https://www.the42.ie/real-madrid-beat-espanyol-2-7030634-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T22:26:26+01:00 Barcelona's La Liga title party put on hold as Real Madrid win ahead of El Clásico La Liga, Espanyol, on ice, Real Madrid, Vinícius Júnior https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/barcelona-spain-3rd-may-2026-vinicius-vini-junior-and-gonzalo-garcia-real-madrid-fc-seen-celebrating-after-scoring-goal-during-laliga-easports-game-between-teams-of-rcd-espanyol-de-barcelona-an-2923a957-0dbb-4c7b-b7b3-7ddf810e4a38-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/spurs-beat-aston-villa-7030610-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T21:07:20+01:00 Spurs give their Premier League survival hopes a massive boost with win at Villa Aston Villa, Beat The Drop, Football, Premier League, Soccer, Tottenham Hotspur https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-4e128451-4f1e-42da-bf3e-60019157a657-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-sfc-format-draw-explained-7030598-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T20:57:52+01:00 How the revamped format for the All-Ireland football championship draw will work Explainer, GAA, Gaelic Football https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-view-of-the-sam-maguire-trophy-ahead-of-the-match-e232e7c1-c39d-45ec-9e35-e4ff6e63d7a5-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/miami-grand-prix-3-7030590-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T20:26:06+01:00 Kimi Antonelli holds off Lando Norris to claim third straight victory in Miami F1, Formula One, Kimi Antonelli, Miami Grand Prix, Motorsport https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mercedes-andrea-kimi-antonelli-after-winning-the-2026-miami-grand-prix-at-miami-international-autodrome-picture-date-sunday-may-3-2026-1ebc561b-0218-422c-9d94-d56824b71a59-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kieran-mcgeeney-armagh-ulster-final-7030571-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T19:53:51+01:00 'I'd still be going for the bigger one' - McGeeney wants Ulster, but prefers All-Ireland Armagh, Kieran McGeeney, Sights set, Ulster Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kieran-mcgeeney-arrives-ahead-of-the-game-20717deb-374c-4a0f-beea-73ad88cbd2f4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-beat-mayo-connacht-lgfa-7030531-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T18:25:27+01:00 Galway hold off Mayo comeback to clinch Connacht three-in-a-row GAA, Gaelic Football, Ladies Football https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kate-slevin-d52270e3-5852-414d-b174-91688abf2c31-630x687.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alex-ferguson-5-7030499-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T17:47:15+01:00 Alex Ferguson recovering after being taken to hospital before Man United game Alex Ferguson, Liverpool, Manchester United, On The Mend, Premier League https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sir-alex-ferguson-on-day-four-of-the-2026-cheltenham-festival-at-cheltenham-racecourse-picture-date-friday-march-13-2026-15aaa2dd-48f5-4abd-888a-fb2f09304900-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/armagh-down-ulster-championship-7030494-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T17:46:24+01:00 Armagh break their own scoring record in 28-point massacre of Down to reach Ulster final Armagh, GAA, Gaelic Football, Ulster Championship https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/darragh-mcmullen-celebrates-after-tomas-mccormack-scores-their-sides-first-goal-1ab28a6e-7db4-4ed0-adf1-bddb3fa0eb3e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-manchester-united-5-7030492-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T17:39:57+01:00 Mainoo strike sinks Liverpool and secures Champions League football for Man United Kobbie Mainoo, Liverpool, main man, Manchester United, Premier League https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/manchester-uniteds-kobbie-mainoo-scores-their-sides-third-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-league-match-at-old-trafford-manchester-picture-date-sunday-may-3-2026-dbee8d5a-4563-4c13-8746-7b0806e5bbef-630x378.jpg https://www.the42.ie/limerick-clare-2-7030465-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T16:36:47+01:00 Limerick make a statement by hammering Clare banner folded, Clare, Limerick, Munster SHC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sean-finn-and-barry-nash-with-peter-duggan-and-shane-odonnell-da0eed4f-5ea1-4533-8d06-39d15d15e17c-630x408.jpg https://www.the42.ie/true-love-wins-1000-guineas-7030462-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T16:29:11+01:00 Aidan O'Brien wins English 1000 Guineas for the eighth time 1000 Guineas, Aidan O'Brien, Horse Racing, Newmarket, True Love https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-9b6d729b-4fe0-431d-b2b3-c8a9fd27b9a7-630x396.jpg https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-kildare-leinster-sfc-7030432-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T16:21:00+01:00 Westmeath battle past Kildare in extra time to book Leinster football final place GAA, Gaelic Football, Kildare GAA, Leinster