https://www.the42.ie/katie-mccabe-helps-chelsea-beat-former-club-arsenal-7175301-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-28T00:10:35+01:00 Katie McCabe helps Chelsea beat former club Arsenal Boost, Katie McCabe, Report, Soccer, Arsenal, Chelsea https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/chelseas-katie-mccabe-applauds-the-fans-after-the-barclays-womens-super-league-at-stamford-bridge-london-picture-date-sunday-september-27-2026-ea23d514-5f84-46cb-9fd7-14f4ea3de63f-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-uefa-nations-league-3-7175248-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T23:29:05+01:00 Ireland-Israel game takes another cruel twist with racism allegation that cannot be investigated Ireland, Nations League, Soccer, none https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-view-of-both-teams-duirng-the-israel-national-anthem-3fcb12fe-2c3d-4d4b-925a-7914d22b750b-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wales-denmark-7175192-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T22:10:00+01:00 Greece hand Klopp first defeat as Germany manager Nations League, Soccer, Wrap https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/augsburg-germany-27th-sep-2026-soccer-men-nations-league-a-germany-vs-greece-group-2-matchday-2-wwk-arena-german-national-team-coach-jurgen-klopp-germany-m-walks-across-the-field-after-08b0cf0c-6069-47bc-8065-4f2fd918457f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fitness-challenge-week-7-running-7171136-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T21:00:19+01:00 'I once dreaded running, now I embrace it' Cross Country, Diet, Exercise, Fitness, fitness challenge, Running, Workout https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/hamburg-germany-14th-aug-2026-a-jogger-is-out-for-a-run-along-the-alster-in-bright-sunshine-temperatures-are-expected-to-exceed-30-degrees-long-exposure-photo-credit-marcus-golejewskidpaala-2ef83b90-9eb2-4747-adb4-7d02a48e99b6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/live-israel-v-ireland-nations-league-7175135-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T20:58:56+01:00 As it happened: Israel v Ireland, Nations League Gavin Bazunu, Liveblog, Minute-by-Minute, Soccer, Ireland Republic, Israel https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/the-ireland-team-duirng-the-israel-national-anthem-5b698cbd-0492-47ca-878b-5134e2f825a4-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/chally-chute-7175154-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T19:15:31+01:00 Chally Chute grabs second chance in Irish Cesarewitch Curragh, Racing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/2-85993576-9a5c1a0e-3dcd-4c9f-a3e9-7b3304e36388-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/inagh-kilnamona-eire-og-ennis-match-report-7175108-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T18:11:16+01:00 Shane O'Donnell plays last game as Inagh-Kilnamona dethrone Éire Óg to reach Clare final Clare GAA, CLARE SHC, Contrasting Fortunes, Éire Óg Ennis GAA, GAA, Hurling, Inagh-Kilnamona GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/aidan-mccarthy-389db1e3-79c0-4273-a32a-f5960d0395e1-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athlone-town-shelbourne-3-7174994-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T17:42:14+01:00 Shelbourne stop Athlone double-double with stunning FAI Cup final win Athlone Town, Football, Match Report, Soccer, Women's FAI CUp final https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/maeve-wollmer-00e795ee-4d4d-47a8-80c8-f9e8d7fec479-630x464.jpg https://www.the42.ie/matt-fitzpatrick-open-de-france-7174873-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T17:35:00+01:00 Fitzpatrick secures three-shot win at French Open DP World Tour, Golf, Ladies Italian Open, LPGA, one for the books, open de france, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/matt-fitzpatrick-england-during-the-fedex-french-open-2026-day-2-at-le-golf-national-on-september-25-2026-in-paris-france-photo-by-federico-pestelliniicon-sport-0b150153-bd70-41aa-a012-234a8aa02ec7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irelands-beibhinn-parsons-celebrates-making-history-again-7175081-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T17:28:45+01:00 Ireland's Béibhinn Parsons celebrates making history again Beibhinn Parsons, Galway, Rugby, Take a Bow, Ireland Republic, Japan https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/emily-lane-beibhinn-parsons-and-niamh-gallagher-celebrate-91ecc808-9c70-41dc-8353-903ef9ac9b7e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fai-board-stepping-side-2-7175017-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T15:27:58+01:00 Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Greens call for FAI board to step aside daniel ennis, FAI, Football, Israel, Joanna Byrne, Protest, Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, stop the game