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# editors-picks - Monday 21 August, 2017
'The toughest white boy ever to step in the ring with Floyd' doesn't do Dublin's Robert Gorman justice
Six months after ‘injuring’ Mayweather in Vegas, Gorman found himself on a Balbriggan beach contemplating suicide.
# editors-picks - Sunday 20 August, 2017
'This is Cork... there's no way those f**kers are coming down and taking the league from us'
From the Cork minor football panel to the first team at Brighton and success in the League of Ireland.
# editors-picks - Monday 14 August, 2017
'Would it happen in the men's game? Not a hope. It's actually embarrassing'
Briege Corkery and James Masters share their thoughts on Cork dual star Libby Coppinger’s dilemma – potentially lining out in two All-Ireland championship games on Saturday.
Analysis: Waterford's homework done, Cork's strengths nullified, game-changing moments
Waterford showed composure and maturity to kill off the challenge of 14-man Cork.
# editors-picks - Sunday 13 August, 2017
'Pat hands me the phone and it was Kenny Dalglish. He goes ‘We really want you to sign’'
Eddie Gormley tells us all about his time in England, returning to the League of Ireland and falling into management.
Scott Evans is angry
The Irish badminton star wants his sport to appear on TV more than just every four years.
From gutted she couldn't 'be like Sonia' to finding her niche and flying the flag worldwide
Irish high jump record-holder and Olympian Deirdre Ryan spoke to The42 about her own experiences and the importance of sport.
# editors-picks - Saturday 12 August, 2017
The world's best jockey wants his riding to do the talking
Ryan Moore tells The42 why he’s more comfortable in the saddle than the spotlight.
'In the case of Waterford fans, it's the hope that sustains them year after year'
Waterford supporter Amy O’Connor on a county’s dream to finally land the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
# editors-picks - Monday 7 August, 2017
How one Irish woman helped turn rugby into a sport for both sexes
Under Su Carty’s watch, women went from comprising 4% of the world’s rugby playing population to 25%
# editors-picks - Sunday 6 August, 2017
How a lack of English camogie clubs led Fiona Steed to play in 3 Rugby World Cups
The 62-times capped Ireland international chats to The42 about her rugby career.
# editors-picks - Saturday 5 August, 2017
Calm, cool, ruthless, ballistic: 3 years on from Ireland's momentous win over the Black Ferns
How Ireland Women shocked everyone but themselves to beat New Zealand 14 – 17 and end their run of four straight World Cup titles.
# editors-picks - Thursday 3 August, 2017
London 2017: The start times for every Irish athlete at the World Athletics Championships
Eleven-strong Irish team head to London’s Olympic Park.
# editors-picks - Sunday 30 July, 2017
Two titles, Michel Platini and a 'devastating' goodbye: Liam Brady and The Old Lady
It’s 35 years since the Dubliner left Juventus in dramatic fashion after a thrilling two-year spell in Turin.
# editors-picks - Saturday 29 July, 2017
More camps, variation and the 200 kilo club: Prepping Ireland for the Women's Rugby World Cup
Strength and conditioning coach Ed Slattery is keeping an eye on the ever-changing fitness programmes for Tom Tierney’s squad.
'I'm very thankful for all the help' - The Rossies and a football passion after battling cancer
Cian Smith will be cheering on his brothers Enda and Donie in Croke Park tomorrow.
# editors-picks - Sunday 23 July, 2017
'I'd given everything to Cork, but there's always that tinge - that little bit of regret'
The current Republic of Ireland U-17 boss on a potential porn career, leaving GAA behind, the Rebel Army and regrets.
A year has made all the difference for the professional boxing scene in Ireland
Following the Regency shooting in 2016, professional boxing in Ireland had ground to a halt. The sport’s protagonists were left to pick up the pieces.
# editors-picks - Saturday 22 July, 2017
'Their drive was serious. There was no hurling in Kilcar but they won a county title in national school'
How Ryan McHugh and Paddy McBrearty made it from a small village in south west Donegal to the top of Gaelic football.
# editors-picks - Tuesday 18 July, 2017
Going back to basics: 10 of the most important things to get right in your diet
Personal trainer David Last has 10 nutrition tips you should take on board.
