https://www.the42.ie/loi-bohemians-shamrock-rovers-7051341-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T22:28:30+01:00 Late drama at Dalymount as Enda Stevens and Shamrock Rovers sink Bohemians derby spoils, Football, Hoops dreams, LOI, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/enda-stevens-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-late-in-the-game-55e49805-c0da-4a92-84fa-1822e74bf151-630x399.jpg https://www.the42.ie/loi-derry-city-shelbourne-match-report-7051334-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T21:59:15+01:00 Derry City booed off at Celtic Park as winless run continues with Shelbourne stalemate Football, LOI, Match Report, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/james-mcclean-after-the-game-55d2a737-7251-493b-9310-25179d7950b2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bordeaux-leinster-analysis-7050955-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T20:48:30+01:00 The brutal 20 minutes when Bordeaux pulled away from Leinster Analysis, Bordeaux, Champions Cup, Leinster, overwhelmed, Under Pressure, Under the Pump https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/94840_2963701-39916ba7-83d3-49e6-a817-f7d3656af98e-630x403.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bruno-fernandes-roy-keane-7051379-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T20:14:22+01:00 ‘I don’t like when people lie. He put words in my mouth’ – Bruno Fernandes hits back at Roy Keane Football, response, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/manchester-united-v-nottingham-forest-premier-league-old-trafford-1e6eb2d6-cdde-4ab7-bbf6-e5dbec5fce9f-630x437.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lawrence-shankland-rangers-7051317-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T18:50:36+01:00 Hearts captain Shankland set for Rangers switch after 20-goal season Football, Moving On?, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/edinburgh-uk-26th-apr-2026-lawrence-shankland-of-hearts-celebrates-with-the-fans-during-the-hibernian-vs-hearts-scottish-premiership-match-at-easter-road-edinburgh-picture-credit-should-read-ne-89fcd764-978b-4a0c-847d-9c5a3279df9c-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-rugby-french-dominance-7050886-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T18:31:02+01:00 Irish rugby faces a tough ask in keeping up with vibrant French system Leinster, mind the gap, Rugby, Bordeaux-Bègles https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/pierre-bochaton-celebrates-with-maxime-lucu-38b4d799-435c-4a66-b587-bd271f693fbc-630x382.jpg https://www.the42.ie/glasgow-v-connacht-7051140-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T16:34:30+01:00 'I think we're ready for it now' - Lancaster relishing Connacht's play-off trip to Glasgow Rugby, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sean-jansen-scores-the-winning-try-aedd8979-8bdc-407e-bbd9-342838fc2f0c-630x341.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tailteann-cup-draw-6-7051123-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T16:24:32+01:00 Down to travel to Longford in Tailteann Cup third round Draw, GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gavin-mulreany-gathers-a-high-ball-under-pressure-from-john-mcgeough-and-pearse-mcpolin-89209a16-2487-421e-a17d-67c3981bc930-630x516.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-crowley-7-7051068-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T15:52:39+01:00 Jack Crowley ruled out of Munster's URC quarter-final in Pretoria Blow, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-crowley-ahead-of-the-match-df262364-47ca-4cbc-83cc-bfc43157ee4d-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lgfa-group-stages-7050996-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T15:39:41+01:00 Ladies football state of play: Here are the groupings for the All-Ireland series Ladies Football, LGFA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/carla-rowe-lifts-the-brendan-martin-cup-37077247-f6f1-4051-b73e-22080fbfc23d-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-mnt-squad-update-qatar-canada-7050997-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T14:59:55+01:00 Finn Azaz and Ryan Manning to miss Ireland's end-of-season friendlies International Friendlies, finn azaz, Football, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Republic Of Ireland, Ryan Manning, Soccer, squad update https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-moylan-and-chiedozie-ogbene-celebrate-after-the-match-2b712b7c-6493-4784-86ac-46ab56ff1e8c-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/noel-mcnamara-2-7050954-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T14:51:03+01:00 'It's not a defence that we come up against often... and that really motivated the players' Noel McNamara, UBB https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/maxime-lucu-and-noel-mcnamara-aa31776a-9b5d-4d83-a80c-9622e2f29b5f-630x424.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-ulster-podcast-7050962-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T14:22:09+01:00 More heartbreak for Leinster and Ulster: European finals review Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/thomas-clarkson-and-josh-van-der-flier-dejected-after-the-match-d48ac4c8-f89e-43e1-9f5f-1ff45de7070f-630x445.