https://www.the42.ie/john-terry-liam-rosenior-chelsea-7021046-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T08:59:04+01:00 Former Chelsea captain John Terry worried about club after Liam Rosenior sacking Concern, John Terry, Liam Rosenior, Soccer, Chelsea https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/former-player-john-terry-during-the-pre-season-friendly-match-at-stamford-bridge-london-picture-date-sunday-august-11-2024-e605adfa-874c-4f1e-84e4-88f5715ed629-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/readme/irish-soccer-2-7020990-Apr2026/ the 42 en OpEd 2026-04-23T07:37:18+01:00 Soccer academies: Football can unite Ireland, but the hard work to build its future starts here column, FAI, Football, GAA, Irish Soccer, Irish Sport, Opinion, Soccer, Sport, voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/republic-of-irelands-troy-parrott-centre-heads-the-ball-during-an-international-friendly-match-at-the-aviva-stadium-dublin-picture-date-tuesday-march-31-2026-cc3bcdd7-d571-4f57-8c64-5953831097d3-630x409.jpg https://www.the42.ie/calvin-nash-munster-5-7020219-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T06:45:57+01:00 'I'd love to go to a World Cup. That's a massive goal of mine' calvin nash, Ireland, Munster, wing, wing man https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/calvin-nash-25a8c66a-f0a7-4ab7-bd6d-28ef81fdadc3-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stacey-flood-ireland-france-7020539-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T06:30:21+01:00 'I'd be worried if I was them' - Flood's warning for France Fighting Talk, ireland womens rugby, Rugby, stacey flood, Women's Six Nations https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stacey-flood-celebrates-after-the-game-2d4facca-557c-45a5-b423-1d2f8b80b038-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hugh-mcfadden-donegal-down-7019922-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T06:00:06+01:00 'That's the grieving process of it': Reliving Donegal's All-Ireland final defeat Donegal, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hugh McFadden, Ulster Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/hugh-mcfadden-6ac898ee-d1ef-49c4-af54-7e4ac126eb29-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leeds-bournemouth-premier-league-7020919-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T22:11:57+01:00 Leeds snatch last-gasp equaliser at Bournemouth to move to brink of safety Leeds, Premier League, Priceless Point https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-76db84c4-ff3f-447a-842c-392f8ed58a64-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-burnley-2-7020821-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:55:17+01:00 Man City go top of Premier League as Burnley relegated Football, Leaders, On top, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/burnley-uk-22nd-apr-2026-erling-haaland-of-manchester-city-celebrates-after-scoring-the-opening-goal-during-the-burnley-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-match-at-turf-moor-burnley-picture-credi-1fad340d-d0a8-4ea6-9372-b83f6548c87a-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-ulster-u20-football-7020520-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:54:46+01:00 Kerry to face Cork in Munster final, Tyrone and Monaghan to meet in Ulster decider GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Leinster, Munster, U20, Ulster, Under 20 Football https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-view-of-austin-stack-park-ahead-of-the-game-006f90ce-6ba1-42fb-a002-dd7c9db91668-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-clare-munster-u20-hurling-2-7020476-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:22:06+01:00 Clare U20 hurlers claim smash-and-grab scalp against 14-man Tipperary Clare, GAA, Hurling, Late Late Show, Munster, Tipperary, U20 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-view-of-shane-o-donnell-jersey-in-the-dressing-before-the-game-2812018-daa6b2a1-79bb-4390-9c62-d4afb384f82f-630x392.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-japan-newcastle-7020774-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T21:00:31+01:00 Ireland-Japan Nations Championship clash to take place in Newcastle Land down under, Nations Championship, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-general-view-of-mcdonald-jones-stadium-the-round-3-nrl-match-between-the-newcastle-knights-and-the-south-sydney-rabbitohs-at-mcdonald-jones-stadium-in-newcastle-saturday-march-18-2017-aap-image-5a65626c-3d12-416e-b277-7e34850c9bcd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-roscommon-u20-connacht-semi-final-7020470-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T20:59:33+01:00 Super-sub sends Roscommon into Connacht U20 final rematch with Galway win Connacht, GAA, Galway, Roscommon, Rossies, rossies repeat, U20 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/cian-smith-reacts-3ed43c2a-6d2e-4566-896d-f0da2fb2401a-630x741.