https://www.the42.ie/iga-swiatek-french-open-5-7057297-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T22:39:00+01:00 Marta Kostyuk stuns Iga Swiatek with French Open victory french open, Tennis https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/french-open-tennis-40904410-33e5-482b-b33b-81a1be8fe915-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-title-winning-7057597-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T21:31:35+01:00 Extraordinary numbers turn out to celebrate Arsenal’s title-winning season Arsenal, Football, North London Forever, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-31st-may-2026-the-team-buses-arrive-and-more-red-smoke-flares-go-off-obscuring-the-view-for-all-the-phone-photographers-heatwave-weather-as-fans-gather-in-north-london-for-the-parade-9e05880f-9e62-49b8-bfd8-7ac60d571bbd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gabriel-bannigan-andy-moran-mayo-monaghan-7057575-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T20:22:58+01:00 'It shouldn’t happen with two umpires there' - Bannigan reacts to ghost point All-Ireland Football, Mayo, Monaghan, Reaction https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gabriel-bannigan-reacts-late-in-the-game-d045c70e-ade2-4a36-8d02-d0c282458a53-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/iraola-liverpool-7057488-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T18:39:17+01:00 Liverpool set to open talks with Andoni Iraola as they look to replace Arne Slot Liverpool, managerial changes, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/afc-bournemouth-v-liverpool-premier-league-vitality-stadium-2773864a-af1d-4686-9d1a-c08f19f8fad5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/monaghan-mayo-all-ireland-football-championship-7057430-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T17:54:44+01:00 Mayo hit six two-pointers as they just about squeeze past Monaghan GAA, Gaelic Football, Monaghan Mayo, Nail-Biter, Nervy, Two-Pointers https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ryan-otoole-and-ryan-odonoghue-37c7d177-aa4c-4a9d-ab32-71426a6a2c79-630x382.jpg https://www.the42.ie/katie-mccabe-chelsea-7057450-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T17:35:10+01:00 Katie McCabe set to join Chelsea after Arsenal exit Katie McCabe, On the Move, WSL https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/katie-mccabe-celebrates-with-the-trophy-c555f475-fea5-4aef-ae47-6d6e8adc803a-630x389.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-brighton-womens-fa-cup-final-7057408-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T17:09:23+01:00 Disappointment for Hayes as Man City blitz Brighton in Women's FA Cup final Football, Fourmidable, Soccer, women's fa cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-31st-may-2026-khadija-shaw-of-manchester-city-women-is-challenged-by-jelena-cankovic-l-and-caitlin-hayes-of-brighton-and-hove-albion-women-during-the-brighton-women-vs-manchester-city-9d4e4146-215c-4765-b90b-2d59c9571170-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-louth-all-ireland-sfc-7057390-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T16:56:00+01:00 Late Lennon goal gives Louth the edge in pulsating contest with Dublin All-Ireland SFC, Dublin, GAA, Louth https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ciaran-byrne-celebrates-a-score-d02ee1a8-3ebd-461b-9543-8ac7b1908fc8-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-galway-all-ireland-u20-hurling-final-7057377-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T15:51:58+01:00 Clare maintain perfect record in All-Ireland U20 hurling final with 10-point win over Galway Clare, Galway, Hurling, Raise the Banner https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/marco-cleary-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-fourth-goal-1292523f-0a88-4c69-9d4d-aca47e3a5f8f-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-i-ireland-7057357-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T15:01:02+01:00 Double bronze for Ireland at World Cup I in Seville Rowing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/bronzewc1-cremenhyde-a5e91e20-464f-4520-91f5-7cc9a3fca630-630x472.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tyler-fletcher-scotland-7057346-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T14:22:56+01:00 Tyler Fletcher, son of Darren, called up to Scotland's World Cup squad 2026 world cup, Football, replacement, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/scotlands-tyler-fletcher-during-an-international-friendly-match-at-hampden-park-glasgow-picture-date-saturday-may-30-2026-81eea26f-5278-44f6-bcbc-439801052af8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/french-police-detain-780-people-during-violent-clashes-following-psgs-champions-league-win-2-7057306-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T12:50:00+01:00 French police detain 780 people during violent clashes following PSG's Champions League win Arsenal, Champions