SFC, Westmeath GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shane-corcoran-in-action-against-ryan-burke-d281a7d9-6c7f-4919-9708-63b3226ef349-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/montpellier-beat-dragons-challenge-cup-7030449-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T16:15:53+01:00 Connacht conquerors Montpellier set up Challenge Cup final against Ulster Challenge Cup, Dragons, Montpellier, Rugby, Save the Date https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/montpellier-france-03rd-may-2026-photopqrle-midi-librejean-michel-mart-montpellier-03052026-montpellierrugby-septeo-stadiumcoupe-deuropeepcr-challenge-cup-montpellier-mhrnew-03a47be5-52e8-49c9-957c-7f76f21e20f1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-snooker-final-7030448-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T15:56:07+01:00 Spectator ejected in disrupted start to World Championship final Disruption, World Snooker Final https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-protester-is-stopped-by-the-referee-during-wu-yizes-and-shaun-murphys-match-on-day-sixteen-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-sunday-may-2e76334d-9bb1-497b-a1b5-6cc21a4273fe-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alex-dunne-miami-f2-feature-race-7030406-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T15:27:31+01:00 'I'm so sorry': Disappointed Alex Dunne crashes out of Miami F2 feature race Alex Dunne, f2, Formula Two, Motorsport https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/miami-gardens-united-states-02nd-may-2026-irish-formula-2-driver-alex-dunne-of-rodin-motorsport-in-action-during-during-the-formula-2-series-sprint-race-at-the-formula-one-miami-grand-prix-at-the-7c2388e2-6373-4ce1-9321-9db5b7d0f4f0-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/celtic-beat-hibs-scottish-premiership-7030388-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T15:08:10+01:00 Iheanacho nets winner as Celtic edge Hibs to move level with leaders Hearts Celtic, Soccer, title race https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hibernian-v-celtic-william-hill-premiership-easter-road-0dd935e7-5e3b-451c-8589-dd1c810bb307-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-women-4x400m-qualify-7030320-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T14:28:18+01:00 Mawdlsey runs scorching last leg as women's 4x400 team stamp World Champs ticket Athletics, On the plane, sharlene mawdsley https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sharlene-mawdsley-6f82e08b-6506-4b04-bbbf-19035891fbde-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-limerick-5-7030287-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T13:39:15+01:00 As it happened: Clare vs Limerick, Munster SHC Clare, Limerick, Munster SHC, up to date https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/peter-duggan-and-nickie-quaid-7effa20d-e0b9-4ecd-8709-cdc1bfaf394a-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/miami-grand-prix-2-7030274-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T11:25:33+01:00 Miami Grand Prix brought forward due to storm threat F1, getting a headstart, Miami Grand Prix https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/2nd-may-2026-miami-international-autodrome-miami-florida-united-states-of-america-2026-fia-formula-1-miami-grand-prix-qualifying-charles-leclerc-16-of-monaco-and-scuderia-ferrari-hp-races-int-e2362dec-7bf2-4cfd-8719-d93f62f82f49-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sean-maguire-interview-3-7022708-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T07:00:47+01:00 ‘I used to come in after a game, and I'd be straight on my phone, searching my name’ Interview, League of Ireland, LOI, Sean Maguire, Soccer, Cork City, Preston North End https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sean-maguire-dejected-after-the-game-e45e8ea7-3899-4cd8-8c3d-42a938f2ac75-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/keenan-leinster-toulon-7030180-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-03T06:00:05+01:00 Leinster hope to muster the spirit of 2018 as they head to Bilbao Champions Cup, Decider, Hugo Keenan, Leinster, Toulon https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garry-ringrose-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-try-with-hugo-keenan-107950e3-7fa1-4a3f-8c71-a3c2f5d66871-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-challenge-cup-final-7030147-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T21:22:08+01:00 'We stuck in the fight really well' - Murphy rejoices as Ulster prepare for crack at Europe celebrations, Challenge Cup, richie murphy, Rugby, Ulster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/richie-murphy-celebrates-winning-the-match-f2689907-803c-4952-afd1-808dbd369937-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-louth-match-report-2-7029819-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T20:59:13+01:00 Dublin take down Leinster champions Louth with 10-point win and advance to final Dublin GAA, emphatic, GAA, Gaelic Football, Leinster SFC, Louth GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cormac-costello-celebrates-scoring-a-point-6d3dde65-e4e1-4ff8-87bd-66b82f34ef60-630x455.