Who is Sharlene Mawdsley's partner, Tipperary senior hurler Michael Breen?

Olympian and sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley has gone "Instagram official" with Michael Breen and now the Tipperary corner-back has shared his first public snap of his partner, but what do we know about her GAA star from Ballina?

The Olympic runner beamed alongside the Tipperary GAA hurling hero following the Premier County's win over Waterford last weekend. 

But just who is Michael Breen?

Here’s everything we know…

The Tipperary hurler was born on July 16, 1994, in Ballina.

Breen keeps his family life private, so not much is known about his early life.

Outside of sport, the 30-year-old is a teacher of Business and Geography at CBS High School in Clonmel.

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The sportsman received a Liberal Arts and Science/Liberal Studies degree from University College Cork in 2016, and graduated with a Master’s degree in Food Business from the same university three years later.

In 2021, Breen also received a Diploma of Education from Dublin City University.

Breen’s hurling journey began at Castletroy College in Limerick, where he played in every grade of hurling.

He eventually joined the senior hurling team and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns.

As a UCC student, Breen became involved in hurling as a member of the freshers’ team, joining the senior team in his second year.

Breen joined the Ballina club at a young age, and he played with the Tipperary minor hurlers in 2011 and 2012.

He won Munster and All-Ireland medals in 2012, and not long after, the hurler was playing for the Tipperary Under 21 hurlers.

Breen made his senior championship debut as a substitute in the 2015 Munster semi-final against Limerick and managed to score a goal against them.

Breen and Mawdsley kept their relationship private until the Premier County's win over Waterford in the county's final game of the Munster Championship. 

Among the 28,758 attendees was Sharlene Mawdsley, who appeared to "hard launch" her relationship with Breen.

The 26-year-old shared a picture alongside Michael to Instagram on the Sunday evening, captioning the sweet snap: "Tippin’ on."

Tipperary sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley clocked a season's best in the women's 400m event at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Zagreb, Croatia on Saturday and had a lovely surprise waiting for her back in her room. 

The Tipperary athlete ran 51.14 but was pipped at the end as she finished second to Spain’s Paula Sevilla as Sharlene described it as a "race to be happy with" as she was almost one second faster than her run earlier in the week in Savona, Italy.

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The Newport native - who got the early flight out of Zagreb in the early hours of Sunday morning to go straight home and be with Breen and their dog, Lola, was in her first competitive action since going "Instagram official" with Tipperary hurler Michael Breen.

The 26-year-old did so by posting a picture of them on the pitch after the Premier County's Munster Championship win over Waterford on Sunday of last week. 

The Tipperary Olympian and sprinter posted a picture with the Tipperary senior hurler from Ballina that sent social media into a frenzy.

And now she's posted another cute picture after she returned to her room following her race in Croatia and found a beautiful red rose had "somehow found its way to my room". 

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The sprinting season has begun in earnest for the Tipperary athletics star with a "work trip" for Sharlene earlier in the week too where she ran in Italy and shared snaps of the few days. 

The Tipperary athlete finished second with a time of 52.00 in her first individual race of the season.

Sharlene pictured in Savona, Italy

The Newport AC athlete was among the thousands of supporters who had packed Semple Stadium for the crunch Munster SHC last weekend. 

Sharlene posted the picture of her and Breen with the caption: "Tippin' on."

Many fans were raving about the gold medalist - who posed for pictures with fans - and described her as "such an amazing sporting model for the girls".

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After an enthralling game of hurling, it was Liam Cahill's men who booked their place in the All-Ireland series with a 1-30 to 1-21 win.

The 2021 Olympian made her way down to the pitch to join in the celebrations, where she beamed in a picture alongside the Tipperary corner-back.

Sharlene anchored the mixed 4x400m relay team to a historic gold at the 2024 European Championships and led the women's 4x400m team to a silver medal at the same event.

Next up for the Newport AC athlete is a run in Philly over May 31-June 1.