https://www.the42.ie/leinster-mcbryde-toulon-7019398-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-28T07:00:08+01:00 'We haven’t really hit our straps' - Leinster eager to kick on Building, Leinster, Northampton, Show Time, Toulon https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dan-sheehan-makes-a-break-leading-to-jamie-osbornes-final-try-57f1a7d0-a1b4-4d44-8693-3cbdede57aa7-630x399.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ryan-baird-leinster-4-7025621-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-28T06:30:34+01:00 Leinster have to 'wait and see' as Baird sidelined again Champions Cup, Concern, Fracture, Injury, Leinster, Toulon https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/liam-mcconnell-is-tackled-by-ryan-baird-66a9f0ba-d67a-429b-8d5d-adef3aea0784-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daniel-guinness-down-donegal-7025022-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-28T06:00:08+01:00 'We know what we're about': Down star on toppling Donegal and McGuinness back of the net, Daniel Guinness, Daniel in Lions Den, Daniel my son, GAA, Gaelic Football, guinness is good for you https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/daniel-guinness-4ebfed0b-4a9e-49e0-aa97-d9cd5113ea73-630x629.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-united-brentford-report-3-7025677-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T22:00:09+01:00 Manchester United hold on to beat Brentford and close in on Champions League Premier League, Race For Europe, Soccer, Brentford, Manchester United https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/manchester-uniteds-casemiro-celebrates-after-scoring-during-the-premier-league-soccer-match-between-manchester-united-and-brentford-in-manchester-england-monday-april-27-2026-ap-photodave-thom-c13ce950-2722-4048-913f-622b3ee2b832-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/beau-greaves-darts-7025661-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T21:34:29+01:00 Beau Greaves becomes first woman to win PDC ranking title Beau Greaves, Darts https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-9d3ef4f6-a7b3-45a2-9839-0f936702e1de-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-hurling-championship-2-7024965-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T18:02:47+01:00 How are the Munster hurling teams shaping up two rounds in? A Closer Look, Clare, Cork, GAA, Hurling, Limerick, Munster, State of Play, Tipperary, Waterford https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mixcollage-27-apr-2026-04-01-pm-8048-d8c0dc23-7e37-4814-a1f4-bd014c2fdbd4-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-welcome-back-several-key-players-from-injury-7025467-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T17:27:42+01:00 Ulster welcome back key players from injury Boost, exeter, Injuries, Key Players, Rugby, Ulster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tom-otoole-arrives-242add23-1719-4018-8392-5f6074834595-630x778.jpg https://www.the42.ie/diarmuid-murtagh-roscommon-2-7024891-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T17:00:51+01:00 Scoring 1-10 from 12 shots to help Roscommon claim famous win over Mayo Connacht SFC, diarmuid murtagh, GAA, Gaelic Football, Mayo GAA, MVP, Roscommon GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/diarmuid-murtagh-a0c2554e-859e-4eeb-8eaa-257b788a4b85-630x515.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-3-7025424-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T17:00:25+01:00 'I’ve now pushed myself into this realm of, ‘If you don’t medal, then it feels like a bad day’' Athletics, kate o'connor https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kate-oconnor-6c5d56ec-8769-4362-b84a-f9133583a96a-630x858.jpg https://www.the42.ie/snooker-world-championship-4-7025395-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T16:39:08+01:00 Ronnie O’Sullivan had booked flight back to Ireland before Crucible defeat to John Higgins classic, Snooker https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ronnie-osullivan-and-john-higgins-shake-hands-after-their-match-on-day-ten-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-monday-april-27-2026-b4d7ad23-d983-4e91-b7db-cc32c94c6ae8-630x465.jpg https://www.the42.ie/anthony-joshua-v-tyson-fury-7025369-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T16:25:34+01:00 Anthony Joshua set to face Tyson Fury after July warm-up fight Boxing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/anthony-joshua-reacts-following-the-heavy-weight-bout-between-tyson-fury-and-arslanbek-makhmudov-at-tottenham-hotspur-stadium-london-picture-date-saturday-april-11-2026-b60dc694-6c36-4a5c-97a3-ed206eb6ded3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42-football-podcast-31-7025358-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T16:21:36+01:00 LOI reflections | Premier League relegation scrap Football, League of