The 42

Champions League

Analysis Has Pep Guardiola's legacy been tainted? Wrap Troy Parrott starts as Real Betis earn late Champions League win Match report PSG hold off Man City second-half rally in six-goal thriller Early games Liverpool beat Celtic's conquerors as €145 million man comes good

Aussie Rules swoops for another top GAA talent

Finnbarr Roarty 2025 Young Footballer of the Year to leave Donegal for Collingwood Reaction Losing Roarty 'tough to take' for Donegal but 'hands are tied' on AFL's presence in GAA

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Analysistalking point

Has Pep Guardiola's legacy been tainted?

The former City manager watched on as the Premier League side were beaten by PSG.

Paul Fennessy

7 mins ago

Wrap

Troy Parrott starts as Real Betis earn late Champions League win

26 mins ago

Drama

PSG hold off Man City second-half rally in six-goal thriller

1 hr ago

Reaction

Losing Roarty 'tough to take' for Donegal but 'hands are tied' on AFL's presence in GAA

1 hr ago

too good

Liverpool beat Celtic's conquerors as €145 million man comes good

Bradley Barcola hit a hat-trick for the rampant Reds.

3 hrs ago

AnalysisTalking Points

World Cup play-offs: Job done for Ireland as Poland eye revenge after Belgium scalp

5 hrs ago

The 42FM

‘There will be a united Ireland before there is a united Ireland football team’

Paul Howard joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to talk about how sport would work in a united Ireland. This is a subject Paul has spent a lot of time thinking about during the research and writing for his new novel, A Nation Once Again.

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Hurling

Laois dominate Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year with seven inclusions

7 hrs ago

Land down under

Blow for Donegal as Finnbarr Roarty set for AFL move

8 hrs ago

Rugby Weekly Extra

The Champions Cup is back! How will the Irish provinces fare?

Bernard Jackman and Murray Kinsella join Gavan Casey to discuss the state of the competition, as well as the prospects for Leinster, Munster, and Connacht.

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Track Cycling

Ireland's Lara Gillespie wins silver at world championships after photo finish

9 hrs ago

History Books

First ever Lions women's game to take place in Cardiff against France

13 hrs ago

10 years on

Munster eager to honour Axel on another night at the Páirc

16 hrs ago

Focus

'It's two games to get to a World Cup' - Ireland reset for final shot at qualification

16 hrs ago

ColumnParish Rule

Emotional tributes, unity where there was division, performative nonsense: it's county final season

Club deciders have evolved into something between a social phenomenon and a mini-industry.

16 hrs ago

Eoin Kennedy

'My heart rate probably had me as technically dead at one stage' - Dublin's late-blooming defender

17 hrs ago

Yesterday

13th October 2026

No Holding Back

Lisandro Martinez's blistering attack on United bosses: 'It’s a reflection of how is our club at the moment'

Defender calls out technical director Jason Wilcox and club owners for lack of investment this summer.

23 hrs ago

Soccer

More Jack Moylan magic as Ireland star strikes twice for Cardiff City

23 hrs ago

World Cup Dream

Ireland boss Ward calls for 'biggest crowd yet' for Poland play-off showdown at Aviva

13 Oct

Wrap

Arsenal maintain perfect start, Bayern held by Norwegians

13 Oct

Soccer

Duality of Manchester United with display of mild encouragement and painful vulnerability

Michael Carrick’s side suffer another defeat as season of dysfunction has latest stop off in Madrid.

David Sneyd

13 Oct

off form

Atlético Madrid increase pressure on Carrick's struggling Man United

13 Oct

Match Report

Ireland put four more past Kazakhstan to ease into World Cup play-off final

Carla Ward’s side complete 12-0 aggregate win at Páirc Uí Chaoimh to set up Poland showdown.

Emma Duffy

Reports from SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

13 Oct

Showdown

Ireland set to face Poland for spot at World Cup

13 Oct

GAA

Famed Down club Kilcoo confirm Mickey Harte as new manager

13 Oct

As it happenedMinute-by-Minute

Ireland crush Kazakhstan 12-0 on aggregate to reach World Cup play-off final

13 Oct

The Football Family

'Unfortunately for neutrals, it's looking like another title for Rovers'

Columnargy bargy

Virgin Media were wrong to cut away from Rovers-Bohs fracas

13 Oct

ExclusiveInterview

'It's setting a good standard' - Sligo Rovers' Dominican Republic international

13 Oct

Centre stage

Katie Taylor set for a theatre tour of Ireland next year

13 Oct

Update

20,000 tickets sold for Munster's clash in Cork, while Edogbo returns to training

13 Oct

End of an era

'He's a warrior': Retiring Séamus Harnedy had a remarkable Cork career

13 Oct

This Time for Africa

Formula One set for new African Grand Prix with 10-year Rwanda deal

13 Oct

Kingdom Exit

Kerry's Tadhg Morley retires - 'Pulling on the green and gold has been a privilege'

13 Oct

Rugby

Fiji appoint ex-Springboks boss White as coach ahead of World Cup

13 Oct

NFL

Allen rushes Bills to thrilling 37-34 win over Rams

13 Oct

Jacques Nienaber

'I don't think we'll be rugby-ready yet' - Leinster tuning up for latest Champions Cup quest

13 Oct

response

'It discredits the team to say that... You have to play the teams that are in front of you'

13 Oct

match preview

Ireland target another goal-fest at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in World Cup play-offs

Second leg against lowly Kazakhstan but a formality for Carla Ward’s side ahead of final showdown.

13 Oct

Monday

12th October 2026

the fallout

'We’re playing to win a league. They’re not': Stephen Bradley taunts Bohemians after vital win

12 Oct