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Belfast Telegraph
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
County legend warns Donegal about the part of Kerry's game they must keep in check during All-Ireland Final
It was a significant success for the north-west side and since then McShea has played a prominent part in helping to promote football within the county. Right now, though, he is on edge ahead of Donegal's meeting with Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Championship final at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon (3.30pm). McShea, who has watched the current Donegal side lift back to back Ulster titles over the course of the past two seasons, is particularly keen to see the team take delivery of 'Sam' conscious that the trophy has not rested in the county since 2012. And while he believes the current side can test Kerry to the full, he is hugely aware that the Kingdom's track record in the competition is such that they will go into the game as warm favourites. That, however, does not deflect the popular McShea from holding onto the belief that his beloved Donegal could come good on this particular occasion. 'Obviously Kerry have some very big guns in their side and they will pose a huge threat to us no matter how you look at it,' points out McShea. 'I think the important thing is that Donegal hit the ground running and keep the pressure on if they can. Kerry have established a tradition of winning All-Ireland Finals and their players know what will be expected from them on this occasion.' As a polished full-back, McShea grew accustomed to thwarting opposition sides when he was at his peak and he sees several Donegal players in this light going into tomorrow's match. 'We have players like Micheal Murphy, Ryan McHugh, Brendan McCole, Paddy McBrearty, Michael Langan and others who have given outstanding service to the county and it would be great to see the side lift the trophy,' smiles McShea, 'This is a huge challenge for Donegal but I still think that they can rise to the occasion. They will certainly have plenty of backing from thousands of their followers.'
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man proposes to girlfriend after recovering engagement ring in LA wildfire rubble
A couple in Altadena, California, found a shining silver lining in the devastation left by the Los Angeles wildfires. Brian McShea proposed to Stephanie Raynor after finding the engagement ring he had bought prior to the fire in the rubble of their home. Family who lost 9 homes in Eaton Fire vows to rebuild McShea and Raynor told KABC that they had been in their home for less than a year before they were forced to evacuate on Jan. 7 when wildfires tore through Los Angeles, destroying thousands of structures, including their home. The Eaton Fire, which began on Jan. 7 and burned through Altadena, claimed at least 17 lives, destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 structures and has burned over 14,000 acres. As of Jan. 27, the fire was still classified as active, though it is currently listed as 99% contained on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website. "As soon as we walked up, it really hit us," Raynor recalled of seeing their home after the couple returned to search through rubble for any recoverable items. McShea and Raynor told KABC they lost everything besides their pets. However, McShea said he had considered the idea that part of the ring might have been spared. "I was thinking about it -- I was thinking, 'Well, maybe the stone should survive, and maybe we'll find the little stone.'" The couple said they began by digging around the area of the desk frame where McShea had been keeping the ring. McShea described a few false alarms. "You'd just brush away some rubble, and there's a little ring, and you'd pick that up, and it's actually a washer to something," he said. McShea said he didn't know what Raynor thought he was looking for. Finally, McShea said he found the ring intact. A photo shows the ring sparkling in the sunlight after surviving the fire. Already on one knee, McShea said he decided to spring the question immediately. "I was on my knees, and I was like, 'Hey, will you marry me?'" McShea recounted. He said he was wearing personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as PPE, when he popped the question. "And I'm crying," added Raynor who said she accepted the proposal. 'We are so blessed': Family of 17 happy to be alive despite losing 4 homes in California fires According to KABC, the couple hopes to stay in Altadena, despite the damage. "This community is just so special," said McShea. Man proposes to girlfriend after recovering engagement ring in LA wildfire rubble originally appeared on
NBC News
28-01-2025
- General
- NBC News
Altadena couple finds engagement ring in rubble of where their home once was
Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena home once stood to see what they could salvage from the destructive Eaton Fire. While Raynor looked for any items that survived the fire, McShea was looking for a specific item he hoped was still intact. Through the rubble that was remnants of the material items the couple once had, McShea miraculously found just what he was searching for — the engagement ring he was going to use to propose to Raynor. 'My first reaction was like, 'Oh, look, here it is,'' he recalled. To be specific, McShea found the ring under his guitar strings. Right then and there, McShea decided to propose to his sweetheart. 'You think about how much all this pressure, all this perfection you want in the moment that you propose,' he said. 'I found it, and it's like, 'Here it is. Will you marry me?'' The tender moment brought Raynor to tears, she said. 'I cried, I was crying,' she said. 'I had my glasses with the goggles on top and they like, fogged up completely. So, I just went and I like gave him a big hug and I obviously said yes.' To commemorate the life-changing moment, the couple asked a woman passing by to take their photo. Before the ring permanently remains on Raynor's finger, the couple took it to get cleaned at the jeweler where McShea purchased it. While the couple looks forward to planning their wedding, they're also looking toward rebuilding. 'Los Angeles has really been supporting Altadena and all the communities affected by fires,' McShea said. 'And I'm hoping that, you know, they're prepared to strap in for the long haul and we can build Altadena back. And yeah, we can spend some married years under the mountains.'
