The 42

Review

'There's still frustration' – Ireland begin to turn page on Paris pain

The Irish camp may have over-focused on tactical work rather than the mindset needed to be physical.

4 hrs ago

14

future plans

Ireland to play warm-up friendlies against World Cup-bound Qatar and Canada

3 hrs ago

1

AnalysisStar Man

All-Star Casey putting injury horrors behind him to fight for more central Limerick role

14 hrs ago

Question of style

'Dublin’s traditional game is all-out, gung-ho' – James McCarthy

4 hrs ago

2

PodcastThe 42FM

Trump vs Team USA at the Winter Olympics

7 hrs ago

Today's news

flipping the script

Are you seeing lots of videos online of backflipping ice skaters? Here's why

In figure skating, the backflip has always been controversial.

12 mins ago

future plans

Ireland to play warm-up friendlies against World Cup-bound Qatar and Canada

3 hrs ago

1

Sorry scenes

Norwegian athlete wins medal at Winter Olympics, and then reveals affair in live television interview

3 hrs ago

3

Question of style

'Dublin’s traditional game is all-out, gung-ho' – James McCarthy

4 hrs ago

2

Team news

Itoje returns to captain England for Scotland Six Nations clash

4 hrs ago

3

Review

'There's still frustration' – Ireland begin to turn page on Paris pain

The Irish camp may have over-focused on tactical work rather than the mindset needed to be physical.

4 hrs ago

14

38m

Hockey

Ireland suffer heavy loss to Argentina in Hobart

8 hrs ago

New Gaffer

Glenn Whelan appointed interim manager of Wigan Athletic

9 hrs ago

1

NBA

Basket-brawl as five ejected in Pistons-Hornets clash

10 hrs ago

dare to dream

Lindsey Vonn has ‘no regrets’ despite Olympics crash leaving her needing surgery

12 hrs ago

3

ruled out

Jack Grealish’s season with Everton over after foot surgery

13 hrs ago

8

Dates For Diary

7 games live on TV-streaming this week as GAA football league returns

13 hrs ago

League of Ireland

Patrick Hickey sets sights on scaling new heights with Bohemians

14 hrs ago

3

AnalysisStar Man

All-Star Casey putting injury horrors behind him to fight for more central Limerick role

The Na Piarsaigh forward scored five points from play to help Limerick get their first win of the league on Sunday.

14 hrs ago

Yesterday

9th February 2026

Contenders

Irish pair feature as Middlesbrough boost Premier League promotion hopes

22 hrs ago

6

impetus

Debuts for Edogbo and Ward could add some pop for Ireland

9 Feb

34

Depleted

'Ireland have never and will never cope with that amount of talent taken out of their team'

9 Feb

21

column

Ben O'Connor playing an entertaining but dangerous game with his straight-talking approach

Ronan Early

9 Feb

8

AnalysisWinter Olympics

The stars, the stripes and the shut-up brigade: Team USA faces a political storm in Italy

Dispatches from Milan Cortina 2026 where US athletes aren’t shying away from difficult questions.

Sinead O'Carroll

Reports from Milan Cortina 2026

9 Feb

1

Assistance

'Without the likes of Andy Moran, what we're doing wouldn't be possible' - UL's Sigerson chase

9 Feb

2

PodcastThe Football Family

LOI is back and Shane is in the Boiler Room

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The Evolution of Gaelic Football: a three-part series

Part I

The dreamers, schemers, thinkers and doers who brought tactics and design to Gaelic football

4

Part II

The cult of the manager: Heffernan and O'Dwyer herald long era of charismatic leadership

2

Part III

Northern exposure: How the stroke of a pen led to Ulster's tactical dominance

1

Analysiscolumn

Kildare on the upside of the seesaw while Antrim stare into the abyss

Declan Bogue

9 Feb

3

Round-Up

'Underrated in this league': Brosnan named Player of the Match as Irish trio star in WSL

9 Feb

Basketball

CJ Fulton back in Ireland fold for upcoming EuroBasket pre-qualifiers

9 Feb

1

Update

Ireland call up 21-year-old Ward as Furlong returns for Italy clash

9 Feb

11

Cheltenham

Trainer confident Harry Redknapp's The Jukebox Man in perfect condition for Gold Cup

9 Feb

Under Pressure

Howe would 'step aside' if right for Newcastle

9 Feb

7

PodcastRugby Weekly Extra

Paris post-mortem, dual playmakers, and finding a way forward tactically/strategically

family first

Italy without key man Brex for Dublin clash against Ireland

9 Feb

2

Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery on broken leg as Olympic dream ends in heartbreak

9 Feb

2

Blow

England's Feyi-Waboso could miss entire Six Nations

9 Feb

2

Drama

Bernardo Silva feared title race was over before Man City comeback at Liverpool

9 Feb

3

Switch

Wallaby winger Nawaqanitawase returns to union with move to Japan

9 Feb

9

Comeback

'It's just great to get back out, last year was tough' - Conlon returns for Clare after serious finger injury

9 Feb

2

GOTTERUP YE BOY YE

Gotterup tops Matsuyama in playoff to win Phoenix Open

9 Feb

COMEBACK STORY

Darnold basks in 'special journey' to Super Bowl glory

9 Feb

2

Champs

Seattle Seahawks soar to Super Bowl win over Patriots

New England Patriots cannot step out of the shadow of the Tom Brady era.

9 Feb

2

bench

'We had a great impact' - Milne proud to step up for Ireland

9 Feb

19

Sunday

8th February 2026

Eurozone

Parrott has goal bizarrely ruled out in Ajax draw, Real Madrid keep pressure on Barcelona

8 Feb

1

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