https://www.the42.ie/sydney-newington-herring-7093897-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T20:00:19+01:00 Inside the prestigious Newington College, one of Sydney's top rugby schools Ben Herring, GPs, Newington College, Schools Rugby, Sydney, Timoci Nagusa https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/bb3_9701-e0b9636b-cc47-47fd-b1a4-074a68244e8c-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/trump-infantino-podcast-7094609-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T19:39:03+01:00 Trump’s World Cup, where sport and politics mix freely Podcast https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/file-president-donald-trump-holds-up-a-red-card-during-a-meeting-with-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-house-tuesday-aug-28-2018-in-washington-ap-photoevan-vuc-a5759e73-25b8-4bd6-997b-5892cfa153d0-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/argentina-egypt-world-cup-7094595-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T19:10:11+01:00 Argentina keep World Cup title defence alive as three-goal comeback stuns Egypt 2026 world cup, Argentina, Comeback kings, Egypt, Soccer, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/argentinas-lionel-messi-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-16-match-at-the-atlanta-stadium-picture-date-tuesday-july-7-2026-154576d1-891c-4168-8484-4cc42b71aa1d-630x445.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-clare-hurling-podcast-7094577-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T18:53:51+01:00 Agony and regret for Cork and Clare | Shefflin gets Kilkenny job Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/barry-walsh-and-seamus-harnedy-dejected-bf86b2f9-58cb-49b5-a74b-2d9474976f40-630x487.jpg https://www.the42.ie/henry-shefflin-kilkenny-manager-7094307-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T17:27:58+01:00 Shefflin takes seat of power in Kilkenny. So, what next? Cats, column, Hammer time, Henry, Hurling, Kilkenny, NO CORONATION, Shefflin https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/henry-shefflin-82315a40-4928-468f-9b9e-8cff315c4ccf-630x519.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brian-dowling-2-7094143-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T13:52:42+01:00 Brian Dowling to stay on as Kildare senior hurling boss GAA, Hurling, Kildare GAA, Lilywhites https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/brian-dowling-af09f425-7e85-436e-9d26-3da9b367ee66-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/womens-fai-cup-quarter-final-draw-7094031-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T13:29:55+01:00 Holders Athlone Town to face Shamrock Rovers in Women's FAI Cup quarter-finals Football, Luck of the Draw, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/izzy-groves-and-madison-gibson-lift-the-cup-97b48393-7978-475b-bc51-21f5324e9605-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/barcelona-spain-7093881-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T13:27:50+01:00 In Barcelona, Spain fixtures are the only antidote to World Cup Fever 2026 world cup, Apathy, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/arlington-usa-6th-july-2026-lamine-yamal-esp-footballsoccer-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-16-match-between-portugal-spain-at-the-dallas-stadium-in-arlington-united-states-credit-mutsu-ka-47174020-d65e-45b9-828c-9055f8386184-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rte-tv-figures-world-cup-7094048-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T13:24:32+01:00 Nearly 370,000 people stayed up late for Cape Verde's World Cup thriller with Argentina Football, On the box, Soccer, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/roberto-lopes-with-lionel-messi-c2ceb55d-1aa9-4576-a849-e533b0b133b2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-usa-u20-junior-world-championship-7093984-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T12:18:59+01:00 Ireland U20s run 11 tries past USA to finish pool campaign on a high Junior World Championship, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/daniel-ryan-scores-a-try-c32685af-1d43-4ca4-8cdb-e08f8c2451e7-630x452.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronaldo-portugal-future-2-7093910-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T11:23:40+01:00 Ronaldo won’t rush call on Portugal future after his ‘last World Cup’ 2026 world cup, CR7, Football, Soccer, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/aptopix-spain-portugal-wcup-soccer-ebe9b927-e289-4fc7-bd33-eb225f2121d4-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/promising-dundalk-youngster-kenny-secures-move-abroad-to-championship-7093833-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T11:02:41+01:00 Promising Dundalk youngster Kenny secures move abroad to Championship Eoin Kenny, League of Ireland, LOI, Pastures new, Soccer, Dundalk, Portsmouth https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/eoin-kenny-131fcffc-a4a6-4f29-b9eb-dde3517e1660-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/doubts-cast-over-the-fais-e10-million-claims-7093793-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T10:45:03+01:00 'They’ve clearly overestimated' - Doubts cast over the FAI's €10m claims EGM, FAI, Soccer, stop the game, Ireland Republic, Israel, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-stop-the-game-banner-at-the-meeting-of-shelbourne-and-galway-united-17fe3f55-0fa3-4399-b5db-03680dec0d27-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-illo-bohan-7093790-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T09:15:03+01:00 'There's a reason they're here' - Illo and Bohan impressing Ireland Billy Bohan, Connacht, front row union, Ireland, prop life, props, Sam Illo, Young Guns https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sam-illo-79b91731-42c3-4e69-b9d8-f33b58eda692-630x466.