Alison O’Connor fundraising for Make-A-Wish Ireland
I’m delighted to share that I am running the Dublin City Marathon 2026 — for something bigger than myself. Make-A-Wish Ireland has one simple aim – to grant the wishes of children with critical medical conditions, to bring hope, strength and happiness. Make a Wish Ireland has a huge impact on many families including my own, when my sister and best friend Lucy was 8 she was diagnosed with cancer. Lucy was living a perfectly happy childhood and was excelling in school and her world quickly flipped upside down. In 2015 Lucy received her wish from Make A Wish which was to go to Disneyland as a family. This allowed our family to spend much needed time together and create precious memories together, it was the first time in a long time our family had all been together and it was the first time in a long time Lucy was able to back to being Lucy. There are so many families who deserve to create memories that will last forever and any donation could make a difference !⭐️ Doing this is challenging myself but isn’t anything near a challenge that some of the families Make a Wish impacts!


