https://www.the42.ie/phil-healy-retires-7079258-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-23T11:25:17+01:00 'It has been the greatest honour to represent Ireland' - Phil Healy announces retirement Athletics, Phil Healy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/phil-healy-3fa7b61b-fd1b-41fb-910c-91b0901686b7-630x460.jpg https://www.the42.ie/paul-clancy-rip-7079132-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-23T10:00:24+01:00 Former Galway footballer Paul Clancy dies aged 49 GAA, Gaelic Football, paul clancy, RIP, Galway https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/paul-clancy-1842004-764e0fb6-1702-47dd-a647-57d0e3ca58ff-630x441.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-goals-7078695-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-23T08:30:17+01:00 Five of the best World Cup goals so far that you might have missed Football, Golazos, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/miami-usa-21st-june-2026-kevin-pina-front-of-cape-verde-celebrates-scoring-with-his-teammates-during-the-group-h-match-between-uruguay-and-cape-verde-at-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-at-miami-stadium-0460fd34-b806-408d-9165-3a2dcec997a8-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/e250m-sports-and-entertainment-arena-dublin-7078794-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-23T07:00:19+01:00 Unnamed Hollywood investor linked with €250m sports and entertainment arena in Dublin Big Plans, Cherrywood, Prime Arena, Sports And Entertainment https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dermot-rigley-94724223-2510-4b72-9263-8072fa8752f6-630x441.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-26-7078887-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-23T06:30:56+01:00 Cullen's Leinster legacy is secure with a big final season ahead Contenders, Head Coach, Last Hurrah, Leinster, Leo Cullen https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-cullen-celebrates-a4a30920-c317-4a90-addc-df255b8b14b5-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-ghana-world-cup-poll-7072578-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-23T06:15:48+01:00 Who will win tonight’s World Cup game – England or Ghana? 2026 world cup, Call it, group l, Soccer, Sports Poll, team:england, Ghana, World Cup Poll https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/17th-june-2026-a-and-t-stadium-dallas-texas-united-sates-of-america-fifa-world-cup-football-england-versus-croatia-jude-bellingham-of-england-celebrates-his-goal-for-3-2-6c992f96-b2a1-495f-b6f2-047f7349848c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lionel-messi-argentina-world-cup-3-7078837-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-23T06:00:48+01:00 Westminster chaos, Messi genius, and England's hopes resting on Harry Kane 2026 world cup, Argentina, England, Harry Kane, Lionel Messi, Soccer, the goat https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/argentinas-lionel-messi-leaves-the-field-after-the-world-cup-group-j-soccer-match-between-argentina-and-austria-in-arlington-texas-near-dallas-monday-june-22-2026-ap-phototony-gutierrez-f090d3ff-b5ec-4bf5-8186-82cdf5ba0f41-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-enzo-maresca-7078936-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T22:25:48+01:00 Man City close to appointing Enzo Maresca as manager - reports Chelsea, ENZO MARESCA, Manchester City, Rumour Mill, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/file-photo-dated-20-12-2025-of-enzo-maresca-who-has-left-his-position-as-chelsea-manager-the-premier-league-club-have-announced-issue-date-thursday-january-1-2026-842d4447-20e0-431e-9695-9392db593385-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-derry-city-match-report-5-7078842-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T22:20:03+01:00 Greene grabs crucial late equaliser as Rovers rally to extend Premier Division lead Derry City, Drama, LOI, Premier Division, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/aaron-greene-scores-his-sides-first-goal-e7da4f64-98cf-4bad-96b4-035318d37c3a-630x374.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shelbourne-bohemians-match-report-2-7078829-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T22:08:07+01:00 Bohemians regain third place on the table after 3-0 win over Shelbourne Bohemians, LOI, Premier Division, Shelbourne, Soccer, Three and easy https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ross-tierney-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-third-goal-of-the-match-e3db45b7-e728-4105-a61e-65209926f6c4-630x408.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-podcast-4-7078729-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T17:34:16+01:00 County Cape Verde Cape Verde, David Sneyd, Football, pico lopes, Podcast, Shane Keegan, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/cape-verdes-pico-lopes-4-in-action-during-the-world-cup-group-h-soccer-match-between-uruguay-and-cape-verde-in-miami-gardens-fla-sunday-june-21-2026-ap-photorebecca-blackwell-44e430cd-befa-4217-9f63-890c1ebe3f8d-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/beibhinn-parsons-interview-3-7076213-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T17:30:09+01:00 Béibhinn Parsons: Autumn history, Perry retirement and Wafer impact Beibhinn Parsons, Interview https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/beibhinn-parsons-on-her-way-to-scoring-her-third-try-and-her-sides-seventh-try-of-the-match-4f0d0bdf-f335-4ecb-ab75-d05034b7263d-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/itoje-england-7078702-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T17:17:30+01:00 Maro Itoje rested for England’s summer tour as Jamie George takes captaincy Rugby, Squad News https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/maro-itoje-file-photo-3362466a-a9ed-415c-8a77-79dc4f1a18c4-630x452.