Ireland, LOI, Podcast, Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/james-clarke-celebrates-scoring-the-opening-goal-0d4f0f8d-5a54-4f2f-b245-adbc6ad43c53-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-toulon-tickets-7025270-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T15:49:03+01:00 30,000 tickets sold for Leinster's semi-final against Toulon in Dublin Crowd, Leinster, Ticket Sales, Toulon https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-general-view-of-the-aviva-stadium-ahead-of-the-match-d5898b1a-574c-4f75-bfdf-99a6a8b9a313-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-mcclean-derry-city-injury-7025211-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T14:50:37+01:00 'He gave me a bit of hope' - James McClean issues positive injury update Comeback, Derry City, James McClean, League of Ireland, LOI https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/james-mcclean-speaks-to-his-team-mates-before-the-game-9fdd4d0f-b7d0-400a-8f7d-55d55e8a0e7c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-rugby-injury-update-toulon-7025181-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T14:25:13+01:00 James Lowe poised to make Leinster comeback in Saturday's Champions Cup semi-final Injury Update, Leinster, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rabah-slimani-with-luke-mcgrath-2937b6da-4c97-4549-a2b0-a39a590ddef3-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rugby-podcast-4-7025190-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T14:17:30+01:00 Munster find their groove in exciting URC play-off race Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Podcast, Rugby, rugby weekly extra, Ulster, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/alex-kendellen-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-try-of-the-match-70600473-5558-4433-9918-5e29f8e1977d-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tailteann-cup-draw-4-7025170-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T13:59:16+01:00 Here's the opening round draw for this year's Tailteann Cup GAA, Gaelic Football, Plan Ahead, Tailteann Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mark-rossiter-d1839b0e-9330-4f57-b2fe-d0071b805002-630x382.jpg https://www.the42.ie/harry-kane-new-bayern-contract-7025146-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T13:30:48+01:00 After 138 goals in 141 appearances, Harry Kane set for talks over new Bayern Munich deal Bayern Munich, Harry Kane, Harry Stayin', Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-f9947328-a56d-4357-9cf3-9d4b33a0a6ba-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-ciaran-joyce-cruciate-injury-7025113-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T12:40:07+01:00 Cork hit by Joyce cruciate setback after Limerick game Cork, GAA, Hurling, Treatment Table https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ciaran-joyce-arrives-ahead-of-the-match-97592217-f209-4a03-a3fd-5134e739dc5b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/chelsea-trevoh-chalobah-7025095-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T12:29:48+01:00 Trevoh Chalobah says players are not blameless in Chelsea’s recent slide Blue is the Colour, Chelsea, Got the Blues, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/trevoh-chalobah-of-chelsea-during-chelsea-v-real-madrid-football-match-uefa-champions-league-quarter-final-leg-2-of-2-stamford-bridge-london-cr-3370df57-c02e-4941-8488-d404ea6c9d20-630x771.jpg https://www.the42.ie/xavi-simons-ruled-out-of-world-cup-7024825-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T08:24:30+01:00 Blow for Tottenham's survival hopes as Xavi Simons ruled out of World Cup horrible luck, Premier League, Soccer, Tottenham Hotspur, World Cup, Xavi Simons https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tottenham-hotspurs-xavi-simons-appears-injured-before-being-stretchered-off-during-the-premier-league-match-at-molineux-wolverhampton-picture-date-saturday-april-25-2026-aef7e51c-aaaa-4744-87a8-daf299002a22-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/conor-laverty-down-donegal-7024693-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T06:33:50+01:00 'I've looked at it every day': RTÉ graphic error inspired Down to shock win over Donegal Conor Laverty, GAA, Gaelic Football, Up Down https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/conor-laverty-d8e515ce-44db-4cc2-bacd-76938940f972-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-limerick-hurling-ben-oconnor-7024743-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-27T00:05:30+01:00 'We’re no soft touch': Cork showcase grit against Limerick in a game that became must-win Cork, GAA, Limerick, Munster hurling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/alan-connolly-scores-a-goal-past-nickie-quaid-89d7393e-e0d7-4a72-a430-6fe427e82fe0-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronnie-o-sullivan-2-7024749-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T22:35:21+01:00 John