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-podcast-7050948-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T14:12:00+01:00 'I just think this model is really confusing... it’s bizarre really, and it hasn’t worked' Rugby, rugby weekly extra, RWE https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jacques-nienaber-with-leo-cullen-834de079-d9f6-4d0f-bdf1-185b576b5b1e-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-clare-munster-hurling-5-7050327-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T11:46:30+01:00 Cork march confidently to Munster final, Clare left with questions after day of struggle Clare, Cork, GAA, Munster, Pairc Life https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tim-omahony-and-eoin-downey-with-peter-duggan-5a0d5811-67c7-42cb-82f4-507b0e11143c-630x433.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-13-7050698-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T09:22:42+01:00 ‘Tired’ Pep Guardiola struggles to contain his emotions at Man City farewell last day, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Premier League https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/manchester-city-v-aston-villa-premier-league-etihad-stadium-90ef0f7c-9384-4886-9dfa-4c6cccc39481-630x385.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donegal-jim-mcguinness-6-7050676-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T08:43:51+01:00 'They've painted themselves into a corner, and I think Jim McGuinness will feel a bit of heat' Controversy, Donegal, GAA, Jim McGuinness, The Sunday Game https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jim-mcguinness-on-the-sideline-5bb11205-f4b7-4df9-8ab1-dc505598da5c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-hurling-leinster-hurling-7050523-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-25T07:00:56+01:00 Dublin hurling: The Hipster's Choice around the barbecue grill for summer Comment, Cool, Dubs hurling, GAA, hot takes, Hurling https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/niall-o-ceallachain-dbf2e86c-771c-40c5-9b6a-1c2129bbf9d6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wyndham-clark-7050603-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T23:22:07+01:00 Final-day round of 60 fires Wyndham Clark to victory in Texas cj cup byron nelson, Golf https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/wyndham-clark-hits-off-the-ninth-tee-during-the-final-round-of-the-cj-cup-byron-nelson-golf-tournament-in-mckinney-texas-sunday-may-24-2026-ap-phototony-gutierrez-8f58ccd1-4202-4706-b3a3-194ceb76a48a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kimi-antonelli-canadian-grand-prix-7050596-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T22:59:21+01:00 Kimi Antonelli wins once again after George Russell retires in Montreal F1 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/12-kimi-antonelli-andrea-ita-mercedes-amg-f1-team-w17-63-russell-george-gbr-mercedes-amg-f1-team-w17-action-during-the-formula-1-grand-prix-du-canada-2026-5th-round-of-the-2026-formula-one-wo-2ba8f272-bfe0-41ee-8ea9-a4a97bfce5dc-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liam-cahill-tipperary-4-7050584-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T21:57:33+01:00 'I'd really love to know these people behind these faceless accounts' GAA, Liam Cahill, riposte https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/liam-cahill-fa7b2981-af90-478f-829a-c24a7c3df99c-630x449.jpg https://www.the42.ie/de-zerbi-comments-7050577-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T21:08:56+01:00 'We forget the past? No, no, no, the stupid people forget the past' a close run thing, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tottenham-hotspur-v-everton-premier-league-tottenham-hotspur-stadium-d419b71d-eb4b-49e2-93ac-3a05ae1f1906-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-waterford-munster-ladies-football-final-7050416-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T20:42:00+01:00 Kerry secure Munster three-in-a-row after hard-fought win over Waterford Ladies Football, LGFA, Match Report https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/danielle-oleary-09c5167f-3067-452e-a9c5-5eb75eb4e959-630x645.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-clare-podcast-7050544-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T19:32:57+01:00 Cork hammer Clare and Kilkenny are out - snap reaction pod Podcast https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/brian-hayes-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-cb93c8a3-a6b1-42de-bab1-19e87283e7a8-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-senior-hurling-fixtures-provincial-final-7050492-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T18:48:24+01:00 Here's the provincial final fixtures and All-Ireland senior hurling state of play GAA, Hurling, Plan Ahead, State of Play https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/alan-connolly-with-barry-nash-9bda9345-b4ac-49f4-8536-611b41f0513f-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/premier-league-round-up-24-7050491-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T18:43:32+01:00 PL round-up: Liverpool secure Champions League football as Brentford miss out on Europe final day, Football, Soccer, Wrap