Northern Ireland

Co Tyrone couple get engaged live on TV in New York

Oisin Daly and his new fiancée Danielle Renaghan pictured with CNN correspondent Donie O'Sullivan in New York on New Year's Eve. Picture: Donie O'Sullivan
Oisin Daly and his new fiancée Danielle Renaghan pictured with CNN correspondent Donie O'Sullivan in New York on New Year's Eve. Picture: Donie O'Sullivan Oisin Daly and his new fiancée Danielle Renaghan pictured with CNN correspondent Donie O'Sullivan in New York on New Year's Eve. Picture: Donie O'Sullivan

A CO Tyrone couple are celebrating their engagement after the proposal was broadcast live from New York on CNN.

The network's correspondent Donie O'Sullivan, himself from Co Kerry, was interviewing people in New York's West Village area ahead of the countdown to 2022 on Friday night when he introduced viewers to Danielle Renaghan and Oisin Daly.

"I am joined by a couple who have travelled from Ireland having a good time, Danielle and Oisin - which is a very difficult name for Americans to say," O'Sullivan said.

Speaking of their trip to the Big Apple, Danielle said: "It was a lovely Christmas present and we're together two and a half years."

When Donie asked the pair if they loved each other, Danielle replied "Of course I do", before Oisin got down on one knee before he said: "I love her so much I would just like to do a special thing."

After Oisin proposing and Danielle replying "yes", the couple were greeted with cheers from bystanders and CNN presenters including Anderson Cooper.