https://www.the42.ie/montpellier-beat-stade-francais-top-14-semi-final-7077246-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T23:57:01+01:00 Montpellier set sights on domestic/European double after booking Top 14 final place Domingo Miotti, double vision, Montpellier, Rugby, Rugby Union, Stade Français, Top 14, Toulouse https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/arthur-vincent-of-montpellier-during-the-top-14-20252026-semi-final-match-between-montpellier-and-stade-francais-at-septeo-stadium-on-june-20-2026-in-montpellier-france-photo-by-philippe-lecoeur-c05f620d-09b6-450b-903c-351a38804a91-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/germany-beat-cote-divoire-7077233-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T23:20:57+01:00 Undav's 94th-minute winner sends Germany through to knockout rounds 2026 world cup, Côte d'Ivoire, Deniz The Menace, DENIZ UNDAV, Football, Germany, International Football, Soccer, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/germanys-deniz-undav-second-from-left-is-mobbed-by-teammates-after-scoring-their-second-goal-during-the-world-cup-group-e-soccer-match-between-germany-and-ivory-coast-in-toronto-saturday-june-20-985e5eee-415d-476a-8316-476637f2ef3d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mayo-beat-meath-all-ireland-sfc-result-7077080-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T22:01:00+01:00 Mayo through to All-Ireland quarter-finals after second-half revival against Meath GAA, Gaelic Football, Last Eight, Mayo GAA, Meath GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/kobe-mcdonald-celebrates-a-score-b4e9a24b-ab4d-4b51-8ba9-2f21a1b298ae-630x391.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-beat-dublin-hurling-quarter-finals-7077111-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T21:39:00+01:00 Clare shut Dublin out to book place in All-Ireland hurling semi-finals Banner Roar, Clare GAA, All-Ireland Senior HC, Dublin GAA, Eibhear Quilligan, GAA, Hurling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ronan-hayes-and-darragh-lohan-b368bfbb-5dd6-4630-ac45-7ce4e0e775a6-630x466.jpg https://www.the42.ie/netherlands-beat-sweden-world-cup-7077104-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T20:23:09+01:00 Brobbey and Gakpo shine as Netherlands hammer Sweden at World Cup 2026 world cup, Brian Brobbey, Cody Gakpo, Football, Netherlands, oranje crush, Soccer, Sweden, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/aptopix-sweden-netherlands-wcup-soccer-88ddbb70-0314-4a90-8506-aa1cbdfd5916-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athlone-beat-shamrock-rovers-womens-premier-division-7077094-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T20:19:37+01:00 Lily Agg's Athlone reign off to a winning start against Shamrock Rovers Athlone Town, League of Ireland, lily agg, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer, WLOI round-up, Women's football, Women's Premier Division https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/madie-gibson-e61a61ab-8d82-4b04-a5ff-997b3b6d937d-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tailteann-cup-semi-finals-3-7077079-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T20:04:26+01:00 Oisín McConville's Wicklow set for Tailteann Cup final showdown against Down Down GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Offaly GAA, silverware in sight, Tailteann Cup, Wicklow GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mark-jackson-celebrates-after-the-game-f7de8113-a6dc-4ebb-8147-7f444f213768-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/camogie-results-7-7077039-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T19:22:57+01:00 Kilkenny book place in camogie quarter-finals – but the race to join them is wide open Camogie, Cat Laughs, GAA, Glen Dimplex Senior Camogie Championship, Kilkenny Camogie, Limerick Camogie, Offaly Camogie https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/ava-brett-and-roisin-begley-6c3765ec-727d-4adb-8ad1-e81c6ba50547-630x465.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-armagh-7076985-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T19:14:00+01:00 Kerry make statement of intent with emphatic win over Armagh Armagh, GAA, Kerry GAA, sending a message https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/david-clifford-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-first-goal-8ab68b84-7871-4805-85ce-0d9db11c9e4a-630x791.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-derry-2-7077033-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T19:06:02+01:00 Cork through to minor decider after confident win over Derry All Ireland Minor Championship, Cork GAA, GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rory-twohig-a5530f02-6613-42fc-99d6-91aee0062f5f-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mayo-donegal-lgfa-7076967-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T18:05:00+01:00 Mayo, Meath, Armagh and Kildare through to quarter-finals GAA, LGFA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/donegal-v-mayo-lgfa-tg4-all-ireland-senior-championship-round-3-5a91cb5b-df89-482b-8009-950763c0e1c9-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stuart-grehan-amateur-championship-7076990-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T18:01:30+01:00 Ireland's Stuart Grehan wins Amateur Championship – and earns himself major invitations Golden Ticket, Golf, Stuart Grehan, The Amateur