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-head-coach-candidates-7078147-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T16:58:57+01:00 Who are the contenders to succeed Leo Cullen at Leinster? Leinster, Leo Cullen, Next man in, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/coaches-6c8da54b-779c-435a-931b-1bcdcc30687d-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/iran-world-cup-note-peace-7078543-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T16:02:42+01:00 Iran squad leave dressing-room note calling for peace after World Cup match message, Iran https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/iran-belgium-wcup-soccer-45882cae-604b-4f0a-8151-798fa2376a7d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/amanda-bennett-rowing-ireland-review-7078454-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T15:33:34+01:00 Amanda Bennett appointed to conduct Rowing Ireland independent review amanda bennett, Rowing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-view-of-a-rowing-ireland-oar-094e68f4-fffc-4a66-b18d-ae43dec8e9f7-630x400.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jacques-nienabar-leinster-7078258-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T14:53:41+01:00 Bernard Jackman: Jacques Nienaber could be in frame for Leinster job rugby weekly extra https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jacques-nienaber-with-leo-cullen-a82c186c-5aeb-4a8f-bf01-ae42ce40db41-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-quarter-final-fixtures-2-7078219-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T13:55:20+01:00 Fixture details and TV coverage confirmed for All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals GAA, locked in https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/david-clifford-celebrates-a-score-b3d22159-74ad-400f-831c-8548920ba5be-630x614.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stuart-mccloskey-new-contract-2-7078188-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T13:36:07+01:00 Ulster and Ireland centre Stuart McCloskey signs new contract Big Stu, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/stuart-mccloskey-celebrates-30219691-7786-40b1-bb78-5c225fd7d851-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-7-7078172-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T13:28:24+01:00 Cullen steps aside, Leinster celebrate, and the Ireland tour Ireland, Leinster, Leo Cullen, Nations Championship, Podcast, Rugby, Rugby Union, rugby weekly extra, United Rugby Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-cullen-and-luke-mcgrath-celebrate-winning-3e0d6490-345c-4a77-8c5b-8600b4eacca3-630x814.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-quarter-final-draw-6-7078068-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T11:42:54+01:00 Quarter-final pairings whet the insatiable appetite for this crazy football championship GAA, Gaelic Football, Mouth-watering, Plum Ties https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/graham-osullivan-and-gavin-white-with-kieran-mcgeary-e1707f7e-5d93-480e-8329-c9a975af0427-630x378.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-25-7078000-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T10:58:59+01:00 Leo Cullen to step down as Leinster head coach at the end of next season Leinster, Leo Cullen, Rugby, Transition Year https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-cullen-8208a990-dace-4417-b590-c0d0d2103af4-630x399.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tomas-o-se-kerry-7077881-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T09:43:31+01:00 'I think it's Kerry's to lose... I don't see a team that are at their level right now' GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry, Tomás Ó Sé https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tomas-o-se-during-the-game-09ab5d8e-6b0c-40a7-83eb-2be30bbef3df-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-sfc-draw-7077779-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T08:40:32+01:00 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw: Kerry to meet Tyrone, Dublin to face Galway GAA, Gaelic Football, Last 8 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/gavin-white-celebrates-with-the-sam-maguire-cup-92e71372-3e5a-442e-9e6a-f269c44b6aff-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-oconnor-geelong-contract-7077799-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T07:52:19+01:00 Kerry's Mark O'Connor commits to new two-year AFL deal with Geelong AFL, Aussie Rules, GAA, Gaelic Football, Man at Work, Mark O'Connor https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/perth-australia-18th-june-2026-mark-oconnor-of-the-cats-kicks-the-ball-during-the-afl-round-15-match-between-the-fremantle-dockers-and-geelong-cats-at-optus-stadium-in-perth-thursday-june-18-2-dc9ccf84-7a95-4100-8424-38928f8d4bcc-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-24-7076923-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T06:30:20+01:00 Cullen on how far Leinster have come, Munster trolls, and what's next Head Coach, Leinster, Leo Cullen, The Boss, Title, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-cullen-and-luke-mcgrath-celebrate-winning-cfd36e7c-9bd4-4edb-bf86-5c370cb6ee3a-630x814.jpg https://www.the42.ie/argentina-austria-world-cup-poll-7071489-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-22T06:15:03+01:00 Who will win this evening's World Cup game - Argentina or Austria? 