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Irish Independent
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘This felt like a beautiful tribute to Saoírse' – Roseanna Ruane on grief and launching a fundraising make-up edit to continue her daughter's legacy
Dealing with the grief of losing her daughter to cancer last year, Roseanna Ruane talks about how she is coping and the ways she and her family are keeping Saoírse's spirit and fundraising work alive Roseanna Ruane laughs gently agreeing that at 13, her eldest daughter Saoírse would no doubt be campaigning to get on TikTok, eager to do make-up tutorials and create GRWM (get ready with me)content. 'She was mad into make-up,' smiles Roseanna. 'She was always asking me if she could use my eyeshadow and she'd all her own make-up brushes.' A smartphone was on the horizon as a future birthday present once she was a bit older. 'She'd asked to get the phone,' says Roseanna. 'But she never got it.' In March 2024, Saoírse passed away aged just 12. The brave Galway girl had won hearts all over Ireland after appearing on The Late Late Toy Show in 2020 when she chatted guilelessly and beautifully with host Ryan Tubridy about the osteosarcoma tumour on her tibia that had led to the amputation of her right leg. Throughout her journey with cancer, Saoírse had always displayed an incredible desire to help others, helping raise millions of euro for other children in need. Now it's a legacy her family are determined to carry on in her name.
Extra.ie
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Roseanna Ruane announces makeup collaboration in daughter's honour for charity
Roseanna Ruane has announced that she'll be part of a collaboration with BPerfect cosmetics in her daughter Saoírse's honour. Saoírse won the hearts of the nation in 2020 when she appeared on the Late Late Toy Show, with her appearance on the show, where she spoke to Ryan Tubridy about losing her leg to cancer, inspiring the Toy Show Appeal and raising millions for charity. While Saoírse passed away in March 2024, aged 12, her legacy has continued long after her passing — with her mum Roseanna saying that BePerfect cosmetics will be collaborating with her, with all of the proceeds from the sales of the makeup range being donated to two charities. Roseanna Ruane with her daughter Saoírse. Pic: Instagram 'We are so proud to reveal the Saoírse and Mamma Collection – created in memory of the beautiful Saoírse Ruane. 'Saoírse inspired the nation with her strength, her smile, and her unforgettable spirit. This collection is a tribute to her light – filled with the colours she would have loved and the joy she brought to everyone who knew her.' The range includes a face and eye palette, lipstick, lip liner and lip oil, with the cosmetics company confirming that they will be donating 100% of the proceeds to Hand in Hand, a children's cancer charity in Galway, and the Cancer Fund for Children, 'to support families on their difficult journeys.' Roseanna Ruane and Ollie Ruane with their daughter Farrah Rose at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy The collaboration comes as Roseanna recently spoke about how she found out her daughter's time was 'limited' and that there was no more that could be done in her cancer battle. Speaking to Ryan Tubridy, whose first encounter with Saoírse and Roseanna inspired the Toy Show Appeal, Roseanna said that the family still weren't ready to speak about the full weight of Saoírse's loss, but revealed that a CT scan in April 2023 was when they found out the news no parent wants to hear. Roseanna Ruane speaking at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy 'She presented very well and the CT scan was done and it was, 'Sure, lookit, we'll give you a ring later,' this was the norm. Off we go down to Galway,' Roseanna said. 'We thought no more of it, we thought it was going to be another good review, but it wasn't.' 'We got the CT scans before we ever left Dublin. We were just called into a room and you know it's that look between the doctor and you in the corridor and the beckoning, I just knew. Roseanna Ruane and BPerfect Cosmetics founder Brendan McDowell at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy ''We were told that day that there was no more they could do — they could keep throwing chemo at her; they could keep having surgeries and surgeries but… She had started initially with the cancer in the tibia in her leg and then she got cancer in her leg and this was a relapse… it just kept coming,' Roseanna shared. BPerfect Cosmetics founder Brendan McDowell with Roseanna Ruane and Ollie Ruane with their daughter Farrah Rose at the launch of the BPerfect Cosmetics Saoirse & Mamma collection in aid of Children's cancer charities at The Leinster, Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy 'We were being told her time was limited now, and this was April 2023 and I asked the question would we have her for Christmas and I was told possibly not. That's the day we started grieving the life that we knew was ahead.'