# editors-picks - Monday 17 July, 2017
Analysis: How Stephen Cluxton has completely changed the role of a goalkeeper in the game
A closer look at the influence of Dublin’s brilliant leader.
# editors-picks - Sunday 16 July, 2017
'It was weeks before I realised that it was actually Eusebio'
Brendan Bradley on his remarkable League of Ireland legacy and playing alongside a footballing icon.
# editors-picks - Saturday 15 July, 2017
The road from Waterford hurling and English soccer to becoming Kildare's midfield general
Kevin Feely’s unlikely journey to being a key player in tomorrow’s Leinster final.
Seery's swansong provides welcome respite from theatrics elsewhere
The veteran Dubliner will hang up his gloves after tomorrow evening’s UFC bout in Glasgow.
# editors-picks - Sunday 9 July, 2017
"I hated football and was contemplating getting a 'real job'... Then I got called up by Libya"
Eamon Zayed chats to The42 about a remarkable career in the League of Ireland and beyond.
Everyone feeling weird but that was a wonderful Lions series
Warren Gatland’s men will leave New Zealand feeling that they achieved success.
'I felt like I wanted to give up... I rang my ma and told her I was done with football'
Eighteen months since he considered quitting, Sean Maguire’s being hailed as Cork City’s greatest ever player.
An ode to Niall McCarthy, the Rebel wildman whose points were worth two
‘He fist-pumped with more snarling, come-on-to-f*ck savagery than I’ve ever seen in another hurler’.
# editors-picks - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
'He's still as obsessed now as he was as a kid' - Horgan closing in on Ring in scoring charts
Four points separate the two Glen Rovers men.
# editors-picks - Monday 3 July, 2017
Analysis: The defensive passage that drove the Lions to their Wellington win
The likes of Jamie George, Jack McGrath, Maro Itoje and Kyle Sinckler all fronted up.
# editors-picks - Sunday 2 July, 2017
'You were against Pele and Beckenbauer. It was like going to play in Hollywood'
Pat Byrne recalls growing up with Kevin Moran, success at Shamrock Rovers, managing Shelbourne, playing in the US and ending Liverpool’s 85-game unbeaten run with Leicester.
Sex, lies and videotape: Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump and freedom of the press
A new documentary delves into the murky world of how the powerful silence the media, with the former wrestler’s sex-tape at the centre of it.
'Nickey Rackard sensed Wexford could win an All-Ireland and he could be the catalyst. So he quit drinking'
The remarkable story of Nickey Rackard and Wexford’s All-Ireland final victory over Galway in 1955.
# editors-picks - Saturday 1 July, 2017
‘It was horrific for me and it was horrific for my family, but I’m very lucky’
Former Everton midfielder Gareth Farrelly on the goal that saved the Toffees from relegation, his troubled League of Ireland spell, and beating the odds to survive a life-threatening illness.
# editors-picks - Sunday 25 June, 2017
'We used to kick the s**t out of each other in training but the bond was incredible'
Joe Gamble, the last domestic player to represent Ireland, reflects on an eventful career at home and abroad.
'I saw everyone talking about me and thought, 'Yeah, I probably don't look like the average U21 hurler'
Westmeath U21 hurler Sean Maher received huge plaudits for his performance against Kilkenny during the week.
'When you know what he went through to get the green jersey, words can't describe the emotions'
The summer of 2017 is one the Longs won’t forget in a hurry.
# editors-picks - Saturday 24 June, 2017
'If I win the Irish title it's a f*** you to all the naysayers': Steve Collins Jr
The unbeaten 27-year-old takes on Westmeath southpaw Paddy McDonagh at the National Stadium tonight.
# editors-picks - Friday 23 June, 2017
'We were barely finished the Junior Cert and Pete had us in on our summer holidays doing line-outs'
Peter O’Mahony’s Lions captaincy might have come as a surprise, but he’s been building towards Saturday since he was a child.
# editors-picks - Thursday 22 June, 2017
This won't be the first time Conor McGregor has defied the odds
John Kavanagh writes exclusively for The42 ahead of Conor McGregor’s clash with Floyd Mayweather.
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