Caoimhin Kelleher getting married to girlfriend Eimear as Ireland goalkeeper shares heartmelting engagement pic
CAOIMHIN KELLEHER has announced his engagement to girlfriend Eimear on Instagram.
The Republic of
Ireland
goalkeeper shared an adorable pic to his page of him down on one knee popping the question.
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Caoimhin Kelleher has gotten engaged to girlfriend Eimear Murphy
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He shared a pic from the engagement to Instagram
In 2022, the Corkman
The Ireland keeper has posted about his girlfriend on
Both Kelleher and Murphy have been together after he courted her for years.
He told LFC.com website: "My girlfriend is very good at Irish dancing, so I've been trying to learn a bit of that.
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"I used to do it at
school
back home, so I've been trying to pick it up because I want to learn it again.
"I've actually been getting on quite good at it, so one day I want to be able to do a full dance or something like that.
"You have to have your feet in great coordination and be able to move them so quickly, so it definitely helps in terms of goalkeeping. It does me no harm.
"I won't be showing it to anybody!"
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Their engagement adds a personal landmark to one what has already been a breakthrough
summer
on the professional front for the footballer.
The 26-year-old finally sealed a move away from Liverpool by joining Brentford in a
'Don't say that on camera' - Nathan Collins' admission about Caoimhin Kelleher's move leaves Heimir in stitches
While manager
This has also reaffirmed his position as Ireland's starting goalkeeper, having grabbed the position amid Gavin Bazunu's injury problems.
He will also
He told RTE: 'I think I've played well for Ireland. I think I've done well enough to keep the No. 1 position.
'I need to do well to keep it, but no doubt playing week in week out will help my cause for sure.
'It (the transfer) has been a long time coming. Definitely really happy to get it over the line and get it done and loling forward to getting going.'
Kelleher has played all nine games of
Bazunu, who returned to the squad in March but misses out this week through injury, should be back challenging next season.
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