Richard Hogan: Remembering Rían: Why I became a Make A Wish ambassador

Remembering Rían: A boy of pure joy

Richard Hogan: "When I think of Rían, which we often do as a family, I think of the song by John Lennon, Beautiful Boy."

One of the greatest honours of my life was being asked by Nicola Kelly –my wife’s cousin and best friend – to do the eulogy for her six-year-old son, Rían Hickey.

Rían died from a brain tumour in 2012. Rían was just five when he became sick.