https://www.the42.ie/ireland-womens-4x100-7132558-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T10:46:26+01:00 Ireland advance to women's 4x100m medley final Ireland, Mona McSharry, Olympics, Swimming, women's 4x100m medley https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mona-mcsharry-prepares-to-enter-the-water-c0d6abaf-1ecc-4536-8cc6-bf03ef6d349b-630x944.jpg https://www.the42.ie/us-gaa-finals-7130228-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T06:00:11+01:00 'When you come over here, you want to win it' - county stars bring their competitive edge to US Flying it, GAA, USGAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/shane-brosnan-and-tiarnan-mathers-da7b570a-8bfe-442f-bc19-447dbd83cd62-630x374.jpg https://www.the42.ie/anna-foster-golfer-ladies-european-tour-7132242-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T22:44:00+01:00 Anna Foster in career-best second place at Swiss Ladies Open Anna Foster, European Tour, Golf, ladies european tour https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/anna-foster-of-ireland-tees-off-the-17th-during-day-one-of-the-aig-womens-open-2026-at-royal-lytham-st-annes-picture-date-thursday-july-30-2026-f44a8e89-6efb-4a96-bd36-2070a6169974-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sligo-rovers-kerry-fai-cup-7132471-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T22:21:51+01:00 Sligo Rovers reverse 2025 FAI Cup defeat against Kerry FAI Cup, Last Eight, Sligo Rovers, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cian-kavanagh-and-matt-healy-7d3a0f9d-abf3-46a9-a6b7-953047f61b3c-630x988.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andrew-coscoran-european-athletics-championships-7132433-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T21:16:28+01:00 Andrew Coscoran delivers fourth European Championships medal for Ireland with 1500m bronze Athletics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/andrew-coscoran-crosses-the-line-to-win-a-bronze-medal-8ff37737-15eb-4f3b-b11c-a8c7feffd3e2-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/celtic-4-dundee-united-0-7132411-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T20:18:57+01:00 Camilo Duran off the mark as Celtic power past Dundee United Celtic, League Cup, Liam Scales https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/celtics-camilo-duran-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-sports-cup-second-round-match-at-the-calforth-construction-arena-dundee-picture-date-saturday-august-0de3a195-cccc-42e4-85b1-c30fc2d86fc0-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-heptathlon-gold-medal-european-championships-7132350-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T19:56:34+01:00 O’Connor takes heptathlon gold for Ireland’s third medal of European Championships Athletics, european athletics championships, Heptathlon, kate o'connor https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-oconnor-celebrates-after-winning-gold-bf9fff61-e2cd-4159-a1c6-30cb890cb812-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-ulster-womens-interprovincial-championship-7132267-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T19:40:00+01:00 Munster crush Ulster 62-0 to reach women's interpro final; Leinster overcome Connacht emphatic, Munster, Rugby, Ulster, Women's Interprovincial Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aoife-corey-celebrates-with-clodagh-ohalloran-after-scoring-her-sides-eighth-try-e279e8ff-c3ec-4d15-970a-207de8a174b9-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ellen-walshe-european-swimming-championships-7132287-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T19:15:00+01:00 Ellen Walshe wins second gold medal at European Aquatics Championships European Swimming Championships, Swimming https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ellen-walshe-celebrates-after-winning-gold-bfc5a257-d6b1-4aca-94df-ad4754a90259-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ferran-torres-signs-for-psg-7132203-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T18:55:00+01:00 World Cup winner Torres leaves Barcelona for PSG; Romero and Spence's Spurs exits confirmed Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, cristian romero, Ferran Torres, On the Move, PSG, Soccer, Tottenham Hotspur, Transfers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ferran-torres-of-paris-saint-germain-during-the-training-session-of-paris-on-august-15-2026-at-campus-psg-in-poissy-france-photo-by-ewen-gaveticon-sport-2c141f58-3c3e-4b70-a32b-88e2ba1e0399-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/championship-results-16-7132283-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T18:45:05+01:00 Szmodics on target for Derby as Idah helps Swansea earn comeback victory Adam Idah, Championship, Irish Eye, Sammie Szmodics, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stoke-uk-15th-aug-2026-adam-idah-of-swansea-city-celebrates-after-scoring-the-winning-goal-to-make-it-2-1-during-the-stoke-city-vs-swansea-city-sky-bet-championship-match-at-the-bet365-stadium-st-b9dce6d1-550c-4668-938f-b7eff3e9ecb1-630x424.jpg https://www.the42.ie/joe-carroll-steps-down-as-cork-ladies-manager-7132296-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T18:22:55+01:00 Joe Carroll steps down as Cork Ladies senior football manager Cork LGFA, GAA, joe carroll, Ladies Football, Time to say goodbye https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/joe-carroll-before-the-game-65944e9a-7581-42d7-9b78-59d3ad1aec33-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ballygunner-hurling-waterford-shc-unbeaten-record-7132260-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T16:47:55+01:00 