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 lifetime.
We have granted over 2,900 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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Michael’s Wish
Michael’s wish was to get a video message from his hero Rory McIlroy. However Rory had other ideas….
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Nathan Carter grants historic 3000th wish, with a private meet and greet for superfan Jack!
History was made as Make-A-Wish And Nathan Carter granted the 3,000th wish in Ireland to Jack!
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Bogdan’s Wish to have a VIP Experience
Bogdan is a chatty, energetic, domino’s pizza loving, 14 year old from Dublin. Living with a rare neurological condition, his wish was to have a VIP Experience
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Caleb’s Wish To Have A Gaming PC
Caleb from Tipp, loves Liverpool, his Xbox and playing Fortnite. Living with Cystic fibrosis his wish was to have a gaming PC so he could play his favourite games.
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Lillie-Anne’s wish to own her own grooming equipment
When Lillie-Anne had her wish visit with Make-A-Wish volunteers Martina and Cheryl she only had one vision for her wish – to be able to groom her dog Lady and her pet Guinea pigs!
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Darragh’s Wish To Have a VR Headset
Darragh has found great comfort and fun in gaming and so his wish was to have his very own VR headset ⭐
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Callum’s Wish To Have A Gaming Themed Bedroom Makeover
When it was time for Callum to choose a wish from Make-A-Wish Ireland, he knew exactly what he would wish for – A gaming themed bedroom makeover!
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Alannah’s Lego Store Wish
Alannah from Kerry loves unicorns, colouring and her younger brother Adam. As she was finishing up her treatment for a Brain tumour she had a call with volunteers Nellie and Amanda. It was clear to them her wish should involve her biggest love - LEGO!
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Nikki’s Wish to be a Vet
Nikki, living with b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, always wanted to be a vet. While it was no surprise that Nikki wished to be a vet at Dublin Zoo, a special day of surprises was planned to make her wish come true.
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Nora’s Christmas Wish
Nora had an evening to remember, as the first child in the WORLD to receive her Christmas gift from Santa Claus himself ⭐
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Luke’s Wish To Have The Daily Bugle Lego Set
When Luke was going through his treatment for Leukaemia there was one thing that helped when the going got tough – Lego.
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Rob’s wish to have a Gaming PC
Rob, from Co. Cork, is a gaming fanatic and was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2021. Rob told Make-A-Wish that having a Gaming PC would allow him the chance to “have more fun and explore more gaming”.
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Ania’s wish to go on a princess glamping trip
Ania (11) from county Meath is living with rhabdomyosarcoma and wished to have a glamping trip fit for a princess. Ania’s mum told us that “Ania was really happy to get to spend some time feeling like a princess”.
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Daniela’s wish to have a princess tea party
Daniela age 5 from Co. Monaghan was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia when she was just 7 days old. Biliary Artesia is a condition that affects the liver and resulted in a liver transplant for Daniela.
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Crystal’s wish to have an electronic car
Crystal age 6 from Westmeath, living with Di George Syndrome, wished to have an electronic car that she could sit in and drive.
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Charlie’s wish to be a farmer
After some tough treatment for his illness, 6-year-old Charlie didn’t believe wishes could come true. That was until we granted his wish to be a Farmer!
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Joe’s wish to have a Nintendo Switch
Meet Super Mario & Luigi’s number 1 fan, Joe! He is 6 years old from County Cork and recently had his wish granted to have a Nintendo Switch console.
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Kumail’s Wish to have an electric scooter was specially presented by the Irish Air Corps
As part of our 30th Anniversary, we revisited wish child Kumail and his family to hear their story. Kumail became seriously ill at just 3 years old. His mother told us “We were just trying to survive at the time”.
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Lucia’s wish to have a garden play tower
Meet 8-year-old Lucia, from Co. Mayo. Lucia is living with SMEI Borderline Dravet Syndrome. We were delighted to grant Lucia’s wish to have a play tower in her garden.
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Dulcie’s wish to have a MacBook Pro
Dulcie received her wish in October 2021, a Macbook Pro with the capability to match Dulcie’s love of animation. Soon after, Dulcie was invited to design the packaging for a special project with Fields the Jewellers.
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Layla’s wish to have a staycation
Layla who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2017, recently had her wish granted to have a staycation in Ireland with her family. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the family did not have the opportunity to have a break together in some time.
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Eve’s wish to go to Fota wildlife park
Eve is 8 and loves animals more than anything. When asked about her favourite animal she couldn’t choose because she loves them all so much.
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Olivia’s wish for a princess-themed bedroom makeover
Olivia aged 5 from Sligo is living with Wilms tumour, a form of childhood cancer. We were delighted to recently grant Olivia’s wish to have her own princess-themed bedroom with pink walls.
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Leila’s wish to go on a Family Holiday in Ireland
7-year-old, Leila from Dublin, loves spending time with her family and exploring different parts of Ireland. We were delighted to recently grant Leila’s wish for a family staycation.
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TJ’s wish to have sensory equipment
TJ is 5 years old and is from Co. Wexford. TJ is living with the condition lissencephaly. He loves things that light up and are brightly coloured and was delighted with all the great sensory equipment and toys he received from Make-A-Wish.
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Jamie’s wish to meet Marty Mone
When 14-year-old Jamie found out he was getting a wish there was only one thing he wanted - to meet his music idol, Marty Mone. Jamie had questions about the truck which Marty answered with a clear love of the big red bull nose truck.
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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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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!