Championship https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/stuart-grehan-1-3a754fc2-7fda-4a34-b19c-1d9400eb9544-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/doris-obrien-ireland-7076971-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T16:32:16+01:00 Sheehan captains Ireland as Doris and O'Brien ruled out of tour Caelan Doris, Injuries, Ireland, ruled out, Tommy O'Brien https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/tommy-obrien-celebrates-scoring-their-fifth-try-with-caelan-doris-3261b5db-6a8e-4170-9691-99969ca4e244-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/oli-jager-munster-rugby-retirement-7076935-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T14:32:44+01:00 'With a very heavy heart': Oli Jager retires from rugby on medical grounds Munster, Rugby, stepping away https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/oli-jager-e6d7e17a-c3cf-477c-b94e-6c8104324b32-630x770.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-usa-mens-hockey-7076925-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T13:50:04+01:00 Ireland put five past USA to end Nations Cup on winning note Hockey https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/21-usa-v-ireland-7th-8th-5352c0cd-c37e-4910-8110-3dd13bddc43b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lee-keegan-big-interview-mayo-punditry-all-ireland-7075083-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T07:00:46+01:00 'Some of the other lads, they really did feel suffocated' - Lee Keegan interview big interview, Lee Keegan, Mayo https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/89294_2531037-0b1190a2-03a0-46be-b150-dd920e6a5a6f-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-dublin-hurling-quarter-final-2026-7076239-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T06:40:00+01:00 Stick or twist: Clare and Dublin's need to shore up defences Clare GAA, Dublin GAA, GAA, Hurling, make or break https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/a-general-view-of-the-action-a18db6cb-f848-4dd7-b9d1-3bf10d2f4c3b-630x394.jpg https://www.the42.ie/offaly-hurler-killian-sampson-7073834-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T06:15:55+01:00 'We don't ever want to be back there again' - Offaly's hurling rise as Cork showdown awaits GAA, Hurling, Killian Sampson, Offaly https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/2026-gaa-hurling-all-ireland-senior-championship-launch-cf0e456a-dfd8-40a1-9cba-6b52c407ed0a-630x416.jpg https://www.the42.ie/netherlands-sweden-7072159-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-20T06:15:38+01:00 Who will win this evening's World Cup game - Netherlands or Sweden? 2026 world cup, Call it, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup Poll https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/swedens-alexander-isak-9-celebrates-with-swedens-viktor-gyokeres-17-after-he-scored-to-put-sweden-up-3-1-during-the-world-cup-group-f-soccer-match-between-sweden-and-tunisia-in-guadalupe-near-a3b53a97-57d2-482f-ae0d-b0d710389801-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cahir-prendergast-leinster-7076743-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T06:00:45+01:00 Cahir the URC winner and Prendergast the playmaker Cahir, Final, Leinster, Prendergast, URC, winners https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/denis-bastick-and-jerry-cahir-celebrate-winning-c766b1fb-6b44-4d66-a737-6a8abadd2bbf-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brazil-haiti-world-cup-2-7076748-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T03:32:33+01:00 Matheus Cunha gets Brazil Surfin' USA as they begin to embrace generational pressure 2026 world cup, Brazil, in the groove, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/brazils-matheus-cunha-9-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-with-brazils-vinicius-junior-7-and-lucas-paqueta-20-during-the-world-cup-group-c-soccer-match-between-brazil-and-haiti-i-11a79ce8-c779-41e0-bb25-be46b5a4e25b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bulls-leinster-reaction-7076686-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-20T00:58:02+01:00 'We didn’t really give ourselves a chance' - another tough night in Croker for the Bulls Reaction, Rugby, Bulls, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/handre-pollard-dejected-after-leinster-scored-their-fourth-try-6ee4b8dd-1bb4-4f32-9109-bd3ef4125cac-630x384.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-leo-cullen-7-7076676-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T23:38:47+01:00 'They've been legends' - Doris shares trophy lift with Lowe and McGrath Caelan Doris, Champions, Leinster, Leo Cullen, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leinster-celebrate-winning-the-bkt-united-rugby-championship-603c22de-8a2f-4fdd-89a7-da3d653e0406-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-new-zealand-womens-t20-world-cup-7076697-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T23:04:18+01:00 Ireland fall agonisingly short against defending T20 World Cup champions New Zealand Cricket, Ireland Cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Women's T20 World Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/new-zealand-v-ireland-icc-womens-t20-world-cup-england-wales-2026-56a1ca2c-7fe6-4389-93a6-0c8b13af11ad-630x408.