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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Laura Colgan

Irish celebs send love to Toy Show cancer survivor Saoirse Ruane after second diagnosis

Ryan Tubridy sent his love and well wishes to a cancer survivor who inspired the Toy Show appeal after she was diagnosed with the disease for a second time.

Young Saoirse Ruane was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in December 2019 and had her right leg amputated as Ireland entered lockdown in March 2020.

Saoirse, 10, from Kiltullagh, Galway, captured the hearts of the nation on The Late Late Toy Show later that year when she bravely spoke about having her leg amputated due to the rare tumour.

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