https://www.the42.ie/aoife-orourke-boxing-european-elite-championships-7173873-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T17:13:50+01:00 Ireland's Aoife O'Rourke wins gold medal at European Championships Aoife O'Rourke, Boxing, Championships, European https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/aoife-orourke-5b02fd9a-b0de-45e3-841a-b565fbb3be1c-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/know-your-sport-take-our-weekly-quiz-7172506-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T17:00:05+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz GAA, Golf, Quiz, Rugby, Soccer, Test https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/finn-azaz-and-heimir-hallgrimsson-dejected-after-the-match-54f4abc4-36cc-4551-be73-039fcf9ba7f7-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kimi-antonelli-azerbaijan-qualifying-crash-7173507-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T15:29:00+01:00 George Russell takes emphatic Azerbaijan pole after Kimi Antonelli’s crash Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku, Formula 1, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/baku-azerbaijan-25-sep-2026-andrea-kimi-antonelli-of-italy-driving-the-12-mercedes-amg-petronas-f1-team-w17-e-performance-mercedes-during-the-formula-1-qatar-airways-azerbaijan-grand-prix-2026-37807aaa-a403-4431-942a-0664bf3f24b8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-charges-7173691-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T15:28:00+01:00 Manchester City found guilty of almost all financial rule breaches – reports Charges, Manchester City, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/manchester-uk-17th-apr-2024-etihad-stadium-outside-view-during-the-uefa-champions-league-match-quarter-finals-second-leg-between-manchester-city-and-real-madrid-played-at-ethiad-stadium-on-apri-70f96833-5462-4488-905f-9b016decc6b1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-japan-teams-7173652-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T14:52:03+01:00 Wafer ruled out as Parsons returns in Ireland team to face Japan ireland japan, Rugby, Team news https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/dublin-ireland-17th-may-2026-irelands-beibhinn-parsons-prior-to-the-guinness-womens-six-nations-round-5-match-between-ireland-and-scotland-at-aviva-stadium-in-dublin-ireland-credit-don-soules-cfff8337-27f1-4667-b666-621e638e6c6e-630x889.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sayed-abu-farchi-goal-2-7173315-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T11:11:07+01:00 Israeli player sent off for goal celebration suggests he was mimicking pool, not firing a gun Austria, Football, goal celebration, Israel, Nations League, Sayed Abu Farchi, uefa nations league, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-7-440f3a21-16da-4140-96ef-41d2237c1257-630x410.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-v-stormers-3-7173296-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T11:00:49+01:00 Hansen's return a silver lining as depleted Connacht welcome Stormers to Galway Connacht, curtain raiser, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mack-hansen-832f092d-cba7-4780-804b-9e228fc90ede-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-v-edinburgh-7173229-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T11:00:38+01:00 New-look Ulster need more of the same, but fresh faces should boost efforts to return to play-offs Rugby, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/richie-murphy-cdc7592d-7731-44a8-b166-cdac073ea673-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rugby-weekly-extra-podcast-5-7173238-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T10:21:21+01:00 UNLOCKED: The best of this week's Rugby Weekly Extra bernard jackman, Gavan Casey, Mike Sherry, Podcast, Rugby, rugby weekly extra, The 42 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/leo-cullen-and-clayton-mcmillan-shake-hands-ahead-of-the-game-a47c2329-d1f6-4a34-8404-7dc091c99845-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-kosovo-comment-7172888-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T08:00:30+01:00 A terrible international window for Irish football starts on a bad note Comment, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Ominous, Soccer, Ireland Republic, Israel, Kosovo https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ireland-dejected-after-the-match-d0fd7b5c-bb34-4a87-a9a0-951c68d88041-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-guide-weekend-sport-173-7172398-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T07:30:30+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport RTÉ, Sky sports, TG4, Tune in, TV, TV Listings https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-24-sep-2026-10-24-pm-6151-137ec159-5c47-4539-9c24-55962328202a-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/diarmuid-kilgallen-munster-interview-7171016-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T06:30:34+01:00 'I want to show how much it means for me to play for Munster' - Kilgallen Diarmuid Kilgallen, Munster, Rugby, SUAF https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/diarmuid-kilgallen-83b6902e-24e6-47e9-8451-f0199c36b075-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/caspar-gabriel-leinster-leo-cullen-7172906-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-25T06:00:42+01:00 Leinster boss Cullen challenges 'instinctive' Gabriel to seize opportunity at 10 Leo Cullen, Young gun https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/caspar-gabriel-69948eda-5f98-44c5-9b2b-c803b09d1c49-630x700.