https://www.the42.ie/ken-mcgrath-waterford-hurling-selector-7120193-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-03T00:08:31+01:00 Ken McGrath involved as Molumphy's Waterford management team confirmed Deise, GAA, Hurling, Ken McGrath, Waterford https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ken-mcgrath-623883ed-70b0-427c-80c8-f1726ed961e3-630x455.jpg https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-az-alkmaar-super-cup-7120174-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T22:18:37+01:00 Troy Parrott comes off the bench to help AZ Alkmaar win Netherlands Super Cup AZ Alkmaar, In The Cabinet, psv, Soccer, Super Cup, Troy Parrott https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/eindhoven-troy-parrott-of-az-alkmaar-during-the-final-of-the-johan-cruijff-schaal-xxx-the-official-start-of-the-20262027-season-the-match-is-set-between-psv-eindhoven-and-az-alkmaar-at-philips-st-f34545e4-913b-4ffc-b3a3-60a9ba0427d6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/motherwell-hibernian-match-report-7120144-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T21:42:32+01:00 Said grabs late winner as Motherwell launch new Premiership season with victory Hibernian, Motherwell, Off the Mark, Scottish Premiership, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/easter-road-stadium-edinburgh-scotland-uk-2nd-aug-26-william-hill-scottish-premiership-match-hibernian-vs-motherwell-motherwell-ibrahim-said-celebrates-scoring-the-winning-goal-v-hibs-credit-eric-mc-2dc664fe-5de3-499b-bf44-ecbb7d25c2f2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bohemians-galway-united-2-7119796-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T21:24:47+01:00 Bohs miss chance to close gap on top spot as Galway United earn gutsy draw Bohemians, Galway United, League of Ireland, LOI, Share The Spoils, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aaron-bolger-fb186e57-3e0d-44d3-977a-390d6b0d246a-630x400.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-bourke-daniel-moynihan-kerry-galway-reaction-7120087-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T21:23:00+01:00 'It's pretty gut-wrenching' - Kerry boss on 'controversial ending' to All-Ireland final Ladies Football, LGFA, Reaction https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-bourke-517da94d-4239-4a43-8d42-fbe9dedcefde-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/st-patricks-athletic-derry-city-2-7119784-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T20:03:39+01:00 Clarke rescues vital draw for Derry City as Lynch declines to comment on James McClean All Square, Derry City, League of Ireland, LOI, Soccer, St. Patrick's Athletic https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/james-clarke-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-first-goal-of-the-match-with-patrick-mcclean-ab9f0bbe-fb61-45a0-854b-de3144ad9b3d-630x358.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-kerry-final-podcast-7120075-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T19:27:05+01:00 Late drama as Galway secure second All-Ireland title Podcast https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-geraghty-lifts-the-brendan-martin-cup-66233601-a3cd-49bf-80f9-fe0268196bb2-630x401.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kate-geraghty-player-of-the-match-all-ireland-final-7120057-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T19:02:07+01:00 Galway captain Kate Geraghty wins All-Ireland final Player of the Match award All-Ireland senior ladies final, GAA, Galway LGFA, kerry lgfa, Ladies Footabll, MVP https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-geraghty-lifts-the-brendan-martin-cup-308bf635-7791-4669-b3e8-3251fd31e587-630x401.jpg https://www.the42.ie/padraig-harrington-portugal-golf-7119700-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T18:15:00+01:00 Pádraig Harrington finishes third at Portugal Invitational Golf, Padraig Harrington, Portugal https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/padraig-harrington-of-ireland-during-a-practice-round-ahead-of-the-154th-open-championship-at-royal-birkdale-in-southport-picture-date-sunday-july-12-2026-b78f8d35-af04-4bd5-9d75-c4b405ab0bfb-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-galway-all-ireland-ladies-football-senior-final-2026-report-7119710-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T17:45:56+01:00 Late drama as Galway edge Kerry to end 22-year wait for All-Ireland glory Ladies Football, LGFA, Match Report https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/leanne-coen-celebrates-scoring-her-sides-second-goal-d7fe3f26-28fe-444c-9f24-2b38a0c600da-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-shelbourne-league-of-ireland-7119779-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T17:21:41+01:00 Lonergan the match-winner as Waterford claim key victory over Shelbourne League of Ireland, LOI, Shelbourne, Soccer, Waterford https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/graham-coughlan-with-stephen-mcmullan-and-tommy-lonergan-519d32e2-d2df-486b-b60d-21358b8e2156-630x461.jpg https://www.the42.ie/boxing-lee-reeeves-7119964-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T17:15:03+01:00 Limerick boxer Lee Reeves in hospital after knockout defeat Boxing, Concern, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/lee-reeves-886a4c08-2bd6-4ff9-b0db-f3451f0b4493-630x392.jpg https://www.the42.ie/roscommon-fermanagh-all-ireland-ladies-intermediate-football-7119828-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T15:47:16+01:00 Roscommon overwhelm Fermanagh to win All-Ireland intermediate final for first time since 2005 All-Ireland, Fermanagh, GAA, Intermediate, Ladies Football, Roscommon, Rossies