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Annesha Ghosh

‘I had to be brave’: Clare Shine’s journey back from the brink

Former Ireland international Clare Shine shows her tattoo 'be brave' in Sydney, Australia [Annesha Ghosh/Al Jazeera]

Sydney, Australia – As the Republic of Ireland played their first ever Women’s World Cup match on July 20, former Ireland striker Clare Shine was making a defining debut of her own.

Three years and a month to the day since her second attempt at addiction-induced suicide, in Edinburgh, Shine was on the other side of the world, in Sydney, commentating on Ireland’s game against Australia at a sold-out Stadium Australia.

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