Who says Irish men are not romantic?

A Crossbarry man has struck a blow for the Irish male, often maligned as not having a spark of romance.

After months of planning and some good will from Cork City Council, lovestruck Damien Cuffe decided he needed to inject some bling into the moment he would ask his girlfriend of two years, Yvonne, to marry him.

He certainly got the wow factor on Friday night when, after a carefully choreographed procedure, he led Yvonne into a darkened Bishop Lucey Park. With a quick signal, a flick was switched to reveal the Tír na Nóg ‘faery’ village bathed in light.