https://www.the42.ie/fai-director-of-football-7032425-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T23:00:57+01:00 FAI's new director of football vows not to let Irish-eligible players slip the net priority https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/file-photo-dated-04-01-2026-of-defender-conor-bradley-who-is-set-to-undergo-surgery-on-a-serious-knee-injury-which-will-rule-him-out-of-the-rest-of-liverpools-season-issue-date-monday-january-12-2-65ce3656-1873-45b6-a388-06e1c5bac49c-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/womens-super-league-8-7032647-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T22:11:07+01:00 Manchester City win first WSL title in decade as rivals Arsenal draw at Brighton done and dusted, Women's Super League https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/uk-03rd-may-2026-manchester-england-may-3rd-2026-manchester-city-players-celebrate-after-defeating-liverpool-during-the-womens-super-league-match-between-manchester-city-women-v-liverpool-women-a-8e71ae53-820a-4d83-bad9-20b7e88ed652-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-clare-munster-u20-hurling-4-7032354-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T21:38:02+01:00 Closing burst steers Clare past Cork in another Munster U20 hurling thriller banner raised, Clare, Cork, GAA, Hurling, Munster, U20 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-general-view-of-hurling-cddfcc79-452a-4796-ad6b-3febbc8e1c67-630x366.jpg https://www.the42.ie/louth-kildare-leinster-u20-football-7032359-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T21:27:06+01:00 Ronan Kelly propels Kildare to Leinster U20 success over Louth Football, GAA, Kildare, Leinster, lilywhite lightning, Louth, U20 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ronan-kelly-with-padric-tinnelly-6d26b6e4-684b-4e2f-bfd1-14ffdfe4e5a6-630x446.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-42-podcast-7032536-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T19:34:45+01:00 RTÉ v GAA+ | Provincial finals undermined | Hurling previews GAA, gaa weekly, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Podcast https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/david-clifford-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-aa98ea2c-d5b4-4457-8752-1fcea5dd23ee-630x381.jpg https://www.the42.ie/john-martin-michael-noonan-7032345-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T17:00:11+01:00 Martin says he was acting in best interests of Shamrock Rovers in Noonan contract saga response, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/john-martin-2c1cfa6d-3d63-4b61-9cb0-5102ea346c2a-630x437.jpg https://www.the42.ie/body-collisions-kerry-clare-7032279-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T17:00:09+01:00 Referees on high alert for 'screening' offences in Gaelic football GAA, Gaelic Football, screen stars https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ikem-ugwueru-and-david-clifford-68443fa9-b620-4b86-b785-2deb940d4037-630x724.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-senior-tv-streaming-games-7031086-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T15:50:54+01:00 6 GAA senior games live on TV-streaming in next weekend's schedule GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Plan Ahead https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sean-odonoghue-and-stephen-bennett-9e65712f-364a-45b0-870b-9c822a403875-630x468.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gpa-agm-motions-7032239-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T14:07:47+01:00 GPA motion to call for equal promotion through all codes AGM, GPA, THE MOTIONS https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tom-parsons-9e8a7cf3-fa87-42de-bd92-c36d954412a2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shane-lowry-irish-open-8-7032232-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T13:31:59+01:00 Shane Lowry confirms he will join Rory McIlroy at Amgen Irish Open Golf, Irish Open, Shane Lowry https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shane-lowry-ec4d3733-46a4-45a3-93bd-68d891993a9b-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-fc-5-7032039-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T11:22:00+01:00 Waterford appoint Graham Coughlan as new manager Football, Graham Coughlan, new man, Soccer, Waterford https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/graham-coughlan-manager-of-newport-county-applauds-the-fans-at-the-end-of-the-emirates-fa-cup-fourth-round-match-newport-county-vs-manchester-united-at-rodney-parade-newport-united-kingdom-28th-jan-5804d415-ac51-4c9a-b278-22655f109975-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/damien-duff-18-7032027-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T10:47:04+01:00 'I have to start probably looking outside the country' - Damien Duff on his coaching future Brentford, Damien Duff, Duffer, Keith Andrews, Shelbourne https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/damien-duff-e88db756-fb72-4c90-82ca-82a9ccd89b46-630x687.