Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin have announced their engagement

Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin are engaged, the UFC fighter has confirmed on Instagram this afternoon.

Followers of Conor McGregor have been congratulating the star after he posted a picture of himself and Dee, who is sporting a fairly hefty-looking engagement ring. The post is captioned: ‘What a birthday, my future wife!’

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The pair have been in a relationship since 2008 and have two children – son Conor Jr who was born in 2017 and daughter Croia, who arrived in January 2019.

Among the people to offer their congratulations are Conor’s coach John Kavanagh, who had his own good news to share earlier this week when he and his fiancée Orlagh Hunter welcomed their first child Conall.

Former Ireland soccer captain Robbie Keane and TV presenter Glenda Gilson were among others to offer their congrats.

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