https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/liverpool-uk-24th-may-2026-mohamed-salah-of-liverpool-shows-his-appreciation-to-the-fans-as-he-leaves-the-pitch-for-the-last-time-as-a-liverpool-player-premier-league-liverpool-v-brentford-at-an-ffed031a-ec15-4587-85c6-d20c58984ece-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/spurs-west-ham-2-7050461-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T18:26:00+01:00 Spurs are safe following win over Everton, with West Ham relegated to Championship Relegation battle, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-24th-may-2026-london-england-may-24-goal-1-0-joao-palhinha-of-tottenham-hotspur-celebrates-after-opening-the-scoring-during-the-premier-league-match-between-tottenham-hotspur-and-ev-f8f19ee4-ea3a-4b66-a959-127c6a048181-630x504.jpg https://www.the42.ie/manchester-city-arsenal-premier-league-final-day-7050480-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T18:20:53+01:00 Pep's Man City farewell dampened by defeat to Villa as Arsenal title party begins Football, Premier League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-england-24th-may-2026-bukayo-saka-declan-rice-gabriel-martin-odegaard-and-mikel-merino-of-arsenal-celebrate-winning-the-premier-league-during-the-crystal-palace-vs-arsenal-premier-leagu-a3e0c364-d059-4b19-9de8-bb2c32d07b89-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/limerick-tipperary-4-7050457-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T17:58:48+01:00 Limerick fire five goals past already-eliminated Tipperary to book Munster final return Football, GAA, Soccer, Treaty On Top https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/aidan-oconnor-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-fourth-goal-of-the-match-d50aad66-cb19-43b2-9e4e-e83d427ecf2b-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/curragh-racing-7050444-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T17:49:39+01:00 Precise turns the tables to take 1,000 Guineas at Curragh Racing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tattersalls-irish-guineas-weekend-curragh-racecourse-sunday-may-24th-f703742d-316f-45cf-ac8a-a831ccf00670-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-clare-munster-hurling-championship-7050324-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T17:35:38+01:00 Cork hammer Clare by 16 points to set up Munster final against Limerick Clare, Cork, GAA, Hurling, Munster, Rebel Rule https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/brian-hayes-with-diarmuid-ryan-a0be1709-0f68-4b6e-a79c-d42ce4796486-630x465.jpg https://www.the42.ie/derek-lyng-kilkenny-dublin-7050417-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T17:34:11+01:00 'Kilkenny are going to win All-Irelands again' - Derek Lyng takes it on the chin Kilkenny, Leinster Hurling, Lyng, Reaction https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/derek-lyng-dejected-1cf2fdbd-9479-4815-81ac-35818f6a739c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bolton-league-one-play-off-7050394-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T17:26:24+01:00 Irish contingent celebrate as Bolton back in Championship Football, green scene, Irish Eye, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-24th-may-2026-london-england-may-24-bolton-wanderers-lift-the-league-one-playoff-final-trophy-after-the-sky-bet-league-one-play-off-final-match-between-bolton-wanderers-and-stockport-819d7d2e-3bf6-4390-94a9-08c99a1277c7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/davy-fitz-antrim-7050351-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T16:59:00+01:00 Davy Fitzgerald steps down as Antrim boss - reports Davy Fitzgerald, GAA, Hurling, Managerial Departure, Wrap https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/davy-fitzgerald-e2347651-238a-4046-877d-27be5e3236a3-630x382.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tyrone-roscommon-2-7050358-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T16:36:25+01:00 Last-gasp free sees Tyrone edge Roscommon in All-Ireland SFC opener air jordan, All-Ireland SFC, GAA, Red Hand rule https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/darren-mccurry-and-seanie-odonnell-celebrates-after-the-game-9599c4cc-2a00-4e53-bbfe-f95fec9e7740-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/offaly-4-7050340-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T16:25:26+01:00 Offaly progress to All-Ireland knockout stages after dominating Kildare GAA, Hurling, Keep the Faith, magic, Offaly https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/brian-duignan-celebrates-after-the-game-6ebc57b6-a722-46ce-bd02-fc47ca333e81-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-v-bordeaux-reaction-7050164-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T15:50:34+01:00 ‘It’s definitely a bit of an eye-opener, some of the stuff Bordeaux put out there’ Leinster, Rugby, Tommy O'Brien https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tommy-obrien-jamison-gibson-park-harry-byrne-during-a-water-break-f0d6e198-a58f-4c17-bf3b-b99c043c7996-630x398.