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jason-knight-ireland-israel-7172967-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T23:24:36+01:00 'I don’t think the game should be going ahead' - Jason Knight takes stance on playing Israel jason knight, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jason-knight-dejected-after-the-match-bc7fe433-0d9d-4913-9498-ac6a9ca4ffce-630x406.jpg https://www.the42.ie/heimir-hallgrimsson-ireland-11-7172921-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T22:53:54+01:00 'We were missing that aggressiveness, the pressing element, the initiative in defending' Heimir Hallgrímsson, Reaction, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-and-troy-parrott-dejected-after-the-match-aebb7f43-85f9-4713-991e-460c52eaac0d-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/player-ratings-how-the-boys-in-green-fared-against-kosovo-7172693-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T21:59:48+01:00 Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Kosovo Heimir Hallgrímsson, Looking Back, Nations League, Soccer, Ireland Republic, Kosovo https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ireland-ahead-of-the-match-26f72a40-8efa-401d-84c2-38314e3952aa-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kosovo-ireland-report-7172684-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T21:52:51+01:00 Ireland feel late pain in Pristina as Kosovo earn Nations League victory Kosovo, Report, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/vedat-muriqi-scores-his-sides-first-goal-0f43d38d-ddb9-42e3-a867-3de4d3757778-630x397.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kosovo-v-ireland-nations-league-7172637-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T19:00:21+01:00 LIVE: Kosovo v Republic of Ireland, Uefa Nations League Football, Minute-by-Minute, Soccer, Updates https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/chiedozie-ogbene-with-veldin-hodza-and-leon-avdullahu-e5876de0-8e32-4762-bae1-5dde54698788-630x489.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-team-to-play-kosovo-7172642-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T18:48:36+01:00 John Egan makes first Republic of Ireland start in three years against Kosovo Line-up, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jake-obrien-and-killian-phillips-ahead-of-the-match-7a698853-b7f9-4ed2-985d-0132c3306ee2-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irelands-lisa-orourke-wins-gold-medal-at-european-championships-7172598-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T17:41:46+01:00 Ireland's Lisa O'Rourke wins gold medal at European Championships Anastasiia Demurchian, Boxing, Gold medal, Ireland, lisa o'rourke, Take a Bow https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/lisa-orourke-celebrates-winning-d48e1e46-a6a4-4706-b53b-9f1dada5b55b-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alex-dunne-pole-7172480-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T16:24:13+01:00 Alex Dunne secures first pole of season for Formula 2 feature race in Baku f2, Vroom https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/15-dunne-alex-irl-rodin-motorsport-dallara-f2-2024-action-during-the-12th-round-of-the-2026-fia-formula-2-championship-from-september-24-to-26-2026-on-the-baku-city-circuit-in-baku-azerbaijan-359ec23e-6137-440e-b771-3904f352096c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-team-v-lions-7172395-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T15:10:43+01:00 Cullen blends youth and experience in Leinster team for Johannesburg opener Johannesburg, Leinster, Leo Cullen, Lions, lions den, Rugby Union, United Rugby Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fintan-gunne-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-try-with-todd-lawlor-and-andrew-osborne-e43a4957-f894-4e4d-98a1-a2ef95b79ef0-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-team-v-glasgow-7172376-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T14:50:01+01:00 Munster give Hanrahan the keys at 10 for opening night against Glasgow 10 Questions, Ben O'Donovan, JJ Hanrahan, Munster, Rugby Union, Glasgow Warriors, United Rugby Championship https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jj-hanrahan-0ffda148-2bd3-40b7-8764-72f5479265f3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mack-hansen-connacht-return-7172278-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T14:29:44+01:00 Mack's back! Hansen set for first Connacht start after 10 months out injured Connacht, Mack Hansen, Rugby Union, season opener, Stormers, United Rugby Championship, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mack-hansen-after-the-match-f6cd49a4-4f6e-4cbd-8a28-37889b4f1506-630x508.