{"id":449700,"date":"2026-05-15T05:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/449700\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T05:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:31:12","slug":"former-tipp-hurler-pops-the-question-with-huge-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/449700\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tipp hurler pops the question with huge diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit where credit is due to former Tipp <\/a>hurler, Cathal Barrett, who has popped the question to his love, Katie O’Regan, with a beautiful ring.<\/p>\n

Cathal made his debut for the Premier county in 2014 and has two All-Ireland medals under his belt.<\/p>\n

And in May, the right corner back showed his followers his romantic side when he proposed in one of Ireland’s most romantic countryside spots.<\/p>\n

\"CathalCathal Barrett of Tipperary during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter Final in 2023. Pic: Sportsfile<\/p>\n

It looks like Cathal<\/a> got down on one knee while out for a stroll with Katie at Dog’s Bay in Connemara, County Galway.<\/p>\n

Judging from Katie’s face, it looks like it was a complete surprise, and it seems that luck was on the side of the hurler when it came to the weather, as the sun is shining in their snaps. <\/p>\n

\"TippPic: Cathal Barrett\/Instagram <\/p>\n

One photo shows Katie and Cathal both with beaming smiles, with Katie holding up her hand to show off her new oval-shaped sparkler, which appears to be a solitaire design on a gold band. <\/p>\n

Another shows off the ring in all its sparkling glory, with Katie holding out her hand with the sand and water in the background. <\/p>\n

\"Tipp<\/p>\n

Posting the news on their social media, the couple kept the message short and sweet with just the date of the big event, ’02\/05\/26,’ followed by an engagement ring emoji. <\/p>\n

We have to give Cathal the big thumbs up for picking such a classic piece… Congratulations, Katie and Cathal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit where credit is due to former Tipp hurler, Cathal Barrett, who has popped the question to his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-449700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}