A heartwarming video from Letterkenny is making waves in the United States after being featured on NBC News!
American TV viewers recently saw a TikTok clip of Cathal Herron, a Letterkenny local, making a grand romantic gesture for his wife, Bernie, on their 40th wedding anniversary.
To celebrate their Ruby anniversary, Cathal surprised Bernie with her dream car: a beautiful 1978 Citroën 2CV.
He chose to present her with the surprise in the Letterkenny Shopping Centre’s car park, creating an unforgettable moment.
The video of Bernie’s reaction to the surprise gift, filmed by their daughter Niamhín, quickly went viral on TikTok.
After racking up 1.4 million views, NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas featured the clip in their “Top Moment” segment.
With an average of 5.7 million viewers per night, the program amplified Cathal and Bernie’s heartwarming story to an even wider audience!
Watch the viral moment here:
@niamhin_h This wasn’t on the 2025 bingo card 😂 @NBC @Tom Llamas . . . . . . #irishtiktok #fyp #irishparents #wedding #weddinganniversary #irish #ireland #nbc #nbcnews #topstory #topmoment #topmoments #vintage #vintagecars #vintagecar #citroen #viral #viralvideo #america #tomllamas ♬ オリジナル楽曲 – Ongen_music
Video: @niamhin_h
Read the full story on Donegal Daily: https://www.donegaldaily.com/2025/06/18/watch-donegal-womans-wedding-anniversary-surprise-goes-viral/
Wishing the Herrons a very happy Ruby wedding anniversary this August!
Watch: Donegal couple’s video reaches millions in the US! was last modified: July 7th, 2025 by
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