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-team-to-play-ospreys-3-7172310-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T14:24:32+01:00 Ulster hand starting debuts to five summer signings for Edinburgh opener fresh faces, Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jamie-benson-breaks-away-from-lalakai-foketi-4268361f-2d6a-4dca-b6ce-5a73fc0e9202-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bernard-jackman-bristol-bears-role-7172267-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T14:06:40+01:00 Leinster and Ulster season previews, and Berch’s new gig with Bristol bernard jackman, bristol bears, Leinster, Podcast, Rugby Union, Ulster, United Rugby Championship https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/leo-cullen-06c4d6fc-32fd-4e2e-bcf3-705ba6f203db-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stephen-bradley-shamrock-rovers-hibernian-7172206-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T13:48:43+01:00 Stephen Bradley to stay at Shamrock Rovers as Hibs appoint new Dutch boss Brad Timing, Football, Hibernian, League of Ireland, Marink Reedijk, Shamrock Rovers, Stephen Bradley https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/stephen-bradley-2bfff8ff-f156-4c42-89e7-3442f46958f0-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fury-joshua-fight-7172177-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T13:29:27+01:00 Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to fight in Cardiff on 11 December Boxing, fury, it's on, joshua, Save the Date (Finally) https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/featureimage-55eb2be1-60a0-48c2-a49a-66736fe64841-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/conor-mckenna-afl-brisbane-lions-7171790-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T11:27:46+01:00 Conor McKenna chases AFL glory with Brisbane as star player has Grand Final suspension overturned AFL, Aussie Rules, Brisbane Lions, Conor McKenna, Grand Final, Lachie Neale https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/hobart-australia-14th-june-2026-conor-mckenna-of-brisbane-lions-during-the-afl-round-14-match-between-the-richmond-tigers-and-the-brisbane-lions-at-ninja-stadium-in-hobart-sunday-june-14-2026-bf57cbbd-8a42-41b3-98df-155895925ff9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kieran-brookes-munster-interview-7170899-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T07:00:23+01:00 'I've always wanted to come over and play in Ireland, and Munster especially' Kieran Brookes, Munster, Rugby, SUAF https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/kieran-brookes-819ed836-9792-4c79-8c57-146b73ce1836-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-kosovo-nations-league-2-7171368-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-24T06:00:46+01:00 Ireland braced for a game that will be lost in time compared to historic moment in time Preview, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/troy-parrott-f3e44868-34cd-4ffd-bb12-ff485eac0fa1-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/michael-cahill-set-to-be-new-limerick-manager-7171591-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T22:02:27+01:00 Micheál Cahill set to replace Jimmy Lee as manager of Limerick footballers GAA, Gaelic Football, Jimmy Lee, Limerick GAA, Micheál Cahill, Update https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-limerick-flag-b05fd240-215a-4c1c-9d8f-59b877c0be50-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-3-7171530-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T20:41:20+01:00 'I still believe I’m able to help the national team' - Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, Ready For More, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/alges-lisbon-portugal-23rd-sep-2026-lisbon-portugal-september-23-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-during-the-press-conference-before-the-uefa-nations-league-202627-league-phase-matchday-1-match-76e6bb31-bab9-43aa-87f2-fa237a3c4bcc-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-rugby-season-preview-7168830-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T20:00:32+01:00 Cullen's long goodbye creates motivation and potential distraction for Leinster Leinster, Preview, Rugby, the final chapter https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/leo-cullen-arrives-1b33323f-876b-49b2-8a4d-72cb9ca98ba9-630x367.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-kosovo-team-prediction-7170903-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T20:00:26+01:00 Do you agree with our Ireland team to play Kosovo? heimir halgrimsson, looking ahead, Nations League, Soccer, Team, Ireland Republic, Kosovo https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ireland-huddle-ahead-of-the-match-c83cbf5c-9b2a-4818-901a-732b4f59921c-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-richie-murphy-5-7171398-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T18:26:53+01:00 'We're in a good place' - Ulster ready for new URC season despite injury list counting down, richie murphy, Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/richie-murphy-63be7dab-ec3d-4fd0-ac9c-c53586cbb492-630x390.