Wish Stories

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 3,250 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.

Mia's Wish

Mia's Wish

Meet Mia, an inspiring 15-year-old girl from Kildare. Mia was diagnosed with cancer at a young age and…
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Eli's Wish

Eli's Wish

Eli’s brother Sam had his wish granted in 2023, so Eli was aware of the wish journey and…
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Matthew's Wish

Matthew's Wish

He is inspired by the Irish Rugby Players and mum told us how Matthew is fascinated by how…
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Jessica's Wish

Jessica's Wish

Meet Jessica (12), a passionate music fan from Kerry. When we met with Jessica, her love for music…
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Roisin's Wish

Roisin's Wish

Meet Róisin, an inspiring 9-year-old girl living with Nephrotic Syndrome. Róisín loves animals and wished to be a…
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Mila's Wish

Mila's Wish

Watch Mila's inspiring story, from her battle with cancer, to her recovery and her wish for her very…
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Ruairi and Fionn

Ruairi and Fionn

Ruairí was such an energetic, happy, funny, beautiful little boy. And this disease took everything from him.
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Cian's Wish

Cian's Wish

Meet 10-year-old Cian from Dublin. Cian is a Sports fan and especially loves playing golf and following Liverpool…
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A Disney Wish

A Disney Wish

With the help of Disney, we recently had the privilege of granting 17 magical wishes to our wish…
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Mia's Wish

Mia's Wish

Meet Mia (4) living with childhood cancer. Mia was excited to start school in September, and told our…
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Danny's Wish

Danny's Wish

Meet Danny (17) from Portlaoise. Danny is a leukaemia survivor, who faced a three and a half year…
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Eva's Wish

Eva's Wish

Meet Eva (11) from Galway who is living with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. Eva loves everything from the 16th &…
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Darragh's Wish

Darragh's Wish

Meet Darragh (7) who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. (ALL) His wish was to be a Zookeeper…
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Fíonn's Wish

Fíonn's Wish

Meet Fíonn from Laois. From a young age Fíonn has been passionate about cars and loved driving in…
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Lauren's Wish

Lauren's Wish

Meet Lauren from Limerick. Lauren is living with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and wished for an iPad for college.
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Dylan's Wish

Dylan's Wish

Meet Dylan (5) who was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma. Dylan wished for a family trip to Center Parcs.
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Rian's Wish

Rian's Wish

Meet Rian (7) from Galway. Rian is receiving treatment for ALL. His wish was to have a staycation…
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Dan's Wish

Dan's Wish

Meet Dan (7) from Dublin, who had acute myeloid leukaemia. Back in August, his wish came true when…
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Sydney’s Wish

Sydney’s Wish

Meet Sydney (8) who is living with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. Sydney loves animals and wished to go…
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Quinn’s Wish

Quinn’s Wish

Meet Quinn (7) from Louth who loves all things trains. Quinn is living with Wilms tumour, and his…
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Emma's Wish

Emma's Wish

Meet Emma (8) from Wexford. Emma loves all things “Princess” and she took her wish opportunity with both…
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Willow's Wish

Willow's Wish

Meet Willow (11) from Carlow living with a rare autoimmune deficiency. Willow wished for her own Animation Equipment.
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Alex's Wish

Alex's Wish

Meet Alex from Limerick. Alex has loved rugby for his whole life and wished to see the Irish…
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Billy's Wish

Billy's Wish

Billy, from Carlow, is currently receiving treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma. His wish was to go to the Katie Taylor…
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Michael's Wish

Michael's Wish

Meet Michael. Michael was living with a brain tumour, and his initial wish was to receive a personalized…
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Jack's Wish

Jack's Wish

Jack lives with osteopenia and an adrenal deficiency. He met his Hero, Nathan Carter, marking our 3,000th wish.
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Daniela's Wish

Daniela's Wish

Meet Daniela who is living with Biliary Artesia. Her wish to have a princess tea party was granted…
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Ania's Wish

Ania's Wish

Meet Ania who's living with rhabdomyosarcoma. Ania wished for a princess glamping trip with her family!
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Rob's Wish

