https://www.the42.ie/derry-city-shamrock-rovers-loi-match-report-7023208-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T22:17:01+01:00 Derry City begin life at Celtic Park with battling win over Shamrock Rovers Football, LOI, Match Report, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/james-clarke-celebrates-scoring-the-opening-goal-524ceccf-87ce-4b00-880e-120c7076d6ce-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/st-pats-bohemians-loi-match-report-7023199-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T22:10:48+01:00 St Pat's recover from Bohemians' 8-second goal to move top of league table Football, Leaders, LOI, Match Report, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ryan-edmondson-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-goal-c783c150-aeb7-4c3a-b0dc-86d2288c3fab-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/forest-sunderland-7023240-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T22:07:18+01:00 Forest fire five past Sunderland for vital victory in relegation battle Match Report, Premier League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sunderland-uk-24th-apr-2026-morgan-gibbs-white-of-nottingham-forest-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-goal-of-the-match-0-3-during-the-sunderland-v-nottingham-forest-premier-league-match-at-the-s-d5cf8578-4614-4200-a022-80c0ca4d1cef-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-galway-united-loi-match-report-7023203-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T22:00:43+01:00 Late drama in Waterford as 96th-minute equaliser denies Galway Football, LOI, Match Report, point apiece, points shared, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dean-mcmenamy-bfaf8376-a242-400d-8b79-47b49402d933-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shelbourne-drogheda-united-loi-match-report-7023206-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T22:00:11+01:00 Drogheda come from behind to beat Shels in 7-goal thriller Football, LOI, Match Report, second half blitz, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/warren-davis-and-kameron-ledwidge-b3ad54a5-2d74-4d50-842f-53e632862a7d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/teams-of-the-season-7023161-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T20:12:49+01:00 Irish trio McCabe, O'Shea and Drinan named in teams of the season Flying the flag, Football, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/london-uk-1st-apr-2026-katie-mccabe-of-arsenal-women-during-the-uefa-womens-champions-league-quarter-final-second-leg-between-chelsea-fc-women-and-arsenal-women-at-stamford-bridge-credit-suzanne-62e9439a-9117-4bb9-a051-5d6acbdd268e-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sports-quiz-of-the-week-170-7020508-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T17:00:01+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz It's quiziness time, Let's Get Quizzical, Quizzical attraction, Sports Quiz https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/rotterdam-netherlands-19th-apr-2026-rotterdam-netherlands-april-19-troy-parrott-of-az-alkmaar-during-the-dutch-eurojackpot-knvb-beker-final-match-between-az-alkmaar-and-nec-nijmegen-at-stadion-8908d9b3-d4b7-4d32-b612-9a2fe1a58b17-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-rugby-podcast-11-7022800-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T16:07:38+01:00 Bullish Ireland and a big URC weekend Connacht, Ireland, Leinster, Munster, Podcast, Rugby, Ulster, URC, Women's Six Nations https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stacey-flood-778b9219-11f2-45fa-a0c4-9edd432c0dd7-630x449.jpg https://www.the42.ie/golf-fans-dissapointed-as-ryder-cup-website-crashes-during-limited-ticket-sale-2-7022834-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T15:37:00+01:00 Ryder Cup tickets reserved for Irish fans sell out in less than an hour adare manor, Golf, In Demand, Limerick, Missed out?, Ryder Cup, Ryder Cup 2027, Sport https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/2x7yp2c-db16de65-7cad-44c1-b8ab-e4c878289730-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liam-scales-6-7022770-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T15:03:53+01:00 Liam Scales signs new long-term deal with Celtic hoop dream https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/glasgow-uk-8th-mar-2026-rangers-played-celtic-in-the-scottish-cup-quarter-finals-at-ibrox-stadium-glasgow-scotland-the-final-score-decided-after-extra-time-and-on-penalties-was-rangers-2-4-c-50f58766-11f4-4b2d-9535-da8dfd581526-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-football-championship-7021491-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T13:30:49+01:00 Kerry's injuries and Cork's progress add new intrigue to Munster football championship Cork, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry, Munster, southern comfort https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/conor-murray-barry-coleman-daniel-omahoney-paul-geaney-cillian-rouine-and-paudie-feehan-2cfa16c9-eee8-4326-8dd2-b09d124c9336-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/chris-hughton-3-7022588-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T13:27:51+01:00 'I'm in a really good place' – Chris Hughton opens up on prostate cancer diagnosis Chris Hughton, Football, Premier League, Recovery, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/former-player-and-manager-chris-hughton-in-the-stands-ahead-of-the-enterprise-national-league-match-at-laithwaite-community-stadium-woking-picture-date-friday-april-3-2026-bcf3b59e-62c7-4da5-8db5-928020900f99-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-rugby-22-7022508-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T12:47:46+01:00 Ulster heavily rotate side for Munster battle Change, Team news, Ulster, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/richie-murphy-aa2021e6-290f-478e-ae61-3054401d41eb-630x390.jpg https://www.the42.ie/benetton-v-leinster-7022494-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T12:34:24+01:00 Leinster name strong 23 to face Benetton a week before Champions Cup semi Prep, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/josh-van-der-flier-celebrates-after-scoring-his-teams-third-try-with-jack-conan-and-caelan-doris-a9fb49bd-1465-474a-b16f-fe3562a937b1-630x396.