League, France, Paris, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/paris-france-30th-may-2026-tensions-between-psg-fans-and-the-police-following-psgs-victory-over-arsenal-in-the-champions-league-final-in-paris-on-30-may-2026-30052026-franceile-de-france-bd980aaf-cf80-40ed-9e9a-dba47322904d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arteta-reaction-4-7057261-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T11:32:14+01:00 'That easily can be a penalty' - Arteta finds Arsenal’s loss ‘very tough to accept’ Arsenal, Champions League Final, Reaction, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-uefa-champions-league-final-puskas-arena-c5cd8682-ad52-4a2a-9387-d705a7083155-630x496.jpg https://www.the42.ie/owen-elding-ireland-2-7057210-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T08:04:52+01:00 Owen Elding commits to Ireland despite England interest: 'It'd be a dream to put on a green shirt' owen elding, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/owen-elding-d20ffbaa-75e1-4fbf-bba9-ec3eec3ae55f-630x430.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-moments-and-memories-7054509-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T08:00:32+01:00 Maradona, Ronaldinho, Keane – and reenacting them: Our favourite World Cup moments 2026 world cup, Football, Reeling In The Years, Soccer, Turn back time https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/argentinas-diego-maradona-celebrates-scoring-his-and-his-teams-second-goal-0372cb1c-a055-47b6-a9dc-7e874e378663-630x944.jpg https://www.the42.ie/caitlin-hayes-fa-cup-7053304-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T07:30:20+01:00 The Ireland defender eyeing an FA Cup final upset at Wembley Caitlin Hayes, Football, Magic of the Cup, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/brighton-and-hove-albions-caitlin-hayes-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-adobe-womens-fa-cup-quarter-final-match-at-the-mangata-developments-stadium-borehamwood-1cef5506-8a8f-4d08-85a9-22100161396f-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-mccarron-monaghan-7054439-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T06:45:26+01:00 'He enjoys the clutch moments': the evergreen forward from Monaghan royalty GAA, Gaelic Football, jack mccarron, Monaghan GAA, Scotstown GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-mccarron-celebrates-his-score-8c4b3d7c-1a40-416e-8fc4-3b15de97a2d6-630x470.jpg https://www.the42.ie/absent-xi-the-best-player-who-wont-feature-at-the-2026-world-cup-7051910-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T06:30:03+01:00 Absent XI: The best players who won't feature at the 2026 World Cup Absent XI, Harry Maguire, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Missing Out, Soccer, trent alexander-arnold, World Cup 2026 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/harry-maguire-of-england-during-the-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-round-of-16-match-between-england-and-senegal-at-al-bayt-stadium-on-december-04-2022-in-doha-qatar-d845d5e6-3a01-4ca4-a908-cfe940fa99a0-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-lions-mccarthy-7057199-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T06:15:08+01:00 McCarthy and Prendergast shine as Leinster swat feeble Lions aside Back To Business, Joe McCarthy, Leinster, Lions, Sam Prendergast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/joe-mccarthy-comes-up-against-angelo-davids-742a2b34-eddd-443d-855d-dc127fded1af-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-cullen-lions-7056938-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T23:26:29+01:00 'James will come out in terms of his own individual piece' Leinster, Leo Cullen, Lions, One More Year, Semi-final, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/james-lowe-leaves-the-field-after-making-his-100th-appearance-and-becoming-the-all-time-leading-try-scorer-for-leinster-d6c71f9d-6905-4b85-9b2f-179df370f0fb-630x457.jpg https://www.the42.ie/armagh-derry-match-report-7056632-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T22:19:09+01:00 Armagh overpower Derry to get All-Ireland series off the mark All-Ireland SFC, Armagh GAA, Derry GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Orchard energy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tiernan-kelly-celebrates-after-scoring-a-goal-f49a2540-3e98-4219-a9c5-0107a6e80b62-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/christy-ring-nickey-rackard-final-results-7057071-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T22:02:42+01:00 Christy Ring success at last for Derry as New York overcome Tyrone in Nickey Rackard final All-Ireland Ladies Gaelic Football, All-Ireland minor hurling championship, christy ring, GAA, Nickey Rackard Cup, Results https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/derry-celebrate-with-the-trophy-83dc6b50-18ba-4b13-9f1e-590fef15e54a-630x392.