Sharlene Mawdsley's cryptic post suggests huge change for her and All-Ireland winner

Irish Olympian Sharlene Mawdsley and All-Ireland winning Tipperary hurler Michael Breen appear to have made a major change in their lives together and said goodbye to their Thurles home - marking what Sharlene called the "end of the Thurles era".

She also tagged her boyfriend, Michael Breen, in the post as she teased a major move to her fans.

An image (see below) of two sets of house keys was shared with her over 274,000 followers on Instagram and read: "End of the Thurles era."

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Mawdsley, who has become one of Ireland's biggest athletics stars in recent years, didn't reveal where she is possibly moving to next.

The image above was shared by Sharlene on Tuesday, August 19

Tipperary's Michael Breen and Sharlene Mawdsley have just returned from the Canary Islands after a "quick visit" and have been sharing their experiences with their social media followers.

Mawdsley formed a relationship with All-Ireland winner Michael Breen, who was also tagged in the social media post, and the pair went Instagram official earlier this summer. 

During their recent trip to Tenerife, the duo even managed to get some training in. The Tipperary power couple loved the trip away but Sharlene was quick to scold Michael when it came to one particular dinner and we couldn't agree more, Sharlene. 

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The Ballina man was caught eating sushi in an unusual way and Olympian Sharlene snapped him and posted the pic to her 274,000 Instagram followers saying "not the knife and fork". Breen will have to brush up on his chopstick skills. 

Breen himself has been posting pictures of their culinary experiences, including a massive breakfast!

The dynamic duo are fresh off the back of an All-Ireland Final win for Breen, and Sharlene has just won her first 200m national title on top of turning 27 years old, so a break in Tenerife is well deserved for the pair. 

Tipperary All-Ireland winner Michael Breen just recently posted a doting message to Olympian and Tipperary sprinter Sharlene Mawdsley, or "Sharsy", on her 27th birthday.

Sharlene Mawdsley celebrated her 27th birthday and enjoyed a friend's engagement party with her influencer pal in Tipperary recently. 

Breen, who is going out with the Newport athlete and 200m national champion, posted a series of snaps of the pair together along with a childhood picture of Sharlene in Tipperary colours. 

Mawdsley shared snaps with her 274,000 Instagram followers alongside the bride-to-be and Tipperary social media influencer, Niamh Cryan (see far left below).

Sharlene also shared a pic (see below) of a gift of "27 roses for 27 years" for her birthday. 

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Earlier in August, Mawdsley lit up Morton Stadium on the opening day of the 123.ie National Senior Athletics Championships last weekend, powering to victory in the women’s 200 metres final.

Mawdsley, in front of Tipperary All-Ireland winning hurler and boyfriend Michael Breen, crossed the line into a stiff breeze in 23.55 (-2.6 m/s).

Mawdsley and the bride to be celebrating over the weekend 

Breen himself, grasping Sharlene's gold medal after the race, quipped in a post on Instagram: "Excuse me, this actually belongs to Buggy."

That's a reference to a viral video of Sharlene Mawdsley racing in the streets of Tipperary following the Premier County's 2025 All-Ireland Final victory over Cork in Croke Park.

Sharlene was at Croke Park to cheer on her partner during the match and by his side during the homecoming celebrations on Monday. And then her celebrations went viral.

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A video widely shared online shows her beating former hurler Brian 'Buggy' O'Meara in an impromptu race - before 7am the day after the All-Ireland final homecoming festivities.

Fresh off the back of celebrating Tipperary's All-Ireland hurling win, top athlete Sharlene, 26, and Buggy, 35, were filmed having a friendly race at 6.45am.

Neither chose traditional athletic gear, with the Olympic runner sporting a dress and her bare feet and the former hurler opting to race topless.

Sharlene was kind enough to allow Buggy a head start but still found herself storming ahead to first place.

At the weekend in the 200m national final, Sharlene held off strong challenges from Sarah Lavin (Emerald AC), who clocked 23.80 for silver, and Lauren Roy (Fast Twitch AC), who secured bronze in 23.88.

The win saw Mawdsley claim her first senior outdoor 200 metres title in front of huge crowds in Santry.

Speaking after the race, the Newport AC athlete said: "I'm happy with that. I knew today was going to be a really hard task and to come out on top, I'm absolutely thrilled.

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"Sarah [Lavin] was ahead of me and I was just saying to myself, stay calm, stay strong and dig deep, and thankfully I ended up winning the title. It was a pity about the wind, but it was close to a PB and that’ll give me great confidence heading into my last race before the worlds on the 16th of this month."

Mawdsley, who spent hours signing autographs for adoring young fans, withdrew from the 400 metres heats on the back of her medal-winning display.