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-boycott-2-7031790-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T09:00:30+01:00 Several LOI captains and Irish football figures call for FAI to boycott Israel fixtures Israel, Republic Of Ireland, stop the game, uefa nations league https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ans-display-a-show-israel-the-red-card-banner-ee71de65-c6b6-45e6-b272-6179150149c1-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arteta-reaction-3-7031980-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T08:16:38+01:00 Mikel Arteta thrilled as Arsenal ‘make history together’ in Champions League Arteta, Reaction, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-bb0524a5-24a9-465c-a553-fd4c3a4c68c1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-broadcasting-rte-gaa-plus-7031441-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-06T07:00:07+01:00 RTÉ will lose all the major battles, and the war, when coming up against GAA+ Broadcast wars, column, Draw, GAA, Gaelic Football, TV DINNERS https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rte-camera-at-gaa-match-417246b5-2775-4f34-8872-127b1cdbb336-630x469.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-18-year-old-irish-starlet-given-a-chance-to-impress-7031753-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T23:00:30+01:00 The 18-year-old Irish starlet given a chance to impress grenada, Heimir Hallgrímsson, hot prospect, jaden umeh, Soccer, Ireland Republic https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jaden-umeh-299784d2-88dd-4517-9a3d-a959f844b69c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-atletico-6-7031879-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T22:38:50+01:00 Gyokeres finds his best form at just the right time on Arsenal's long-awaited night of euphoria Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Champions League, Comment https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/arsenals-viktor-gyokeres-fouls-atletico-madrid-goalkeeper-jan-oblak-during-the-uefa-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-at-the-emirates-stadium-london-picture-date-tuesday-may-5-2026-4d42ec47-41a3-484b-b9e9-16b0f69c4271-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-atletico-4-7031868-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T21:54:10+01:00 Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid to progress to Champions League final Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Champions League, final step https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/arsenals-bukayo-saka-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-first-goal-of-the-game-during-the-uefa-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-at-the-emirates-stadium-london-picture-date-tuesday-may-5-14d39ad9-3970-42e0-b931-df6aba1dbd0d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/noel-mcnamara-bordeaux-begles-contract-7031857-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T21:19:36+01:00 McNamara extends Bordeaux Bègles contract until 2029 Champions Cup, Rugby, Top 14 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/noel-mcnamara-554d5855-19ab-404c-9f15-9fe2714b37d7-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-toulon-analysis-7030286-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T20:22:17+01:00 How 13-man Leinster dominated 15-man Toulon for 3 crucial minutes Champions Cup, Leinster, Numbers Down, Toulon https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/94640_2946876-b3267867-5cb2-403f-adf5-ec422b5308ed-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-media-comments-7031549-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T18:30:33+01:00 'I genuinely don't think the media have been really hard on Leinster' Leinster, Podcast, Rugby, Rugby Weekly https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/leo-cullen-8b6c2f17-a1e2-4cb3-a6c8-3b1b77bda83e-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-squad-update-4-7031703-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T17:11:52+01:00 Forde and Victory to miss rest of Connacht's season, but Ioane returns for Munster clash Business end, Rugby, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cathal-forde-darragh-murray-and-niall-murray-celebrate-after-the-match-0ce79582-716a-4f5b-a430-f3bfca4f0399-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-rugby-23-7031663-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T16:41:37+01:00 'To be in the position to challenge on both fronts is without question a goal of ours' jimmy duffy, Rugby, Ulster https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jimmy-duffy-794ed291-0d46-4fb1-9c35-e5c68e89eb68-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-outside-noise-7031545-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T16:39:06+01:00 'Munster is such a big club, it's always in the media. That's outside noise' Alex Kendellen, Focus, Gavin Coombes, Mossy Lawler, Munster, outside