Buncrana woman and Former Miss Universe Ireland, Gráinne Gallanagh, has announced her engagement to her longtime boyfriend Ryan Coleman.

The 29-year-old shared the exciting news on Instagram yesterday, after Ryan got down on one knee during a camping trip.

She posted a sweet photo of her with her new fiancé posing on the beach and showing off her new engagement ring alongside the caption: “When Ryan called daddy to ask for his approval to ask me to marry him, daddy responded, ‘well you know each other long enough now Ryan’.

“So here we are… even after all these years I still got the shock of my life”.

Photo @ggallanagh Instagram

Friends and followers flocked to the comments section to congratulate the happy couple.

Grainne and Ryan, who both grew up in Buncrana, Donegal, have been together for over 10 years.

The couple has been living and working in Australia since April.