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-oconnor-kerry-8-7093545-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T06:45:11+01:00 'They still have huge quality in that team' - O'Connor not surprised by Dublin resurgence All-Ireland Football Championship, Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Jack O'Connor, keeping tabs, Kerry GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/jack-oconnor-2388bc14-a9a6-46db-bff0-e9c1440bb1f9-630x334.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-ireland-israel-2-7093713-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T06:34:37+01:00 'Some things are bigger than football': Pico Lopes says Israel-Ireland games shouldn't go ahead Cape Verde, FAI, Football, Israel, Nations League, pico lopes, Republic Of Ireland, Shamrock Rovers, stop the game, World Cup, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/roberto-lopes-a31864e7-558d-4376-9705-1f8ef5f0a69b-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-floriana-preview-7093369-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T06:30:39+01:00 Shamrock Rovers set for test against club who have signed '7 or 8 players' in two weeks League of Ireland, LOI, Preview, Soccer, Floriana, Shamrock Rovers https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/matt-healy-569b1bb1-f955-4017-ac24-e63119dd1b8a-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-sam-prendergast-2-7093680-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T06:20:55+01:00 'I was pretty calm' - Prendergast on his game-clinching conversion conversion, Ireland, Nations Championship, Number 10, stones https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sp-f2d5153c-c919-4754-8997-84ea4bfb2571-630x347.png https://www.the42.ie/argentina-egypt-poll-7093338-Jul2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-07-07T06:15:12+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup game - Argentina or Egypt? Argentina, Call it, Egypt, Poll, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup, World Cup 2026 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/3rd-july-2026-hard-rock-stadium-miami-florida-united-states-of-america-fifa-world-cup-football-argentina-versus-cape-verde-argentina-forward-lionel-messi-celebrates-after-a-second-goal-in-overt-81390c7c-bc26-44ca-bc49-fb9b0bbe7a98-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-kerry-all-ireland-semi-final-7093557-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T06:00:40+01:00 Dublin boss Brennan: 'Kerry are the favourites and all the pressure is on them' All-Ireland Football Championship, Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, Mind Games? https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ger-brennan-a5f7bc54-0f16-4105-9bc0-05b929939de7-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gianni-infantino-donald-trump-7093678-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-07T03:29:40+01:00 Focus shifts as pressure grows on Gianni Infantino over Folarin Balogun controversy 2026 world cup, Comment, Gianni Infantino, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/united-states-soccer-fans-one-holding-a-sign-for-united-states-folarin-balogun-20-react-during-the-world-cup-round-of-16-soccer-match-between-the-united-states-and-belgium-in-seattle-monday-july-536821c1-35ef-484b-8161-cd19eb0882e2-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/henry-shefflin-new-kilkenny-manager-7093586-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T22:09:37+01:00 Henry Shefflin appointed as new Kilkenny senior hurling manager At The Helm, GAA, Henry Shefflin, Hurling, Kilkenny GAA, kilkenny hurlers https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/henry-shefflin-e82c73ac-abb4-4aaa-b88c-c573d6ce30eb-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/manly-hurley-stafford-7091746-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T20:00:51+01:00 The two Munster men playing in magnificent Manly in Sydney cian hurley, Irish Abroad, Jack Stafford, manly, Marlins, Munster, Sydney https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/img_9255-2-309ec362-5a95-4c46-b747-85e448b50688-630x389.