According to old Irish lore, women were traditionally allowed to propose to their men on a leap year only.
Seeing as it’s 2016, Joanne Leacy from New Ross in Wexford surprised everyone on Waterford station Beat 102-103 by popping the question to her long time boyfriend James Murphy.
James was behind the wheel at the time of the call during Emma Nolan’s The Takeover last night, and said yes immediately. He has absolutely no idea that it was coming, and you can listen to his reaction below:
The couple having been dating for several years, and have a young daughter Caoimhe who spoke about her excitement at hearing the news.
The bride and groom to-be.
