https://www.the42.ie/crystal-palace-conference-league-7028512-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T22:12:00+01:00 Crystal Palace take huge step towards reaching Uefa Conference League final Crystal Palace, lethal, Soccer, uefa confeence league https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/krakow-poland-30th-apr-2026-football-2025-2026-uefa-conference-league-semi-final-shakhtar-donetsk-vs-crystal-palace-fc-op-ismaila-sarr-goal-celebration-credit-konrad-swieradalamy-live-news-04b48df0-0a01-4f94-bb26-d5938a4aa0fd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/nottingham-forest-aston-villa-europa-league-7028499-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T22:02:20+01:00 Chris Wood penalty gives Nottingham Forest slender lead over Aston Villa Aston Villa, Europa League, Nottingham Forest, Soccer, tight https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/nottingham-uk-30th-apr-2026-chris-wood-of-nottingham-forest-celebrates-scoring-the-first-goal-past-emiliano-martinez-of-aston-villa-from-the-penalty-spot-during-the-nottingham-forest-vs-aston-vill-5aa6a553-27fa-4e3e-8453-132e5d200463-630x389.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-team-leinster-semi-7028458-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T21:25:58+01:00 Ciarán Kilkenny and Con O'Callaghan named in Dublin's team for Leinster semi-final Leinster SFC, Dublin GAA, GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/con-ocallaghan-331fd57c-19ac-4cd7-8d07-b33251fa4365-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/roger-randle-munster-3-7027892-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T21:00:00+01:00 Munster confirm that Roger Randle will no longer join the province Deal off, IRFU, Munster, No Go, Roger Randle, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-view-of-the-munster-crest-67cde096-a9db-4e40-b350-701fbca78e4e-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-cork-munster-u20-football-final-7028352-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T20:35:29+01:00 Kerry hold off Cork fightback to land Munster U20 football title Cork, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry, Kingdom Rule, Munster, U20 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/paddy-lane-and-frank-hurley-09093e34-56fe-47ba-b62d-268364bfe59a-630x390.jpg https://www.the42.ie/salvator-mundi-kopek-des-bordes-punchestown-7028271-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T19:29:00+01:00 Bob Olinger bows out with Punchestown Stayers Hurdle triumph Drama, Horse Racing, Kopek des Bordes, Punchestown Festival, Salvator Mundi, Willie Mullins https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-7ea9cb71-58c5-48d8-ace1-bca5c914ff33-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-podcast-armagh-down-7028323-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T18:47:03+01:00 It’s the summer of shocks (and shocking predictions) Podcast https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/adam-crimmins-and-ryan-mcevoy-celebrate-after-the-game-e86c8ffe-3167-4ef4-bfb1-5657cb7b2d07-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/champions-league-tv-rights-2-7028206-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T18:04:36+01:00 Virgin Media's Champions League coverage to end in 2027 as Sky Sports returns Champions League, On the box, Premier Sports, RTÉ, Sky sports, Soccer, TV Rights, virgin media https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/amsterdam-uefa-champions-league-sign-during-the-uefa-champions-league-match-between-afc-ajax-and-fc-internazionale-milano-at-the-johan-cruijff-arena-on-september-17-2025-in-amsterdam-netherlands-2917ccbc-66cb-4df8-b5c3-efe5f51fbb4b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-gaa-senior-hurling-team-7027095-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T18:00:26+01:00 Can Clare find the answers to recapture golden years? 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Arsenal, Champions League, Mikel Arteta, Reaction, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-c8212f58-a5b4-4899-8561-5cac776ab53f-630x405.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-hurling-2-7026004-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T06:30:39+01:00 As sure as Tipp are Tipp, a good hurling liveblog is a good hurling liveblog column https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kevin-mahony-and-robert-doyle-8b3f02e7-e5f2-4c4b-8ca2-81369b3a891e-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-gaa-4-7027128-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-30T06:00:59+01:00 Con O'Callaghan and Colm Basquel 'fit and ready to rock' against Louth - Eoin Murchan Con O’Callaghan, Dublin, Dublin GAA, Eoin Murchan, GAA, Gaelic Football, Leinster Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/eoin-murchan-2a257a07-258e-4aac-987e-b63e187539d2-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-atletico-3-7027412-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T22:42:12+01:00 A clash of honest but limited contenders - Atlético/Arsenal proves more entertaining 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https://www.the42.ie/john-o-shea-3-7027247-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T19:36:18+01:00 