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-fulham-match-report-5-7030118-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T20:44:19+01:00 Gyokeres on the double as Arsenal strengthen Premier League title bid Arsenal, Closing In, Fulham, Premier League, Soccer, Viktor Gyokeres https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-2nd-may-2026-viktor-gyokeres-of-arsenal-celebrates-scoring-their-third-goal-with-eberechi-eze-of-arsenal-during-the-arsenal-vs-fulham-premier-league-match-at-the-emirates-stadium-london-ad83bb6f-bce2-40a0-92f5-41d16cd75c26-630x454.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wloi-results-7030076-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T19:50:54+01:00 Galway United come from behind against Peamount to maintain perfect start Soccer, WLOI, Women's LOI https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/emma-doherty-celebrates-scoring-her-sides-first-goal-58a1827d-ba0e-4126-8cf9-cdea13491c96-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/derry-monaghan-match-report-7029813-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T19:50:00+01:00 Beggan slots extra-time free to complete epic comeback and send Monaghan to Ulster final Derry GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Monaghan GAA, Scenes, Ulster SFC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rory-beggan-3dfe2852-cc0f-4048-a64d-6fac2759d973-630x444.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-v-exeter-7030057-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T19:26:33+01:00 Brilliant Ulster beat Exeter to reach Challenge Cup final bound for bilbao, Challenge Cup, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cormac-izuchukwu-and-dafydd-jenkins-67804838-3987-4082-bf9e-a019814f50e5-630x394.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shaun-murphy-2-7030048-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T19:13:51+01:00 Shaun Murphy beats John Higgins in thriller to reach another Crucible final Snooker https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shaun-murphy-celebrates-after-winning-his-match-against-john-higgins-not-pictured-on-day-fifteen-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-saturda-ce8ca9eb-cc0f-4e21-afb8-a259305b1a61-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cullen-leinster-media-7030045-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T19:03:34+01:00 'You guys love throwing the boot into us, don't you? Whatever sells' - Cullen Leinster, Leo Cullen, Media, meeja, Reporting https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/leo-cullen-11e68e30-40b6-41ef-88ef-bbaaff782d05-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-cullen-toulon-7030000-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T18:47:12+01:00 Conan 'bullish' as Leinster give update on injuries against Toulon Champions Cup, Leinster, Leo Cullen, Reaction, Toll, Toulon https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/robbie-henshaw-leaves-the-field-due-to-an-injury-571d1c37-053c-4b4c-84a5-c033034f86d7-630x387.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alex-dunne-8-7030031-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T18:29:18+01:00 Alex Dunne finishes third in thrilling Miami sprint race formula 2 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/miami-gardens-united-states-02nd-may-2026-irish-formula-2-driver-alex-dunne-of-rodin-motorsport-in-action-during-during-the-formula-2-series-sprint-race-at-the-formula-one-miami-grand-prix-at-the-1bc2b8de-2048-48a8-8e38-328a93fe996a-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/2000-guineas-newmarket-7029951-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T18:13:28+01:00 Saratoga and Walsh sail to impressive Grade One triumph at Punchestown Billy Loughnane, George Boughey, Horse Racing, Newmarket, saratoga, Take a Bow, Winner alright https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jockey-mark-walsh-celebrates-winning-the-ballymore-champion-four-year-old-hurdle-with-horse-saratoga-on-sbk-festival-finale-of-the-punchestown-festival-in-county-kildare-ireland-picture-date-satur-5d3da47f-1321-4dcc-badc-13abf45e3fa4-630x453.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-toulon-2026-7029810-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T17:40:44+01:00 Leinster survive drama against Toulon to earn Champions Cup final spot Aviva Stadium, Champions Cup, Dublin, finalists, Leinster, Report, Toulon https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garry-ringrose-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-try-with-team-mates-93f91bb2-7456-4b0c-b61e-6bae521164b0-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-v-toulon-2-7029775-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T17:21:00+01:00 Leinster 29-25 Toulon, Champions Cup semi-final As it happened, Liveblog, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dan-sheehan-makes-a-break-leading-to-jamie-osbornes-final-try-167d2570-427f-41cb-82bd-b9d60608f871-630x409.