Rule https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aisling-feely-celebrates-scoring-her-sides-second-goal-063339b7-10da-4b05-8755-c1061050dc7b-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-hurling-final-7119808-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T15:36:41+01:00 Abbeydorney complete Kerry senior three-in-a-row with dominant display Club Hurling, GAA, Hurling, Kerry https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/oisin-maunsell-5f25f0c5-e67d-4682-afb1-8b29b6b0e0be-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-kerry-all-ireland-ladies-final-scores-7119832-Aug2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-08-02T15:15:14+01:00 As it happened: Galway crowned All-Ireland senior champions after epic final against Kerry all-ireland ladies final, GAA, Galway LGFA, kerry lgfa, Ladies Football, live scores, Minute-by-Minute https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/roisin-rahilly-with-eva-noone-1a3f633d-a375-4365-a590-3711aedd8c31-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/antrim-carlow-all-ireland-ladies-football-7119817-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T13:55:20+01:00 O'Neill point delivers All-Ireland glory for Antrim against Carlow Antrim, Carlow, junior final, Ladies Football https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/bronagh-devlin-lifts-the-cup-dbfe89c4-982c-46ba-ad4a-a177578ea49e-630x437.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gary-cronin-ireland-wnt-7119717-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T10:45:22+01:00 Ward’s Ireland assistant coach Cronin departs after six games Change, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/gary-cronin-9ce98a59-e9fb-4562-ad06-5bfc49301431-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cycling-science-7118483-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T07:30:50+01:00 Inside the pro cycling team using Formula One science to transform the sport Cycle science, Dan Bigham, Performance science, Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe, Remco Evenepoel, Tour de France, world champ https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/aalst-belgium-27th-july-2026-belgian-remco-evenepoel-of-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe-pictured-in-action-during-the-natourcriterium-aalst-cycling-event-monday-27-july-2026-in-aalst-the-traditional-a7ad65fd-59c7-41a7-9c4a-63a8c55a9797-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ladies-football-final-poll-7118487-Aug2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-08-02T06:30:27+01:00 Poll: Who do you think will win the All-Ireland senior ladies football final? Call it, Ladies Football, LGFA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-31-at-10-59-09-85d72105-6760-41b9-84ad-6e95be83d5ea-630x938.png https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-sfc-2026-2-7119141-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-02T06:00:45+01:00 10 great games from the stunning 2026 All-Ireland football championship All-Ireland SFC, Cork GAA, Donegal GAA, Down GAA, Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, Louth GAA, Mayo GAA, Monaghan GAA, Roscommon GAA, Season Review, Tyrone GAA, Westmeath GAA, Wicklow GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-02-aug-2026-12-23-pm-8326-68e1c371-763e-4c96-8cc0-f8217494297c-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pierce-oleary-2-7119629-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T23:28:21+01:00 Pierce O'Leary suffers stoppage loss to Mark Chamberlain in Dublin thriller Boxing, Irish Boxing https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pierce-oleary-is-waived-off-by-the-referee-and-ends-the-fight-against-mark-chamberlain-at-3arena-dublin-picture-date-saturday-august-1-2026-a811d4ef-dcb3-4ba0-8260-3e89e782f520-630x471.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wfai-cup-7119646-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T23:22:03+01:00 Athlone edge eight-goal thriller with Shamrock Rovers to make semi-final of WFAI Cup Soccer, wfai cup, Wrap https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/hannah-waesch-scores-her-sides-third-goal-with-madison-gibson-de557338-45a6-4901-b7c8-c120c96dbd1d-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/yealimi-noh-7119628-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T22:38:00+01:00 Yealimi Noh takes three-shot lead into final day of Women's Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/yealimi-noh-of-the-unites-states-drives-off-the-18th-tee-during-the-third-round-of-the-womens-british-open-golf-championship-in-lytham-st-annes-england-saturday-aug-1-2026-ap-photojon-super-b652e908-e54d-4a9d-8680-669a5b474b29-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hearts-aberdeen-7119621-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T20:13:30+01:00 Oisin McEntee on the mark for Hearts, who lose opener to Aberdeen Late Rally, Scottish Premiership, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/heart-of-midlothians-oisin-mcentee-in-action-during-the-uefa-champions-league-qualifying-match-at-tynecastle-park-edinburgh-picture-date-tuesday-july-28-2026-b2c9acac-2568-40f9-9030-f893f17c4c3d-630x828.jpg https://www.the42.ie/killian-mcphillips-7119604-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T18:47:54+01:00 Ireland's Killian Phillips hits brace to give St Mirren winning start to season Killian Phillips, On the double, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/1st-august-2026-the-falkirk-stadium-falkirk-scotland-scottish-premiership-football-falkirk-versus-st-mirren-killian-phillips-of-st-mirren-celebrates-after-he-shoots-and-scores-in-the-87th-minute-faf4d149-297d-41b1-8c9a-f458497310ce-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jon-mcconnell-boxing-7119576-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T17:25:07+01:00 