https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/river-2026-09-27t105807-767-8ae3bf97-6d21-4a12-8f45-e38aee82fc20-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-dig-deep-to-overcome-stubborn-japan-7174999-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T15:26:38+01:00 Ireland dig deep to overcome stubborn Japan Beibhinn Parsons, Brittany Hogan, resilience, Rugby, Ireland Republic, Japan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/beibhinn-parsons-celebrates-scoring-a-try-with-erin-king-01f2be5a-0c35-4c45-988f-7e50e7e424c8-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andy-moran-2-7174953-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T14:36:42+01:00 All-Ireland-winning manager Andy Moran comes off the bench to help club avoid relegation Andy Moran, Balla GAA, Ballaghaderreen GAA, Mayo GAA, Staying Up https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/andy-moran-visits-his-home-town-422d9744-9478-41c6-a611-f04a2b3f565d-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jimmy-dunne-listed-as-irish-goalkeeper-for-israel-game-7174881-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T12:03:28+01:00 Defender Dunne listed among Ireland goalkeepers after Gavin Bazunu withdrawal FAI, Gavin Bazunu, Israel, Jimmy Dunne, Nations League, Republic Of Ireland, Update https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jimmy-dunne-dejected-after-the-game-c952af7c-0c70-4619-b990-0c4f3332df5d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-john-omahony-paul-clancy-7169447-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T06:30:35+01:00 Remembering Galway's All-Ireland glory 25 years on and the departed heroes of that era 2001 All-Ireland Football Final, Gaelic Football, Galway GAA, John O'Mahony, Meath GAA, paul clancy, Sean Og de Paor, Thinking Back https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-25-sep-2026-10-15-am-4178-533ba4b0-df5f-4f5e-8207-fc7e1c3f7ed9-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/womens-fai-cup-final-2-7174572-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T06:00:19+01:00 Family connection, passion and love for the badge: Shelbourne's centre-back stars Football, Shelbourne, Shels, Soccer, Up for the cup, Women's FAI CUp final https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/pearl-slattery-and-nia-hannon-3f7978e2-f975-466d-a8ac-523069c33704-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-team-israel-bazunu-7174707-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-27T02:44:22+01:00 A day like no other in Irish football: Chaos, pain, apologies and TWO rounds of player voting to play Israel inside story, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, uefa nations league, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-3fa6e58e-e1fb-4811-b954-5fda9b3dae82-630x787.jpg https://www.the42.ie/scotland-slovenia-nations-league-7174544-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T21:55:26+01:00 Spain edge out England in five-goal Nations League thriller Football, Match Report, Nations League, Soccer, Tartan army https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/englands-marc-guehi-and-spains-lamine-yamal-battle-for-the-ball-during-the-uefa-nations-league-league-phase-group-a3-match-at-wembley-stadium-london-picture-date-saturday-september-26-2026-8ca540f4-4a12-459f-b7cb-0abf35c1027d-630x446.jpg https://www.the42.ie/club-gaa-wrap-6-7174475-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T21:35:07+01:00 Hat-trick heroics as Mount Leinster Rangers defend Carlow hurling crown club call, Club GAA, GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mount-leinster-rangers-team-celebrates-7686fe7d-78d3-422b-9c71-8d62c3b6365b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clayton-mcmillan-munster-glasgow-7174684-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T20:59:32+01:00 McMillan sees 'green shoots' as Munster run out of steam against Warriors Clayton McMillan, Munster, Reaction, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jack-odonoghue-7a09993c-8879-4d2e-86bb-09b8cd50429d-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ail-round-up-12-7174685-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T20:42:07+01:00 Relief for St Mary's College as AIL champions make winning start to new season AIL, Wrap https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/conor-dean-lifts-the-division-1a-trophy-with-the-st-marys-college-rfc-team-after-winning-5fde4957-f5eb-4466-8fee-78196f5cf547-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gavin-bazunu-15-7174677-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T20:41:46+01:00 Gavin Bazunu speaks out on Israel withdrawal - 'The killing of innocent people is wrong' Football, Soccer, statement, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/gavin-bazunu-9d01a63a-277c-4799-8c4c-889afd3d420a-630x720.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athlone-town-three-in-a-row-7174657-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T19:57:52+01:00 Athlone Town secure historic LOIW three in a row ahead of FAI Cup final Double double vision, Football, Soccer, Threepeat https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/kelis-barton-alexis-strickland-and-isabel-ryan-celebrate-with-goal-scorer-hannah-waesch-e1e1110c-f632-4902-8ce5-7ddf68cbdba6-630x443.