https://www.the42.ie/tony-butler-munster-7165731-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T15:55:16+01:00 Tony Butler back in Munster squad to face Leicester Tigers Munster, Preseason, Rugby, Tony Butler https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/limerick-republic-of-ireland-01st-nov-2025-tony-butler-of-munster-scores-a-try-during-the-international-friendly-rugby-match-between-munster-rugby-and-argentina-xv-at-thomond-park-in-limerick-ire-1071a0b2-b268-4f62-beab-673886ff3bc6-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-u21-squad-3-7165702-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T15:19:22+01:00 Grady McDonnell and Marcus Gill called up to Ireland U21 squad ireland U21, Selection, Soccer, Squad News https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/grady-mcdonnell-of-nottingham-forest-during-the-pre-season-friendly-match-between-notts-county-and-nottingham-forest-at-meadow-lane-nottingham-on-saturday-18th-july-2026-photo-jon-hobley-mi-news-4a61ae21-5950-4dee-8146-efb061513c19-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-shane-lowry-pga-championship-wentworth-7165462-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T14:33:00+01:00 Rory McIlroy falters after strong start as Aaron Rai leads at Wentworth Golf, PGa Championship, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Wentworth https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-plays-from-the-9th-fairway-on-day-one-of-the-2026-bmw-pga-championship-at-wentworth-golf-club-virginia-water-surrey-picture-date-thursday-september-17-2026-7c99a8d2-6214-4df6-984a-77773e3df27a-630x451.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mackey-and-ring-book-7165582-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T14:15:10+01:00 Christy Ring and Mick Mackey - Arthur O’Dea on writing about hurling’s giants Arthur O'Dea, christy ring, GAA, Hurling, Mick Mackey, Podcast, Sports Books https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mick-macjey-385676fb-d3fe-4426-911b-44100c4b03db-630x410.png https://www.the42.ie/republic-of-ireland-nations-league-squad-7165157-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T12:41:00+01:00 Ireland boss has spoken to each player about facing Israel: 'We have different opinions, different strength of opinions' FAI, Republic Of Ireland, Squad, squad announcement, uefa nations league https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-4ffb0ed2-6c28-4c4f-99d7-00fa5757777f-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/boehly-leaves-chelsea-7165038-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T10:38:54+01:00 Todd Boehly exits Chelsea after selling shares to Clearlake Capital Chelsea, todd boehly, transition https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-photo-dated-280525-of-todd-boehly-todd-boehly-and-mark-walter-have-sold-their-stakes-in-chelsea-in-a-deal-which-sees-clearlake-capital-take-full-control-of-the-premier-league-club-issue-date-c86bff3c-f2b0-4ac6-b013-aac8c43468b5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/michael-carrick-accepts-blame-carabao-cup-7165039-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-17T10:20:32+01:00 Michael Carrick accepts blame for Manchester United’s Carabao Cup exit Frustration, Michael Carrick, Soccer, Manchester United https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/manchester-united-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-carabao-cup-third-round-old-trafford-f3905190-a2c4-4646-809c-28c4a530549f-630x430.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sunderland-az-alkmaar-match-report-7164741-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T22:34:02+01:00 Le Fee penalty sees Sunderland make winning return to European football after 53-year wait AZ Alkmaar, Europa League, Off the Mark, Soccer, Sunderland https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/sunderland-uk-16th-sep-2026-enzo-le-fee-of-sunderland-scores-the-first-goal-during-the-sunderland-vs-az-alkmaar-uefa-europa-league-match-at-the-stadium-of-light-sunderland-picture-credit-should-63425be3-31d1-41e6-bea8-9256bdd63a7a-630x475.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carabao-cup-third-round-results-7164746-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T22:18:44+01:00 Man United surrender two-goal lead and suffer Carabao Cup collapse against Brighton Aston Villa, Brighton, carabao cup, Coventry, Disaster, Everton, Fleetwood, Man United, Sheffield United, Wolves https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/brighton-and-hove-albions-maxim-de-cuyper-left-scores-their-sides-third-goal-of-the-game-during-the-carabao-cup-third-round-match-at-old-trafford-manchester-picture-date-wednesday-september-16-a279d23d-57f0-4c16-87b0-216275fa2563-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ed-sheeran-palestine-2-7164776-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T20:30:09+01:00 Politicians call on FAI and government to be more like acts quitting Ed Sheeran's tour Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, stop the game https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/img_0656-85a8c054-6441-47ce-a941-9ebcefba2e08-630x472.