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-kilkenny-leinster-hurling-3-7050145-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T15:40:55+01:00 Dublin dump Kilkenny out of Leinster and All-Ireland in sensational Parnell Park shock Cats, Dubs, Leinster Hurling, Shock, shock and awe https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/donal-burke-after-the-game-4615b80d-0f5b-4554-b502-69e1f3ff0d23-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-shc-match-tracker-7050068-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T13:30:40+01:00 As it happened: Dublin v Kilkenny, Kildare v Offaly, Wexford v Galway - Leinster SHC match tracker GAA, Score updates https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/eoin-cody-is-tackled-by-paddy-smyth-with-john-bellew-b697e9a0-b5eb-4e2c-9067-d155a3ef0483-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/frank-mcguigan-rip-7050067-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T11:58:20+01:00 Tyrone GAA legend Frank McGuigan has died GAA, The King https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/frank-mcguigan-shoots-despite-pressure-from-dublin-c8f090bb-9b62-4935-8b1c-5ca13ce48e2e-630x778.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-donegal-comment-7049124-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T09:09:15+01:00 'We won’t die without a fight' – After latest Donegal defeat, Kerry look to recover Donegal, GAA, Kerry, Setback https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/david-clifford-dejected-after-the-match-after-the-game-042f5f3b-3d75-4120-911d-1959566ef117-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/spurs-column-harry-hotspur-7047838-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T08:45:03+01:00 Be they relegated or safe, Tottenham Hotspur need to start behaving like a big club Dare to do, Soccer, to dare is to do, Tottenham Hotspur https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-tottenham-hotspurs-golden-cockerel-is-lit-at-the-top-of-the-stadium-before-the-start-of-the-english-premier-league-soccer-match-between-tottenham-hotspur-and-crystal-palace-the-first-premiership-73e84ce6-3387-4cb2-b680-d3217113507b-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/player-ratings-how-irish-footballers-abroad-fared-this-season-7043570-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T08:00:17+01:00 Player ratings: how Irish footballers abroad fared this season EPL, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Opinion, player ratings, Premier League, Soccer, Ireland Republic, Troy Parrott https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/alkmaar-troy-parrott-of-az-alkmaar-leaves-the-field-following-an-injury-during-the-dutch-eredivisie-match-between-az-alkmaar-and-nac-breda-at-the-afas-stadium-on-may-17-2026-in-alkmaar-the-nether-410c1507-5e28-4b33-8fb6-2d8e714e9bea-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ben-o-connor-cork-2-7048406-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T07:45:55+01:00 The team that Ben built: How O'Connor has changed Cork's age profile Evolution, GAA, Hurling https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ben-oconnor-79ae195e-bd23-4f37-9d80-c8d19ef8f011-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/premier-league-quiz-the42-7045326-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T07:30:06+01:00 Know your Premier League? Take our tough end-of-season quiz Premier League, Quiz, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/arsenal-fans-celebrate-near-the-emirates-stadium-london-arsenal-were-crowned-premier-league-champions-for-the-first-time-in-22-years-citys-draw-at-the-vitality-stadium-on-tuesday-sparked-wild-scen-c3dc6656-d041-4873-b98b-b14ca6f4be6e-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/billy-oneill-profile-7048038-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T07:15:45+01:00 The latest Irish teenage sensation set for English football Billy O'Neill, hot prosect, League of Ireland, LOI, Soccer, Bray Wanderers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/billy-oneill-48cf8838-530d-44a5-9bbd-3d3f412f8add-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/diarmuid-stritch-clare-7048087-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T07:00:31+01:00 'I knew in that moment, we had someone special': the rise of Clare hurling's new star Clare GAA, Diarmuid Stritch, GAA, Hurling, munster hurling championship, New kid on the block https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/diarmuid-stritch-dec16381-84a5-4d24-8b2b-052c3261d34a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ellen-dolan-2-7047398-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T06:45:19+01:00 The 19-year-old Offaly star hoping to help Hearts to a first Scottish league title Ellen Dolan, Football, Interview, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/edinburgh-scotland-uk-15th-feb-2026-heriot-watt-university-edinburgh-campus-scotland-15-february-2026-ellen-dolan-of-heart-of-midlothian-fc-during-the-scottish-gas-womens-scottish-cup-heart-8423a8b5-ac68-468e-88b5-eb8da7072e4b-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brentford-liverpool-premier-league-7049482-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-24T06:15:49+01:00 Europe still in touch for Brentford after a season of vindication for Keith Andrews bees buzzin, Brentford, Keith Andrews, Liverpool, Premier League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-23-may-2026-05-26-pm-4795-b1a374de-fa0c-4574-8587-8f963b2565e0-630x630.jpg