Friday 2 December 2022
Donie Shine Jnr and Eamonn McManus speak to The42 about Clann na nGael’s history of All-Ireland heartache.
Claire Molloy made a huge impact for Ireland over the course of 74 caps.
Maurice Brosnan speaks to some of the Aussies who made up one of the most controversial and eventful International Rules series ever.
Darragh O’Connor talks to The42 about his unusual journey to Motherwell, via Leicester City.
This weekend 30 years ago, Ireland’s rugby players considered strike action before their World Cup quarter-final. Instead they nearly caused a sensational upset.
Positive moves off the pitch have helped put the club on the right path again, but the Tolka Park issue still looms large.
Shane Keegan looks back at how Ireland’s two impressive victories this week were achieved in a very different manner and explains why that’s such a positive for Ireland going forward.
RTÉ director Peter Kennerley embedded himself in Liam Brady’s life for a sizeable part of the 1978/79 season.
On the fifth anniversary of Anthony Foley’s passing, The42 explores his love for Shannon RFC.
Paul Curran and Eoin Kelly continue to perform at the top of the Tipperary senior hurling game.
The manager has changed the team’s formation and approach in this World Cup campaign, and it delivered a first win in Baku at the weekend.
Once he was Munster’s mascot – now he is their leader. An in-depth look at Irish rugby’s rising star.
Read an exclusive extract from Meyler: A Family Memoir, the new book from David and John Meyler.
As Irish women’s rugby rebuilds, the AIL and inter-pros will play a key role.
The future of football lies in the hands of delegates at Special Congress later this month.
‘I think the hardest part was not getting revenge. I knew that if I sought revenge, I would have ended up in jail.’
Shane Keegan breaks down the standout Premier League game of the weekend, between title rivals Liverpool and Man City.
From a Premier League debut at 19 to his move into full-time coaching, Mark Yeates reflects on his career.
Chloe Mustaki’s journey back from a cruciate injury sustained in March 2020 hasn’t exactly been straightforward.
Dave Zirin discusses the scale of the issue on the latest edition of Behind the Lines.
Joe Murphy’s professional playing career in English football has spanned a remarkable 23 seasons.
Eamonn Darcy talks to The42 about his crucial role in winning the 1987 Ryder Cup, the first time Europe ever won on American soil.
Eamonn Darcy, Christy O’Connor Junior and Philip Walton were considered weak links on Europe’s Ryder Cup teams but they overcame the game’s superstars to write their names into golfing folklore.
Paul Flynn, Barry Cahill and Kevin Nolan relive the day that launched Dublin football’s greatest era.
Transitioning back to normal life after the Games can bring challenges, writes Ciarán Kennedy.
Tyrone were once day-trippers to Gaelic football’s biggest stage but a committed plan saw them join the sport’s elite.
Some of the people who know him best, on Mayo’s last line of defence.
Billy Walsh sheds light on his acrimonious exit from Irish boxing, ‘killing generals’ in the USA, and a potential future in GAA.
Former Porto and Ireland striker Mickey Walsh reflects on his life and times.
Shane Keegan breaks down the big Premier League games every Monday.
Kevin O’Callaghan recalls the filming of ‘Escape to Victory’ 40 years on.
Remembering the late John Kerins, whose death at the age of 39 occurred on this day 20 years ago.
The influence of Christian Brothers College will be central to the Rebel County’s bid to claim three titles in a matter of days.
Boxing opened Wayne McCullough’s eyes long before he carried the tricolour at Seoul ’88.
Stuart Magee left Belfast as a boy with his family in the 1950s to start a journey that would see him amass over 200 AFL appearances.
As a new Premier League season begins, three former Republic of Ireland internationals give their first-hand accounts of how they coped with their first taste of the big time.
Tony O’Connor saw his team storm to gold earlier.
A review of the coverage of Ireland’s first medal success of the Tokyo Olympics.
Phil Healy is ready for her first Olympic Games. This is how she got on track.
Jeremy Davidson scaled rugby’s peak with the 1997 Lions and ahead of today’s first Test he reveals the secret to beating the world champion Springboks in their backyard.
