Ira appeared on The Late Late Toy Show on RTÉ last Christmas, where she represented Cavan in The Toy Show county parade. Her mother, Nell Raven, told the paper that she herself had been diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring of last year. It was staff at Cuan who sent Nell an email about The Late Late Toy Show. Nell Raven was originally from the UK but recently became an Irish citizen. ‘Alex and Evey have tragically lost their wife and mother Nell and their daughter and sister Ira this week.