https://www.the42.ie/scotland-switzerland-report-7177507-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T22:13:21+01:00 New Scotland boss Pocognoli endures tough Hampden debut, Yamal shines in Spain win Nations League, Soccer, Scotland, Wrap https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/scotland-v-switzerland-uefa-nations-league-league-phase-group-b1-barclays-hampden-638b8b31-d0bb-45b5-a490-23f3a42a8a27-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-czechia-report-7177497-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T22:07:44+01:00 Gordan and Kane on target as England win in Prague Nations League, Soccer, England https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/englands-anthony-gordon-left-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-first-goal-with-trent-alexander-arnold-during-the-uefa-nations-league-league-phase-group-a3-match-at-the-fortuna-arena-prague-pictur-588adb75-2a77-416c-b3e2-a359d562eaab-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-u21s-kazakhstan-7177456-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T21:34:18+01:00 Ireland edge seven-goal thriller to keep Euro U21 play-off hopes alive Ireland U21s, Qualifier, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sam-curtis-celebrates-with-team-mates-after-he-scores-his-sides-3rd-goal-of-the-match-17d3fa06-aa7d-447c-8f06-0b3aa2b0138d-630x514.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brian-sorensen-7177339-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T19:54:53+01:00 Sørensen no longer joining Ireland set-up after taking interim charge of Aston Villa Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/aston-villa-technical-advisor-brian-sorensen-on-the-pitch-ahead-of-the-barclays-womens-super-league-match-at-villa-park-birmingham-picture-date-sunday-march-15-2026-c768fa15-b9b1-4c68-b457-fc07aeb02549-630x763.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jared-payne-munster-interview-7176945-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T17:55:17+01:00 'Play fast, strike to score quickly, play smart' - Jared Payne's Munster mission Ambition, jared payne, Munster, Rugby, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jared-payne-b39c7d7e-7270-4abd-89c3-49993f050d0a-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-found-guilty-of-breaches-7177145-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T17:55:00+01:00 Man City found guilty of all charges related to Premier League financial breaches Breaches, Man City, Manchester City, Premier League, Soccer, Verdict https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-manchester-city-logo-corner-flag-during-the-premier-league-match-manchester-city-vs-sunderland-at-etihad-stadium-manchester-united-kingdom-on-20-september-2026photo-by-mark-cosgrovenews-images-c10b4d2a-ab93-49f8-ac08-77a56e6d8040-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/west-waterford-gaa-mark-zuckerberg-donation-2-7177052-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T16:27:59+01:00 Waterford GAA clubs 'delighted' by €150,000 donation from billionaire Mark Zuckerberg Donation, GAA, Lismore, Money Money Money, Shamrocks, Tallow, Waterford, zuckerberg https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-mark-zuckerberg-reveals-meta-superintelligence-labs-names-who-he-poached-from-openai-google-anthropic-santa-monica-los-angeles-california-usa-april-05-american-computer-programmer-and-84fd31e3-f6bf-4a6c-b39b-f5edf4c2d35e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fixture-clash-clare-county-finals-7176820-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T16:24:10+01:00 Fixture clash between county senior finals in Clare creates dilemma for supporters Clare GAA, Clare LGFA, decisions, Fergus Rovers LGFA, Fixture Clash, Inagh-Kilnamona GAA, Kilmaley GAA, Kilmurry Ibrickane LGFA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/conor-cleary-9de7cbe3-abfd-42f2-8712-b936c2b5daab-630x590.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-squad-news-7176880-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T14:45:49+01:00 Craig Casey and Jeremy Loughman return for Munster, who have suffered four new injuries Munster, Rugby, squad update https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/galway-republic-of-ireland-09th-may-2026-craig-casey-of-munster-during-the-united-rugby-championship-round-17-match-between-connacht-rugby-and-munster-rugby-at-dexcom-stadium-in-galway-ireland-o-8e35a096-3f2a-4841-a449-0dfb35d28b28-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-vs-israel-football-7176842-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T14:26:51+01:00 Ireland-Israel: a fraught weekend, the aftermath and Part II David Sneyd, Debrecen, Football, Ireland, Israel, Podcast, Republic Of Ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-ireland-team-duirng-the-israel-national-anthem-7089fb5b-4c14-44dc-8c4a-904f4ec44445-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/manchester-city-la-liga-7176789-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T13:44:49+01:00 Manchester City must face ‘strictest punishment’ if found guilty – La Liga chief La Liga, Manchester City, Premier League, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-president-of-la-liga-javier-tebas-medrano-is-giving-a-lecture-entitled-diplomacy-in-sports-relations-la-liga-and-the-united-states-at-one-of-the-ucm-summer-courses-held-at-the-alfonso-xii-sc-a8726802-4269-4d8d-961b-00b8f81c23f6-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carla-ward-brian-sorensen-7176616-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T13:01:57+01:00 