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pico-lopes-rte-world-cup-panel-7093481-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T19:36:53+01:00 Pico Lopes joins RTÉ World Cup panel for Argentina and England ties Carla Ward, On the box, pico lopes, Soccer, World Cup, World Cup 2026 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/cape-verdes-pico-lopes-smiles-as-he-celebrates-with-fans-after-the-world-cup-group-h-soccer-match-between-cape-verde-and-saudi-arabia-in-houston-friday-june-26-2026-ap-photodavid-j-phillip-12d117c2-7e52-423c-91d0-7788e8243223-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-galway-yellow-cards-7093350-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T19:00:52+01:00 The turning points that underpinned Cork's latest All-Ireland collapse column, Cork GAA, GAA, Galway GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/damien-cahalane-is-shown-a-yellow-card-by-johnny-murphy-fddfadbc-bf95-4f1d-a8f1-12934575bdfc-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/limerick-clare-nickie-quaid-john-conlon-hurling-7092937-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T17:45:41+01:00 The Limerick-Clare rivalry delivered again, a fitting tribute to the icons on both sides Clare, GAA, Hurling, Limerick, Showdown, Veteran Stars https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/nickie-quaid-with-john-conlon-4f1f026c-2b18-41b2-9abf-4da823e9d376-630x457.jpg https://www.the42.ie/george-gibney-trial-central-criminal-court-2-7093204-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T15:57:23+01:00 George Gibney found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s Central Criminal Court, Court, Courts, george gibney, Trial, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/george-gibney-651988-ce3a4cf0-70fe-4c4f-b404-4e2bc4cb54d6-630x449.jpg https://www.the42.ie/billy-bohan-ireland-7092859-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T15:00:28+01:00 'We were blown away by him' - 20-year-old Billy Bohan's rapid rise Billy Bohan, Corinthians, Ireland, Kildare, Newbridge, Talent https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/billy-bohan-bf742ad9-b417-4f42-8780-116ced9a6bc0-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ladies-football-5-7092569-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T14:49:29+01:00 Dublin break Cork hearts on blockbuster weekend as cracking semi-finals await Ladies Football, LGFA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/dublin-v-cork-lgfa-tg4-all-ireland-senior-championship-quarter-final-1362eba5-3243-4965-acca-3088eb00fbfc-630x613.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rugby-weekly-podcast-16-7093054-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T14:34:47+01:00 A thrilling Irish win in Sydney, and Nations Championship review Podcast https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/jamison-gibson-park-celebrates-with-hugo-keenan-and-tadhg-furlong-after-he-scores-his-sides-3rd-try-of-the-match-ac6516b1-08a5-4def-9f9c-157b7637db19-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gavin-devlin-louth-manager-rte-ban-7092806-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T14:21:18+01:00 Louth manager Gavin Devlin to continue with RTÉ boycott for All-Ireland semi-final Ban, GAA, Louth https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/gavin-devlin-0e3f8b6d-2a7a-4b99-a551-f18c39de00d0-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhasidat-adeleke-says-first-400m-event-in-a-year-was-beyond-rough-7092861-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T13:03:11+01:00 Rhasidat Adeleke says first 400m event in a year was 'beyond rough' 400m, Athletics, beyond rough, Challenge, Instagram, Rhasidat Adeleke https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/rhasidat-adeleke-after-finishing-fourth-in-the-womens-200m-at-the-diamond-league-athletics-meet-at-the-london-stadium-in-2025-5da169e4-3b5d-436a-a2c8-5b28317b72dc-630x441.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donald-trump-folarin-balogun-7092402-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T12:12:13+01:00 Donald Trump makes presence felt by bringing this World Cup into disrepute 2026 world cup, Donald Trump, Folarin Balogun, Football, Political Football, Soccer, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/new-jersey-usa-13-july-2025-us-president-donald-trump-and-first-lady-melania-trump-attend-the-fifa-world-cup-final-soccer-match-between-chelsea-football-club-and-paris-saint-germain-sunday-july-41c7ed52-ab93-49e2-8506-ed2ac70f04e3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-nations-championship-7092629-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T12:01:09+01:00 Ireland's delight in Sydney as Nations Championship makes exciting start Australia, Ireland, Nations Championship, New Era https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/new-zealand-perform-the-haka-as-the-french-team-watches-ahead-of-the-nations-championship-rugby-international-between-the-all-blacks-and-france-in-christchurch-new-zealand-saturday-july-4-2026-c-3e096e4d-a04f-4d53-b359-567071122216-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tonali-tottenham-transfer-2-7092665-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T11:46:37+01:00 Sandro Tonali completes club-record €117m switch to Tottenham Sandro Tonali, Soccer, Spurs, Tottenham