https://www.the42.ie/clayton-mcmillan-charlie-oshea-7181761-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T22:36:52+01:00 Munster boss Clayton McMillan praises 'phenomenal' Charlie O'Shea charlie oshea, Clayton McMillan, craig casey, Munster, Reaction, Rugby, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/charlie-oshea-with-friends-after-the-game-cdc097eb-b6fb-4d78-96a6-085f4e8ea006-630x368.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-nations-league-9-7181458-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T22:30:31+01:00 Long day of rancour and accusation adds layer of distaste to justifying Ireland-Israel games Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-view-of-ireland-training-in-tsc-arena-43c22ee2-ab7a-45da-91a6-c16f41788b83-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/scotland-v-north-macedonia-7181765-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T22:27:15+01:00 Scotland see off North Macedonia to give boss Sebastien Pocognoli his first win Nations League, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/scotland-players-celebrate-after-scoring-during-the-nations-league-soccer-match-between-north-macedonia-and-scotland-in-skopje-north-macedonia-saturday-oct-3-2026-ap-photoboris-grdanoski-c7e75a5d-69c9-4bd8-855a-630e27038c3f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ail-round-up-13-7181755-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T22:02:39+01:00 Old Belvedere rack up score for second week running to remain top of 1A AIL round-up, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/a-view-of-a-line-out-c369fe8c-26df-48a3-b56f-3d4b8fd6c5a8-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-bulls-report-3-7181615-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T21:36:05+01:00 Young out-half Charlie O'Shea stars as Munster power to bonus-point win against Bulls Munster, Rugby, SUAF, Bulls, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/charlie-oshea-celebrates-scoring-a-try-with-teammates-9ab5db18-e4b2-4e5d-ac7d-1d1a6c1eb675-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-reaction-3-7181717-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T21:17:01+01:00 Frustrated Cullen says Leinster will take 'lots of positives' from South African trip Work in progress https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/leo-cullen-ahead-of-the-game-e33928ce-ab5a-4cc1-9fdc-1490a2f88d81-630x445.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-v-japan-3-7181702-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T21:05:20+01:00 Bemand hails debutants as Ireland continue to build depth in impressive win over Japan Growth, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/alana-mcinerney-celebrates-after-winning-6be29731-1d61-43b3-aab6-52ae8b20bd54-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dingle-kerry-championship-7181699-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T20:52:55+01:00 All-Ireland champs Dingle knocked out by Spa, Clifford two-pointer rescues East Kerry Dingle, east kerry, GAA, Kerry, Kerry First Round, spa https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/david-clifford-3eb27ac4-496b-4a6f-a09c-52225249d092-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/glasgow-v-ulster-7181644-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T20:20:24+01:00 Ulster take three points from seesaw thriller away to Glasgow Rugby, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ally-miller-during-a-line-out-fc79aefc-dc93-42c9-9283-a490d8d0ecea-630x491.jpg https://www.the42.ie/castlebar-mitchels-mayo-senior-castleknock-dublin-football-7181624-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T20:09:15+01:00 Castlebar Mitchels reach Mayo decider, Castleknock book place in Dublin final Castlebar Mitchels, Castleknock, club, Dublin, GAA, GAA Senior Club, Gaelic Football, Mayo https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ciaran-kilkenny-09911365-f318-4afc-abf7-4c1960664fab-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sharks-v-leinster-7181621-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T19:52:36+01:00 Leinster snatch late bonus point in Durban loss to Sharks Rugby, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/tommy-obrien-on-the-ball-2d7c7982-fd25-4b78-8da0-49ce2d838572-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athlone-v-galway-7181606-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T19:32:12+01:00 Athlone share spoils with Galway as they celebrate their third successive title LOI, threemendous, Women's LOI https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/madie-gibson-and-melissa-okane-with-the-trophy-8fce4aa8-40ca-45ec-8324-cce3def1d16c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liam-nolan-golfer-7181572-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T18:17:55+01:00 Galway's Liam Nolan earns maiden professional win in Abu Dhabi Golf https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/liam-nolan-watches-his-shot-after-teeing-off-the-first-6184b6ca-a075-4d4c-9c92-feabd1d15f7c-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mona-mcsharry-bronze-medal-world-cup-7181514-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T17:26:46+01:00 Ireland's Mona McSharry secures bronze medal at World Cup 200m Individual Medley final, 50m Breaststroke, ellen walshe, Mona McSharry, Swimming, Take a Bow, World Aquatics World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mona-mcsharry-celebrates-with-her-bronze-medal-16354d7c-8c84-46af-ba39-b93b749ee7f8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ciaran-frawley-4-7181513-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T17:02:08+01:00 'His growth is incredible to see' - Lancaster hails Frawley's immediate impact at Connacht Connacht, reins, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ciaran-frawley-celebrates-after-the-game-3f63ef24-feeb-4786-a96e-6a88a0d040d3-630x430.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-v-japan-7181497-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T16:48:26+01:00 Seven-try Ireland stretch their superiority over Japan Rugby, WXV https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/aoife-dalton-fends-as-she-is-tackled-by-nijiho-nagata-62aab587-9993-4b4d-a4dc-0029750e7216-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/eamonn-fitzmaurice-7181480-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T16:10:25+01:00 'I did wrestle with it a lot' - New Galway boss Éamonn Fitzmaurice on prospect of facing Kerry joining the tribe https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/eamonn-fitzmaurice-9f731da8-770a-4d47-b3b7-b78cbd7acd1d-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-press-conference-7181345-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T12:34:07+01:00 Uefa delegate absent from press conference as Israeli accusations force chaotic scenes Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/heimir-hallgrimsson-grabs-his-bag-and-exits-the-press-conference-43d060f8-5725-454c-9f0b-6eb9b05665b3-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kanturk-gaa-cork-shc-hurling-semi-final-7180824-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T07:30:08+01:00 Kanturk reaching new heights for Duhallow hurling as they target Cork SHC history Cork GAA, cork premier shc, Cork SHC, duhallow gaa, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, kanturk gaa, new contenders https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ian-walsh-and-paul-walsh-celebrate-winning-c2d22c8a-ce32-4402-a673-49bdf3b59813-630x613.