https://www.the42.ie/zurich-classic-of-new-orleans-2-7021928-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T23:43:36+01:00 Power makes strong start at Classic of New Orleans as Lowry hits four birdies in-a-row brooks koepka, Matti Schmid, Off the Mark, PGA, Shane Lowry, Zurich Classic of New Orleans https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/shane-lowry-left-of-ireland-talks-with-brooks-koepka-after-teeing-off-on-the-first-hole-during-the-first-round-of-the-pga-zurich-classic-golf-tournament-thursday-april-23-2026-in-avondale-la-b6e71d34-d1f7-4063-8485-6e91b82e280c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-team-news-9-7021869-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T22:16:28+01:00 Cork remain unchanged for Limerick showdown as Waterford show hand for Tipperary Cork GAA, Dublin GAA, Hurling, Leinster SHC, Munster SHC, The Starters https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ben-oconnor-3878c631-6303-40b0-b5ca-10de8ededca8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-mcclean-hip-7022094-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T21:44:01+01:00 'The past six weeks have been hell' - James McClean opens up about chronic hip injury Derry City, James McClean, LOI, Uncertain Future https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/james-mcclean-at-the-end-of-the-game-a10fe1a2-7259-45a6-8d08-b3c63df04f5c-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-team-news-10-7022071-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T20:41:42+01:00 McDonald set to start for championship debut as Comer and Walsh named in Galway squad Cork GAA, gaa team news, Gaelic Football, Galway GAA, Mayo GAA, Selections https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kobe-mcdonald-celebrates-scoring-his-second-goal-9d1d1034-313f-449e-b871-c31263dd9d63-630x740.jpg https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-kildare-leinster-u20-match-report-7021919-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T20:13:54+01:00 Kildare book Leinster U20 semi-final date with Meath after Westmeath refixture Gaelic Football, Kildare GAA, leinster u20 football championship, Onwards, Westmeath GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kildare-players-celebrate-after-the-game-aabc1448-c638-4772-93af-c4c563ebbafd-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daire-cregg-cac-hearing-7021990-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T19:07:21+01:00 Roscommon's Daire Cregg to appeal red card at CAC hearing tonight Connacht SFC, Daire Cregg, Gaelic Football, Hearing, Mayo GAA, proceedings, Roscommon GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/daire-cregg-and-the-end-of-the-game-d227f692-b81e-4eac-818a-1896eeedac56-630x426.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ryder-cup-tickets-3-7021263-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T17:00:50+01:00 Ryder Cup ticket prices latest in depressing trend in top-level sport Golf, rip off republic?, Ryder Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/file-photo-dated-24-09-2025-of-luke-donald-who-will-captain-europe-at-the-2027-ryder-cup-ryder-cup-europe-has-announced-issue-date-wednesday-march-4-2026-4daffe78-0928-42e3-a1ea-d4021ec6e9ca-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-moylan-7021489-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T17:00:03+01:00 Jack Moylan to stake claim for involvement in Ireland's Grenada friendly chance to impress, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Jack Moylan, League One, Republic Of Ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/lincoln-citys-jack-moylan-during-the-sky-bet-league-one-match-at-lner-stadium-lincoln-picture-date-friday-april-3-2026-ddfa0c5c-c648-4859-aa84-bdc59f04c6e9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/final-whistle-blows-on-bbcs-football-focus-after-52-years-7021788-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T16:53:56+01:00 Final whistle blows on BBC's Football Focus after 52 years 52 YEARS, alex scott, BBC, Football Focus, Soccer, Wave Goodbye https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/bbc-sport-presenter-alex-scott-during-the-subway-womens-league-cup-final-at-pride-park-stadium-derby-picture-date-saturday-march-15-2025-a1d577eb-4a3d-4614-849f-7480decca3b1-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/trump-envoy-italy-replace-iran-7021235-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T16:30:03+01:00 Italy’s sports minister rules out country replacing Iran at World Cup Football, No Chance, Soccer, Iran, Italy, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/general-overall-view-of-a-fifa-world-cup-trophy-outside-of-stadium-on-thursday-mar-26-2026-in-inglewood-ca-sofi-stadium-a-k-a-los-angeles-stadium-will-play-host-to-eight-matches-during-the-202-5a1ea3ca-e945-4d65-8ac7-1a59aa4fea84-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mcmillan-munster-ulster-7021572-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T15:53:48+01:00 McMillan wants Munster to ignore the 'outside noise' again Clayton McMillan, Focus, Munster, Roger Randle, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/clayton-mcmillan-837e7694-a1d3-4739-804e-fe6dffb7a48a-630x461.