A Dublin youngster who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis had the best day of her life when her dream of becoming a Zookeeper came true. 

All thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, little Saoirse Brophy spent the day visiting her favourite animals at Dublin Zoo accompanied by operations manager, Gerry Creighton. 

Saoirse and her family were picked up and dropped to the zoo in a limo, before the 8-year-old Belgard native took Gerry's side as a real-life Zookeeper. 

"I thought she’d get to see an otter or something but she had such an in depth tour of the zoo," Saoirse's mother, Siobhan, told the Irish Independent. 

"[She] got to feed the sea-lions and operate the gate in the tiger enclosure and she visited Harry, one of the zoo’s silver back gorillas."

The Irish charity, which grants wishes for sick children and their families, made all of Saoirse's dreams come true as a small gift for being so brave in light of her illness. 

The second-class pupil has a strict regimen in place to manage her illness but manages to take it all on the chin.

"Before she even leaves the house for school she has to have physio done and take six different types of medication.

"The trip to the zoo really gave Saoirse a boost, it was wonderful to see. Despite everything, Saoirse rarely complains and it’s so admirable how she just gets on with it."

Hear hear!