https://www.the42.ie/2026-rugby-players-ireland-awards-7045927-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T22:45:52+01:00 McCloskey and Moloney-MacDonald clinch top honours at Rugby Players Ireland Awards cliodhna moloney macdonald, Ireland, Rugby, Rugby Players Ireland Awards, stuart mccloskey, Top Picks https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-general-view-of-the-clayton-hotel-ahead-of-the-awards-eddbb08d-d81a-44da-a4bb-855c1d535080-630x402.jpg https://www.the42.ie/southampton-spying-scandal-7045634-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T22:14:00+01:00 Middlesbrough to play Hull in Championship play-off final as Southampton lose 'spygate' appeal EFL, rumbling on, Soccer, Southampton https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-general-view-of-a-private-property-sign-at-rockliffe-park-middlesbroughs-training-ground-southampton-have-been-expelled-from-the-championship-play-offs-after-admitting-to-spying-on-opponents-on-t-9f0da6ed-5c8e-4b20-a34d-7a0503089652-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-galway-leinster-u20-final-7045983-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T21:05:29+01:00 Goals from Morgan and Shaughnessy help fire Galway to Leinster U20 glory GAA, Galway GAA, Hurling, Kilkenny GAA, leinster u20 hurling final, Tribe Rules https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-shaughnessy-celebrates-scoring-cadaa43b-fbe1-4660-923b-322f7088fb6e-630x461.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sharlene-mawdsley-new-400m-personal-best-7046027-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T20:27:15+01:00 New 400m personal best for Sharlene Mawdsley after brilliant victory in Italy Athletics, sharlene mawdsley, Top Speed, Track and Field https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sharlene-mawdsley-f74ed33c-9f7d-48e3-9f7a-850f9fee7467-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clarkson-leinster-tighthead-7045635-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T19:30:01+01:00 Clarkson's continuing progress at tighthead a happy tale for Leinster Front Row, Leinster, Progress, prop life, T&C, thomas clarkson, Tighthead 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https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/porcari-italia-20th-may-2026-ecuadors-manuel-jhonatan-narvaez-of-uae-team-emirates-xrg-stage-winner-during-stage-11-of-the-giro-ditalia-from-porcari-to-chiavari-italy-wednesday-may-20-2026-p-4cddb6ac-d2fa-49e1-950d-0f3b8237fb9c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-mchugh-westmeath-martin-mchugh-7045513-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T15:48:17+01:00 An ounce of breeding worth a tonne of feeding – Mark McHugh's journey column, GAA, Gaelic Football, McHugh https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mark-mchugh-celebrates-with-john-heslin-aa2aea1e-1382-45a3-8900-4a31f0df586f-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ex-munster-and-ireland-star-simon-zebo-to-release-autobiography-7045467-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-20T13:43:29+01:00 Ex-Munster and Ireland star Simon Zebo to release autobiography book, Gerry Thornley, looking ahead, Munster, Rugby, Simon Zebo 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