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-sharks-preview-4-7180386-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T07:15:56+01:00 Exciting young talent and Leinster's 4/4 bench add intrigue to Sharks clash durban, hot shots, Leinster, Round 2, sharks, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-02-oct-2026-04-15-pm-2424-a9f89400-592f-4282-83a3-a967020befd0-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-bulls-preview-2-7180439-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T06:30:25+01:00 Munster could do with a stress-free evening after another turbulent week off the pitch Munster, Preview, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/craig-casey-john-hodnett-and-jj-hanrahan-bff716e5-7458-43ba-a5f2-d3c9cda911e7-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/belmullet-mayo-county-football-championship-7179735-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-03T06:00:58+01:00 From there to here: Belmullet taking their place among the elite as emigration slows Belmullet, GAA, Gaelic Football, Mayo, Paddy Moclair, way out west https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/belmullet-supporters-during-the-game-7c955fe9-60cf-429f-bbb3-e18cb10b6ce2-630x484.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ukraine-northern-ireland-match-report-7181188-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T22:48:55+01:00 Northern Ireland cruise to stunning win over Ukraine Football, Impressive, Nations League, Northern Ireland, Soccer, Table Toppers, Ukraine https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/northern-ireland-players-celebrates-after-ciaron-brown-left-scored-their-sides-third-goal-during-the-nations-league-soccer-match-between-ukraine-and-northern-ireland-in-trnava-slovakia-friday-oc-00662d7f-2c6f-4d11-8f51-7b9f2ebe3da5-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dundalk-bohemians-league-of-ireland-match-report-7181173-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T22:34:51+01:00 Bohs take points and immediately ban media in protest against fixture making Bohs, Football, LOI, Soccer, spicy, the town https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/douglas-james-taylor-and-alan-reynolds-clash-with-referee-damien-macgraith-after-the-game-1f9c7cd1-7355-48f1-a6ad-b3123c4a279d-630x382.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-benetton-match-report-7181181-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T21:59:29+01:00 Frawley marks Connacht debut with two tries to seal road win for Connacht Away Days, Benetton, Connacht, Rugby, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ciaran-frawley-scores-a-try-despite-matt-gallagher-ce9ec204-7d0d-465c-a511-c8ae6c823674-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-heimir-hallgrimsson-6-7180986-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T20:00:25+01:00 Austria draw a reminder of the mild inconveniences Ireland manager must relish Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/heimir-hallgrimsson-6f32098d-9a23-4563-8cb7-06363ea39fb1-630x332.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-club-championship-7-7181073-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T19:00:45+01:00 All-Ireland contenders meet, Ulster crackers, resurgent giants - the weekend's key GAA club games Armagh GAA, Cork GAA, Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Grassroots Glory, Hurling, Mayo GAA, Monaghan GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-02-oct-2026-06-40-pm-7177-ca9a3f5b-a851-4727-9876-927a537e3210-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mona-mcsharry-ellen-walshe-baku-world-cup-series-swimming-7181075-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T18:36:52+01:00 Mona McSharry lands Gold Medal in World Cup series in Baku Baku, Going For Gold, Swimming https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mona-mcsharry-and-ellen-walshe-34225695-ec15-43ec-953a-af311420978c-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ray-close-boxing-7181040-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T18:16:39+01:00 Belfast boxer Ray Close dies, aged 57 Boxing, ray close, RIP https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/19365_87516-2df120d5-527d-45e8-a468-508a15385349-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sports-quiz-of-the-week-177-7178608-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T17:00:09+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz Questions and Answers, Sport, Sports Quiz https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/troy-parrott-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-first-goal-9066d1f6-45c1-4e50-b71a-64a4ac1b6dcf-630x364.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-10-7180636-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T13:34:43+01:00 Man City whistleblower facing 'dire consequences' EPL, football leaks, Premier League, problems, Rui Pinto, Soccer, Manchester City, Whistleblower https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/wide-angle-view-of-the-main-entrance-to-the-etihad-stadium-home-of-mcfc-in-east-manchester-england-uk-the-manchester-city-crest-is-prominent-45f80196-a7eb-4700-9e33-7855a1cbf474-630x487.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ian-flanagan-munster-departure-7180548-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T12:33:23+01:00 Ian Flanagan's Munster departure and weekend preview Ian Flanagan, Irish Rugby, Munster, murray kinsella, Podcast, Rugby Union, United Rugby Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/ian-flanagan-64697e01-3715-4992-ba71-0082cb79f667-630x438.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-austria-troy-parrott-comment-7179545-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T08:00:40+01:00 For a brief moment, Troy Parrott makes us forget Comment, Soccer, Austria, Ireland Republic, Troy Parrott https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/troy-parrott-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-2780b2c9-7c06-44ce-b195-c872ae2ccedd-630x362.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-guide-weekend-sport-174-7178199-Oct2026/ the 42 en 2026-10-02T07:30:18+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport Sports, TV, TV Listings https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/10/mixcollage-01-oct-2026-10-37-am-3959-aad7d33d-f732-460d-ac3f-e224a06b93fc-630x630.jpg