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Irish Daily Mirror
41 minutes ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Sharlene Mawdsley responds to viral street sprint video after All-Ireland win
Sharlene Mawdsley has joked that she is happy to return to the track after racing on the streets of Thurles while enjoying the All-Ireland Hurling celebrations. Mawdsley's partner, Michael Breen, was part of the Tipperary team that beat Cork in Sunday's All-Ireland final, and the Irish Olympian enjoyed the celebrations with the panel and their friends. And as the celebrations rolled on, a video circulated of sprinter Mawdsley racing on the streets of Thurles where she won comfortably, despite giving her competitor a head start. After a couple of days of well-deserved celebrations, Mawdsley shared a snap back on the track and poked fun at herself, saying: "Swapping the streets of Thurles for the track today" Sharlene appeared on stage with her partner, Tipperary defender Mikey Breen, and the pair were captured in a lovely photograph showing the two of them holding the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Tipperary player Michael Breen celebrates with his partner, Olympic athlete Sharlene Mawdsley (Image: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy) Mawdsley and Breen have formed something of a sporting power couple in recent times, with the sprinter going 'Instagram official' with the Tipp defender at the beginning of the Summer. Mawdsley took to Instagram in the wake of Tipp's win, sharing a photo of herself with Breen on the Croke Park pitch along with the caption: "Proud of you every day, but that little bit prouder today." For Breen, it is his third All-Ireland title win, and has been a mainstay for the Premier County throughout his intercounty career. For the latest headlines and top stories from the Irish Mirror, visit our homepage
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Sharlene Mawdsley takes part in hilarious road race as part of Tipperary's All-Ireland celebrations
A VIDEO circulating on social media appears to show Sharlene Mawdsley taking part in an hilarious road race as part of Tipperary's All-Ireland celebrations. The Olympian has been relegated to the role of fan over the past few weeks as 4 If it isn't her it's some very, very fast blonde woman who also happens to be from Tipp Credit: X 4 The outfit would appear to match the one she wore to Monday's homecoming in Thurles Credit: @INPHOSPORTS 4 She'd never been to Croke Park before this summer Credit: Sportsfile 4 Breen was a candidate for Man of the Match against Cork in the decider But seemingly she showed off her own athletic ability as part of The video showcases 'Buggy' O'Meara, a former Tipp hurler, being given a sizeable not sizeable enough. It cuts out right as she's eating up ground on him but safe to say his lead didn't last long as evidenced by the laughter in the background. In the immediate aftermath of Sunday's triumph for the Premier, the 26-year-old had shared a few photos of her beau Breen. Read More On GAA Bursting with pride, she said: "Proud of you every day, but that little bit prouder today." That sense of pride was also one of the main points of emphasis Speaking post-match to "I want to take the opportunity as well, if you don't mind, to big shout out to my mam and dad at home. Most read in GAA Hurling "My mother probably has the rosary beads swallowed at this stage and my father probably has the cows milked three times with nervousness. "Just so thrilled for everybody. Supporters, the whole shebang. RTE GAA pundit embrace Tipperary captain Ronan Maher after his epic display toppled Cork in All-Ireland final "As I said leading into the All-Ireland: players win matches and managers lose them. "The reality of it is that everybody from county board, people in the supporters club and the various teams behind the set up that support us, that allow us to create a high performance environment, have just been superb. "The honesty of that group of players. I never doubted them. "I know we were all a bit sensitive after last year with what happened and some of the criticism was probably deserved at times. "But I knew the quality of these men and, once we got in among them and supported them better and got them back believing again, we would have a great opportunity of lifting the spirits of the Tipperary people. "They came here in their thousands today. I am just so happy." If that interview went off without a hitch, the same could not quite be said While reflecting with Thomas Niblock, the presenter host gestured him towards his players who were passing by in the background. When Cahill raised his arm in celebration, the players let out a massive roar before swarming their beloved boss and carrying him away with them.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Sharlene Mawdsley steps out with All-Ireland winning partner at Tipp homecoming
Tipperary celebrated their All-Ireland win in style at Semple Stadium this evening as over 40,000 supporters turned up to cheer on their heroes at the homecoming. It was a very busy day for the men in blue in gold, a day which started with a visit to Crumlin Hospital as Liam MacCarthy was introduced to some brave little Tipp fans. The team then made the journey back home in the evening and rocked up to Semple Stadium at around 8.15pm following an evening of entertainment which included a performance from Una Healy. On stage, the team soaked in the adulation from the fans as they celebrated their win with friends and family. Adding star power to the occasion was Sharlene Mawdsley. The Tipperary native and Olympian appeared on stage with her partner, Tipp defender Mikey Breen, and the pair were captured in a lovely photograph showing the two of them holding the Liam MacCarthy Cup. For Sharlene, Sunday's win would have been a poignant one as her father passed away suddenly at the beginning of June. Mawdsley and Breen have formed something of a sporting power couple in recent times, with the sprinter going 'Instagram official' with the Tipp defender at the beginning of the Summer. Yesterday, Mawdsley took to Instagram in the wake of Tipp's win, sharing a photo of herself with Breen on the Croke Park pitch along with the caption "Proud of you every day, but that little bit prouder today."