2026 world cup, Argentina, Austria, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup, World Cup Poll https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/argentina-forward-lionel-messi-follows-the-play-during-the-second-half-of-an-international-friendly-match-against-iceland-tuesday-june-9-2026-in-auburn-ala-ap-photobutch-dill-65106eaa-789e-49bb-bed9-8932e73083f6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/egypt-beat-new-zealand-world-cup-7077738-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T06:10:18+01:00 Egypt come from behind against New Zealand to claim first World Cup win 2026 world cup, Egypt, Football, Mo Salah, Mo-mentum, Mostafa Ziko, New Zealand, Soccer, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/egypt-new-zealand-soccer-d7412b07-13a6-4d81-b5db-7b8d3002c634-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sam-prendergast-leinster-bulls-7077393-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T05:30:57+01:00 'I have a lot of good people around me' - Prendergast turns Bilbao pain into Croke Park glory highs and lows, Rugby, Sam Prendergast, Leinster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sam-prendergast-celebrates-after-the-game-807eb2ed-1c7b-4001-924e-f8b0624768a1-630x387.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-cape-verde-world-cup-7077725-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T05:00:42+01:00 Cape Verde become story of World Cup but Pico Lopes wants more - 'We have to make the most of it now' 2026 world cup, Ambition, Cape Verde, pico lopes, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/miami-usa-21st-june-2026-players-of-cape-verde-celebrate-after-the-group-h-match-between-uruguay-and-cape-verde-at-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-at-miami-stadium-miami-the-united-states-june-21-2026-432ddf82-8de6-434a-b470-94d336743fe8-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cape-verde-uruguay-world-cup-pico-lopes-7077702-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-22T01:23:29+01:00 Cape Verde draw with Uruguay to continue wild, glorious World Cup adventure 2026 world cup, Cape Verde, pico lopes, Soccer, Stunning, Uruguay https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/diney-borges-cabo-verde-und-pico-lopes-cabo-verde-give-each-other-a-high-five-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-group-h-match-between-uruguay-and-cabo-verde-at-miami-stadium-on-june-21-2026-in-miami-611cb411-8c02-47f5-b8fd-8cb16e73e4b9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/michael-murphy-4-7077612-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T21:37:04+01:00 Is this the end for Donegal's most treasured son Michael Murphy? GAA, Long Goodbye, Michael Murphy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/michael-murphy-dejected-after-the-game-e63d71d9-2b2c-4598-b113-908243eb9f0b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-all-ireland-quarter-final-draw-7077601-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T20:58:31+01:00 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw to take place on Monday morning Fixtures, GAA, Gaelic Football https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-view-of-the-sam-maguire-trophy-c5320da5-6240-4b67-a0c4-06f50fdc1d40-630x401.jpg https://www.the42.ie/spain-saudi-arabia-report-7077592-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T20:52:38+01:00 Spain back on track as Lamine Yamal scores in win over Saudi Arabia One-sided, Soccer, Saudi Arabia, Spain, World Cup 2026 https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/saudi-arabia-spain-wcup-soccer-fd99c652-9553-4ab4-b316-569d673b787f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ger-brennan-dublin-donegal-7077534-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T18:59:29+01:00 'The mind is a wonderful thing' - Ger Brennan on Dublin learning as they go GAA, Reaction https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ger-brennan-celebrates-with-his-son-patrick-e82a31e2-fbb6-4424-99a3-0379fa475859-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/monaghan-westmeath-7077509-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T17:44:54+01:00 Monaghan beat Westmeath to advance to All-Ireland quarter-finals FARNEY ARMY, GAA, Match Report https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jack-mccarron-scores-his-sides-opening-goal-c0a699d1-6d47-4432-aa0b-d51c38c45619-630x383.