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ipswich-town-secure-premier-league-promotion-7029709-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T17:20:52+01:00 Joy for Irish trio as Ipswich secure Premier League promotion Championship, EPL, Premier League, promotion, Soccer, success, Ipswich Town https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ipswich-towns-jaden-philogene-bidace-right-celebrates-with-jack-taylor-after-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-during-the-sky-bet-championship-match-at-portman-road-ipswich-picture-date-saturday-may-5c98cd3d-8926-41aa-bc18-4fecfa236f04-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-results-world-relays-7029841-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T15:52:04+01:00 Mixed day for Ireland's teams at World Relays but further chances await Athletics, Athletics Ireland, Track and Field, World Relays https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sean-doggett-hands-off-to-sharlene-mawdsley-a4a09e86-b659-4325-a13b-dee4900a4696-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-part-ways-with-manager-jon-daly-7029735-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T12:55:18+01:00 Jon Daly leaves Waterford after winless 13-game start Jon Daly, League of Ireland, LOI, Soccer, Waterford United, Wave Goodbye https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jon-daly-before-the-game-4087acad-5ad2-4847-b3ce-f68e825f4c28-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pat-hickey-bohemians-handball-7029585-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T10:00:41+01:00 'A blind man on a galloping horse would have seen that it was what it was' Bohemians, Derry City, Hands Up, League of Ireland, LOI, loi2026, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/derry-players-surround-referee-robert-harvey-9e8a6f05-b03e-4d04-a5e5-97c535e2ad84-630x408.jpg https://www.the42.ie/harry-byrne-leinster-5-7029414-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T07:30:16+01:00 Harry Byrne starts a Champions Cup semi-final for the first time today Harry Byrne, Leinster, Number 10, out-half, Toulon https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/harry-byrne-celebrates-winning-the-match-48f4b202-1490-400c-9b25-14a0d024cf1b-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-players-championship-6-7028765-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T07:15:56+01:00 Who have been the top Irish performers in this season's Championship? Championship, green scene, Republic Of Ireland https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dara-oshea-of-ipswich-town-charlton-athletic-v-ipswich-town-sky-bet-championship-the-valley-london-uk-22nd-april-2026editorial-use-only-dataco-restrictions-apply-6e707e40-b979-4162-b79e-3486535801f7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/conor-laverty-down-manager-7027039-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T07:00:57+01:00 Sheep, farming and football obsession: Meet Conor Laverty Down, GAA, Profile, swagger https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/conor-laverty-celebrates-after-the-game-0a385d93-5f4f-4244-ad92-ffc1f2da8e25-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-murphy-ulster-7026942-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T06:45:32+01:00 'We deserve this shot at a big team' - Ulster's Jack Murphy gears up for Chiefs test Crunch time, Rugby, Ulster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/jack-murphy-kicks-a-conversion-1d50f3d0-ffc3-4ee5-856b-17944023eea1-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/champions-cup-challenge-cup-7029246-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T06:30:30+01:00 Champions Cup love affair has reignited sleeping giant Toulon after turbulent season opposition report, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/charles-ollivon-celebrates-1d0a5535-1eab-4194-882c-37ed18da4e03-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-toulon-preview-7028904-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T06:15:44+01:00 Toulon stand in the way of Leinster's return to Champions Cup final Champions Cup, Leinster, Pilou Pilou, Preview, Toulon https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hugo-keenan-with-rieko-ioane-and-andrew-sparrow-59ccac32-b3d8-4a12-8f7d-03c88f35a9b9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/eve-mcmahon-sailing-interview-7029116-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T06:15:41+01:00 'The girls know exactly who I am now' Contender, eve mcmahon, Interview, Ireland, Sailing, UCD https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/eve-mcmahon-4bd92840-bae6-4e7c-ac47-03b3fa721191-630x444.jpg https://www.the42.ie/anthony-hayes-qpr-7028799-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T06:00:34+01:00 'All of a sudden I’ve gone from being a glorified PE teacher to the new Mourinho... Nonsense' Anthony Hayes, insight, Queens Park Rangers, Soccer, up close https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/img_6405-b98ab913-a234-48b2-b69d-c4b92ee0dd9b-e1777660217661-630x840.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-louth-leinster-semi-final-football-7027609-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-02T06:00:29+01:00 How will Leinster champions Louth cope with expectation as they face off against Dublin? Dublin, GAA, Last Four Showdown, Leinster, Louth https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/conor-early-tackles-con-ocallaghan-b604ad54-64fd-4176-9165-833db3b6ff0b-630x388.jpg