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-european-boxing-championships-7170889-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T18:20:00+01:00 O'Rourke sisters book European final spots as Michaela Walsh secures at least a bronze medal Boxing, european elite boxing championships https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/michaela-walsh-celebrates-winning-to-secure-at-least-a-bronze-medal-4bba0701-59f2-4cf3-8ac9-379deb2d3548-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mayo-seamus-tuohy-chairperson-7170979-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T18:11:05+01:00 Mayo GAA pay tribute following death of chairperson Séamus Tuohy GAA, Mayo, RIP, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-general-view-of-a-mayo-flag-3658781e-fa8b-4e3c-859e-a9ff6961306d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ballygunner-castle-listowel-kerry-nationals-7171282-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T17:04:49+01:00 Ballygunner Castle gives Willie Mullins back-to-back Kerry Nationals in Listowel Double act, Listowel, Racing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/featureimage-7de2fa2a-ffa7-467e-b3ec-4d6527f88e49-630x472.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-kosovo-nations-league-7170864-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T15:12:43+01:00 'We are protesting all day and all night' - School kids stage lunchtime show of solidarity in Kosovo FAI, Kosovo, Political Football, Republic Of Ireland, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/photo-2026-09-23-15-55-57-1f24c7e1-124a-4cae-815d-3e2611529abb-630x840.jpg https://www.the42.ie/6-high-profile-managers-set-to-begin-life-on-the-international-stage-7170556-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T13:20:26+01:00 6 high-profile managers set to begin life on the international stage Jorge Jesus, Jurgen Klopp, Mark van Bommel, Pastures new, Roberto Mancini, Soccer, Xavi https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/herzogenaurach-germany-23rd-sep-2026-soccer-national-team-final-practice-before-the-first-nations-league-match-against-the-netherlands-national-team-coach-jurgen-klopp-germany-watches-the-pra-aebfb0d4-4e45-4c41-96bb-d6fb792d04fa-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-u20-minor-hurling-managers-7170702-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T12:57:27+01:00 Cork announce new U20 and minor hurling managers for 2027 season Cork, GAA, Hurling, Taking Charge https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fergal-mccormack-52b46361-fb55-4b2d-971e-fdf912d60d6b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-rugby-season-preview-7170674-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T12:43:10+01:00 Munster and Connacht season preview with Mike Sherry Connacht, Gavan Casey, Irish Rugby, Mike Sherry, Munster, Podcast, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/clayton-mcmillan-382b9ca3-a7d9-44b5-b5c1-ac4e86af0639-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dara-oshea-ireland-israel-7170490-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T10:52:02+01:00 Ireland boss 'grateful' for Taoiseach's support over Israel with players set for talks on Friday build up, dara o'shea, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-41a0b659-fddb-4a32-a400-076c224d5080-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-vs-israel-nations-league-7169436-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T07:45:36+01:00 Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, Podcast, Soccer, UEFA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-18bbe60b-0a24-4d08-95e7-81baa63e5ea2-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-hurler-of-the-year-hegarty-hayes-byrnes-7169768-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T06:30:59+01:00 Hegarty, Hayes and Byrnes nominated for Hurler of the Year award Cork, GAA, GAA Allstars, Hurling, Limerick https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-22-sep-2026-03-57-pm-8669-21fe5023-a9e0-45a9-be1d-09e2558ff407-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-allstar-hurling-7168831-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T06:30:33+01:00 13 for Limerick and 11 for Galway as All-Star hurling nominations announced Allstars, GAA, Hurling, Shortlist https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/william-odonoghue-and-aidan-oconnor-celebrate-5154d947-04ab-4c5a-b8a4-46c55bce3aa1-630x452.jpg https://www.the42.ie/development-squads-gaa-coaching-7169685-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T06:30:00+01:00 La Masia culture of holistic development should be of interest to the GAA Coaching, column, Development, GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-in-this-may-27-2009-file-photo-barcelonas-andres-iniesta-right-and-lionel-messi-hold-the-trophy-at-the-end-of-the-uefa-champions-league-final-soccer-match-between-manchester-united-and-bar-55965785-cffe-4fec-86cb-b8cd2069ecb3-630x850.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jimmy-duffy-munster-interview-7169771-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-23T06:15:29+01:00 Duffy wants to see young Munster crop 'create their history as opposed to looking back' jimmy duffy, Munster, next gen, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jimmy-duffy-4e5737ee-7360-491a-bb92-96fcb347dc88-630x419.jpg