https://www.the42.ie/leinster-tyler-bleyendaal-interview-7011795-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-14T06:30:18+01:00 'It's hard to just dominate a game for 80 minutes' Challenge, Interview, Reaction, Rugby, Leinster, Tyler Bleyendaal, Ulster https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tyler-bleyendaal-0d542287-8ac2-4fa5-a274-66b420e6b66a-630x667.jpg Leinster assistant coach Tyler Bleyendaal. 'It's hard to just dominate a game for 80 minutes' https://www.the42.ie/ireland-poland-match-preview-7011281-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-14T06:00:04+01:00 Ireland out to ignite World Cup dream in pivotal Poland double-header Football, Ireland WNT, match preview, Soccer, WNT https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-view-of-ireland-training-2308d2e9-6bbe-4e77-ab3f-14b887d75a92-630x407.jpg A view of Ireland training in Gdańsk yesterday. Ireland out to ignite World Cup dream in pivotal Poland double-header https://www.the42.ie/harry-byrne-leinster-4-7011393-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T20:07:04+01:00 Byrne delivers another assured showing in Leinster's 10 shirt Harry Byrne, Leinster, Number 10, out-half, playmaker https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/94458_2931639-4fe15764-7cf6-4202-ad93-ad12f83e30d8-630x359.jpg Byrne delivers another assured showing in Leinster's 10 shirt https://www.the42.ie/tyrone-armagh-analysis-7011505-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T18:21:00+01:00 Have we seen the last of Malachy O'Rourke and Tyrone in 2026? Don't bet on it Armagh, Big Days Ahead, GAA, Tyrone https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/malachy-orourke-arrives-d79cb03c-5726-4f3f-a8d6-91cd4a0d9dfd-630x419.jpg Tyrone manager Malachy O'Rourke. Have we seen the last of Malachy O'Rourke and Tyrone in 2026? Don't bet on it https://www.the42.ie/urc-preview-provinces-7011321-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T17:18:30+01:00 URC: Play-off race heats up as provinces return to league action Connacht, Home Stretch, Leinster, Munster, Rugby, Ulster, United Rugby Championship https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/jacob-stockdale-and-ciaran-frawley-7f078057-02b7-4ec4-ab58-a9494485be45-630x392.jpg Ulster play Leinster in Belfast this weekend. URC: Play-off race heats up as provinces return to league action https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-hibernian-friendly-tallaght-stadium-7011595-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T17:11:01+01:00 Shamrock Rovers to face Hibernian in Tallaght Stadium friendly this summer Football, Hibernian, Hoops v Hibs, LOI, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/graham-burke-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-goal-514d9f0e-a228-4814-920a-deb04f42c5aa-630x419.jpg Rovers celebrate a recent goal at Tallaght Stadium. Shamrock Rovers to face Hibernian in Tallaght Stadium friendly this summer https://www.the42.ie/irish-football-podcast-3-7011548-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T16:33:37+01:00 LOI Blue Bloods Arsenal, Football, League of Ireland, LOI, Manchester United, Podcast, Premier League, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer, Spurs, The Football Family, Tottenham Hostpur https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stephen-kenny-and-stephen-bradley-shake-hands-before-the-game-55d1bcae-f9ca-4bc5-925b-23b634d16fd0-630x650.jpg LOI Blue Bloods https://www.the42.ie/leinster-injuries-7-7011518-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T15:57:03+01:00 Alex Usanov and Ryan Baird out for Leinster's trip to Ulster Leinster, Rugby, squad update https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ryan-baird-scores-a-try-0eb8ac38-ae8d-46b1-82aa-33d28e033ce5-630x418.jpg Ryan Baird. Alex Usanov and Ryan Baird out for Leinster's trip to Ulster https://www.the42.ie/irish-rugby-podcast-8-7011363-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T13:24:38+01:00 Leinster's Champions Cup chances, Ulster impress, and Connacht's yellows Challenge Cup, Champions Cup, Connacht, Irish Rugby, Leinster, Podcast, Rugby, Ulster https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dan-sheehan-makes-a-break-leading-to-jamie-osbornes-final-try-cfb1c987-99ed-40cc-ad3c-39ffc0e83ca5-630x399.jpg Leinster's Champions Cup chances, Ulster impress, and Connacht's yellows https://www.the42.ie/ireland-poland-pre-match-press-conference-7011294-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T13:07:38+01:00 Ruesha Littlejohn ruled out of Ireland's World Cup qualifier against 'top side' Poland coygig, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ruesha-littlejohn-f89382ad-6f2f-4364-ac17-838fa5511fdf-630x406.jpg Ruesha Littlejohn (file photo). Ruesha Littlejohn ruled out of Ireland's World Cup qualifier against 'top side' Poland https://www.the42.ie/talking-points-gaelic-football-championship-7011183-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T13:00:55+01:00 