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronnie-osullivan-6-7020759-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T18:47:17+01:00 Ronnie O’Sullivan storms into last 16 with old cue from under bed in Ireland ronnie o'sulivan, Snooker, World Snooker Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ronnie-osullivan-during-his-match-against-he-guoqiang-not-pictured-on-day-five-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-wednesday-april-22-2026-dfa9c198-deff-4886-ae13-1986cb8ef7d8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-carla-ward-14-months-progress-7019162-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T18:00:50+01:00 'Difficult, messy, beautiful': Ireland's progress under Carla Ward coygig, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/carla-ward-speaks-to-her-team-during-a-stoppage-in-play-4eb7fe0d-e4ea-4854-a003-839bebe37dd4-630x445.jpg https://www.the42.ie/oisin-mcentee-injury-7020634-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T17:47:48+01:00 Irish defender Oisin McEntee to miss Hearts' title run-in oisin mcentee, Setback, Soccer, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Ireland Republic, Rangers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/edinburgh-scotland-october-26-hearts-oisin-mcentee-in-action-during-a-william-hill-premiership-match-between-heart-of-midlothian-and-celtic-at-tynecastle-park-on-october-26-2025-in-edinburgh-s-4b03bd41-04ea-4735-bc11-8640cb8bfb45-630x725.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-max-deegan-suspended-7020548-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T16:51:32+01:00 Leinster's Max Deegan handed two-match ban after red card against Ulster Leinster, max deegan, Rugby, Suspension, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tempers-flair-after-max-deegan-upended-werner-kok-of-ulster-2c237cbd-34c0-4e13-b00f-f84d7b90a134-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-rugby-podcast-7020299-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T14:41:59+01:00 How Connacht have become a powerful force under Stuart Lancaster Connacht, Podcast, Rugby, Stuart Lancaster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stuart-lancaster-during-the-warm-up-ahead-of-the-match-a4d5b292-b239-4906-a7fa-6b96c78ba22f-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/peter-omahony-book-7020197-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T13:40:13+01:00 Peter O'Mahony to release autobiography in September All in, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/peter-omahony-and-his-son-theo-omahony-199600b9-b3c7-4b1d-993a-3823a9a3cfbc-630x400.jpg https://www.the42.ie/co-down-man-aaron-beggs-helps-exhausted-runner-cross-boston-marathon-finish-line-2-7020146-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T12:36:05+01:00 Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line Aaron Beggs, Boston, Boston Marathon, Down, Marathon, North Down AC, North Down Athletic Club, Personal Best https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/img_3477-7dec77f1-7365-4659-b098-adb1d51c5cd6-630x696.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gus-mccarthy-contract-leinster-7020048-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T12:07:21+01:00 McCarthy, Deegan and Foley pen new deals with Leinster cormac foley, gus mccarthy, Leinster, max deegan, Rugby, Signed Up https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/gus-mccarthy-f5c29aa3-3581-4b9c-a019-acdff1dffc05-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ryder-cup-tickets-7020044-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T11:31:46+01:00 Ryder Cup tickets to go on sale to Irish fans this week – but will cost €499 for match days Golf, Hot Tickets, Ryder Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/farmingdale-united-states-28th-sep-2025-shane-lowry-l-and-rory-mcilroy-of-team-europe-celebrate-on-the-eighteenth-green-after-lowry-sunk-a-putt-to-give-the-europeans-14-points-and-retention-of-t-1d1c8e64-f5b7-48dc-8e0d-21903e01369e-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/colm-barron-shelbourne-fai-7019968-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T11:20:28+01:00 Blow for Shelbourne as academy director Colm Barron leaves for FAI FAI, League of Ireland, LOI, loi2026, Shelbourne, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/john-martin-and-robert-harvey-82392253-15c2-44e2-b9e4-ae01561f39d9-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liam-rosenior-reaction-7019830-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T08:13:03+01:00 'The professionalism wasn’t there': Liam Rosenior seethes at ‘indefensible’ Chelsea display Liam Rosenior, Soccer, Under Pressure