Hotspur, Transfer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/newcastles-sandro-tonali-during-the-champions-league-second-leg-playoff-match-between-newcastle-and-qarabag-in-newcastle-england-tuesday-feb-24-2026-ap-photojon-super-b2e91e74-08fb-4f3b-a46c-f1722759677f-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/nottingham-forest-oliver-glasner-appointed-7092558-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T10:36:02+01:00 Nottingham Forest appoint Oliver Glasner as new head coach CONFIRMED, Oliver Glasner, Soccer, Nottingham Forest https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/oliver-glasner-file-photo-8b278ee8-0c8c-411a-881b-3c9bb31ee865-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-uk-media-7092453-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T09:40:37+01:00 'Greatest World Cup victory since 1966': English media react to Mexico win at the Azteca 2026 world cup, Football2, read the game, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/screenshot-2026-07-06-at-08-04-50-5282ed6d-558b-4078-81f8-2deaa0c07013-630x807.png https://www.the42.ie/thomas-tuchel-reaction-jordan-henderson-7092426-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T07:23:23+01:00 England's Henderson suffers freak injury after falling over advertising hoarding during celebrations 2026 world cup, Football, Reaction, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/mexico-v-england-fifa-world-cup-round-of-16-mexico-city-stadium-8fc0ff31-d0ff-46b6-aaa1-5c9552de7d7f-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/john-conlon-clare-brian-lohan-hurling-7092151-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T06:45:04+01:00 'John, he's almost like the heart and soul of the group. We're so proud of him' Banner Star, Brian Lohan, Clare, GAA, Hurling, John Conlon, Reaction https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/john-conlon-with-his-daughter-ava-after-the-game-a3ec8425-da5d-47c1-8538-aaa3db72b3be-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/loughman-ireland-japan-7092401-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T06:31:34+01:00 Loughman ruled out of Japan game, with Bohan in line for Ireland debut Australia, Ireland, Jeremy Loughman, Loosehead, Nations Championship, Prop Stocks https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/jeremy-loughman-leaves-the-field-due-to-injury-4d52903b-2eca-4f1d-b910-b3797b49515a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/thomas-clarkson-ireland-2-7092347-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T06:30:03+01:00 'We were about 50 points ahead when I scored my last try' - Clarkson Ireland, Leinster, thomas clarkson, try-scorer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/thomas-clarkson-scores-his-sides-5th-try-of-the-match-b7ef9f13-094e-452d-bf0d-1b69bddf93f1-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/portugal-v-spain-poll-7090024-Jul2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-07-06T06:15:43+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup game - Portugal or Spain? 2026 world cup, Call it, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup Poll https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/uefa-nations-league-finals-2025-germany-finale-portugal-spanien-am-08-06-2025-in-der-fussball-arena-muenchen-in-muenchen-lamine-yamal-spanien-links-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-rechts-foto-29e80508-61da-455e-97f5-8630a28a5393-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-limerick-all-ireland-hurling-semi-final-2-7092243-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T06:00:36+01:00 Limerick emerge from stadium-shaking day as Clare face regret over big call all ireland semi final, Big call, Clare, Hurling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/95176_2996591-d69dd77f-d57c-4e28-a025-220aed2281e6-630x438.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mexico-england-world-cup-3-7092335-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T04:23:08+01:00 England survive frightening and exhilarating grip of Azteca to breathe life into their World Cup 2026 world cup, England, Epic, Mexico, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/england-players-celebrate-after-the-world-cup-round-of-16-soccer-match-between-mexico-and-england-in-mexico-city-sunday-july-5-2026-ap-photoeduardo-verdugo-ff83d9bb-c017-4e19-b7b8-9529ba01cb1d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mexico-england-world-cup-7092320-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T04:04:37+01:00 10-man England rise to occasion with exhilarating 3-2 win over Mexico 2026 world cup, England, Mexico, Report, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/englands-jude-bellingham-10-celebrates-with-teammates-after-scoring-his-second-goal-during-the-world-cup-round-of-16-soccer-match-between-mexico-and-england-in-mexico-city-sunday-july-5-2026-a-7f2beebd-9a7e-49d9-bd8a-8c6b287b7f5b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brazil-norway-talking-point-7092286-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T00:59:36+01:00 Woeful Brazil a pale imitation of past great sides 2026 world cup, ERLING Haaland, Soccer, talking point, Brazil, Norway