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man finds engagement ring in LA fire wreckage, proposes on the spot
A Southern California man who lost his home in the wildfires proposed to his girlfriend in the wreckage of their residence after miraculously finding his engagement ring. Brian McShea wasn't home at the time he and his girlfriend, Stephanie Raynor, were ordered to evacuate their home in Altadena because of the Eaton fire, he told KABC. Raynor was home and rescued their pets but didn't have time to take anything else, according to a GoFundMe page for the couple. After several days away as the Eaton fire ravaged Altadena and neighboring communities, McShea and Raynor returned to find their home completely destroyed. But McShea didn't give up hope, knowing he'd stashed an engagement ring in a desk drawer. 'I was like, 'We're going to look over here where my desk is,'' McShea told KABC. 'I did not tell her why. I don't know what (she) thought we were looking for because it was pretty obvious that a lot of my stuff was gone.' After a couple moments of false hope, McShea located the ring, which was intact, having somehow survived the blaze. 'You pick it up, and there's a little diamond. I was on my knees and I was like, 'Hey, will you marry me?'' he told KABC. 'And I was crying,' Raynor added. The two shared the moment on Instagram, and their friends started the GoFundMe — for the fire recovery, not the wedding. The Eaton fire and other blazes around Southern California killed 28 people and damaged more than 16,000 structures across multiple weeks. _____
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Calif. Man Recovers Engagement Ring amid the Rubble of His Burned Down Home and Immediately Proposes to Girlfriend
A couple had a surprise engagement after losing their house in the Los Angeles fires. Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor, who had a home in the Altadena neighborhood that was engulfed in flames by the Eaton Fire, lost everything in a blink of an eye. They evacuated their home of one year on Jan. 7, the first day of the ongoing wildfires, according to ABC7. A GoFundMe created for the couple explained that McShea was out of town when Raynor "needed to immediately evacuate with their pets in the middle of the night." Therefore, she wasn't able to "save nearly any of their belongings." Reality set in when the pair later returned to their home and took in the rubble. Unbeknownst to Raynor, her partner had been planning to propose to her and had purchased an engagement ring that was being kept in a desk drawer. Related: Designers Surprise Guests by Getting Married During Their Milan Runway Show: 'You're in for a Treat' "I was thinking, 'Well, maybe the stone can survive and maybe we'll find the little stone.' I thought the ring was going to completely disintegrate [in the fire]," McShea told ABC7. However, that did not keep him from searching when they returned to their property. "I was like, 'We're going to look over here where my desk is,' " McShea recalled. "I did not tell her why. I don't know what [she] thought we were looking for because it was pretty obvious that a lot of my stuff was gone.' Related: Bachelor Nation's Brayden Bowers and Christina Mandrell Are Married! Inside Their Intimate Elopement He continued, "So we're digging around where my desk is ... again, just looking for a stone. I really didn't have a lot of hope, but you just brush away some rubble and there's a little ring, and you pick that up and it's actually a washer to something, and that happened like four times, and then you pick it up, and there's a little diamond." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. With the recovered ring in hand, McShea promptly popped the question amid the rubble and Raynor said "yes" through tears. The couple shared their happy news with a joint post on their Instagram which includes two photos of the emotional moment, the first of which shows them in protection gear with their arms wrapped around each other while Raynor flashes her ring on her gloved hand. According to ABC7, they do not have a wedding date yet but want to remain in Altadena. More than 12,000 structures have been destroyed in the fires, per the Associated Press. Read the original article on People