John O'Shea close to signing new deal as Ireland assistant boss continuity, Heimir Hallgrímsson, John O Shea, Republic Of Ireland https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/john-oshea-with-heimir-hallgrimsson-1e516331-f9ca-4714-8452-02c31810d699-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/punchestown-racing-results-7027196-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T18:55:53+01:00 Punchestown-Cheltenham Gold Cup success for Willie Mullins as Gordon Elliott also prevails Gordon Elliott, Harry Derham, Horse Racing, Punchestown, Willie Mullins, Winner alright https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/paul-townend-on-gaelic-warrior-on-his-way-to-winning-the-ladbrokes-punchestown-gold-cup-16410500-0d55-4939-b548-c67b35fdbe67-630x408.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kobbie-mainoo-manchester-united-contract-7027062-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T16:44:37+01:00 Kobbie Mainoo agrees new Manchester United contract until 2031 Kobbie Mainoo, 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https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/jack-odonoghue-applauds-supporters-after-the-match-01cef879-e8aa-43ea-9012-f7348c630901-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-team-european-aquatics-championships-7026687-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T10:07:33+01:00 Largest-ever Irish team named for European Aquatics Championships Swimming https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mona-mcsharry-and-daniel-wiffen-a3a3968b-f217-47f7-a17b-0ab6e8744d15-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42fm-44-7025953-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T09:01:00+01:00 Why sports tickets have become a rip-off Football, GAA, GAelic football hurling, Golf, Inflation, Podcast, Rugby, Ryder Cup 2027, Soccer, Sports, The 42FM https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/president-donald-trump-receives-recognition-from-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-final-draw-ceremony-at-the-kennedy-center-in-washington-d-c-on-december-5-2025-imag-9ad87a32-3292-4ccb-a368-48333f309419-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-donald-trump-speech-7026659-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T08:47:15+01:00 'Can you stand up Rory, will you, please?': Trump interrupts state speech to single out McIlroy Donald Trump, Rory McIlroy, State of the game https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-6f099039-8bf9-4df9-854b-507dce615ed6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/antrim-hurling-davy-fitzgerald-2-7026643-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T08:26:40+01:00 Antrim county board insist that they never sought to remove Davy Fitz as hurling manager Antrim GAA, Davy Fitzgerald, GAA, Hurling, Staying Or Going? https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/davy-fitzgerald-speaks-to-his-team-2dfc7c9e-670c-478d-be29-a3635a1d4965-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-managers-conor-laverty-mark-mchugh-7026165-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T06:45:38+01:00 The facility to instill belief is key trait for GAA's most inspiring managers belief, column, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mixcollage-28-apr-2026-03-35-pm-9174-5a24ead7-f4bc-4c8c-a361-cbad7310b6cf-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ben-white-toulon-7026057-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T06:30:37+01:00 'There's European Cups in the reception... It's a very proud rugby city' Ben White, Leinster, RCT, Toulon https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ben-white-during-a-scrum-05946c2e-6c57-4061-927f-e83f8be90d52-630x402.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daniel-wiffen-16-7026118-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T06:15:22+01:00 Daniel Wiffen returns to Ireland to prepare for double gold dream at 2028 Olympics 2028 Olympics, Daniel wiffen, Nathan wiffen, Swimming https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/daniel-wiffen-92a3c268-a701-495a-a8e0-445f2a7d6830-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/david-clifford-7-7026257-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T06:00:56+01:00 'I can't be using undercooked as an excuse really, I've played most games' David Clifford, GAA, the closed book of david https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/david-clifford-c02d7431-dd73-4be0-ba07-b401e420d5cc-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/psg-bayern-comment-7026451-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-29T00:01:25+01:00 PSG-Bayern a reminder of what football can be and what it has lost Comment, Harry Kane, Luis Enrique, Soccer, Bayern Munich, PSG https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/psg-players-celebrate-at-the-end-of-a-champions-league-semifinal-first-leg-soccer-match-between-paris-saint-germain-and-bayern-munich-in-paris-tuesday-april-28-2026-ap-photoaurelien-morissard-c8f5945e-5ae0-4169-af95-99b72be427ca-630x419.jpg