https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/neymar-jr-of-brazil-looks-dejected-after-the-final-whistle-during-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-16-match-between-brazil-and-norway-at-new-york-new-jersey-stadium-on-july-5-2026-in-east-rutherford-35b4d6f3-22c1-478b-b8b9-f4876e798008-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mexico-england-delay-7092351-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T00:49:30+01:00 Mexico and England's World Cup clash delayed by one hour due to storm warning 2026 world cup, Soccer, something in the air https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/a-severe-weather-warning-on-the-big-screen-ahead-of-the-fifa-world-cup-round-of-16-match-at-mexico-city-stadium-mexico-picture-date-sunday-july-5-2026-85839216-0ae7-4e5d-ba92-2c438285664e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/baloucoune-ireland-japan-7091724-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-06T00:07:46+01:00 Baloucoune set to return for Japan clash as Farrell considers changes andy farrell, Changes, Ireland, Japan, Nations Championship, Selection https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/andy-farrell-during-the-warm-up-7ad36fbd-2baf-44fd-a0a5-f9d416cb9221-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/padraig-harrington-wins-third-us-senior-open-7092174-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T22:10:34+01:00 Record-equalling Pádraig Harrington wins third US Senior Open Darren Clarke, Golf, Padraig Harrington, Stewart Cink, US Senior Open, victorious https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/southhampton-united-states-18th-june-2026-padraig-harrington-of-ireland-hits-an-approach-shot-to-the-1st-green-during-the-first-round-of-the-126th-u-s-open-golf-championship-at-shinnecock-hills-g-a2e8747b-7f08-480b-abb8-60b7d8fd71c6-630x443.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hurling-semi-finals-podcast-7092298-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T21:26:50+01:00 Limerick beat Clare in thriller, Galway's big step and what next for Cork? Podcast https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/peter-duggan-is-fouled-by-nickie-quaid-a8eba16d-16e3-45b7-aa94-4bfe43f74d7e-630x430.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-beat-mayo-to-set-up-showdown-with-armagh-7092270-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T20:53:06+01:00 Galway beat Mayo to set up showdown with Armagh All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Final, GAA, Progress, Armagh, Galway, Mayo https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/olivia-divilly-acccd768-0173-47a4-82e4-f16b49fe82bc-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jonathan-afolabi-signs-shamrock-rovers-7092236-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T20:32:08+01:00 Ex-Bohemians striker joins Shamrock Rovers Jonathan Afolabi, League of Ireland, LOI, Soccer, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, Transfer News https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/jonathan-afolabi-8f908fda-d758-42fe-9731-2e8b3b1fd654-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shane-odonnell-clare-retirement-2-7092152-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T19:37:00+01:00 'It's been an honour' - Emotional Shane O'Donnell reflects on brilliant Clare career All-Ireland Hurling Championship, End of an era, GAA, Hurling, shane o'donnell https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/shane-odonnell-leaves-the-field-after-the-game-2c855e8d-9945-47f7-8801-80bc76b6b119-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/limerick-clare-penalty-black-card-7092159-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T18:42:20+01:00 'We need to change the rule. Nickie knew what he was doing by tripping him' All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final, Black Card, Clare GAA, Debate, GAA, Hurling, Limerick GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/gavin-donegan-shows-a-yellow-card-to-nickie-quaid-bb246b85-9655-48ba-9931-b922c145b580-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-limerick-all-ireland-hurling-7092056-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T17:48:32+01:00 Late O'Connor goal hands Limerick win over Clare in semi-final thriller Clare, Drama, GAA, Limerick https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/aidan-oconnor-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-7ce2b836-c956-4199-adb6-e1359f15e42d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-overcome-clare-to-set-up-all-ireland-semi-final-with-cork-7092026-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T16:46:13+01:00 Tipperary overcome Clare to set up All-Ireland semi-final with Cork Camogie, Final Four, GAA, Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/caoimhe-mccarthy-and-caoimhe-stakelum-celebrate-4c0009fd-a508-4e46-a56a-1c279683f30c-630x460.