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.
I wish to visit Kennedy Space Centre
Josh (aged 9) from Tipperary living with HLH recently had his wish to visit Kennedy Space Centre granted when he and and his family went to Florida.
I wish to have a ‘wiggly worm slide’
Conor (aged 4) from Offaly recently had his wish to have a ‘wiggly worm slide’ granted!
I wish to go to Disney World Florida
Rueben (aged 4) from Dublin is living with interstitial lung disease and recently had his wish to go to Disney World, Florida granted.
I wish to visit Disneyland
Cillian (aged 6) from Galway is living with Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy and recently had his wish to go to Disneyland Paris granted!
I wish to go to Disneyland
Oscar (aged 3) from Dublin is living with DIPG and recently had his wish granted to meet his two heroes, Mickey and Minnie Mouse in Disneyland Paris.
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!
I wish to have a garden makeover
Jamie (aged 11) from Dublin loves being outside and loves nothing better than being on a swing, stretched out in the sun.
I wish to have a summer house
Danielle (4) from Sligo is living with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and her wish was to have have her own space - a summer house in her garden!
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.
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.
I wish to go to Legoland
Liam (aged 6) from Meath, recently had his wish to visit Legoland, Windsor granted.
I wish to meet Liverpool FC
Joseph (aged 15) from Cork recently had his wish granted to see the Liverpool FC team at Melwood training facility.
I wish to go to Disneyland Florida
Dylan (aged 11) from Limerick recently had his wish to go to Disney World granted!
I wish to swim with dolphins
Joshua (aged 12) from Donegal and his family travelled to Florida where Joshua had his wish to swim with dolphins granted!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I wish to visit New York
Lauren (aged 15) from Galway had a magical time when her wish to visit New York was granted!
221 Wishes
We are delighted to announce that we have granted 221 wishes this year!
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.
I wish to see Hamilton
Alan (aged 17) from Kildare wished to see the stage show Hamilton in LA with his family.
I wish to go to Lapland
Kate (aged 8) is just back from meeting Santa Claus at the North Pole!
I wish to meet Sulley
Cade (aged 3) from Dublin is living with MDS and wished to meet Sulley from Monsters Inc.
I wish to go to New York
Katie (aged 16) from Westmeath is living with cancer and her wish was to go to New York with her family to see the musical Wicked!
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.
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!
I wish to meet Roy Keane
Tomás, aged 7, from Cork is living with rhabdomyosarcoma and wished to meet his hero, Roy Keane.
I wish to meet John Terry
Bobby, aged 8, experienced the wish of a lifetime recently when he met John Terry and some of the Chelsea FC.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
I wish for a sensory fairy garden
Like every wish we grant, our 2000th wish was very special and unique. Brooke, aged 9, is from Dublin and lives with Rett syndrome.
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.
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.
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!
I wish to go to Disneyland Paris
Faye, aged 7 from Dublin, had her wish was to go to Disneyland Paris granted! On their return, Faye’s Dad sent us this message…”
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.
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.