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-kenny-contracts-7021595-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T15:48:54+01:00 Kenny signs first senior Leinster deal amid impressive season Alex Soroka, Contracts, JJ Kenny, Leinster, thomas clarkson https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/joshua-kenny-runs-in-a-try-bd29fa00-d735-44bb-96b4-2063be191e02-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-team-ulster-4-7021469-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T14:11:39+01:00 Jager starts but McMillan names settled Munster team for Ulster clash Munster, Team news, Thomond Park, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/oli-jager-edd9b92b-12cb-429e-89a8-dc2c92fd57ec-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42fm-43-7021254-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T12:57:05+01:00 What Irish sport tells us about our rural/urban divide Funding, Leo Varadkar, Podcast, rural urban divide, Sport, The 42FM https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dublin-players-warming-up-before-the-game-0df3a4a0-4034-4a4e-a1a4-3511e957adad-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-france-womens-six-nations-team-news-2-7021074-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T10:16:11+01:00 Ireland make one change for Six Nations trip to France ireland womens rugby, Rugby, Team news, Women's Six Nations https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dorothy-wall-6018115d-581a-4c90-b13a-efca0d7fc5c6-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-football-cillian-rouine-7020296-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T09:36:24+01:00 'Great to have those people to look up to': Links between Clare's present and 1992 glory Cillian Rouine, Clare, GAA, Gaelic Football, Munster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/cillian-rouine-79598656-39ec-47ef-9523-b4e6aad95768-630x723.jpg https://www.the42.ie/john-terry-liam-rosenior-chelsea-7021046-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T08:59:04+01:00 Former Chelsea captain John Terry worried about club after Liam Rosenior sacking Concern, John Terry, Liam Rosenior, Soccer, Chelsea https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/former-player-john-terry-during-the-pre-season-friendly-match-at-stamford-bridge-london-picture-date-sunday-august-11-2024-e605adfa-874c-4f1e-84e4-88f5715ed629-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/readme/irish-soccer-2-7020990-Apr2026/ the 42 en OpEd 2026-04-23T07:37:18+01:00 Soccer academies: Football can unite Ireland, but the hard work to build its future starts here column, FAI, Football, GAA, Irish Soccer, Irish Sport, Opinion, Soccer, Sport, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/republic-of-irelands-troy-parrott-centre-heads-the-ball-during-an-international-friendly-match-at-the-aviva-stadium-dublin-picture-date-tuesday-march-31-2026-cc3bcdd7-d571-4f57-8c64-5953831097d3-630x409.jpg https://www.the42.ie/calvin-nash-munster-5-7020219-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T06:45:57+01:00 'I'd love to go to a World Cup. That's a massive goal of mine' calvin nash, Ireland, Munster, wing, wing man https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/calvin-nash-25a8c66a-f0a7-4ab7-bd6d-28ef81fdadc3-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stacey-flood-ireland-france-7020539-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T06:30:21+01:00 'I'd be worried if I was them' - Flood's warning for France Fighting Talk, ireland womens rugby, Rugby, stacey flood, Women's Six Nations https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stacey-flood-celebrates-after-the-game-2d4facca-557c-45a5-b423-1d2f8b80b038-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hugh-mcfadden-donegal-down-7019922-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T06:00:06+01:00 