Saoirse Ruane's mum pays emotional tribute to late daughter ahead ...

Roseanna Ruane has paid tribute to the late Saoírse ahead of the annual Late Late Toy Show.

Saoírse won the hearts of the nation when she appeared on the 2020 edition of the show, which will be four years on Saturday (December 7).

The little girl was joined by her beloved mum when she spoke to then-host Ryan Tubridy about her cancer diagnosis and having her right leg amputated.

She was also the main inspiration behind the Toy Show Appeal, a charity fund which has led to millions of euros being raised and is designed to help a range of children’s charities around Ireland, which was launched in 2020.

Taking to social media on Friday morning, Roseanna shared a series of photos from the wonderful evening as she marked the first toy show with Saoírse.

The Galway girl died earlier this year, aged just 12 years old.

Sharing a picture from their conversation with Ryan, Roseanna noted: ‘How you giggled and laughed at Ryan’s jokes, a bond that will always be so special x.’

Roseanna followed up with another photo of Saoírse.

‘I hope you are excited for tonight’s toy show Saoírse,’ she said, ‘My wish for you tonight is that you get to watch it on a big screen with all the other little angels in heaven and slush by your side.

‘I hope you get lots of hot chocolate, popcorn and sweet galore.

‘I’ll be thinking of you my precious precious girl.’

The annual Toy Show comes just one week after Roseanna and her husband, Saoírse’s father, Ollie appeared on the Late Late Show and explained how Saoírse ‘never let’ her appearance on the show, ‘change her.’

‘She was very grounded and very humble, and that was a lovely way to be,’ Roseanna said, with Ollie adding: ‘I don’t think we realised how much support we had until [her passing] broke in the news and was on RTÉ that morning.

‘I suppose it helped us as well, knowing that so many people loved Saoírse. It was comforting for us.’

Since Saoirse’s passing, Roseanna said that she and Ollie have been working together to make sure Farrah-Rose has ‘as much of a normal childhood as possible’ in the aftermath of her sister’s death.