Higgins battles back to frustrate Ronnie O’Sullivan in tense Crucible clash Game on, John Higgins, ronnie o sullivan, World Snooker Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ronnie-osullivan-reacts-during-his-match-against-john-higgins-not-pictured-on-day-nine-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-sunday-april-26-d09eaed5-d3c1-46c2-81b2-80b93489d4ef-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/down-kerry-challenge-match-7024711-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T19:47:53+01:00 'If we had went and got our asses handed to us' - How Kerry challenge helped Down cause upset Down GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kingdom Come https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/conor-laverty-chats-to-daniel-and-james-guinness-80c55a2c-dc4b-4403-84e5-eec15f267abd-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/st-marys-ail-7024707-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T19:43:53+01:00 St Mary's complete their rise with AIL 1A victory over Clontarf AIL Division 1A, back on top, Clontarf, St Mary's https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/st-marys-college-lift-the-ail-cup-after-the-match-fe9b54ce-f89a-4c7c-996a-d7898fa92a9b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/motherwell-rangers-2-7024612-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T19:31:00+01:00 Late derby drama keeps Hearts on course for title, Rangers suffer damaging defeat Football, Scottish scene, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/heart-of-midlothians-lawrence-shankland-celebrates-after-the-william-hill-premiership-match-at-easter-road-edinburgh-picture-date-sunday-april-26-2026-d269d32d-cfce-457e-ab16-81bec64b0eb0-630x483.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-hurling-podcast-2-7024678-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T19:13:34+01:00 Munster hurling drama: Cork beat Limerick, Waterford draw with Tipperary GAA, Hurling, munster hurling championship, Podcast https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ben-oconnor-after-the-game-d05002da-086e-4c48-bfb6-ffa111ba8427-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-tipperary-3-7024659-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T18:35:42+01:00 Mahony's last-gasp goal rescues Waterford a remarkable draw against Tipperary just munster hurling things, Munster SHC, Tipperary, Waterford https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kevin-mahony-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-d9326d5b-ddb5-47e2-bc96-718da02ef3f0-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/roscommon-mayo-2-7024642-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T18:17:00+01:00 Roscommon knock Mayo out of Connacht SFC with 10-point win in Castlebar GAA, Match Report, Roscommon, Rossies Rising https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/roscommon-fans-invade-the-pitch-e27e111e-5f22-4b26-8a0e-ca8c31df54dc-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-kerry-kildare-meath-armagh-donegal-7024505-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T18:04:28+01:00 LGFA provincial openers: Waterford stun Kerry as Kildare win in Meath ladies foorball, LGFA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kellyann-hogan-10037132-0b78-4cf6-ab45-d666beb62ff5-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-offaly-leinster-shc-7024593-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T17:32:21+01:00 Galway don't have it all their own way but see off Offaly in Leinster SHC GAA, Hurling, Leinster SHC, Tribe, tribe on top https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/conor-whelan-in-action-edc2f113-c145-4125-99f4-065c449769a7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donegal-donegal-ulster-championship-7024361-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T17:21:00+01:00 Down send shockwaves through the championship as they dump Donegal out of Ulster Donegal, Down, GAA, Gaelic Football, Shock, Ulster Championship https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/adam-crimmins-and-ryan-mcevoy-celebrate-after-the-game-f631452f-1c54-4dce-924a-c12f6f85ad71-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/chelsea-leeds-fa-cup-semi-final-7024573-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T17:17:56+01:00 Enzo Fernandez sends Chelsea into FA Cup final with Wembley winner against Leeds Football, Soccer, Up for the cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/london-uk-26th-apr-2026-enzo-fernandez-of-chelsea-fc-celebrates-after-scoring-opening-goal-during-the-emirates-fa-cup-semi-final-match-between-chelsea-and-leeds-united-at-wembley-stadium-on-april-2-b6e12a93-540e-436e-9a22-4c2689d63fa4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/limerick-cian-lynch-red-card-hurling-7024482-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T17:09:42+01:00 'It's the next man up' - Kiely on Lynch's Limerick red card, as Cork sweat on Joyce injury cian lynch, GAA, Hurling, Limerick, Munster, Reaction https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/james-owens-shows-a-red-card-to-cian-lynch-2ae3e1cf-d598-40d4-ac16-eabdd52e846a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-kildare-leinster-shc-7024538-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T17:09:34+01:00 Dublin down Kildare at Parnell Park for first Leinster SHC win Dominant Dubs, Dubs, Leinster SHC, Match Report https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/fergal-whitely-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-first-goal-of-the-game-42dbced8-dae4-45f3-9eaf-71127874aa33-630x432.