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/ryan-caldwell-ulster-exeter-bath-rugby-7162416-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T20:00:25+01:00 Rugby, drug addiction, prison, recovery - the life of Ryan Caldwell brought to book, Interview, Rugby, ryan caldwell, suftum, Survival https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ryan-caldwell-credit-cathal-mcnaughton-1-394acbf1-01cb-40e0-b980-3e1f75900baa-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mcilroy-lowry-4-7164042-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T19:58:00+01:00 Lowry eager to 'keep playing good golf' at BMW Championship after Irish Open success Golf, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/royal-birkdale-golf-club-southport-merseyside-uk-14th-july-2026-royal-birkdale-golf-club-southport-merseyside-england-the-open-championship-practice-day-three-rory-mcilroy-nir-chats-with-s-cc6d4fe2-fcf1-49f2-8af9-7335230cb824-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/christy-ring-mick-mackey-7163573-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T17:00:29+01:00 There were no TV cameras to record the games of Mackey and Ring. They and we are better off christy ring, column, Hurling, Mick Mackey, Print the legend https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-6d2b9a21-919a-45e7-969f-5c7fa213821e-630x410.png https://www.the42.ie/keith-long-ollie-cahill-shelbourne-fc-7164250-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T13:45:44+01:00 Keith Long and Ollie Cahill appointed by Shels to head up Academy Keith Long, LOI, New Roles, Ollie Cahill, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/keith-long-applauds-the-fans-after-the-game-0a0fed84-9224-4035-ab61-e9194538f4c6-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/k-club-irish-open-2027-7164083-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T11:24:38+01:00 Irish Open moved to July next year, a fortnight out from The Open Diary, Golf, Irish Open 2027 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/straffan-county-kildare-ireland-7th-september-2025-the-k-club-straffan-county-kildare-ireland-amgen-irish-open-golf-final-round-rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-putting-on-the-18th-green-in-3a34cf63-e63e-448c-b28b-bfa317e14adf-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-managers-recruiting-backroom-teams-7163298-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-16T06:00:35+01:00 How GAA county managers now live and die by their ability to assemble a backroom BACKROOM BLUES, Bogue on GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/michael-bevans-and-liam-cahill-a6756d3e-24c3-4410-8696-c575956664b2-630x478.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carabao-cup-11-7163800-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T22:18:49+01:00 Max Dowman shines with two goals as Arsenal see off Ipswich to reach fourth round carabao cup, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/arsenals-max-dowman-right-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-third-goal-of-the-game-during-the-carabao-cup-third-round-match-at-portman-road-ipswich-picture-date-tuesday-september-15-2026-243aeac4-547f-44f3-b7d6-aceec6753c12-630x426.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-v-spurs-7163809-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T22:05:44+01:00 Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo help Liverpool to EFL Cup win against Tottenham carabao cup, Soccer, Liverpool https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/liverpools-cody-gakpo-centre-celebrates-with-team-mates-after-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-during-the-carabao-cup-third-round-match-at-anfield-liverpool-picture-date-tuesday-september-15-20-29d78720-4a2b-4265-b69d-244eecc02769-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-cork-senior-games-on-tv-7163533-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T16:57:43+01:00 Cork hurling and Kerry football club games live on TV next Sunday Cork GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Kerry GAA, On the box https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-15-sep-2026-04-45-pm-5194-f6017869-b3c7-42e6-b3b8-6874e25ebad2-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jj-gabriel-requests-to-leave-man-united-7163483-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T15:39:40+01:00 Highly-rated 15-year-old requests to leave Man United JJ Gabriel, Manchester United, Michael Carrick, Rumblings https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/file-photo-dated-17042026-of-manchester-united-talent-jj-gabriel-the-forward-is-making-waves-at-15-and-the-club-is-working-hard-to-provide-the-right-pathway-to-allow-him-to-fulfil-his-eye-catching-47553524-079e-436f-8fdd-61c0f5842962-630x452.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andy-gallagher-offaly-rip-7163422-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T14:33:03+01:00 Offaly pay tribute to All-Ireland winning manager Andy Gallagher GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Offaly, RIP https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/andy-gallagher-29ee0c3f-b178-4994-83c1-c9c6d864aa0c-630x767.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ceadach-oneill-northern-ireland-7163331-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T13:29:34+01:00 Northern Ireland appear to win tug of war for Arsenal youngster Ceadach O'Neill FAI, NORTHERN COMMAND, OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ceadach-oneill-during-warm-up-ahead-of-the-match-c2081d75-610e-4b20-a7f9-63a53d9a0950-630x852.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hurling-shinty-internationals-7163275-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T12:49:04+01:00 Eamon O'Shea and Ger Manley to lead Ireland sides against Scottish shinty challengers GAA, hybrid games, Shinty https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/cianan-fahy-and-roddy-macdonald-fb283327-def7-48ed-b103-dd240a58ac4e-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/john-russell-reaction-shelbourne-drogheda-7163113-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T11:18:25+01:00 'People need to impress me if they want to stay in the club for next season' John Russell, LOI, Reaction, Relegation battle, Drogheda United, Shelbourne https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/john-russell-b5064d58-21c0-4d90-a44b-b4b4a7085798-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/eoin-kelly-tipperary-minor-manager-7162954-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-15T09:00:52+01:00 Eoin Kelly appointed manager of Tipperary minor hurlers GAA, Hurling, Tipperary https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/eoin-kelly-72c9f2c3-4a86-4b66-9da0-0b4bc8991e95-630x380.jpg