Ditching Love Island pays off as Jon McConnell claims Commonwealth Games gold Boxing, Commonwealth Games, love island https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/glasgow-scotland-great-britain-1st-aug-2026-jon-mcconnell-of-northern-ireland-celebrates-winning-in-the-boxing-mens-light-middleweight-70kg-final-of-the-commonwealth-games-glasgow-2026-at-the-se-f938c262-c52c-4a93-848a-4049bba016f8-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/granns-boy-horse-galway-7119569-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T17:02:29+01:00 Flanagan shines on Grann’s Boy at Galway Galway Festival, Galway Races, Horse Racing https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/groom-meryem-walsh-celebrates-with-granns-boy-after-the-win-35c328b1-d5a6-4869-920a-010305f3c846-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/goodie-two-shoes-lillie-langtry-goodwood-7119563-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T16:52:03+01:00 Joseph O'Brien continues Goodwood streak as Goodie Two Shoes edges Lillie Langtry thriller Glorious Goodwood, Goodwood, Horse Racing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/goodie-two-shoes-centre-ridden-by-dylan-browne-mcmonagle-on-their-way-to-winning-the-qatar-lillie-langtry-stakes-during-day-five-of-the-qatar-goodwood-festival-at-goodwood-racecourse-chichester-pi-73357c62-15f7-4cf9-90ed-abf3b02d7108-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-allianz-sponsorship-4-7119534-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T14:55:58+01:00 GAA chiefs 'overwhelmingly agree' to continue Allianz partnership Allianz, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Israel, Sponsorship, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-view-of-a-protest-outside-croke-park-292f325a-449a-426c-9dd7-d7c7464979b4-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sammie-szmodics-derby-county-transfer-7119460-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T12:27:42+01:00 Sammie Szmodics signs season-long loan with Derby County Championship, Derby county, Sammie Szmodics, Soccer, Transfer Window https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/derby-countys-sammie-szmodics-during-the-sky-bet-championship-match-at-pride-park-derby-picture-date-saturday-may-2-2026-4d8afe09-7e37-4a31-9d71-a6b8ec68b510-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gianna-infantino-fifa-uefa-7119439-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T11:14:01+01:00 Gianni Infantino has ‘lost Uefa’s confidence’ after World Cup investment plan fails Controversy, FIFA, UEFA, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/fifa-president-infantino-addresses-delegates-during-the-73rd-fifa-congress-in-rwanda-in-kigali-on-march-16-2023-1832a67b-7304-4162-aeb5-d875e07052f9-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-australia-aflw-aussie-rules-match-7119428-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T10:58:49+01:00 Australia beat Ireland in AFLW international contest AFLW, Aussie Rules, GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sydney-australia-01st-aug-2026-charlie-thomas-of-australia-and-aine-mcdonagh-of-ireland-jump-for-the-ball-during-the-aflw-international-match-between-australia-and-ireland-at-north-sydney-oval-in-78250e88-eb8e-4f7f-8829-c67b67e0a7c9-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fifa-gianni-infantino-7119378-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T08:24:14+01:00 Fifa scraps plan to allow private investment in World Cup following fierce backlash Backlash, Deal off, FIFA, Gianni Infantino, NOT FOR SALE, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/gianni-infantino-file-photo-8eb020b7-aab9-4307-8ee8-80c8ffb1a549-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ayesha-roche-kerry-interview-7118865-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T08:00:14+01:00 Hoping Kerry support translates for All-Ireland and reflecting on a colourful sporting career Ayesha Roche, GAA, Green and Gold, Interview, LGFA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-view-of-the-crowds-as-the-teams-walk-during-the-parade-7933d884-6846-4f18-b1f7-d0c571fd3cfd-630x396.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ladies-football-final-2026-kerry-galway-7117732-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T07:00:22+01:00 The first LGFA All-Ireland final under the new rules - and the potential for a shootout Ladies Football, LGFA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/kg-cccec9cb-7fa0-4c2d-8920-eb7cc6ae2204-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mo-salah-melissa-reddy-book-interview-7117380-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T06:30:06+01:00 The Chelsea ‘flop’ who became a superstar EPL, Interview, Melissa reddy, Mohammed Salah, Premier League, Soccer, Chelsea, Liverpool https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/liverpools-mohamed-salah-applauds-the-fans-following-the-premier-league-match-at-anfield-liverpool-reds-favourites-mohamed-salah-and-andy-robertson-will-be-making-their-final-appearances-for-the-cl-328761ee-e1f9-434a-ab4b-d20e35dbebf9-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mayo-all-ireland-sam-maguire-football-7117346-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-01T06:00:19+01:00 'We got a picture with Sam on his lap and Ryan O’Donoghue beside him. That's it now. Job done' Champions At Last, GAA, Mayo, Memories https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img-20260730-wa0012-9b714308-1928-4026-b8b9-ac52e84b3f1f-630x440.jpg