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-lions-report-2-7056934-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T21:46:51+01:00 Leinster and Lowe make light work of Lions to earn URC semi-final Aviva Stadium, Leinster, Lions, Lowe Down, Quarter-Final, Report, too good, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/hugo-keenan-celebrates-with-james-lowe-and-sam-prendergast-after-scoring-his-sides-second-try-of-the-match-294ba205-9914-4ae5-a83b-2aca190cd71d-630x449.jpg https://www.the42.ie/camogie-results-6-7057050-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T20:33:03+01:00 Clare and Kilkenny in driving seat to secure All-Ireland quarter-final spots all-ireland senior camogie championship, Camogie, GAA, Wrap https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/maeve-millea-and-muireann-fitzpatrick-6f5809f0-ce5b-4e3c-84e3-d32c241d79dd-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-tyrone-all-ireand-u20-final-7056639-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T20:22:29+01:00 Kerry deny Tyrone's three-in-a-row and end long wait for All-Ireland U20 glory All-Ireland U20 Football Final, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, The kingdom, Tyrone GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-kerry-team-celebrate-with-the-trophy-405feaec-a403-45ab-a111-c7089614b939-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-cavan-match-report-7056626-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T20:09:17+01:00 Westmeath survive Cavan fightback to launch All-Ireland campaign with another extra-time win All-Ireland SFC, Cavan GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Just About, Westmeath GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/paddy-meade-and-jensen-tynan-with-ronan-wallace-43ada41b-f124-4474-8adf-5a956f20a844-630x356.jpg https://www.the42.ie/live-psg-v-arsenal-champions-league-final-7056734-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T19:48:37+01:00 As it happened: PSG v Arsenal, Champions League final UEFA Champions League, Final, Liveblog, Minute-by-Minute, Soccer, Arsenal, PSG https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/arsenals-bukayo-saka-left-challenges-for-the-ball-with-psgs-ousmane-dembele-during-the-champions-league-final-soccer-match-between-paris-saint-germain-and-arsenal-in-budapest-hungary-saturday-m-870e0a7b-b95a-4e33-8ff7-d6ddfbb8d19a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/izzy-clements-7056926-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T19:37:28+01:00 Izzy Clements claims silver for Ireland at World Cup regatta Rowing https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/izzy-clements-as-she-finishes-4th-6c2f6908-8020-4c71-8d9e-097b0f6ba5ec-630x385.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-v-lions-liveblog-7056897-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T19:30:14+01:00 Leinster 59-10 Lions, URC quarter-final As it happened, Liveblog, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rieko-ioane-celebrates-scoring-their-fourth-try-with-teammates-e4b75378-d678-4718-a58d-3aa25342dd93-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stuart-lancaster-connacht-glasgow-7056779-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T16:59:47+01:00 Lancaster 'excited about the future' after Connacht bow out in URC quarter-finals Connacht, looking ahead, Reaction, Rugby, Stuart Lancaster https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/stuart-lancaster-2b793379-cac0-4de2-a563-4606243209b1-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-bulls-clayton-mcmillan-7056751-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T16:26:32+01:00 'We conceded two relatively soft tries. Moments like those swing big games' Clayton McMillan, Munster, Reaction, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gavin-coombes-and-fineen-wycherley-dejected-after-the-match-5ce39dd0-78db-43db-9ef0-5d9f4324d91b-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sara-byrne-jabra-ladies-open-de-france-7056719-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T16:03:18+01:00 Cork's Sara Byrne finishes in tie for second in France Golf, Sara Byrne https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/4th-july-2025-the-omeara-course-at-carton-house-maynooth-county-kildare-ireland-kpmg-womens-irish-open-golf-round-2-sara-byrne-of-ireland-tees-off-on-the-13th-hole-credit-action-plus-sports-i-d7239062-52b3-4e9d-a4fc-afaf608cd337-630x487.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sinn-fein-to-bring-dail-motion-calling-for-boycott-of-irelands-matches-against-israel-2-7056706-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T15:38:56+01:00 Sinn Féin to bring Dáil motion calling for boycott of Ireland's matches against Israel Boycott, FAI, FIFA, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, UEFA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/image-c612e706-f571-4c9a-aff2-6085df1e73f2-630x373.