https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-chelsea-premier-league-american-express-stadium-d2d648d7-293b-4acf-b371-df1e3f69e590-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/paul-geaney-kerry-5-7019575-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T06:30:02+01:00 Paul Geaney: 'It was mentally the toughest year for me, but the winter was unreal' GAA, Kerry, Kingdom Leader, Munster, Paul Geaney, Munster https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/paul-geaney-66c5b87a-e1d0-4b16-831e-65411f2a3fc9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-sean-naughton-7018902-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T06:15:02+01:00 Sean Naughton part of an exciting Connacht crop hitting their stride Connacht, Momentum, Rugby, Sean Naughton, Stuart Lancaster, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sean-naughton-runs-in-to-score-his-sides-fifth-try-of-the-match-f73908d7-7cad-4d15-8dd7-dfca2fb50eec-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-famine-all-ireland-7019224-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-22T06:00:08+01:00 Galway hammering shows Kilkenny finding the ageing process difficult GAA, Hurling, Kilkenny, Leinster Hurling, SKINNED CATS https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/derek-lyng-reacts-to-a-missed-score-5edc378f-309d-4347-b78f-2dd96db6a118-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brighton-v-chelsea-7019753-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T22:11:09+01:00 Liam Rosenior faces fan fury as Chelsea suffer Brighton hammering Pressure, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/brighton-and-hove-albions-ferdi-kadioglu-right-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-first-goal-during-the-premier-league-match-at-the-american-express-stadium-brighton-picture-date-tuesday-april-21-b218160e-4ce1-489a-bb45-85535b6a1e79-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/championship-13-7019741-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T22:05:16+01:00 Leicester relegated to League One a decade after Premier League triumph Championship, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/hull-citys-liam-millar-right-scores-their-sides-first-goal-of-the-game-during-the-sky-bet-championship-match-at-the-king-power-stadium-leicester-picture-date-tuesday-april-21-2026-e3f7fbe8-309e-4a37-97c3-a5f20fb4139e-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mike-prendergast-munster-4-7019391-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T20:00:19+01:00 'I took the decision that I would work outside of Munster next season' attack coach, bath, Mike Prendergast, Moving On?, Munster https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mike-prendergast-53e5e39c-948e-4caf-a1be-50b62d207400-630x819.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronnie-osullivan-5-7019679-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T18:44:39+01:00 Ronnie O'Sullivan leads World Championship opener Snooker https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ronnie-osullivan-during-his-first-round-match-against-he-guoqiang-on-day-four-of-the-halo-world-snooker-championship-2026-at-the-crucible-theatre-sheffield-picture-date-tuesday-april-21-2026-ce2b5ff9-a5b2-4ebb-b693-ec64a8efa8f3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jim-stynes-melbourne-7019195-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T18:32:45+01:00 'His legacy is strong here' – Melbourne's special game to remember the great Jim Stynes AFL, Brian Stynes, GAA, Gaelic Football, Jim Stynes, Legend, Melbourne Demons https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/jim-stynes-assistant-coach-21102006-48e87f09-fd0f-49ff-ba16-779e2acabe9f-630x448.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-teams-run-out-7019046-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T18:00:21+01:00 Welcome to the bib time: GAA's grand championship entrances running on empty GAA, losing the run of ourselves, Soccer, Tunnel vision https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tipperary-players-take-to-the-field-75bd4b34-e28a-49e6-af9f-7e19ab8afdb7-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-munster-richie-murphy-7019501-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T17:42:35+01:00 'We're under pressure at the moment' - Injury-hit Ulster face testing Munster trip Playoff race, richie murphy, Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/richie-murphy-b8b8ec1e-e845-4b4e-bc11-3927ebfb4b38-630x415.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-rugby-south-africa-7019518-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T17:22:10+01:00 Connacht call on Eoin de Buitlear and Sean O’Brien to bolster squad in South Africa Connacht, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/eoin-de-buitlear-639793c8-439f-482a-a956-d1831f17de73-605x1000.