noise, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gavin-coombes-celebrates-with-alex-nankivell-after-the-match-3a60ebb0-432d-4279-a46c-b60c25a8e897-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-ulster-rugby-podcast-7031444-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T14:21:22+01:00 Cullen's comments, Leinster's victory, and Ulster make a final Ireland, Leinster, Podcast, Ulster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/leo-cullen-3b43475a-9751-491d-96f0-35ae900b2acf-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-connacht-injuries-7031414-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T13:49:57+01:00 Beirne, Farrell, Jager, Kleyn and Nash all ruled out of Munster's trip to Connacht Munster, Rugby, Sidelined, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tadhg-beirne-receives-treatment-for-an-injury-48df6faf-5236-438d-9555-6f48a2507d3f-630x389.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-injuries-stockdale-mccloskey-7031391-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T13:36:03+01:00 Blow for Ulster as Stockdale to see surgeon, McCloskey a doubt for Challenge Cup final Challenge Cup, Injuries, Rugby, Ulster https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jacob-stockdale-81f87d71-0ad9-4d44-981f-076cf6d337db-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/heimir-hallgrimsson-ireland-squad-reaction-7031242-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T13:17:06+01:00 'Is he committed to Ireland? 100% he is' Friendlies, heimir halgrimsson, looking ahead, owen elding, Reaction, Soccer, Squad, Ireland Republic https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/4th-april-2026-easter-road-edinburgh-scotland-scottish-premiership-football-hibernian-versus-kilmarnock-owen-elding-of-hibernian-6780116a-e107-4927-92fb-177d2560ea63-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hugo-keenan-leinster-contract-7031335-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T12:29:58+01:00 Hugo Keenan signs two-year contract extension for Leinster and Ireland Hugo, IRFU, Rugby, two more years https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hugo-keenan-ba34f566-91ca-4550-9bb4-0b7e4ba1f37a-630x438.jpg https://www.the42.ie/steve-borthwick-rugby-manager-england-7031325-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T12:10:37+01:00 RFU backs Steve Borthwick to lead England into 2027 World Cup after review Borthwick, carry on, Reprieve, Rugby, steve borthwick https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-9th-mar-2024-england-head-coach-steve-borthwick-during-the-guinness-six-nations-match-between-england-and-ireland-and-twickenham-credit-41a41013-4fd9-413a-bdd7-f36c3cca314f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/infantino-fifa-7031247-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T11:56:37+01:00 What is the deal with Gianni Infantino? 2026 world cup, Donald Trump, Football, Gianni Infantino, Podcast, Soccer, World Cup, World Cup 2026 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/president-donald-trump-shakes-hands-with-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-during-the-draw-for-the-2026-soccer-world-cup-at-the-kennedy-center-in-washington-friday-dec-5-2025-ap-photojacquelyn-ma-b3097b9e-686e-4f2c-97ec-1bf0c8aec191-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-squad-announced-7031287-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T11:47:29+01:00 Benfica forward Jaden Umeh included in 21-man Ireland squad Football, Heimer, Ireland Camp, MURCIA CAMP, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jaden-umeh-arrives-6eca21af-aa4d-4672-b5cb-22e6f7e769f6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jerry-cahir-connacht-7031195-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T10:17:52+01:00 Connacht sign Leinster prop Jerry Cahir in next stop on remarkable pro rugby journey Connacht, Irish Rugby, Jerry Cahir, Leinster, On the Move, Rugby, Rugby Union https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jerry-cahir-3d54e9b8-db4c-4851-9ead-a8ecaa36adc4-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/it-was-so-difficult-with-their-physicality-pep-guardiola-7031132-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T08:04:57+01:00 'It was so difficult with their physicality' - Pep Guardiola Challenge, EPL, Premier League, Soccer, Everton, Manchester City https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/liverpool-uk-04th-may-2026-pep-guardiola-the-manchester-city-manager-looking-dejected-at-the-end-of-the-game-premier-league-match-everton-v-manchester-city-at-the-hill-dickinson-stadium-in-live-6a66eda0-095d-4558-8705-91e393041f6a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-10-7030982-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-05T06:15:30+01:00 'It hasn’t been a straight road, but we want to give ourselves the best chance to win both' Leinster, live ambitions, Rugby, tyler blyendaal, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/backs-coach-tyler-blyendaal-a2c13f23-7927-4fce-a0e6-3c9bc4c91012-630x420.jpg