https://www.the42.ie/tommy-lonergan-waterford-player-of-the-month-7128116-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T06:00:35+01:00 Waterford hotshot Lonergan named July's Player of the Month Golden Boot, League of Ireland, player of the month, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/1-tommy-lonergan-sse-airtricity-swi-potm-july-3d16bd9f-1ce4-4ec6-b94e-fd8111d61e4f-630x451.jpg https://www.the42.ie/blathnaid-higgins-gymnastics-7128020-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T06:00:32+01:00 Bláthnaid Higgins finding balance ahead of European Gymnastics Championships european gymnastics championships, gymnastics, UCD, vault https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/blathnaid-higgins-86aa8d68-c8c9-4678-ad66-879effe1969a-630x355.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-scottie-scheffler-fedex-cup-7128101-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T22:07:38+01:00 McIlroy paired with Scheffler for FedEx St Jude Championship FedEx Cup, Golf, Play-offs https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/2024-masters-champion-scottie-scheffler-holds-the-traditional-green-jacket-for-rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-after-mcilroy-won-the-2025-masters-golf-tournament-at-augusta-national-golf-club-in-augu-880c52e2-4be0-4ab9-baa0-23e386b3a2ce-630x441.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sarah-healy-athletics-7128008-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T21:51:00+01:00 Sarah Healy finishes agonising fourth in European 5,000m; Irish duo miss out on 100m final Athletics, european athletics championships, sarah healy https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sarah-healy-finishes-in-fourth-place-9e6681b2-0866-4bce-8a0b-f19be5abf8ef-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/manchester-united-leeds-croke-park-dublin-friendly-7128086-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T21:38:20+01:00 Lisandro Martinez joins Man United's Irish camp, Mason Mount to miss Croke Park friendly Croke Park, Leeds United, Manchester United, Pre-Season, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/manchester-uniteds-lisandro-martinez-and-mason-mount-warm-up-before-the-premier-league-match-at-old-trafford-manchester-picture-date-friday-december-26-2025-9616da61-d0fb-45ba-9bb9-c32ae7f88048-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-jeff-bezos-deal-7127562-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T20:00:08+01:00 Why Liverpool and Jeff Bezos is far from a match made in heaven Amit Bhatia, Eduardo Saverin, EPL, Jeff Bezos, New Era, Premier League, Soccer, Liverpool https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/paris-france-17th-june-2026-aurelien-morissardmaxpppmaxppp-paris-17062026-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-speaks-at-the-vivatech-fair-in-paris-june-17-2026-aurelien-morissardmaxppp-cr-6e359d5f-a424-492e-9a22-4f6c51ed1af8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bow-echo-retirement-7127992-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T18:52:22+01:00 'The most unbelievable racehorse': Shock retirement for superstar colt Bow Echo Bow Echo, Horse Racing, Retirement https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-photo-dated-02-05-2026-of-bow-echo-ridden-by-billy-loughnane-after-winning-the-betfred-2000-guineas-stakes-on-betfred-2000-guineas-day-bow-echo-winner-of-the-2000-guineas-st-jamess-palace-s-fff8a6c6-3651-48f4-8b73-bfd61684f6d5-630x469.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donegal-james-mchugh-1992-football-7127744-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T18:30:15+01:00 James McHugh embodied the legacy of Donegal's class of '92 and what they mean to their county Donegal, GAA, James McHugh, RIP, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/james-mchugh-celebrates-1865a807-c308-4091-9b29-ba031d786e55-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-kelly-european-aquatics-championships-7127925-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T18:05:15+01:00 Kelly finishes 7th in 100m Breaststroke final, McSharry wins semi-final European Aquatics Championships, Jack Kelly, Swimming https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jack-kelly-of-ireland-reacts-after-competing-in-the-swimming-100m-breaststroke-men-semi-final-during-the-european-aquatics-championships-at-the-olympic-aquatic-center-in-paris-france-august-10-202-f6071e9e-f47b-4881-89ef-96a1ed4c44e8-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/xabi-alonso-chelsea-preview-7127287-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T17:00:33+01:00 In Xabi Alonso, Chelsea might finally have landed the right man at just the right time Soccer, Chelsea, timings, Xabi Alonso https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/chelseas-manager-xabi-alonso-talks-to-his-team-during-the-pre-season-friendly-soccer-match-between-chelsea-and-ac-milan-in-jakarta-indonesia-saturday-aug-8-2026-ap-photodita-alangkara-faf29a83-0ef7-4122-ac38-fd0afe6b4559-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jeff-bezos-liverpool-podcast-analysis-7127831-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-11T16:56:44+01:00 Does Jeff Bezos care about the soul of Liverpool FC? 