Sharlene Mawdsley shares tender moment with Tipperary GAA boyfriend Michael Breen after emotional All-Ireland final win
Breen and his Premier County teammates won Liam McCarthy for the first time since 2019 with a dramatic comeback win over Cork on Sunday.
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The players and staff were cheered on by their friends and family in the stands at Croke Park.
That included Sharlene Mawdsley, who is in a relationship with corner-back Michael Breen.
After the game, Sportsfile captured the moment Breen brought the iconic trophy over to his girlfriend, who gave him a kiss on the cheek in celebration.
The all-star couple have been an Instagram official couple since Mawdsley shared a pic of themselves at Semple Stadium in May.
But they have known each other for a whole lot longer judging by a precious throwback pic she posted on Breen's birthday.
The 26-year-old shared a photo collage of the couple, including a throwback photo.
The pic is an eye-catching one, as it showed the 2024 Olympian with brown hair, with the Newport AC export best known as a blonde.
Conveniently, the Ballina man's birthday also fell on Sharlene's grandmother's 90th birthday which yielded a similarly emotional post.
The photograph which signalled that they had gone Instagram official was on the Semple Stadium pitch following Tipp's win over Waterford.
But that wasn't the first time she'd been in attendance to cheer on Liam Cahill's side this year.
Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny
In the wake of the sprinter's relationship update, her previous matchday experience makes even more sense even leaving aside that she is a Tipperary native herself.
She spent her Easter Sunday at Semple Stadium in Thurles roaring them on during a thrilling draw with Limerick.
So it's no wonder why a few more in the know people who commented on her post felt a relationship announcement was overdue.
Stephanie wrote: "Awwwww Shar about time (love heart emoji)."
Meanwhile fellow Olympian Cathal Doyle added: "Loving the hard launch Sharlene."
Elsewhere, Mike hailed: "Two of Tipp's finest athletes. Magic."
And lastly, Una Healy of The Saturdays fame posted a love heart emoji of her own.
Since going official, Mawdsley and Breen have been regularly documenting their romance on Instagram.
He previously quipped he was on "coaching duty" while looking on as she did laps on what looks to be the same track.
The Premier hurler has also been a regular visitor at her University of Limerick training base.
And when she was heading to Slovenia for the European Athletics Team Championships for her first competitive race since the death of her dad, Breen was on hand to be her taximan.
Mawdsley returned the favour by getting a front row seat as Breen and Tipperary qualified for the All-Ireland hurling final with a semi-final win over Kilkenny.
After the semi-final victory, the corner-back posted a photo on Instagram of them all smiles.
Breen captioned it: "First time in Croke Park is it?" To which the sprinter replied: "And not my last!"
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