72 not out: Ballygunner made to battle for Waterford semi-final berth Club Championships, Deise, GAA, Hurling, Lismore, Waterford SHC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ronan-power-takes-a-shot-at-goal-e32c5eef-ed3e-4213-88b1-f35d16832546-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-european-athletics-championships-7132059-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T13:12:00+01:00 O'Connor in gold medal position for Heptathlon at European Championships Athletics, european athletics championships, Heptathlon, kate o'connor, Status Report, Track and Field https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-oconnor-f86158da-33d7-4f1b-80be-485dedfb5dba-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/european-athletics-championships-results-3-7132109-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T12:49:20+01:00 Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan advance to Women's 1500m final at European Championships Athletics, european athletics championships, jodie mccann, sarah healy, sophie o'sullivan, Ticket Booked https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sarah-healy-finishes-in-second-place-and-qualifies-for-the-final-a3c1ede6-d935-4552-a9f4-99ef95370113-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/european-aquatics-championships-results-3-7132080-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T11:54:49+01:00 McSharry, Walshe and Fannon reach European semi-finals in Paris Daniel wiffen, ellen walshe, European Aquatics Championships, Mona McSharry, Swimming https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mona-mcsharry-after-finishing-first-5ead2224-2fa2-4abe-8eec-66b10d51c22a-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/castlebar-celtic-fc-fai-cup-dundalk-7131446-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T07:00:57+01:00 ‘A rising tide lifts all ships’: Mayo club aiming to carry feelgood factor into FAI Cup Castlebar Celtic, Dundalk, FAI Cup, League of Ireland, Magic of the Cup, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ccelts-8f138faf-e04f-40dc-8392-443ada3b634b-630x744.jpg https://www.the42.ie/richie-mounga-beauden-barrett-7131300-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T06:30:14+01:00 Mo'unga's All Blacks return increases pressure on out-of-form Barrett All Blacks, Beauden Barrett, richie mo'unga, Rugby, Selection https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/julien-mattia-le-pictorium-argentina-versus-new-zealand-at-the-stade-de-france-20102023-france-seine-saint-denis-saint-denis-richie-mounga-during-rugby-world-cup-semi-final-bet-84b9d58a-65f5-422f-968c-064777eb6c2a-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-english-rhasidat-adeleke-2-7130927-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T06:00:29+01:00 English and Adeleke show you can take starkly different routes to success Athletics, mark english, Rhasidat Adeleke https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/2222-7e5f3ee2-ab6b-413e-9d90-2ac11a459f1a-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-united-v-bray-wanderers-7131948-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T23:09:35+01:00 Galway United edge Bray Wanderers on penalties to advance to quarter-finals FAI Cup, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/david-hurley-6e74f19a-38f0-478f-8b05-931637e550e8-630x397.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wolves-v-blackburn-7131927-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T22:46:25+01:00 Raul Jimenez snatches point for Wolves with last-gasp penalty against Blackburn Championship, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/wolverhampton-uk-14th-aug-2026-wolverhampton-england-august-14-goal-raul-jimenez-of-wolves-scores-a-late-penalty-during-the-sky-bet-championship-football-match-between-wolverhampton-wanderers-4059a962-fbe8-418a-bff7-26ba7b10d9d3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/luke-fitzsimons-7131921-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T22:39:59+01:00 Ireland U16 international earns move to Torino from St Patrick's Athletic Football, LOI https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-general-view-of-richmond-park-ahead-of-the-game-88fe1092-3ff4-4097-8e72-a3ca9b2d6a33-630x359.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lowry-fedex-7131734-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T22:14:00+01:00 Shane Lowry slips back field at FedEx St Jude Championship, McIlroy cards even-par 70 Golf, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/shane-lowry-of-ireland-reacts-on-the-first-hole-during-the-second-round-of-the-st-jude-championship-golf-tournament-friday-aug-14-2026-in-memphis-tenn-ap-photogeorge-walker-iv-bb89258d-5b02-4b5b-ae86-6b8bcbdd19b2-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-heptathlon-european-athletics-championships-7130997-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T21:10:00+01:00 Kate O'Connor runs PB in 200m to remain firmly in medal hunt Athletics, european athletics championships, Heptathlon, kate o'connor https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-oconnor-celebrates-finishing-third-1fa38190-a656-4183-b326-af2d0327ec97-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mona-mcsharry-8-7131763-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T18:42:56+01:00 Mona McSharry adds 200m breastroke