'That's the grieving process of it': Reliving Donegal's All-Ireland final defeat Donegal, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hugh McFadden, Ulster Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/hugh-mcfadden-6ac898ee-d1ef-49c4-af54-7e4ac126eb29-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leeds-bournemouth-premier-league-7020919-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T22:11:57+01:00 Leeds snatch last-gasp equaliser at Bournemouth to move to brink of safety Leeds, Premier League, Priceless Point https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-76db84c4-ff3f-447a-842c-392f8ed58a64-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-burnley-2-7020821-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:55:17+01:00 Man City go top of Premier League as Burnley relegated Football, Leaders, On top, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/burnley-uk-22nd-apr-2026-erling-haaland-of-manchester-city-celebrates-after-scoring-the-opening-goal-during-the-burnley-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-match-at-turf-moor-burnley-picture-credi-1fad340d-d0a8-4ea6-9372-b83f6548c87a-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-ulster-u20-football-7020520-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:54:46+01:00 Kerry to face Cork in Munster final, Tyrone and Monaghan to meet in Ulster decider GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Leinster, Munster, U20, Ulster, Under 20 Football https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-view-of-austin-stack-park-ahead-of-the-game-006f90ce-6ba1-42fb-a002-dd7c9db91668-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-clare-munster-u20-hurling-2-7020476-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:22:06+01:00 Clare U20 hurlers claim smash-and-grab scalp against 14-man Tipperary Clare, GAA, Hurling, Late Late Show, Munster, Tipperary, U20 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-view-of-shane-o-donnell-jersey-in-the-dressing-before-the-game-2812018-daa6b2a1-79bb-4390-9c62-d4afb384f82f-630x392.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-japan-newcastle-7020774-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:00:31+01:00 Ireland-Japan Nations Championship clash to take place in Newcastle Land down under, Nations Championship, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-general-view-of-mcdonald-jones-stadium-the-round-3-nrl-match-between-the-newcastle-knights-and-the-south-sydney-rabbitohs-at-mcdonald-jones-stadium-in-newcastle-saturday-march-18-2017-aap-image-5a65626c-3d12-416e-b277-7e34850c9bcd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-roscommon-u20-connacht-semi-final-7020470-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T20:59:33+01:00 Super-sub sends Roscommon into Connacht U20 final rematch with Galway win Connacht, GAA, Galway, Roscommon, Rossies, rossies repeat, U20 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/cian-smith-reacts-3ed43c2a-6d2e-4566-896d-f0da2fb2401a-630x741.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronnie-osullivan-6-7020759-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T18:47:17+01:00 Ronnie O’Sullivan storms into last 16 with old cue from under bed in Ireland ronnie o'sulivan, Snooker, World Snooker Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ronnie-osullivan-during-his-match-against-he-guoqiang-not-pictured-on-day-five-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-wednesday-april-22-2026-dfa9c198-deff-4886-ae13-1986cb8ef7d8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-carla-ward-14-months-progress-7019162-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T18:00:50+01:00 'Difficult, messy, beautiful': Ireland's progress under Carla Ward coygig, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/carla-ward-speaks-to-her-team-during-a-stoppage-in-play-4eb7fe0d-e4ea-4854-a003-839bebe37dd4-630x445.jpg https://www.the42.ie/oisin-mcentee-injury-7020634-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T17:47:48+01:00 Irish defender Oisin McEntee to miss Hearts' title run-in oisin mcentee, Setback, Soccer, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Ireland Republic, Rangers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/edinburgh-scotland-october-26-hearts-oisin-mcentee-in-action-during-a-william-hill-premiership-match-between-heart-of-midlothian-and-celtic-at-tynecastle-park-on-october-26-2025-in-edinburgh-s-4b03bd41-04ea-4735-bc11-8640cb8bfb45-630x725.