Leitrim's joyous day, Cork produce mixed bag, Armagh-Tyrone deliver the drama championship is here, GAA, Gaelic Football, weekend talking points https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/eoin-mcloughlin-cf85c015-0231-43a1-b933-b33a66254e50-630x468.jpg Leitrim's Eoin McLoughlin celebrates. Leitrim's joyous day, Cork produce mixed bag, Armagh-Tyrone deliver the drama https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-masters-15-7011167-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T11:51:07+01:00 Major titles, world rankings, prize money: what does Masters win mean for Rory McIlroy? Augusta, Golf, Masters https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-holds-the-trophy-after-winning-the-masters-golf-tournament-at-the-augusta-national-golf-club-sunday-april-12-2026-in-augusta-ga-ap-photoashley-landis-7fbfef01-95d6-486d-910e-a7f7840c3ffd-630x420.jpg Rory McIlroy holds the trophy after his win. Major titles, world rankings, prize money: what does Masters win mean for Rory McIlroy? https://www.the42.ie/pep-guardiola-city-arsenal-7011153-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T10:09:51+01:00 Pep Guardiola: Arsenal are still the best team in England and Europe Pep Guardiola, Premier League, Soccer, Arsenal, Manchester City, title race https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-13ddf4fe-4287-4e83-b40b-8d08ee01e1f7-630x437.jpg Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists Arsenal are still the best team (John Walton/PA). Pep Guardiola: Arsenal are still the best team in England and Europe https://www.the42.ie/dan-sheehan-leinster-champions-cup-7010423-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T06:30:14+01:00 'We've probably let things slide as a player group early in the season' Champions Cup, Dan Sheehan, Leinster, Rugby, standards https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dan-sheehan-is-tackled-by-jos-gilmour-as-he-makes-a-break-leading-to-jamie-osbornes-try-9e0e3d59-76e6-44dc-9dfb-513d560377ae-630x405.jpg Leinster's Dan Sheehan. 'We've probably let things slide as a player group early in the season' https://www.the42.ie/victor-ozhianvuna-shamrock-rovers-7010558-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T06:00:44+01:00 Victor Ozhianvuna emergence music to everyone's ears at Shamrock Rovers Arsenal, League of Ireland, LOI, loi2026, Shamrock Rovers, Victor Ozhianvuna https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/victor-ozhianvuna-and-kian-leavy-7f205d04-5de5-4222-bacb-e5779b57e224-630x404.jpg Shamrock Rovers' Victor Ozhianvuna and St Patrick's Athletic's Kian Leavy. Victor Ozhianvuna emergence music to everyone's ears at Shamrock Rovers https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-reaction-4-7011060-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T02:06:13+01:00 'I don't make it easy' - McIlroy not expecting 'lull in motivation' after second Masters win 2026 Masters, Golf, Reaction, Rory McIlroy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-celebrates-after-winning-the-masters-golf-tournament-at-the-augusta-national-golf-club-sunday-april-12-2026-in-augusta-ga-ap-photodavid-j-phillip-beaec4d5-2f76-4deb-b5de-936b7a316581-630x420.jpg 2026 Masters champion: Rory McIlroy. 'I don't make it easy' - McIlroy not expecting 'lull in motivation' after second Masters win https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-2026-masters-2-7010890-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-13T01:14:04+01:00 He does it again: Walking every hole of Rory McIlroy's Masters triumph 2026 Masters, genius at work, Golf, Rory McIlroy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-gives-a-thumbs-up-after-winning-the-masters-golf-tournament-at-the-augusta-national-golf-club-sunday-april-12-2026-in-augusta-ga-ap-photoeric-gay-a7c33d80-52c6-49a6-8936-63d0142b9093-630x420.jpg Rory McIlroy. He does it again: Walking every hole of Rory McIlroy's Masters triumph https://www.the42.ie/the-masters-live-final-round-golf-augusta-7010662-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T21:47:00+01:00 Rory McIlroy retains The Masters title at Augusta As it happened, Augusta, Golf, major sunday, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, The Masters https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-celebrates-after-winning-the-masters-golf-tournament-at-the-augusta-national-golf-club-sunday-april-12-2026-in-augusta-ga-ap-photoeric-gay-6e6dbec5-0a9b-4a66-8c77-52710fef59dd-630x420.jpg Rory McIlroy celebrates. Rory McIlroy retains The Masters title at Augusta https://www.the42.ie/roscommon-connacht-football-new-york-7010683-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T21:40:05+01:00 Roscommon hit 5-22 in Connacht quarter-final win in New York Connacht, GAA, New York, Roscommon, the rossies https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/darragh-heneghan-scores-a-goal-despite-joey-grace-fc4c5896-82ef-46e8-af44-88dc07e83891-630x405.jpg Darragh Heneghan scores a goal for Roscommon. Roscommon hit 5-22 in Connacht quarter-final win in New York https://www.the42.ie/kieran-mcgeeney-armagh-10-7010836-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T20:26:48+01:00 'I'm all for playing sh*t and winning' - Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney Armagh, Reaction, Tyrone, Ulster Championship https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kieran-mcgeeney-before-the-game-0fec8167-86fb-4a23-ad5f-167487390d1a-630x711.jpg Kieran McGeeney. 