Extra.ie
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Ryan Tubridy: 'Memories of kind and thoughtful Saoirse will live with us forever'
It's rare that I refer back to the dark days of the pandemic, given how awful it was for everyone, but it's necessary today for the purpose of this story. At the height of the Covid era, we found ourselves putting together the oddest Late Late Toy Show of them all. The dreadful 'social distancing' was in full flight, there was no audience (that silence was eerie) and hugs/handshakes/ pats on the back were all banned by order of the Covid tsars. RTE presenter Ryan Tubridy channelling Fantastic Mr. Fox for the opening number of The Late Late Toy Show. Pic: Andres Poveda I shudder at the memory, but the show had to go on, and thanks to an extraordinary backroom team at every level of the organisation, a special Roald Dahl-themed opening number (I was Fantastic Mister Fox) kick-started one of the most memorable broadcasts of my 20-something years in front of a camera. This week, I was brought right back to that evening for so many reasons by Roseanna Ruane, who was my guest on The Bookshelf podcast. We had spoken a few months ago and I asked if I could be of any use, to which she suggested that she'd love to talk about a series of 'Evening with…' events she was hosting to talk about grief in its many manifestations with experts, in front of an audience interested in other people talking openly and frankly about their experiences. Roseanna Ruane and daughter Saoirse Ruane. Pic: Brian McEvoy I invited Roseanna to come on the podcast to talk about books that influenced her life, but also about how our paths crossed and how she and her family have coped with the cruelty and heartbreak of losing their beautiful daughter, Saoirse. It was on that Toy Show that we introduced the country to young Saoirse and her mam as they sat on a park bench, distanced from me on my own seat. Saoirse was confidently shy, if you can be such a thing. She had what my daughter calls kind eyes, and this was all made more remarkable as she described what it was like to have an amputation and a prosthetic at such a young age. Saoirse Ruane with Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy. Pic: RTÉ With gentle courage and great dignity, she won the hearts of a nation hungry for escape, warmth and good news. Saoirse became a celebrity, and Roseanna was reflecting on the adjustments required as the family became well-known. Strangers stopped them to wish them well and maybe pop into a selfie with them, the usual sort of thing. The Ruane's got on with their lives, and I had the pleasure of being their friend. I'll never forget one gorgeous morning when I drove to Kiltullagh and visited Saoirse at her school, followed by tea, cake, and trampoline jumps in the garden of her home. Roseanna Ruane and daughter Saoirse Ruane. Pic: Saoirse and Mamma/Instagram There were other encounters and cards, all of which reminded me of the kind and gentle person Saoirse was. When she died in March last year, the country was aghast at the unfairness and brutality of it. The funeral was beyond sad, and everyone felt for the Ruanes and their extended family. Anyone who has grieved a child will understand the depths of this grief, and those who haven't can only try to comprehend the abyss of heartache. Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy with Saoirse Ruane and her parents Ollie and Roseanna. Pic: RTÉ In our conversation, Roseanna speaks with a gentle dignity the like of which I have never heard. She explains how she keeps going and how Ollie and Farrah Rose survive in their own ways. There is a strength and resilience on display that will act as a salve for people in a dark place because there is hope there, too. It's breathtaking really, and explains why there was such a big response from listeners who wanted to hear how the family were doing a little over a year after they said goodbye to Saoirse. And yet, Saoirse is very much present for the Ruanes. Every time she is talked about, remembered and seen in a photograph or on a much-loved clip, Saoirse Ruane is with us, and the memory of this exceptional, thoughtful, kind and caring young Galway girl will live forever. Ryan Tubridy. Pic: Nick Edwards I've always admired musical societies as a social hub in communities. It's not that I'd join one (I wouldn't pass an audition!), but anyone I've ever met who is part of one is always great fun and up for a song at the end of a night. Last weekend, I attended my first-ever recital by the famous Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society (The R&R) at one of the churches in Dublin's Monkstown. What followed was two hours of pure joy and a delightful mix of tunes from the movies, musicals and beyond. Everything from The Lion King to Cabaret and Gilbert & Sullivan was sung with gusto and great humour. It was a joyous affair and a lovely antidote to the grim news the world has to offer. Happily, the show spilt over to my place afterwards when some of the cast regaled us with a few numbers from Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda, above, to finish off a belter of a night!