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daire-cregg-suspension-7019440-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T17:05:21+01:00 Roscommon blow as Daire Cregg's suspension for Connacht SFC semi-final is upheld Daire Cregg, GAA, Missing Out, Roscommon GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/daire-cregg-and-the-end-of-the-game-578bda69-f58a-4898-a8cc-4b9d6068bb15-630x426.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tadhg-beirne-munster-5-7019284-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T16:06:32+01:00 'I can't get drawn into this stuff' - Munster skipper Beirne on Randle Appointment, Captain, Munster, Roger Randle, Tadhg Beirne, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tadhg-beirne-3b956cac-e90e-44cd-9552-7019ce182623-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-womens-rugby-record-crowd-7019244-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T15:24:20+01:00 Ireland set to play in front of record crowd again when Scotland visit Dublin Rugby, through the turnstiles https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/aoife-wafer-celebrates-after-the-match-06cbd050-d95a-486d-afbe-546eb66f3ccf-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-senior-championship-7019034-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T14:48:44+01:00 8 GAA senior games live on TV-streaming in next weekend's championship schedule Championship, Dates For Diary, GAA, GAA fixtures, RTÉ, Senior, TV https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/robert-doyle-and-dessie-hutchinson-e54793fd-e792-4326-9769-02c85ec40f11-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-rugby-21-7019111-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T13:28:54+01:00 Ulster props Bell, O'Toole and Wilson all ruled out of Munster game Ireland, Sidelined, Ulster, Ulster, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/angus-bell-leaves-the-pitch-injured-18a0d39b-e5ed-4eb7-93e1-db7f167ec067-630x406.jpg https://www.the42.ie/west-ham-6-7019086-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T13:10:10+01:00 Karren Brady to leave West Ham after 16 years as vice-chair karen brady, Premeir League, The Hammers, West Ham https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/london-stadium-stratford-on-sunday-14th-december-2025-karen-brady-looks-on-prior-to-the-premier-league-match-between-west-ham-united-and-aston-villa-at-the-london-stadium-stratford-on-sunday-14th-d-9ba97d7a-75cd-405b-b7e1-b281ae6f8797-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/harry-byrne-new-leinster-contract-7019000-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T12:45:00+01:00 Leinster out-half Harry Byrne signs new contract Harry Byrne, locked in, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/harry-byrne-celebrates-winning-the-match-368a90c6-726b-4ef0-801c-3ccd44a97014-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-burke-galway-7018113-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T11:09:31+01:00 The 2-2 hero against Kilkenny becoming the latest young gun for Galway Galway GAA, Kilkenny GAA, Leinster SHC, rory burke, starlet https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rory-burke-with-rory-garrett-0c9b0709-1550-44a9-9f20-1ee7a82f3165-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-city-barry-ryan-7018898-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T10:46:07+01:00 Cork City on hunt for fourth women's manager in three seasons after Ryan exit Cork City, Football, Soccer, Women's League of Ireland https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-general-view-of-turners-cross-stadium-eb76896e-fcbd-4583-8bfe-4aa6fca6aa3f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/calvin-nash-two-year-deal-munster-7018897-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T10:41:04+01:00 Munster announce two-year contract extension for Calvin Nash calvin nash, Munster, On The Dotted Line, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/calvin-nash-d064c73e-69da-40f4-91b1-4068e1dce92e-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-snooker-championship-moody-wilson-7018794-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T07:44:48+01:00 Teenager Moody misses out on famous win after 2024 champion makes comeback Championship, Crucible, World Snooker https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-7b6104a9-88ea-4f00-89ce-f979befdd7b4-630x890.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jacques-nienaber-leinster-interview-7018680-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-21T06:00:56+01:00 Leinster are not ‘where we should be yet’ Champions Cup, Jacques Nienaber, Must do better, Rugby, Leinster, United Rugby Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/jacques-nienaber-aff49af1-272a-4d53-83fe-edda6bbe17ea-630x409.jpg