The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
'We were walking down the street ducking and diving from people'
TIPPERARY DEFENDER MICHAEL Breen says the disappointment of their 2024 season was the inspiration for their All-Ireland triumph on Sunday. Last year, Liam Cahill's side limped out of the championship after a winless run through the Munster round-robin series. Breen, who is now a three-time All-Ireland winner, says the impact of that exit sparked a revival that propelled the county to the summit of hurling in 2025. Advertisement 'It did inspire us,' Breen begins. 'But you know what the narrative is going to be and 12 months ago, we were walking down the street and kind of you're ducking and diving from people because you don't want to have the conversations. 'And all it took was, as Liam said earlier, we'd to get into the trenches, we'd to get the work done and that was simply it. Like we were, we knew where we were last year, put it that way.' It was a remarkable comeback victory for Tipperary who were trailing by six points at half-time, but eventually won by 15. They conceded a goal just before half-time which Breen says 'really woke us up' but he adds that they were happy with their defensive shape at the break and that they 'didn't leave gaping holes' for Cork to exploit. He also paid tribute to the Tipperary forwards who orchestrated their second-half fightback including teen star Darragh McCarthy who finished with 1-13 including a penalty. 'Sure he's 19. Like these lads, they're so resilient already in the journey they've come, they lost an [U20] All-Ireland against Offaly last year. Came back, won it this year. 'Like even coming up on the bus, he's playing games on his phone, and he's having a laugh. There's no seriousness or uptightness to it. 'He's on the field every day for hours on frees and that's no exaggeration. Anybody would tell you he's down, he's practising and you could see there today, he was just taking his time. He was doing his thing and he was putting the ball over the bar and that was it. And I know he was getting jeers from the crowd, but he just, he didn't hear it, he blocked it out.' Breen concluded by reflecting on his previous All-Ireland medals from 2016 and 2019, and said that the support they received this season was particularly noteworthy. 'This is really sweet. 2016-2019, they were brilliant, but I'd never seen the colour and the excitement around the county. And the supporters again today were unbelievable. I said it the last day, and I think I got mocked at, but that support was unbelievable. Related Reads Here's The Sunday Game's Hurling Team of the Year for 2025 Ronan Maher lands All-Ireland hurling final man of the match award Darragh McCarthy: 'If you let it get to you, you're going to be curled up in a ball at home in bed' 'There was a lot of red, because the red does stand out, but our support has been unbelievable all year. And it will continue to be that way, I think, because the people are behind this team.'
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Michael Breen hails teenage Tipperary GAA hero, 19, for ‘blocking out the jeers' and clinching unique All-Ireland treble
MICHAEL BREEN hailed teen sensation Darragh McCarthy for seizing the moment with a stunning All-Ireland final performance. The Toomevara clubman tortured Cork with 2 Michael Breen hailed Darragh McCarthy after the All-Ireland final Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 2 McCarthy scored 1-13 as Tipperary beat Cork Credit: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Breen revealed that he watched McCarthy play games on his phone before the match. And the youngster took the same calm approach to the high-pressure job of nailing the frees in Tipp defender Breen said: 'To win finals, you need big moments and big players and they stood up. 'You speak about Darragh there, he's on the field every day for hours on frees and that's no exaggeration. Read More on GAA 'You could see there today, he was just taking his time. 'He was doing his thing and he was putting the ball over the bar and that was it. 'I know he was getting jeers from the crowd, but he didn't hear it, he just blocked it out. 'Sure he's 19. Like these lads, they're so resilient already in the journey they've come, they lost an under-20 All-Ireland final against Offaly last year and came back, won it this year. Most read in Sport 'Like even coming up on the bus, he's playing games on his phone, and he's having a laugh. There's no seriousness or uptightness to it. 'And I think the whole camp was that way today, coming up. We just kept talking about enjoying the day, enjoying the moment and you could see that fully come out, I think.' Liam Cahill speaks to RTE after Tipperary GAA win All-Ireland final Breen, 31, never knew hurling could be so much fun as Tipp delivered a devastating second half display to outscore Cork by 3-13 to 0-2. The Ballina man, now a three-time All-Ireland winner, beamed: 'That was a fun second half to play. 'Yeah, this is really sweet. 2016 and '19 were brilliant, but I'd never seen the colour and the excitement around the county. 'We're never too far from the summit, but if there's a few things off, if you're off a yard, you can be the bottom in Munster. 'The supporters again today were unbelievable. 'There was a lot of red, because the red does stand out, but our support has been unbelievable all year. And it will continue to be that way, I think, because the people are behind this team.' And Breen admits it is the ultimate redemption for a Tipp team who failed to win a championship game last year. He added: 'Well, I suppose it inspires you from last year's point of view. 'Twelve months ago, we were walking down the street and you're ducking and diving from people because you don't want to have the conversations. 'And all it took was, as Liam said earlier, we had to get into the trenches, we had to get the work done and that was simply it.'
