20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tipperary Olympian Sharlene Mawdsley goes public with GAA star boyfriend
The athlete has kept her love life secret since her debut at the Paris Olympics last year.
However, this weekend she revealed her boyfriend as Tipperary hurler Mikey Breen.
Taking to social media, the 26-year-old shared a snap of herself and Breen wearing matching GAA jerseys as she supported the full back following their home win over Waterford on Saturday.
'Tippin' on,' she captioned the post which shows the pair beaming down the camera at Semple Stadium.
Taking to the comments, fans expressed their delight at the pairing.
'Two of Tipp's finest athletes. Magic,' wrote one person.
'Hon Tipp,' added another.
A third shared: 'Premier class through and through, H'on Tipp.'
Singer and fellow Tipp woman Una Healy gave her seal of approval, simply commenting the heart eye emoji.
Mikey himself responded to the post with: 'Any tag, nah?', poking fun at his girlfriend for not tagging him in the picture.
Sharing the snap to his own social media, he commented: 'This fan was following me around all day.'
Sharlene has recently returned home from the World Relays in China, where she helped Team Ireland secure a place at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this September.
Mawdsley finished the race in second place, ahead of Poland.
She raced as part of the Irish Women's 4x400m relay team alongside Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke and Rachel McCann.
She also secured Ireland's spot in the mixed 4x400m relay team with Rhasidat Adeleke, Cillín Greene, and Conor Kelly.
