FOLLOWING a successful tour on the European circuit, Waterford native Paul Beecher returned to Irish soil to ask his long term girlfriend Seryna Van Kuelen to marry him on Christmas Day.

The couple met five years ago as Seryna’s grandparents lived down the road from Paul. After initially coming on holidays, Seryna moved to Ireland and has been working alongside Paul at Lougnatousa. The couple plan to get married late 2018 or early 2019.