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-rugby-17-7022489-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T12:21:45+01:00 Connacht make 10 changes for Lions clash Connacht, Rugby, Stuart Lancaster, Team news, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/stuart-lancaster-during-the-warm-up-ahead-of-the-match-9eccdb8c-83fd-48fa-ad2a-4272ee0d0c83-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daire-cregg-red-card-cac-7022373-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T12:01:51+01:00 Roscommon's Daire Cregg set to miss Connacht semi-final after unsuccessful CAC appeal CAC, Connacht SFC, Daire Cregg, Gaelic Football, Mayo GAA, Roscommon GAA, Verdict https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/daire-cregg-835f06f8-e8cf-47ce-ac1b-88fa900d6819-630x449.jpg https://www.the42.ie/aaron-gillane-injury-7022358-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T11:58:00+01:00 Aaron Gillane out for Limerick's clash with Cork due to injury Aaron Gillane, Blow, GAA, Hurling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/aaron-gillane-960b8d37-a314-477a-9d27-03a87ee2c987-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/hurling-podcast-2-7022398-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T10:55:17+01:00 The pressure builds: Tipp-Waterford, Cork-Limerick, Kilkenny-Wexford previews GAA, gaa weekly, Hurling, Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/liam-cahill-70713e3e-0ac9-430f-9f49-f553f9e8f747-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dan-mcfarland-11-7022357-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T10:24:30+01:00 Ex-Ulster boss Dan McFarland to take charge of Newcastle Red Bulls Appointment, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dan-mcfarland-7000b8d9-2245-4dc5-9e37-a6a425c410a1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-team-news-11-7022305-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T09:54:33+01:00 Rafferty takes over in goal for Armagh as Galway hurlers make one change Armagh GAA, GAA, gaa team news, Gaelic Football, Galway GAA, Hurling, team announcement https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ethan-rafferty-3128f735-0fbb-4f24-b9f1-d49bcfeb7e95-630x493.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-guide-sport-weekend-19-7021337-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T07:30:56+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport RTÉ, Sky sports, Sports TV Listings, TG4, Tune in, TV https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mixcollage-23-apr-2026-06-34-pm-8794-642db066-e5a3-4fca-9190-2b9e2af6d4fc-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ben-odonovan-munster-7021785-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T07:00:02+01:00 'One or two other provinces made similar offers, but he came here' Ben O'Donovan, Clayton McMillan, IQ, Munster https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ben-odonovan-9f2e76b0-6d14-4b10-9509-3c4884a428a0-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tiernan-lynch-derry-city-2-7020043-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T06:45:08+01:00 Patience the virtue Derry City's billionaire chairman hopes will pay off Derry City, League of Ireland, LOI, loi2026, THE BEAT https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tiernan-lynch-applauds-supporters-after-the-match-e84e287b-b46d-470d-ad67-5abcf07998b3-630x767.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-france-scott-bemand-7021138-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T06:25:38+01:00 'We've got the game to go there and cause problems' – Ireland braced for French test Confident, ireland womens rugby, Rugby, Scott Bemand, Women's Six Nations https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dorothy-wall-5ed15dae-211a-49a5-8ae8-6c1ff15ed3b4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/urban-rural-7018839-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T06:15:18+01:00 Sports shows how the true divide in Irish society is not urban v rural column https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-watched-by-dublin-gaa-footballer-ciaran-kilkenny-tries-out-a-hurling-stick-in-the-grounds-of-farmleigh-house-in-dublin-after-holding-a-press-conference-with-i-53eb5ecb-627d-4984-b969-9cd42c2c1a4f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/laura-dempsey-2-7021193-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-24T06:00:12+01:00 'We can aim for a quarter-final': Long-serving Dempsey happy to be part of Wexford rebuild Camogie, Wexford, Yellowbellies https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/laura-dempsey-ed71dde0-f272-4959-a366-f8e73949712d-630x815.jpg https://www.the42.ie/zurich-classic-of-new-orleans-2-7021928-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T23:43:36+01:00 Power makes strong start at Classic of New Orleans as Lowry hits four birdies in-a-row brooks koepka, Matti Schmid, Off the Mark, PGA, Shane Lowry, Zurich Classic of New Orleans https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/shane-lowry-left-of-ireland-talks-with-brooks-koepka-after-teeing-off-on-the-first-hole-during-the-first-round-of-the-pga-zurich-classic-golf-tournament-thursday-april-23-2026-in-avondale-la-b6e71d34-d1f7-4063-8485-6e91b82e280c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-team-news-9-7021869-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T22:16:28+01:00 Cork remain unchanged for Limerick showdown as Waterford show hand for Tipperary Cork GAA, Dublin GAA, Hurling, Leinster SHC, Munster SHC, The Starters https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ben-oconnor-3878c631-6303-40b0-b5ca-10de8ededca8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-mcclean-hip-7022094-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T21:44:01+01:00 'The past