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Jarly Óg Burns relationship with fiancée Tara - and his famous dad
Off the pitch, Armagh sensation Jarly Óg Burns is basking in romance.
The25-year-old is engaged to his long-term girlfriend Tara Donaghy after he popped the question in a sunny engagement back in May.
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championshipwinner met his partner while they were both studying in St Mary's University College in Belfast and they have been in love ever since.
Despite Jarly Óg's roots lying deeply in Armagh soil, his other half sports the colours of neighbouring Tyrone. "She's a Tyrone woman for my puts up with a lot from me now in fairness," he quipped to
Just last month, the footie ace went public with their plans to tie the knot as he dropped to one knee beachside, reports RSVP Live.
The loved-up pair shared their joy on Instagram with an adorable photo and a caption that simply stated, "And so it begins," capped off with a sparkling engagement ring emoji, signaling a new chapter ahead.
Tara, who was spotted in Croke Park cheering as Armagh clinched victory against Galway for Sam Maguire glory last year – their first since 2002 – shared a sweet embrace with her beau post-match. "I saw her up in the stand and hugged a very good girlfriend," the midfielder said.
He added: "She's inher final yearnow of medicine and will be a doctor in March."
After clinching the All-Ireland title, Jarly Óg was embraced by his father on the steps of the Hogan Stand, who is no other than GAA president Jarlath Burns.
Reflecting on the immediate moments after the match, Jarly Óg shared, "Maybe it was an outburst of emotion for that moment."
"It's a completely freakish thing. I'm sure if someone wrote the story like that, someone would say, 'You can't, that's too unrealistic'.
"He's the second president from Armagh and it is our second All-Ireland, and to be in his first year is insane."
Speaking to SportsJoe, he recounted the discussions around the possibility of his father presiding over the trophy handover: "And people saying to him, 'Jeez, wouldn't it be great to be handing Sam over' and for that to happen is nuts.
"I just caught eyes with him and I thought I would go up and share this moment with him. He said he was very proud of me and it was father-son stuff. It was a great moment."
Burns also enjoyed a long glittering career for Armagh. He captained his county to the Ulster title in 1999 before deciding to retire from intercounty football.
When Jarly Óg considered parting ways with the Armagh panel for club commitments with Silverbridge, his father publicly voiced his thoughts. Ultimately, Jarly Óg decided to stay on, culminating in securing his inaugural All-Ireland medal.
About Jarly Óg's decision-making regarding his career, his father commented in The Sun, "He (Jarly Óg) is an adult and he can make his own decisions and it is not me that's having to go out and make all those commitments.
"He got a concussion in the last club match we played against Clann Éireann and he's had a couple of those.
"The one thing about the split season which I really agree with is that it is hard on county players. County players come straight off the county season and straight into the club season.
"It is not like they can just relax through the club season – they are expected to lead, to jump straight into the game-plan that your club has and be the star."