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-united-derry-city-match-report-2-7076325-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T22:47:53+01:00 Walsh brace inspires Galway United to crucial victory at Pearse Stadium Derry City, Galway United, Getting there, LOI, Premier Division, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/stephen-walsh-after-the-game-with-his-family-c3d09c7e-b8f0-4ce4-a438-c5759efc4c85-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-podcast-7076661-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T22:38:39+01:00 Snap reaction: Leinster hammer Bulls to retain the URC Podcast, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/dan-sheehan-and-james-ryan-celebrate-winning-d249fc67-290c-4072-8617-736236b466b1-630x355.jpg https://www.the42.ie/drogheda-shelboure-draw-7076647-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T22:34:19+01:00 Drogs and Shels share the points as Harry Wood nicks a draw Draw, honours even, LOI, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-burney-and-fuhad-kareem-with-sean-boyd-sam-bone-and-wessel-speel-9e4986e9-b564-43a0-ad15-8908a0dd1707-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bohemians-dundalk-match-report-3-7076309-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T22:16:38+01:00 Dundalk climb up to third as Kenny screamer completes rally against Bohemians Bohemians, Comeback kids, Dundalk, LOI, Premier Division, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/eoin-kenny-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-d463101e-eb8c-465f-aaed-cfa46a2f59d8-630x361.jpg https://www.the42.ie/st-patricks-athletic-sligo-rovers-match-report-3-7076334-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T22:06:45+01:00 Late, late show from Pat's yields two goals to break Sligo resolve LOI, On a Roll, Premier Division, Sligo Rovers, Soccer, St. Patrick's Athletic https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/aidan-keena-and-daire-patton-bca9abed-81d9-43fe-857e-dcddce969cf5-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-comment-7076406-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T22:03:55+01:00 Prendergast delivers timely performance as Leinster trample Bulls in Croke Park Comment, Leinster, Rugby, Bulls, Top 10, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sam-prendergast-reacts-494016e3-c9bb-466f-aae1-878c685a486f-630x394.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-shamrock-rovers-match-report-3-7076321-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T21:56:13+01:00 League leaders Shamrock Rovers get the better of bottom side Waterford in control, LOI, Premier Division, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer, Waterford https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/michael-noonan-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-64c14f04-f6a7-4de1-944b-7db397f3e4d6-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-urc-15-7076390-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T21:30:06+01:00 Leinster retain URC crown in style with another battering of the Bulls Bulls, Croke Park, Deja Vu, Final, Leinster, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/rieko-ioane-celebrates-scoring-their-second-try-with-teammates-d6633e3e-926c-4bbd-b46f-be8be23d69bf-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tyrone-kildare-all-ireland-minor-semi-final-match-report-7076352-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T21:10:46+01:00 Reigning champions Tyrone go one more step to retaining minor title All-Ireland MFC, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kildare GAA, Tyrone GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/matthew-f-daly-with-liam-mescal-b8d0cc1a-7a05-4a2d-996b-e316ac7d8a93-630x461.jpg https://www.the42.ie/olivia-mehaffey-dutch-open-7076507-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T20:51:24+01:00 Mehaffey tops the leaderboard after day one of the Dutch Open Golf, Mehaffey https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/olivia-mehaffey-27c9dcf4-cda6-4d6c-882a-19f484bc858e-630x375.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-bulls-live-scores-2-7076247-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T18:36:18+01:00 As it happened: Leinster defend URC title with 36-7 win over Bulls Bulls Rugby, Leinster, live scores, Minute-by-Minute, Rugby, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jack-conan-celebrates-scoring-their-third-try-with-teammates-726077a6-e9d3-4e9f-a20c-a95090428c40-630x359.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-hockey-scotland-2-7076347-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T17:55:47+01:00 Ireland hockey squeezed out of Nations Cup despite stirring rally against Scotland Hackeyed, Hockey, Hockeyed, Ireland Men's Hockey https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/18-ireland-v-scotland-5th-8th-f242eec3-17ab-4e68-944d-9d1fc22bd0f7-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/precise-royal-ascot-7076273-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T17:05:51+01:00 Precise moment arrives for O’Brien filly in Coronation Stakes Horse Racing, Precise, Royal Ascot https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/royal-ascot-2026-day-four-ascot-racecourse-7acf8542-52e4-4284-bc00-3a51feda516c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sports-quiz-of-the-week-173-7074755-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T17:00:26+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz Questions and Answers, Sports Quiz, SQOTW https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/atlanta-united-states-on-june-15-2026-pico-lopes-cabo-verde-gestures-during-spain-and-cape-verde-group-h-fifa-world-cup-2026-atlanta-stadium-atlanta-united-states-on-june-15-2026-thor-wegn-78dd905c-fd9b-4e4b-a132-cc082cc2d7eb-630x386.