'I'm all for playing sh*t and winning' - Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney https://www.the42.ie/womens-super-league-finals-7010607-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T19:24:00+01:00 Super League glory for Ballincollig and Trinity Meteors Basketball https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/adrian-osullivan-celebrates-winning-dc6b52ee-b839-48c8-b350-264c97cc2c08-630x420.jpg Adrian O'Sullivan celebrates Ballincollig's double success. Super League glory for Ballincollig and Trinity Meteors https://www.the42.ie/leinster-v-toulon-7010743-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T19:19:36+01:00 Leinster and Ulster set for Saturday semi-finals in Europe Fixture Details, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/harry-byrne-celebrates-winning-the-match-57d53c20-fdb9-4d11-a527-b3b7a471a2c8-630x410.jpg Leinster out-half Harry Byrne celebrating his side's quarter-final victory over Sale Sharks on Saturday. Leinster and Ulster set for Saturday semi-finals in Europe https://www.the42.ie/irish-open-swimming-2-7010720-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T19:09:04+01:00 Ellen Walshe claims fifth national title as Irish Open concludes in Bangor Swimming https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ellie-mccartney-and-ellen-walshe-e67cbc4f-5650-404e-a327-6010dac1b887-630x420.jpg Ellie McCartney and Ellen Walshe (R) post-race. Ellen Walshe claims fifth national title as Irish Open concludes in Bangor https://www.the42.ie/armagh-tyrone-ulster-championship-7010643-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T18:52:28+01:00 14-man Armagh survive stern Tyrone test to prevail in the final minute of extra time Armagh, Tyrone, Ulster Championship https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/jarly-og-burns-is-tackled-by-ben-mcdonnell-55f9885f-365e-4800-8f96-41aa7daf975a-630x769.jpg Jarly Óg Burns is tackled by Ben McDonnell. 14-man Armagh survive stern Tyrone test to prevail in the final minute of extra time https://www.the42.ie/chelsea-man-city-result-7010702-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T18:33:04+01:00 Title run-in hotting up as Manchester City cruise to 3-0 win over Chelsea Chelsea, Manchester City, Premier League https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/during-the-premier-league-soccer-match-between-chelsea-and-manchester-city-in-london-sunday-april-12-2026-ap-photoian-walton-6333a8e4-f196-4bad-879c-9a626348ecd9-630x420.jpg Manchester City's Marc Guehi (left) and Antoine Semenyo celebrate. Title run-in hotting up as Manchester City cruise to 3-0 win over Chelsea https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-az-goal-7010675-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T18:12:35+01:00 Troy Parrott scores 35th goal of season in comfortable AZ Alkmaar win AZ Alkmaar, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, Troy Parrott https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/alkmaar-netherlands-12th-apr-2026-alkmaar-netherlands-april-12-troy-parrott-of-az-alkmaar-shoots-at-goal-during-the-dutch-eredivsie-match-between-az-alkmaar-and-sc-heerenveen-at-afas-stadion-o-994dc4d6-9120-4b95-bcd3-5a4a474d9a4b-630x420.jpg Troy Parrott (centre) gets a shot away to find the net. Troy Parrott scores 35th goal of season in comfortable AZ Alkmaar win https://www.the42.ie/leitrim-v-sligo-7010661-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T17:53:11+01:00 Leitrim earn first victory in 15 years over Sligo; Wicklow dominate neighbours Carlow Connacht SFC, GAA, Gaelic Football, Leinster SFC, SFC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/eoin-mcloughlin-ryan-orourke-and-oisin-mcloughlin-4820f410-e1d6-47e5-b007-66826d9eb077-630x444.jpg Leitrim's Eoin McLoughlin, Ryan O'Rourke and Oisín McLoughlin celebrate after the final whistle in Sligo. Leitrim earn first victory in 15 years over Sligo; Wicklow dominate neighbours Carlow https://www.the42.ie/galway-waterford-camogie-5-7010634-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T17:24:40+01:00 Galway's class shines through as they continue to banish final ghosts Camogie https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/carrie-dolan-2902ceaa-18f7-4237-bb2c-973f1d14305b-630x420.jpg Carrie Dolan (right) of Galway. Galway's class shines through as they continue to banish final ghosts https://www.the42.ie/sinner-v-alcaraz-7010626-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T17:05:07+01:00 Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz on clay to reclaim world-number-one ranking Tennis https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/roquebrune-cap-martin-france-11th-apr-2026-photopqrnice-matindylan-meiffret-roquebrune-cap-martin-11042026-119e-edition-du-rolex-monte-carlo-masters-de-tennis-matchs-du-7e-jour-3961585a-a9f2-41bd-9eb5-2876ddc8bbb6-630x506.jpg Jannik Sinner at the Monte-Carlo Masters (file pic). Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz on clay to reclaim world-number-one ranking https://www.the42.ie/cork-limerick-munster-sfc-7010599-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T16:23:39+01:00 Cork blow Limerick away but show signs of running out of steam Cork GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Limerick GAA, Munster Senior Football championship, Munster SFC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dara-sheedy-in-action-closely-watched-by-killian-ryan-4fa23370-0dda-49d8-b35e-78a2f1e15d15-630x419.jpg Dara Sheedy of Cork (left) closely watched by Killian Ryan of Limerick. Cork blow Limerick away but show signs of running out of steam https://www.the42.ie/spurs-premier-league-bottom-three-7010588-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T16:16:05+01:00 Spurs stay in bottom three with Sunderland defeat as Villa drop points in Champions League hunt Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Premier League, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sunderland-uk-12th-apr-2026-tottenham-hotspur-react-after-sunderland-scored-during-the-sunderland-vs-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-match-at-the-stadium-of-light-sunderland-picture-credit-shou-5cdeb4e8-fc13-4146-a551-5b775f47ce70-630x420.jpg Tottenham Hotspur players react to falling behind. Spurs stay in bottom three with Sunderland defeat as Villa drop points in Champions League hunt https://www.the42.ie/falkirk-v-rangers-7010546-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T14:27:35+01:00 Rangers recover from bad start to put six past Falkirk and keep heat on Hearts Scottish Premiership, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rangers-bojan-miovski-centre-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-fourth-goal-of-the-game-in-front-of-the-fans-and-team-mates-during-the-william-hill-premiership-match-at-falkirk-stadium-falkirk-pictu-21b06dfd-cf8a-4779-8a75-5fd31e6bf945-630x419.jpg Rangers' Bojan Miovski (centre) celebrates scoring the visitors' fourth goal. Rangers recover from bad start to put six past Falkirk and keep heat on Hearts https://www.the42.ie/leinster-toulon-leo-cullen-7010385-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T09:16:28+01:00 'They've an all-star squad' - Leinster braced for Toulon test in Champions Cup semi-finals European Rugby Champions Cup, Last Four, Leinster, Rugby, Toulon https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/hugo-keenan-celerbrates-scoring-a-try-with-ryan-baird-cd621a41-bac7-426b-b161-309a1f9a44c0-630x421.jpg Leinster were too strong for 'They've an all-star squad' - Leinster braced for Toulon test in Champions Cup semi-finals https://www.the42.ie/lowry-hole-in-one-3-7010347-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T01:08:00+01:00 'I'll remember that for a while' - Lowry makes unique piece of Masters history with stunning hole-in-one 2026 Masters, Golf, Shane Lowry, specialty https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/shane-lowry-of-ireland-waves-after-a-hole-in-one-on-the-sixth-hole-during-the-third-round-of-the-masters-golf-tournament-at-the-augusta-national-golf-club-saturday-april-11-2026-in-augusta-ga-8e9f1727-8fc2-4ea2-9dc4-2ba75522a71c-630x420.jpg Shane Lowry celebrates his hole-in-one. 'I'll remember that for a while' - Lowry makes unique piece of Masters history with stunning hole-in-one https://www.the42.ie/masters-saturday-7010299-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T00:47:42+01:00 McIlroy clings on while Lowry stakes his claim on epic, chaotic moving day 2026 Masters, Golf, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, walking the fairways https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/augusta-united-states-11th-apr-2026-rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-reacts-after-his-approach-shot-to-the-14th-green-during-the-third-round-of-the-masters-tournament-at-augusta-national-golf-club-0e05069b-5ee4-4502-80d9-ed351a0a9610-630x445.jpg Rory McIlroy. McIlroy clings on while Lowry stakes his claim on epic, chaotic moving day https://www.the42.ie/mcilroy-and-lowry-day-three-masters-7010331-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-12T00:28:45+01:00 McIlroy tied for Masters lead after erratic round, while Lowry surges into contention 2026 Masters, Drama, Golf, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-2caeb610-5f05-418c-9e06-3056b2fb1282-630x420.jpg Rory McIlroy was reeled in on Saturday. McIlroy tied for Masters lead after erratic round, while Lowry surges into contention