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We took it as our ammunition' Camogie, Millie Condon, Rebel Roar, Rebel Yell https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/millie-condon-and-ava-fitzgerald-lift-the-duffy-cup-19c0562d-288a-4377-8de5-eb48b429f9f6-630x454.jpg https://www.the42.ie/seamus-coleman-killybegs-gaa-7126649-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T15:43:04+01:00 Séamus Coleman training with Killybegs GAA but will not feature in club championship Gaelic Football, Home Boy, Killybegs GAA, Seamus coleman, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/seamus-coleman-9149b2cb-8899-4173-9909-7c57979c6e47-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/aaron-mckenna-32-7126021-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T15:07:56+01:00 From befriending Kendrick Lamar in LA to winning a world title from his back garden in Monaghan Aaron McKenna, Boxing, Irish Boxing, World Champion https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aaron-mckenna-during-a-public-workout-at-the-pelligon-london-picture-date-wednesday-april-23-2025-75001379-7924-465e-b499-553840423bc3-630x406.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42-gaa-weekly-4-7126599-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T14:59:01+01:00 Cork hold on in bruising battle: Camogie final review Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-cork-team-celebrate-with-the-oduffy-cup-after-the-match-2330fd14-9763-436b-aadd-2ec3cb92e7b6-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/longford-mike-solan-football-7126631-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T14:48:45+01:00 Longford boss Mike Solan steps down after two seasons in charge exit door, GAA, Gaelic Football, Longford, Mike Solan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mike-solan-speaks-with-his-team-after-their-loss-31742b7a-e20f-4472-91c7-5d43e003b25b-630x453.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lauren-roy-european-athletics-championships-7126388-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T13:40:00+01:00 Neville qualifies for 100m semi-finals as Roy misses out by agonising 0.01 seconds Athletics, european athletics championships, So Close https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ciara-neville-in-action-2a60edcc-4e00-44a0-bd4a-90ce2ba4d845-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/european-athletics-championships-7126315-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T11:25:00+01:00 English wins 800m heat, McPhillips fails to progress at European Athletics Championships Athletics, Contrasting Fortunes, Job Done, mark english https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-english-on-his-way-to-victory-3b13f602-0f50-4825-99c6-62433b3033ab-630x473.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lottie-cullen-and-jack-kelly-semi-finals-european-aquatics-championships-7126213-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T11:00:07+01:00 Kelly and Cullen reach European swimming semi-finals as Irish records fall in Paris European Aquatics Championships, in the water, irish record, Liam Custer, Onwards, Swimming https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jack-kelly-02f0b523-c4e2-48d4-80e6-6043c45dc71b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jose-mourinho-agreed-to-take-over-from-alex-ferguson-7126266-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T09:43:13+01:00 Mourinho reveals he signed contract to succeed Ferguson at Man United in 2013 Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Man United, Soccer, the special one https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/real-madrids-head-coach-jose-mourinho-reacts-prior-to-the-friendly-soccer-match-between-ferencvaros-tc-and-real-madrid-in-the-groupama-arena-in-budapest-hungary-saturday-aug-8-2026-boglarka-bo-ac9fe16d-5c31-4dd1-a0ed-178ae6f4093f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pub-spending-up-210-in-mayo-after-all-ireland-final-2-7126256-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T09:04:17+01:00 Pub spending up 210% in Co Mayo after first All-Ireland senior football title in 75 years All-Ireland, All-Ireland Football Final, GAA, green and red, Green And Red of Mayo, Mayo https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/fans-attending-a-homecoming-celebration-for-the-mayo-gaelic-football-players-in-castlebar-co-mayo-after-they-won-the-all-ireland-senior-football-championship-final-the-teams-first-win-since-1951-87b1f466-a222-4bdd-8e5a-1d05ee7dea89-630x474.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-galway-8-7125963-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T06:00:16+01:00 'This is probably the best team I’ve coached' - Cork stand strong for All-Ireland success Camogie, Cork, GAA, Nothing's gonna stop us https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ashling-thompson-and-ger-manley-celebrate-winning-e68bb0a6-5940-4c59-a081-2892c1d6a442-630x447.jpg