bronze to 100m silver at European Championships Swimming https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mona-mc-sharry-celebrates-after-winning-the-bronze-medal-5da7a9ca-c29a-476e-860e-dfa359e620d8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bezos-liverpool-7131703-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T18:02:32+01:00 Jeff Bezos and Amit Bhatia consortium buys stake in Liverpool Business of sport, Jeff Bezos, Liverpool, Prime Time, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/liverpool-fans-watching-the-uefa-champions-league-final-5200e7c6-812b-4fc7-848d-a33617bc1643-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/anna-foster-lauren-walsh-7131651-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T17:11:46+01:00 Foster and Walsh second in European and LPGA Tour events Golf, in the hunt, ladies european tour, LPGA Tour https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/anna-foster-a3fbad46-f6fe-4df5-8a48-747c77fe2ff3-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sports-quiz-of-the-week-175-7129952-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T17:00:42+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz It's quiziness time, Let's Get Quizzical, Questions and Answers, Sports Quiz of the Week, SQOTW https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-english-wins-gold-4b372716-db18-4c11-a635-698c20988b6c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-ticket-refund-7131345-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T15:20:52+01:00 Ireland season ticket holders offered refund or credit after Israel game moved FAI, Football, Ireland, Israel, Refund, season tickets, uefa nations league https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ans-display-a-show-israel-the-red-card-banner-d4db82e2-90cb-4b7f-90a0-b7eb08844eb5-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irfu-womens-centrally-contracted-players-7131076-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T12:13:55+01:00 IRFU confirm list of 31 centrally contracted women's players for 2026/27 season ireland womens tugby, Rugby, Signed Up https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-ireland-team-stand-for-the-national-anthem-2bb25ce5-1719-4624-a047-de8eab371aaf-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daniel-wiffen-qualifies-european-acquatics-championships-7130947-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T11:05:24+01:00 Daniel Wiffen, Danielle Hill and Grace Davison advance in Paris European Aquatics Championships, Swimming https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/danielle-hill-7db4dd97-a1fe-4c1c-93fa-7c2000c43fb9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rte-race-commentary-mark-english-european-gold-7130923-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T10:11:51+01:00 RTÉ's Greg Allen breathlessly captures Mark English's run to European glory Athletics, european athletics championships, greg allen, mark english, Race Commentary, RTÉ Sport, Second By Second https://www.the42.ie/john-russell-reaction-ajax-shelbourne-7130739-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T10:00:26+01:00 Shels boss 'proud' of performance as Ajax coach lambasts his team John Russell, League of Ireland, LOI, Reaction, Soccer, Ajax, Sligo Rovers https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/john-russell-applauds-the-fans-after-the-game-28e05720-e6e1-4a6a-9949-9ed18be7e831-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-english-rhasidat-adeleke-european-championships-7130814-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T08:34:45+01:00 'Delighted we're here today' - Ireland's proud parents celebrate European medals Athletics, european athletics championships, mark english, on the podium, Rhasidat Adeleke, Track and Field https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-english-wins-gold-9457a3ce-1702-4a83-b7fa-caef27f4c5a2-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-english-rhasidat-adeleke-7130238-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T07:45:15+01:00 English's emotional gold and Adeleke's stunning silver - Magical medal rush for Ireland Athletics, Double delight, medal alert https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-english-wins-gold-3-5b6a8c75-bb00-422e-9e3e-32c946150dca-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-guide-weekend-sport-167-7130722-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T07:30:28+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport Sport, Tune in, TV, TV Listings https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-13-aug-2026-11-28-pm-2538-5d5e8006-3718-4492-ac23-132a6015e091-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/college-corinthians-fai-cup-7130423-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T07:00:41+01:00 FAI Cup: 'We're the only Cork team left in it, so we're flying the flag for Cork' College Corinthians, Cork, FAI Cup, League of Ireland, Magic of the Cup, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/unnamed-2-6318db19-a7a0-47e5-bc10-1c8dbe3db231-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sorcha-mccartan-cork-camogie-interview-7130112-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-14T06:00:54+01:00 Empire strikes back: Cork's Star of County Down savours sweetest All-Ireland victory Cork, GAA, Interview, Sorcha McCartan https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sorcha-mccartan-and-aoife-barrett-celebrate-after-the-match-f52f3189-4db4-4cb8-89be-7e615f0579e9-630x420.jpg