Liz Kavanagh’s husband, Kieran O’Malley, has created a touching way for people to honour her after her passing in May.

Kieran O’Malley married his love during the depth of her battle with colon cancer in March. Now, he has created a beautiful fundraising idea which captures Liz’s generosity of spirit.

The couple owned a hand-poured candle business together, called Blazer, and so it was the natural next step for Kieran to produce a candle for his late wife. The creation was named Liz’s Light, as Kieran says Liz was ‘the light of my life’.

After launching the venture last month, Kieran has been able to donate €10,170 to Galway Hospice, where Liz passed away. It was a ‘joyful visit’ for a very special reason.

On Friday, the Mayo man said: ‘Delighted to announce that Liz’s Light raised €10170 for @galwayhospice. A huge heartfelt thanks to every single person who ordered a candle it means so much that so many people can remember Liz with a beautiful candle in their homes.

‘The demand was genuinely amazing, and another order has gone in and will hopefully be here before Christmas. I still find it incredibly difficult and emotional to go into Galway Hospice but this was a joyful visit and a promise kept to the light of my life, my true love: Liz.’

If you didn’t manage to get your hands on the forest green, soy wax candle, keep your eyes peeled on Blazer Candles’ website.

At the time Kieran announced his project, he wrote: ‘I really can’t wait for people to smell Liz’s Light a luxurious scent which will be on sale from next week. Donation from every candle going to @galwayhospice.

He shared a snap of the candle sitting beside a photograph of him and Liz.

People flocked to the comment section to show their support, including some well-known faces. Jennifer Wrynne, who was a close friend of the late Galway woman, led the way, writing: ‘Can’t wait to buy it.’

‘I can confirm it’s absolutely gorgeous and I’ll be stocking up for the whole house. Well done. She is so proud of you!,’ Charlene Flanagan wrote, while another person added: ‘Can’t wait to see and smell Liz’s Light – she would be so proud of you and looking forward to seeing you again too Kieran.’

Kieran had the difficult task of informing Liz’s followers of her death earlier this year, dubbing their love ‘the best thing that happened in my life’.

After learning she had ‘weeks not months’ to live following an unsuccessful operation, Kieran proposed. In late March 2026, just days after she entered hospice care, they organized an intimate wedding in just two hours.

Defying the odds, Liz managed to walk down the aisle herself. The couple shared several ‘mini-honeymoons’ and lived life to the absolute fullest in her final weeks.