‘MAKE-A-WISH IRELAND’ LAUNCHES WISH WEEK 2024 TO GRANT MORE WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES 

• Make-A-Wish® Ireland, the children’s charity, are running its annual fundraising initiative, Wish Week, to raise awareness and crucial funds to fulfil the heartfelt wishes of children across Ireland battling life-threatening illnesses. 

• According to new research, it is estimated that every week 13 children in Ireland are diagnosed with a critical illness that makes them eligible for a wish.   

• This means 652 children who are newly diagnosed with a critical illness each year. 

•  Make-A-Wish Ireland reach just 30% of those newly diagnosed children. Last year the charity granted 196 wishes in Ireland. Make-A-Wish Ireland receives no government funding, this is why ‘Wish Week’ is so important.  

• This year, Wish Day, the annual donation day for the charity, is taking place this Friday, 26th April and Make-A-Wish volunteers will be on the streets and in Dunnes Stores around the country look for support.  

Louise on The Hub iRadio chatted to Mum Siobhan from Co. Westmeath. Her daughter Alice has a congenital heart condition and is 7years old. A few months ago, Alice had her wish, to be a princess, granted by Make-A-Wish.  

For more info on how to donate: visit makeawish.ie/donate