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bulls-munster-report-7056636-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T14:19:16+01:00 Munster well beaten by Bulls in URC quarter-final Munster, Rugby, Second best, Bulls, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cameron-hanekom-scores-a-try-9fb09d9c-5501-4e2d-9d54-5048196cfa4f-630x402.jpg https://www.the42.ie/glenn-whelan-appointed-new-livingston-head-coach-7056555-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T13:21:52+01:00 Ex-Republic of Ireland international Glenn Whelan appointed new Livingston boss At The Helm, Glenn Whelan, Livingston, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/glenn-whelan-43c356f3-bb69-44a2-903c-50bd043dfe0e-630x383.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-sack-arne-slot-7056524-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T12:42:36+01:00 Liverpool sack manager Arne Slot Arne Slot, Liverpool, Premier League, Soccer, Time to say goodbye https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/birmingham-uk-15th-may-2026-arne-slot-manager-of-liverpool-during-the-aston-villa-vs-liverpool-premier-league-match-at-villa-park-birmingham-picture-credit-should-read-andrew-yatessportimage-c-24d5a91f-2413-4bd6-ab56-4e37d26f2360-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bulls-munster-liveblog-7056461-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T11:35:22+01:00 As it happened: Bulls v Munster, URC quarter-final Liveblog, Minute-by-Minute, Munster, Rugby, Bulls, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mike-haley-is-tackled-by-cameron-hanekom-f437a8ca-774c-4d4b-a622-1e6b090c5973-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/seamus-power-26-7056228-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T10:05:00+01:00 Power makes the cut at Charles Schwab Challenge, Byrne shares second in France Golf, PGA Tour https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mckinney-texas-usa-21st-may-2026-seamus-power-looks-across-the-green-in-the-first-round-at-the-cj-cup-byron-nelson-in-mckinney-credit-image-cody-grubbszuma-press-wire-editorial-usage-cb0c32c7-ffdf-4556-a9fb-73024da71082-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ranking-10-best-world-cup-teams-7052854-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T08:00:59+01:00 Ranking the 10 most likely teams to win the World Cup Opinion, Soccer, Brazil, England, France, Spain, World Cup 2026 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/the-fifa-world-cup-trophy-is-displayed-during-a-trophy-tour-event-at-nathan-phillips-square-in-toronto-on-monday-may-25-2026-arlyn-mcadoreythe-canadian-press-via-ap-845ad239-145e-4b6b-a47b-b58634aff929-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mccartans-7055844-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T07:15:30+01:00 'Huge for our family' – Westmeath's McCartan siblings aim to build on Leinster glories fantastic four, GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/danny-mccartan-and-sam-mccartan-celebrate-with-their-family-47682b95-3e68-4fcc-98a3-bb5a4818edad-630x359.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donald-trump-gianni-infantino-world-cup-7056131-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T07:00:14+01:00 Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino and the Greed is Good World Cup 2026 world cup, Double act, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gianni-infantino-president-federation-internationale-de-football-association-fifa-hands-united-states-president-donald-j-trump-the-fifa-world-cup-trophy-after-announcing-the-2026-world-cup-draw-wi-43f9b31f-ea13-4586-aef6-3ae16596c7a3-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/aidan-oshea-mayo-appearance-record-7056044-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T06:30:32+01:00 Still scorning the critics, Aidan O'Shea set for career century 100 Not Out, Aidan O'Shea, GAA, Gaelic Football, Green And Red of Mayo, Mayo GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/aidan-oshea-ba8ae8b1-1ab7-4ee9-b18c-327859a4d765-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rieko-ioane-leinster-5-7055518-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T06:15:31+01:00 'I've loved coming into this Leinster team and this environment' Final Chapter, Ioane, Leinster, Lions, Rieko, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rieko-ioane-ffd2a694-3bd6-45b1-9927-172728d39aec-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bulls-v-munster-preview-7055863-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T05:45:10+01:00 Absences of Beirne and Crowley feel insurmountable for Munster in lofty Pretoria Preview, Rugby, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-general-view-of-munster-training-d3a30f50-92da-4ae7-aa83-fa0ff9951892-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/josh-odwyer-kian-leavy-ireland-squad-7056378-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-30T05:00:11+01:00 16-year-old Josh O'Dwyer to join senior Ireland squad alongside Kian Leavy of St Pat's FAI, josh o'dwyer, kian leavy, matt healy, Republic Of Ireland, Shamrock Rovers, Show of faith, Soccer, St. Patrick's Athletic https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kian-leavy-02de1428-7349-4870-9b88-dd320913caa5-630x694.jpg