Carla Ward's new Ireland assistant takes interim charge of Aston Villa Carla Ward, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/everton-manager-brian-sorensen-during-the-barclays-womens-super-league-match-at-joie-stadium-manchester-picture-date-sunday-january-11-2026-738f0a63-22ed-42ad-b3cd-85f51f9b8b5d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-marathon-entry-fee-e130-2027-7176703-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T12:25:47+01:00 Entry fee for Dublin Marathon to increase to €130 in 2027 Athletics, Dublin Marathon, Race https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/general-view-at-starting-line-as-the-irish-life-dublin-marathon-commences-7169f0c2-1fb1-4042-b61e-faf716d233a1-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/camogie-all-star-nominations-7175614-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T12:05:00+01:00 All-Ireland champions Cork have 14 players selected in camogie nominations All-Stars, Camogie, GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/saoirse-mccarthy-celebrate-with-the-oduffy-cup-5f758e0c-f928-4553-a4ae-e8fbaaddaeb3-630x387.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-squad-kazakhstan-2-7176457-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T12:00:00+01:00 First-call up for Crystal Palace’s Hopcroft as Ruesha Littlejohn left out of Ireland squad coygig, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer, squad announcement https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/london-uk-13th-sep-2026-london-england-september-13-shanade-hopcroft-of-crystal-palace-during-the-womens-super-league-match-between-arsenal-women-v-crystal-palace-women-at-the-emirates-stadium-07d629bb-1f16-491b-ac79-beb063514e13-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-grugan-armagh-retirement-7176536-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T10:37:10+01:00 All-Ireland winner Rory Grugan signs off on county career with Armagh Armagh, GAA, Gaelic Football, Rory Grugan, Time to say goodbye https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rory-grugan-celebrates-1d6c217a-f230-4a40-8f72-518a2430dafc-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-casper-gabriel-7176124-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T07:00:16+01:00 Bleyendaal backs Gabriel to grow into Leinster out-half role as Carbery nears return Caspar Gabriel, Development, Joey Carbery, Leinster, Rugby, Tyler Bleyendaal https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/casper-gabriel-8e46b053-18b6-40d4-b9e4-e83877b0758b-630x399.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pearl-slattery-shelbourne-7175705-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T06:15:21+01:00 'For me, we're the best footballing side in the country' - Shelbourne captain Slattery FAI Cup Champions, Football, Pearl Slattery, Reaction, Shelbourne, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/pearl-slattery-81de3427-413d-41a6-a6a4-34ced3c3c84d-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/heimir-hallgrimsson-ireland-manager-3-7175938-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-29T06:00:37+01:00 'It's definitely been testing, psychologically, 100%' - Ireland boss opens up on Israel fallout Heimir Hallgrímsson, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-duirng-the-israel-national-anthem-460e6084-8080-477f-a954-668a253a4ed6-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-premier-league-legal-battle-7176179-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T21:03:33+01:00 Man City chief says battle with Premier League will take 'a lot more time' Ferran Soriano, Legal Battle, Man City, Manchester City, Not over yet, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/london-uk-26th-sep-2026-london-england-september-26-detailed-view-of-the-manchester-city-club-crest-on-the-manchester-city-shirt-during-the-womens-super-league-match-between-charlton-athletic-d3012e09-8904-483d-964f-007d747d5b5f-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shelbourne-celebrations-7175521-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T19:00:03+01:00 Sing-songs, family chats and recognition: Shelbourne savour FAI Cup success celebrations, Football, Shelbourne, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/shelbourne-celebrate-their-club-orange-womens-fai-cup-victory-bc0e82ca-fd91-46cb-a20d-cb30856ce618-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/azeez-al-shaair-nfl-houston-texans-protest-7176060-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T18:01:20+01:00 The plight of Palestinian people - and what is considered an appropriate protest - gains traction in NFL American Football, Houston Texans, NFL, Palestine, Protest, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/houston-texans-linebacker-azeez-al-shaair-0-seen-on-the-sideline-against-the-buffalo-bills-during-an-nfl-football-game-in-houston-sunday-sept-13-2026-ap-photomaria-lysaker-8ff954a2-33a6-4a9f-96a5-d21381feff8f-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/urc-podcast-2-7176041-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T17:16:59+01:00 Regret for Munster, Leinster's half-backs impress, and tough days for Ulster and Connacht Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Podcast, Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/clayton-mcmillan-96190ac9-3980-4889-bda0-1f538541d717-630x465.