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-max-deegan-suspended-7020548-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T16:51:32+01:00 Leinster's Max Deegan handed two-match ban after red card against Ulster Leinster, max deegan, Rugby, Suspension, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tempers-flair-after-max-deegan-upended-werner-kok-of-ulster-2c237cbd-34c0-4e13-b00f-f84d7b90a134-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-rugby-podcast-7020299-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T14:41:59+01:00 How Connacht have become a powerful force under Stuart Lancaster Connacht, Podcast, Rugby, Stuart Lancaster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stuart-lancaster-during-the-warm-up-ahead-of-the-match-a4d5b292-b239-4906-a7fa-6b96c78ba22f-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/peter-omahony-book-7020197-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T13:40:13+01:00 Peter O'Mahony to release autobiography in September All in, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/peter-omahony-and-his-son-theo-omahony-199600b9-b3c7-4b1d-993a-3823a9a3cfbc-630x400.jpg https://www.the42.ie/co-down-man-aaron-beggs-helps-exhausted-runner-cross-boston-marathon-finish-line-2-7020146-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T12:36:05+01:00 Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line Aaron Beggs, Boston, Boston Marathon, Down, Marathon, North Down AC, North Down Athletic Club, Personal Best https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/img_3477-7dec77f1-7365-4659-b098-adb1d51c5cd6-630x696.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gus-mccarthy-contract-leinster-7020048-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T12:07:21+01:00 McCarthy, Deegan and Foley pen new deals with Leinster cormac foley, gus mccarthy, Leinster, max deegan, Rugby, Signed Up https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/gus-mccarthy-f5c29aa3-3581-4b9c-a019-acdff1dffc05-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ryder-cup-tickets-7020044-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T11:31:46+01:00 Ryder Cup tickets to go on sale to Irish fans this week – but will cost €499 for match days Golf, Hot Tickets, Ryder Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/farmingdale-united-states-28th-sep-2025-shane-lowry-l-and-rory-mcilroy-of-team-europe-celebrate-on-the-eighteenth-green-after-lowry-sunk-a-putt-to-give-the-europeans-14-points-and-retention-of-t-1d1c8e64-f5b7-48dc-8e0d-21903e01369e-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/colm-barron-shelbourne-fai-7019968-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T11:20:28+01:00 Blow for Shelbourne as academy director Colm Barron leaves for FAI FAI, League of Ireland, LOI, loi2026, Shelbourne, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/john-martin-and-robert-harvey-82392253-15c2-44e2-b9e4-ae01561f39d9-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liam-rosenior-reaction-7019830-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T08:13:03+01:00 'The professionalism wasn’t there': Liam Rosenior seethes at ‘indefensible’ Chelsea display Liam Rosenior, Soccer, Under Pressure https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-chelsea-premier-league-american-express-stadium-d2d648d7-293b-4acf-b371-df1e3f69e590-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/paul-geaney-kerry-5-7019575-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T06:30:02+01:00 Paul Geaney: 'It was mentally the toughest year for me, but the winter was unreal' GAA, Kerry, Kingdom Leader, Munster, Paul Geaney, Munster https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/paul-geaney-66c5b87a-e1d0-4b16-831e-65411f2a3fc9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-sean-naughton-7018902-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T06:15:02+01:00 Sean Naughton part of an exciting Connacht crop hitting their stride Connacht, Momentum, Rugby, Sean Naughton, Stuart Lancaster, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sean-naughton-runs-in-to-score-his-sides-fifth-try-of-the-match-f73908d7-7cad-4d15-8dd7-dfca2fb50eec-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-famine-all-ireland-7019224-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T06:00:08+01:00 Galway hammering shows Kilkenny finding the ageing process difficult GAA, Hurling, Kilkenny, Leinster Hurling, SKINNED CATS https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/derek-lyng-reacts-to-a-missed-score-5edc378f-309d-4347-b78f-2dd96db6a118-630x435.jpg