20-07-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Sharlene Mawdsley shares tender moment with Tipperary GAA boyfriend Michael Breen after emotional All-Ireland final win
TIPPERARY'S victory in the All-Ireland final was sealed with a kiss in a tender moment between Sharlene Mawdsley and boyfriend Michael Breen.
Breen and his
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Tipperary's Michael Breen celebrated winning the All-Ireland final with girlfriend Sharlene Mawdsley
Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
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Mawdsley gave him a kiss as they held the trophy
Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
The players and staff were cheered on by their friends and
family
in the stands at
That included
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
since
shared a pic of themselves at
.
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But they have known each other for a whole lot longer judging by a precious
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.
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The photograph which signalled that they had gone
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
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,
Since going official, Mawdsley and Breen have been
He previously
The Premier hurler has also been a
And when she was
Mawdsley
hurling
final with a
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!"