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-squad-update-14-7175960-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T16:28:48+01:00 Harry Byrne and Max Deegan ruled out for Leinster's trip to Durban Rugby, squad update https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/max-deegan-shakes-hands-with-ethan-adams-a1274994-4965-491b-a7ce-0439ad7cf045-630x433.jpg https://www.the42.ie/seamus-mcenaney-monaghan-manager-2-7175831-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T15:49:06+01:00 Banty McEnaney linked with return to Monaghan manager position Banty, GAA, Gaelic Football, Manager, Seamus McEnaney https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/seamus-banty-mcenaney-after-the-game-fc8bdc9c-2c47-473a-83c2-79bab54fd417-630x438.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-charges-roberto-mancini-7175848-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T15:23:45+01:00 Man City charges not my concern – Roberto Mancini Premier League, Roberto Mancini, Soccer, Manchester City https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/man-city-breaches-c61748dc-ea05-4b8c-9361-46cc68ceef95-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/frankie-dolan-longford-vacancy-7175772-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T15:08:47+01:00 Former Roscommon star Frankie Dolan among candidates for Longford vacancy Abbeylara GAA, Frankie Dolan, In The Mix, Longford GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/frankie-dolan-4bf97409-0e89-4598-a56b-cb284046a001-630x448.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-marathon-live-on-tg4-2-7175820-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T14:49:09+01:00 Next month's Dublin Marathon to be broadcast live by TG4 Athletics, Dublin, Dublin Marathon, Running, Sport, TG4 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/screenshot-2026-09-28-at-14-18-14-e324154f-7691-43c5-8391-c2bfec9fe8d8-630x412.png https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-viewing-figures-2-7175807-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T14:38:14+01:00 Over 470,000 average viewers for Ireland-Israel match, says RTÉ Football, Ireland, Israel, Nations League, RTÉ, Viewing figures https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/troy-parrott-with-raz-shlomo-2d148ec1-8438-48eb-b38e-e70233a100cb-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/club-stories-from-the-weekend-7175567-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T14:09:09+01:00 Kilcoo's reign is brought down, super Andy off the bench, Morris the hero in Tipperary Club Corner, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-28-sep-2026-01-56-pm-3128-f6a6d9bc-fffa-4f24-a249-72dc2a318e57-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-6-7175589-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T11:51:21+01:00 An extraordinary week in Irish football, and the fallout continues David Sneyd, FAI, Irish Football, Israel, Podcast, Republic Of Ireland, Shane Keegan, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-ireland-team-during-the-israel-national-anthem-c84a7f52-149e-4c42-a0a8-b491d4acda35-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/adam-idah-ireland-racism-israel-7175496-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T10:38:52+01:00 FAI to review video evidence on alleged racism in Ireland-Israel game Adam Idah, Controversy, Ireland, Nations League, Soccer, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/adam-idah-reacts-after-a-missed-chance-b146ac5b-35a9-4258-97b1-d575c0ee5cc4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clayton-mcmillan-munster-supporters-7174823-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T07:00:26+01:00 'I hope they saw something to be optimistic about' - McMillan's message to Munster fans Clayton McMillan, Munster, Rugby, SUAF https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-view-of-a-munster-huddle-627e6855-18ae-4a40-9f5b-41aa8d815299-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/halle-harcourt-shelbourne-fai-cup-final-7175195-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T06:00:08+01:00 The 16-year-old Shelbourne star that lit up the Women's FAI Cup final Football, Halle Harcourt, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/halle-harcourt-celebrates-scoring-her-sides-first-goal-of-the-match-71864a24-72e0-45d0-9cb0-54ce8e006743-621x1000.jpg https://www.the42.ie/paul-cooke-fai-2-7175340-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T00:43:19+01:00 'I think we've handled the week quite well' - FAI president FAI, Ireland Israel, paul cooke, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ipa89047241-the-irish-delegation-at-the-end-of-the-match-during-the-nations-league-phase-matchday-2-between-israel-and-ireland-on-september-27-2026-at-the-puskas-arena-in-budapest-hungary-14781646-12b7-4427-82f3-c966a809c91d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/katie-mccabe-helps-chelsea-beat-former-club-arsenal-7175301-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T00:10:35+01:00 Katie McCabe helps Chelsea beat former club Arsenal Boost, Katie McCabe, Report, Soccer, Arsenal, Chelsea https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/chelseas-katie-mccabe-applauds-the-fans-after-the-barclays-womens-super-league-at-stamford-bridge-london-picture-date-sunday-september-27-2026-ea23d514-5f84-46cb-9fd7-14f4ea3de63f-630x411.jpg