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-tyrone-all-ireland-minor-football-final-7091926-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T15:51:10+01:00 Cork rally from nine points down to capture All-Ireland minor football crown All-Ireland minor football final, Cork GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Rebel Roar, Tyrone GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/alex-oherlihy-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-00dc8cb8-ded6-4a41-870c-4296658e9a3c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/skerries-100-crash-abandoned-2-7091980-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T15:37:28+01:00 Competitor killed at Skerries 100 motorcycle race in north Dublin Accident, Motorcycle, North Dublin, Road Race, skerries 100, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/garda-road-closed-sign-32fda384-37cc-4427-9153-4c87da69aa15-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/limerick-clare-live-scores-7091916-Jul2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-07-05T15:01:36+01:00 As it happened: Limerick defeat Clare 1-21 to 1-19 in All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Final All-Ireland Hurling Championship, Clare GAA, GAA, Hurling, Limerick GAA, Liveblog, Minute-by-Minute https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/aidan-oconnor-celebrates-with-shane-obrien-after-scoring-a-goal-85b0bbf5-6d90-4a8b-b9ec-8f351bb2b7d8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alex-dunne-formula-two-7091897-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T13:30:00+01:00 Alex Dunne takes fourth in Silverstone feature race Alex Dunne, Feature Race, Formula Two, Motorsport https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ipa86332250-15-dunne-alex-irl-rodin-motorsport-dallara-f2-2024-action-during-the-7th-round-of-the-2026-fia-formula-2-championship-from-july-3-to-5-2026-on-the-silverstone-circuit-in-silversto-1479d721-b485-4c9f-88dd-fd8d973c290b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/padraig-harrington-one-shot-off-lead-at-us-senior-open-7091590-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T10:45:00+01:00 Padraig Harrington one off lead at US Senior Open, as Foster sits in sixth on European Tour as it stands, Darren Clarke, Golf, Ireland, Padraig Harrington, Stewart Cink, US Senior Open https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/newton-square-pa-may-15-padraig-harrington-of-ireland-tees-off-at-the-tenth-tee-during-round-2-of-the-2026-pga-championship-on-may-15-2026-at-aronimink-golf-club-in-newtown-square-pennsylvania-2a2e692a-dad9-45c1-917c-ec8f8b82fb99-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-galway-manager-reaction-7091203-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T10:13:18+01:00 What next for Cork? Difficult road ahead as Galway defeat raises questions Comment, Cork, GAA, Galway, Hurling, Reaction https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/ben-oconnor-dejected-in-the-final-minutes-of-the-game-a0a5ed09-5b93-4363-883e-27405d630120-630x425.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-australia-analysis-2-7091676-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T07:00:29+01:00 The resilient, incisive and fluid 5 minutes that won Ireland the game Analysis, Hugo Keenan, Ireland, Swing, try saver, Wallabies https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/95171_2994733-26e374f6-c492-4287-bf5c-d5fe50e50460-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/peter-duggan-clare-2-7087386-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T06:45:23+01:00 From almost quitting the Clare hurlers to a classic Croke Park point and seeking more glory All-Ireland Hurling Championship, Clare GAA, GAA, Hurling, Peter Duggan, The Climb https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/peter-duggan-47bede2b-8a93-41fe-803d-900e0a5054d4-630x451.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sam-cian-prendergast-7091665-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T06:30:43+01:00 'I'm delighted for Sam. Some set of stones on him to slot the kick' Austtralia, brothers, Cian Prendergast, Family, Ireland, Sam Prendergast, Sydney https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/sam-prendergast-and-cian-prendergast-celebrate-after-the-match-181706d6-c759-453e-a0cc-c3e23fb6716c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/england-mexico-world-cup-poll-7089810-Jul2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-07-05T06:15:03+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup showdown – England or Mexico? Call it, Crystal Ball Gazing, Have your say, Poll, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup Poll https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/harry-kane-of-england-celebrates-with-team-mates-after-winning-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-32-match-between-england-and-congo-dr-at-atlanta-stadium-on-july-1-2026-in-atlanta-united-states-65921edd-7f44-40f6-8a59-cda83f721a00-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/2026-world-cup-football-7091677-Jul2026/ the 42 en 2026-07-05T06:00:06+01:00 Miami to Mexico with America 250 squeezed in: Cape Verde change everything as all eyes turn to England 2026 world cup, Diary, pico lopes, Soccer, World Cup Diary https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/07/pre-show-americas-250th-anniversary-celebrations-before-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-round-of-16-match-between-paraguay-and-france-at-philadelphia-stadium-on-july-4-2026-in-philadelphia-united-states-de603c26-76e0-440e-9a2b-81a77a38e90b-630x419.jpg