Inside Sharlene Mawdsley's birthday celebrations as GAA star boyfriend treats her to customised cake
The Tipperary corner-back is known for being a tight man-marker and on this occasion, marked her big day with plenty of edible goodies.
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It was a bumper weekend of celebrations as her pal also happened to get engaged
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The delicious cake was inscribed with a message for her
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The detail in these cupcakes was incredible
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Sharlene said she received '27 roses for 27 years'
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In addition to the 27 roses she received, she shared pics of a gorgeous chocolate cake as well as six cupcakes bearing her likeness.
Earlier this month, Mawdsley admitted she could skip the individual 400m at September's World Championships in Tokyo.
That news came following her impressive 200m win at the 123.ie National Senior Championships in Santry.
The sprinter powered to victory at Morton Stadium in windy conditions as she clocked a time of 23.55 seconds.
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The Newport native edged edged out hurdles ace Sarah Lavin (23.80) and bronze medallist Lauren Roy (23.88).
Speaking to RTE after the victory, the popular star stated: 'I'm happy with that.
'I knew today was going to be a really hard task and to come out on top, I'm absolutely thrilled.
'Sarah was ahead of me, and I was just saying to myself, stay calm, stay strong, and dig deep and thankfully I ended up winning the title.
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'It was a pity about the wind, but it was close to a PB and that'll give me great confidence heading into my last race before Worlds on the 16th of this month.'
That final warm-up race will be in the 400m in Bern, Switzerland.
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But Mawdsley has since returned to London to train with her coach after withdrawing from the 400m heats in Dublin.
She added: 'My summer so far, look, it has been mixed, I missed a good block of training and that's hard to come back from - but the support I've had got me through that race today.'
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While her place in the 400m relay squad for the World Championships is secure, she isn't sure whether she'll take on the individual event too.
She concluded: 'I haven't actually decided; I know I won't say no to the relays.
"I'm always the first one in, but we'll see about the individual. It has been a tough year. We'll see closer to the time.'
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Three-time All-Ireland winner Breen shared this cute collage of them
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He also dug out a gem from her childhood
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