Rob's Wish

Meet Rob, from Co. Cork. Rob is a gaming fanatic and recently wished for his own gaming computer!
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Luke's Wish

Luke's Wish

Meet Luke, who was diagnosed with Leukaemia. During his treatment, LEGO always helped to bring his smile back!
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Nora's Wish

Nora's Wish

Meet Nora, who had a magical christmas wish experience with her brother Daithi, even meeting Santa!
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Nikki's Wish

Nikki's Wish

Nikki (4) is living with b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Nicki is a huge animal lover, and wished to…
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Alannah's Wish

Alannah's Wish

As she was finishing up her treatment for a Brain tumour she had a zoom call with volunteers…
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Callum's Wish

Callum's Wish

Callum spends a lot of time in his bedroom, playing video games, and gaming. Callum told Make-A-Wish that…
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Darragh's Wish

Darragh's Wish

In 2021, Darragh was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma. This is a condition where tumours can develop and form in…
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Lillie-Anne's Wish

Lillie-Anne's Wish

When Lillie-Anne had her wish visit with Make-A-Wish volunteers Martina and Cheryl she only had one vision for…
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Caleb's Wish

Caleb's Wish

Caleb is from Tipperary, loves Liverpool, his Xbox and playing fortnite. Caleb also has Cystic fibrosis. His biggest…
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Bogdan's Wish

Bogdan's Wish

Bogdan is living with a rare neurological condition. He loves to be the centre of attention and when…
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Grace's Wish

Grace's Wish

Grace’s journey was marked by pain, hospital visits, and a life-changing paralysis as her immune system attacked her…
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Chloe's Wish

Chloe's Wish

Meet Chloe (7) from Westmeath, who is living with a rare neurodevelopmental diagnosis. She wished for a family…
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Crystal's wish

Crystal's wish

Crystal age 6 from Westmeath, living with Di George Syndrome, wished to have an electronic car that she…
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Joe's Wish

Joe's Wish

Meet Joe (6) From Cork. When we asked Joe what he thinks about before he falls asleep at…
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Charlie's Wish

Charlie's Wish

When 6-year-old Charlie from Cork told us he did not believe that wishes could come true, we were…
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Dulcie's Wish

Dulcie's Wish

Dulcie from Portlaoise was diagnosed of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and when she met our volunteer Sarah she wished to…
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Lucia's Wish

Lucia's Wish

Lucia loves swimming, as well as the movie Frozen, the colour pink, playing hide & seek, and playing…
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Layla's Wish

Layla's Wish

Layla was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2017. Recently, we granted a magical wish for her and…
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Olivia's Wish

Olivia's Wish

We were delighted to recently grant Olivia’s wish to have her own princess-themed bedroom with pink walls. Olivia’s…
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Eve's Wish

Eve's Wish

Before Eve was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma she and her family were due to visit Fota wildlife park,…
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Jamie's Wish

Jamie's Wish

Musician Jamie is 14 years old and plays the accordion. He also loves football and being with his…
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TJ's Wish

TJ's Wish

Tristan is 5 years old and from Co. Wexford. TJ is living with the condition lissencephaly. He recently…
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Leila's Wish

Leila's Wish

7-year-old, Leila from Dublin, loves spending time with her family and exploring different parts of Ireland. We were…
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Colm's Wish

Colm's Wish

The tractor mad seven-year-old Colm from Rathcabbin will not just have a very enjoyable Christmas from his brand…
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Nicole's Wish

Nicole's Wish

Nicole, age 6 from Dublin was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. She loves all things Christmas.
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Calvin's Wish

Calvin's Wish

Calvin is living with drug-resistant severe epilepsy. Although he has had surgery to try to help that resulted…
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Oisín's Wish

Oisín's Wish

Oisín, from Donegal, recently had his wish granted to go to Center Parcs to spend time with his…
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Saoirse's Wish

Saoirse's Wish

Saoirse, aged 4, is living with complex needs and has recently changed medication, which has allowed her to…
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Danny's Wish

Danny's Wish

In Waterford, meet Danny—a brave soul who faced Neuroblastoma with a heart full of love for nature and…
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