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ul-bohs-blackrock-womens-all-island-league-7024519-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T16:53:22+01:00 Finn scores 83rd-minute winning try as UL Bohemians claim AIL three-peat Late Drama, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ul-bohemians-players-celebrate-with-the-cup-6e432e46-5a8d-49ff-b39d-68f07a59e518-630x455.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-v-tipperary-updates-7024370-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T15:53:14+01:00 As it happened: Waterford v Tipperary, Munster SHC As it happens, Munster SHC, Tipperary, Waterford https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sam-ofarrell-and-billy-nolan-46a6bc9a-8b4d-4ddc-949e-e37a9486769f-630x463.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-limerick-hurling-munster-report-7023452-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T15:47:38+01:00 Late Cork points deliver Munster hurling win over 14-man Limerick Cork, Drama, GAA, Hurling, Limerick, Munster https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/niall-oleary-with-cathal-oneill-20018ff2-aa83-421c-86e3-877a652371c1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/coventry-wrexham-7024364-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T14:51:01+01:00 Coventry celebrate Championship title party with win in hit to Wrexham’s promotion chances Championship, Coventry, playoff scrap, Wrexham https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/coventry-city-head-coach-frank-lampard-holds-up-the-sky-bet-championship-trophy-during-its-presentation-as-he-addresses-fans-after-the-final-whistle-following-the-sky-bet-championship-match-at-the-cov-dca4ec01-68b6-4035-b5dc-8a561d605939-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-limerick-munster-shc-liveblog-7024244-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T13:00:45+01:00 As it happened: Cork v Limerick, Munster SHC Cork, GAA, Limerick, Minute-by-Minute, Munster SHC, Updates https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/shane-barrett-scores-a-goal-cd5a4c06-89ca-48a9-85a3-1b5ea4db9538-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/london-marathon-2026-7024230-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T12:06:58+01:00 Sawe breaks two-hour mark to make marathon history as Lynch smashes Irish record London Marathon https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sebastian-sawe-from-kenya-celebrates-winning-the-mens-race-at-the-london-marathon-in-london-sunday-april-26-2026-ap-photoian-walton-16345976-5281-41eb-acdc-46f00bfabd06-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/packers-draft-balbriggan-7024191-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T11:19:30+01:00 Green Bay Packers announce NFL Draft pick from Balbriggan Go pack go, NFL https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/screenshot-2026-04-26-at-11-15-45-910ea185-92a6-495a-b794-eba4c2c553a5-630x293.png https://www.the42.ie/robbie-keane-15-7022360-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T07:00:12+01:00 Robbie Keane could miss out on title as the goalposts move in Hungary Ferencváros, Robbie Keane, Under Pressure https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ferencvaros-head-coach-robbie-keane-follows-the-game-of-the-europa-league-round-of-16-second-leg-soccer-match-sc-braga-and-ferencvaros-tc-in-braga-portugal-wednesday-march-18-2026-ap-photolui-3526aba8-678b-44f9-be13-0eb99eef967e-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mayo-forwards-7022576-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T06:45:21+01:00 Are Mayo ready to take a giant leap forward? Firepower, GAA, Mayo GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/cian-mchale-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-187ff294-fdf8-4db0-b3e0-ccd53723be11-630x752.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andy-boyle-football-retired-7023506-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-26T06:00:04+01:00 A new life surrounds Andy Boyle and he's ready to embrace the challenge andy boyle, Dundalk, head for numbers, League of Ireland, LOI, loi2026 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/img_6322-49e42b11-694e-4b13-8579-800c9bfdeb27-e1777126858523-630x840.jpg