Saoirse Ruane’s family have marked the one year anniversary of her death with a heartbreaking tribute.
The Toy Show star, who inspired the nation when she appeared on the programme in 2020, passed away in March 2024 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
On Tuesday, Roseanna Ruane shared a heartbreaking tribute to her late daughter Saoírse on the eve of the first anniversary of her death.
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She wrote: “And here we are, the eve of your first year anniversary 💔”
“We sit here tonight on what was the anniversary of the DAY you passed. It was a Tuesday. But tomorrow we will wake to the date being on a Wednesday…. 5th March! That’s the day you left. The day our hearts broke into tiny tiny pieces.”
“I tried to explain this to Farrah Rose last night, how when you left our hearts broke and no amount of adhesive/glue could ever fix them because a huge piece of our lives is missing forever.”
“But our broken hearts are very precious hearts that carry scars from the pain and loss we go through and we wouldn’t want them any other way. They are part of who we are and our story, which is a part of you Saoírse ✨”
“We sit and wonder….We contemplate….We look around and still wonder what it’s all about….We question it all still and probably always will…..We wonder why you’re not here, why why why WHY”
“The big round ball called the world continues to turn and so life carries on….🤷♀️
We will never understand this EVER! 12yrs on earth 12months in heaven”
“To have had you for 12seconds was a blessing 🥹 Was it really just a beautiful dream ???? Mamma 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔”
In a post on Wednesday, Saoirse’s mother marked the anniversary with a sweet video commemorating the young child’s memory.
She wrote: “5th March 2024 – 5th March 2025 ✨One year away from home ✨ Thank you our most loyal followers for your unwavering support and love over these past 12months which continues to carry us through💔”
“Tomorrow isn’t promised to any of us. All it takes is a single moment to change everything.
Focus on what’s important and be grateful! Live your life and leave no regrets. 🥹”
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The Galway native would have turned 13 in January, and her family marked the day by releasing 13 blue and gold balloons “up to heaven” at her grave site.
Saoirse’s mum Roseanna shared a video of the emotional occasion on Instagram, alongside a heart-wrenching caption.
She wrote: “There are no words for today. It was every emotion you could think of.”
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“We talked for weeks about what we should do not being able to come up with anything solid and in the end it was what it was meant to be, what we were able for.
“We visited you to greet you good morning and Happy Birthday before coming home again to sit with your loss. We returned again in the afternoon with Willow,” she wrote, referencing their beloved family dog.
“We sent 13 balloons up to heaven and we hope you got them all. Farrah Rose is so excited picturing you on the receiving end with that massive smile and giggle.
“Then we decided we would go somewhere for dinner, somewhere we always feel welcome comfortable and safe! We feel so wronged today 🥹,” she told followers, before adding, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY PUDSY 😘 we miss you more with each passing day!”
