A couple together for six and a half years had a morning to remember on Friday when they got engaged in Dublin Airport.
David and Niall were waiting to go on holiday when David decided to begin their trip with a surprise.
He got down on one knee in Terminal 1 and Niall said yes.
The couple spoke to Dublin Live about their engagement and relationship, saying their love of aviation brought them together.
David said: "We are both aviation geeks at heart and it is one of the things that brought us together. In fact one of our first dates was plane spotting at Dublin Airport. We love travelling a lot too."
David said he planned to do something public for the proposal because "Niall often says I am not a PDA person".
The proposal was unexpected to Niall, who said he was "totally surprised and shocked".
He said: "I did not expect anything, even though we were talking with our friends over drinks at the airport about how given Covid-19 we probably wouldn’t be getting engaged for another few years.
"Even when our friends took my bag and told me to give them my mask I still didn’t expect anything until I turned and looked at David on one knee."
The pair have been together for six and a half years and bought a home two years ago.
After purchasing their home, they "became doggy daddies to Joey the best miniature schnauzer in the world".
They have decided to have the wedding in a couple of years, with David suggesting 2025.
Niall said he'd like a summer beach wedding abroad in 2024 with an aviation theme.
The happy couple are now enjoying a holiday together in Miami.
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