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-offaly-match-report-4-7077336-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T17:06:44+01:00 Six-goal Cork to face Galway in All-Ireland semi-final after dominant win over Offaly All-Ireland Hurling Championship, All-Ireland SHC, Cork GAA, GAA, Hurling, Offaly GAA, Rebel Roar https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/brian-hayes-with-a-thumbs-up-after-scoring-a-goal-65f38bb5-bad8-46fc-b841-4b3ae54c3a14-630x433.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sharlene-mawdsley-new-personal-best-7077433-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T16:31:09+01:00 Mawdsley clocks another 400m personal best as McPhillips makes strong return in Netherlands Athletics, FBK Games, orla comerford, sharlene mawdsley, Track and Field https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sharlene-mawdsley-irl-after-her-400m-semi-final-during-the-world-athletics-championships-2025-at-the-national-stadium-tokyo-on-tuesday-16th-september-2025-photo-pat-scaasi-mi-news-credit-mi-aec41501-88f7-4760-a0e3-145e0cdee25c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donegal-dublin-extra-time-7077408-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T15:04:22+01:00 Dublin tear up script and dump Donegal out of race for Sam All-Ireland, GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/con-ocallaghan-scores-two-points-despite-brendan-mccole-c2b1a160-6304-4954-aca0-eab1a041b107-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/david-reidy-clare-7077365-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T13:47:32+01:00 Clare's David Reidy out of hospital and 'recovering well' after injury against Dublin All-Ireland Hurling Championship, All-Ireland SHC, Clare GAA, David Reidy, Dublin GAA, Hurling, Update https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/david-reidy-d6d45b27-b3e8-4ee5-aaad-afbf4dc6812f-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cape-verde-pico-lopes-world-cup-7077281-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T08:00:10+01:00 Pico Lopes goes global and decade of good habits can keep World Cup fairytale alive 2026 world cup, Cape Verde, pico lopes, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/l-roberto-carlos-lopes-pico-cape-verde-pedri-atlanta-june-15-2026-football-fifa-world-cup-2026-in-the-usa-mexico-and-canada-group-stage-spain-cape-verde-00-422afbe2-ae84-445f-b192-e6acc1992028-630x798.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-analysis-3-7076299-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T07:00:34+01:00 How Leinster's complete performance took the Bulls apart Analysis, Bulls, Dominant, Leinster, Leo Cullen https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rieko-ioane-celebrates-scoring-their-second-try-with-teammates-907bb9ce-f495-4d10-8df5-892bd379deaa-630x408.jpg https://www.the42.ie/luke-mcgrath-leinster-4-7076904-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T06:30:42+01:00 'Be like Lukey' - How departing legend McGrath inspired Leinster Bulls, Josh Van der Flier, Leader, Leinster, Luke McGrath, lukey, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/luke-mcgrath-and-jamison-gibson-park-celebrate-with-the-urc-trophy-after-the-game-8f378b2b-40af-471c-89ff-165e53bfbf47-630x757.jpg https://www.the42.ie/spain-saudi-arabia-poll-7073479-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-21T06:15:33+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup game – Spain or Saudi Arabia? Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup 2026, World Cup Poll https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/atlanta-aarhus-usa-15th-june-2026-pedri-from-spain-looks-on-during-fifa-world-cup-2026-spain-and-cape-verde-credit-image-ulrik-pedersenzuma-press-wire-editorial-usage-only-not-for-c-a0087dff-453c-47f8-8131-89154248c1a7-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/curacao-ecuador-match-report-7077274-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T06:15:27+01:00 Heroic goalkeeper Room helps Curacao hold Ecuador for historic World Cup point 2026 world cup, Curaçao, Ecuador, one for the books, Soccer, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/curacao-goalkeeper-eloy-room-celebrates-with-his-team-mates-following-the-fifa-world-cup-group-e-match-at-kansas-city-stadium-picture-date-sunday-june-21-2026-06e810c8-9f1c-4532-8ac7-531044702e54-630x425.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-and-donegal-rivalry-7074476-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T06:00:28+01:00 Red cards, accusations, taunts and a Congress motion - Dublin and Donegal have history Donegal, Dublin, Fiesty bucks, GAA, Gaelic Football https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dermot-connolly-confronted-by-donegal-players-352fec53-ce2b-471d-b674-802067de70cb-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-world-cup-2026-7077006-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-21T05:45:01+01:00 America captivated by a World Cup that won't cure all ills but does show a better way 2026 world cup, Soccer, up close https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/seattle-wa-june-19-head-coach-mauricio-pochettino-of-the-united-states-waves-to-fans-after-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-group-d-match-between-the-usa-and-australia-on-june-19-2026-at-seattle-stadium-i-fac7329f-2779-4680-8d53-5d67d6ef03b5-630x420.jpg