Locks Of Love From Joshua

For close to five years, Joshua O’Sullivan of Ballydaly has been growing out his hair, and on November 2nd, he donated 15 inches of it to the Little Princess Trust.

Joshua, who had always sported a Buzzcut, decided during the Covid lockdown to start growing his hair out for charity.

The 21-year-old is a qualified SNA and is in his 3rd Year in University of Limerick studying to become an Engineering and DCG teacher.

His motivation was the struggles faced by children who, due to illness or medical conditions, lose their hair and don’t fully understand why they look different from their peers.

The Little Princess Trust provides free real hair wigs to children and young people up to 24 years, who have lost their own hair through cancer treatments or other conditions. One of the charities to benefit from this service is the Locks of Love for LauraLynn, the Children’s Hospice Charity. The average cost of a wig for a young person is €800. This covers the cost of making, fitting and styling. As of the closing of their donations, over €2,700 was raised; enough to make 3 wigs while also surpassing the target of €2,000.