six weeks have been hell' – James McClean opens up about chronic hip injury Derry City, James McClean, LOI, Uncertain Future https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/james-mcclean-at-the-end-of-the-game-a10fe1a2-7259-45a6-8d08-b3c63df04f5c-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-team-news-10-7022071-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T20:41:42+01:00 McDonald set to start for championship debut as Comer and Walsh named in Galway squad Cork GAA, gaa team news, Gaelic Football, Galway GAA, Mayo GAA, Selections https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kobe-mcdonald-celebrates-scoring-his-second-goal-9d1d1034-313f-449e-b871-c31263dd9d63-630x740.jpg https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-kildare-leinster-u20-match-report-7021919-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T20:13:54+01:00 Kildare book Leinster U20 semi-final date with Meath after Westmeath refixture Gaelic Football, Kildare GAA, leinster u20 football championship, Onwards, Westmeath GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kildare-players-celebrate-after-the-game-aabc1448-c638-4772-93af-c4c563ebbafd-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/daire-cregg-cac-hearing-7021990-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T19:07:21+01:00 Roscommon's Daire Cregg to appeal red card at CAC hearing tonight Connacht SFC, Daire Cregg, Gaelic Football, Hearing, Mayo GAA, proceedings, Roscommon GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/daire-cregg-and-the-end-of-the-game-d227f692-b81e-4eac-818a-1896eeedac56-630x426.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ryder-cup-tickets-3-7021263-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T17:00:50+01:00 Ryder Cup ticket prices latest in depressing trend in top-level sport Golf, rip off republic?, Ryder Cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/file-photo-dated-24-09-2025-of-luke-donald-who-will-captain-europe-at-the-2027-ryder-cup-ryder-cup-europe-has-announced-issue-date-wednesday-march-4-2026-4daffe78-0928-42e3-a1ea-d4021ec6e9ca-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-moylan-7021489-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T17:00:03+01:00 Jack Moylan to stake claim for involvement in Ireland's Grenada friendly chance to impress, Heimir Hallgrímsson, Jack Moylan, League One, Republic Of Ireland https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/lincoln-citys-jack-moylan-during-the-sky-bet-league-one-match-at-lner-stadium-lincoln-picture-date-friday-april-3-2026-ddfa0c5c-c648-4859-aa84-bdc59f04c6e9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/final-whistle-blows-on-bbcs-football-focus-after-52-years-7021788-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T16:53:56+01:00 Final whistle blows on BBC's Football Focus after 52 years 52 YEARS, alex scott, BBC, Football Focus, Soccer, Wave Goodbye https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/bbc-sport-presenter-alex-scott-during-the-subway-womens-league-cup-final-at-pride-park-stadium-derby-picture-date-saturday-march-15-2025-a1d577eb-4a3d-4614-849f-7480decca3b1-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/trump-envoy-italy-replace-iran-7021235-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T16:30:03+01:00 Italy’s sports minister rules out country replacing Iran at World Cup Football, No Chance, Soccer, Iran, Italy, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/general-overall-view-of-a-fifa-world-cup-trophy-outside-of-stadium-on-thursday-mar-26-2026-in-inglewood-ca-sofi-stadium-a-k-a-los-angeles-stadium-will-play-host-to-eight-matches-during-the-202-5a1ea3ca-e945-4d65-8ac7-1a59aa4fea84-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mcmillan-munster-ulster-7021572-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T15:53:48+01:00 McMillan wants Munster to ignore the 'outside noise' again Clayton McMillan, Focus, Munster, Roger Randle, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/clayton-mcmillan-837e7694-a1d3-4739-804e-fe6dffb7a48a-630x461.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-kenny-contracts-7021595-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T15:48:54+01:00 Kenny signs first senior Leinster deal amid impressive season Alex Soroka, Contracts, JJ Kenny, Leinster, thomas clarkson https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/joshua-kenny-runs-in-a-try-bd29fa00-d735-44bb-96b4-2063be191e02-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-team-ulster-4-7021469-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T14:11:39+01:00 Jager starts but McMillan names settled Munster team for Ulster clash Munster, Team news, Thomond Park, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/oli-jager-edd9b92b-12cb-429e-89a8-dc2c92fd57ec-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42fm-43-7021254-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T12:57:05+01:00 What Irish sport tells us about our rural/urban divide Funding, Leo Varadkar, Podcast, rural urban divide, Sport, The 42FM https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dublin-players-warming-up-before-the-game-0df3a4a0-4034-4a4e-a1a4-3511e957adad-630x422.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-france-womens-six-nations-team-news-2-7021074-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T10:16:11+01:00 Ireland make one change for Six Nations trip to France ireland womens rugby, Rugby, Team news, Women's Six Nations https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/dorothy-wall-6018115d-581a-4c90-b13a-efca0d7fc5c6-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-football-cillian-rouine-7020296-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-23T09:36:24+01:00 'Great to have those people to look up to': Links between Clare's present and 1992 glory Cillian Rouine, Clare, GAA, Gaelic Football, Munster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/cillian-rouine-79598656-39ec-47ef-9523-b4e6aad95768-630x723.jpg 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