Previous hint Sharlene Mawdsley dropped after sprinter goes Instagram official with Tipperary GAA ace
SHARLENE Mawdsley seemingly revealed she's in a relationship with Tipperary hurler Michael Breen on Sunday evening.
She did so by
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Mawdsley went from sprinter to spectator on Sunday
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It's not the first time she's been present at the home of hurling this year
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Her own sporting calendar for 2025 will revolve around September's World Championships in Tokyo
But that wasn't the first time she'd been in attendance to cheer on Liam Cahill's side this year.
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.
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So it's no wonder why a few more in the know people who commented on her post felt a relationship announcement was overdue.
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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,
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Tipp had not beaten the Déise in the Championship since 2019.
They also failed to win back-to-back Championship matches since 2019 and had not won a SHC match at home since then either.
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All of those items were crossed off the bucket list in front of 28,758 fans at Semple Stadium.
And boss Cahill expressed delight at his side banishing the ghosts of past campaigns with yesterday's 1-30 to 1-21 win.
He declared: 'We, and I say management, coaches, everybody involved, didn't represent that jersey correctly last year. It weighed very hard on us over the winter.
'We took unbelievable inspiration from our minors last year with the way they grounded out the All-Ireland.
'Leaving Nowlan Park, I was so happy to be a Tipperary man but I was also so embarrassed that our flagship team didn't follow that and set that trend.
'We had to rely on a group of younger players in Tipperary to show us the Tipperary way.
'My players acknowledge that. We've made the necessary adjustments to the personnel in the dressing room and they've gone after everything they've been asked.
'They've backed me to the hilt in what I had to do.
"Everybody has worked extremely hard and I'm just happy now that we're one of the three out of Munster.'
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