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-seven-departures-7075832-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T14:43:00+01:00 Munster Rugby confirm seven departures and eight academy recruits exit door, Munster, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/andrew-smith-3090491e-92f9-49ee-94af-f87ada0e8551-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-voices-podcast-ice-7075813-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T11:34:10+01:00 World Cup Voices Ep.3 - Life for an immigrant in Trump's USA Football family, Podcast, Soccer, World Cup 2026, world cup voices https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/img_7518-ca6d2c6c-f1da-4258-96f4-420f3e4e7c9c-630x840.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-team-news-gaelic-football-7075442-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T11:19:00+01:00 Seán O'Shea and Shane Ryan return as Kerry and Armagh make one change each Armagh GAA, Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, Monaghan GAA, Team news https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/sean-oshea-e3fdef98-2c71-4631-82fc-1f621087eecd-630x477.jpg https://www.the42.ie/premier-league-fixtures-9-7075718-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T10:22:19+01:00 Arsenal begin Premier League title defence at home to newly-promoted Coventry Football, Friday Night Lights, Premier League, Premier League fixtures, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/london-uk-24th-may-2026-bukayo-saka-of-arsenal-and-arsenal-manager-mikel-arteta-celebrate-with-the-premier-league-trophy-after-the-premier-league-match-between-crystal-palace-fc-and-arsenal-fc-at-bd93c1f9-7655-4a9b-8737-7106ca3ff7aa-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-hurling-team-named-7075473-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T10:10:00+01:00 Alan Walsh gets first championship start among four Cork changes; Dublin make three switches Cork GAA, Dublin GAA, GAA, Hurling, Team news https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/alan-walsh-and-sean-finn-in-action-514fa262-624f-4cb8-a56c-630dfc895ca3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-gudie-weekend-sport-7073830-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T07:30:42+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport RTÉ, Sport, Sports TV Listings, TG4, Tune in, TV https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mixcollage-17-jun-2026-06-21-pm-6552-f517e364-0325-49b2-8241-9a4c71d230cd-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-lowe-leinster-7-7074139-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T07:00:38+01:00 'One of the best of all time' - Leinster want to give Lowe fitting farewell Bulls, Farewell?, Final, James Lowe, Leinster, Lowey, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/james-lowe-celebrates-with-his-son-nico-after-the-match-41f796aa-c5a1-4d86-9c1d-e29e83209bb5-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-mexico-7075567-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T06:37:52+01:00 Co-hosts Mexico first team to qualify for World Cup knockout rounds 2026 world cup, Football, Guadalajara, Javier Aguirre, Mexico, South Korea, With a game to spare, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/guadalajara-mexico-18th-june-2026-players-of-mexico-celebrate-their-first-goal-by-luis-romo-c-during-a-group-a-match-between-mexico-and-south-korea-at-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-at-guadalajara-stad-b11821e5-9579-48fa-911b-4ae2199bc5a1-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brazil-haiti-world-cup-7075540-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T06:30:10+01:00 Brazil at a crossroads with the Ancelotti Doctrine - 'Individual stars will not be decisive for this World Cup' 2026 world cup, Brazil, Haiti, Preview, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/morristown-united-states-of-america-18-june-2026-l-to-r-neymar-10-of-brazil-head-coach-carlo-ancelotti-of-brazil-at-the-soccer-2026-world-cup-training-brazil-credit-passion2press-demarkus-fi-699db3f8-0311-4b39-a86a-4bd5f041785b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/scotland-morocco-world-cup-poll-7073300-Jun2026/ the 42 en Opinion 2026-06-19T06:15:19+01:00 Who will win tonight's World Cup game – Scotland or Morocco? 2026 world cup, Call it, Soccer, Sports Poll, World Cup Poll https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/thousands-of-scotland-soccer-fans-take-part-in-the-tartan-army-march-making-their-way-to-fenway-park-ahead-of-a-baseball-game-between-the-boston-red-sox-and-the-texas-rangers-sunday-june-14-2026-f06240a9-18d6-432e-819a-86b7525f04a8-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-expectations-mccarthy-7074172-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-19T06:00:02+01:00 'If you don't win a trophy every season, you feel pretty inadequate' Bulls, Croke Park, expectations, High Standards, Joe McCarthy, Leinster, URC Final https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/joe-mccarthy-and-james-ryan-celebrate-with-the-urc-trophy-030b8168-831d-452e-9453-434d55a41b6f-630x420.jpg