'I was kneeling down and she just started crying': Cork couple get engaged at Ireland's highest cave 

Joanne Supple was in for a lot more than a tough climb whilst hiking to Diarmuid and Grainne's Cave with her partner last weekend
Tadhg Twomey proposed to his girlfriend Joanne Supple at Diarmuid and Grainne's cave last Sunday.

Tadhg Twomey proposed to his girlfriend Joanne Supple at Diarmuid and Grainne's cave last Sunday.

A Cork climber was in for a big surprise while on a staycation in Sligo last weekend, after her boyfriend of three years decided to propose at the top of a mountain in Ireland’s highest cave.

"I told her to stand out and put her hands up for a picture and I had my phone set up with an app that takes pictures every three seconds. I pressed it and knelt down behind her while she was still looking out,” says Tadhg Twomey, who is now her fiancé.

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