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-glasgow-report-7-7174535-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T19:25:36+01:00 Glasgow fight back to claim bonus-point win against battling Munster Munster, Rugby, Glasgow Warriors, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/fineen-wycherley-with-max-williamson-e8199840-6801-4738-ac0d-80faafcdf4f1-630x440.jpg https://www.the42.ie/thurles-sarsfields-nenagh-eire-og-match-report-7174588-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T18:07:53+01:00 Second-half goals help power Thurles Sarsfields into Tipperary hurling final GAA, Hurling, marching on, Nenagh Éire Óg GAA, Thurles Sarsfields GAA, Tipperary GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/darragh-stakelum-49a33c4d-9c43-4153-8af0-ad67bbe2df16-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/trean-wins-the-goffs-million-at-the-curragh-7174569-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T17:23:24+01:00 Trean leads home one-two for Paddy Twomey at the Curragh Curragh, Goffs Million, Horse Racing, Trean, Winner alright https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/trean-ridden-by-billy-lee-goes-on-to-win-the-goffs-million-at-curragh-racecourse-in-county-kildare-ireland-picture-date-saturday-september-26-2026-c483e584-47b4-439b-b6fa-520083dd92e6-630x446.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bazunu-ireland-israel-7174499-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T16:54:49+01:00 Gavin Bazunu was not one of 30 Ireland players contacted by FAI about thoughts on playing Israel Football, Soccer, Update, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/gavin-bazunu-2cb012c6-e23b-4ef5-9995-a615008633bb-630x730.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-lions-reaction-7174513-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T16:36:54+01:00 Leo Cullen: 'Today's message was about enjoying the outing rather than the outcome' Into the Lions Den, Leinster, Reaction, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/leo-cullen-ahead-of-the-game-fe6aeb82-e486-4679-a113-9c00276b9dc4-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-chairman-115-charges-7174508-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T16:18:14+01:00 Man City chairman says ‘nothing has changed’ and vows to prove club’s innocence Football, Reaction, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/featureimage-7f50a473-e84e-48d3-b50a-5d88db91f679-630x829.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-players-statement-israel-7174360-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T15:30:00+01:00 Ireland confirm they WILL play Israel after chaotic morning of discussions Discussions, FAI, Israel, Nations League, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/heimir-hallgrimsson-david-courell-and-john-martin-5a401abb-f6aa-4557-9bcd-ff6bb67c4034-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-lions-match-report-2-7174467-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T15:12:34+01:00 Young Leinster lose out narrowly to Lions but come away from South Africa with two points Leinster, Lions rugby, Rugby, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/charlie-tector-richard-kriel-and-hugh-cooney-be396191-4f05-415d-bed5-509f5386aa10-630x372.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-uefa-nations-league-2-7174305-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T13:50:00+01:00 FAI blindside Uefa by delaying press conference to afternoon start time ahead of Israel game Drama, Soccer, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/a-view-after-the-ireland-press-conference-is-postponed-ill-after-training-4b3fbac5-38d0-4992-bb69-cfd6e27c7518-630x395.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alex-dunne-five-second-penalty-7174428-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T13:31:40+01:00 Alex Dunne finishes third in Baku after costly five-second penalty Alex Dunne, formula 2, Hard Luck, Motorsport https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ipa88989651-15-dunne-alex-irl-rodin-motorsport-dallara-f2-2024-action-01-camara-rafael-bra-invicta-racing-dallara-f2-2024-action-during-the-12th-round-of-the-2026-fia-formula-2-championshi-7fe30ad8-aa5e-4052-be1c-e2c6c67fdc9d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/stuart-lancaster-connacht-5-7174411-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T12:29:58+01:00 'Gut-wrenching to concede the last try' - Lancaster laments defeat for Connacht Connacht, Disappointment, Rugby, Stuart Lancaster, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/josh-ioane-and-connor-evans-1c655ac8-b151-412e-b16e-a649026eb5a6-630x405.jpg https://www.the42.ie/open-de-france-golf-7174349-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T11:57:16+01:00 Matt Fitzpatrick holds one-shot lead at halfway point in Paris Golf, Ladies Italian Open, open de france, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/matt-fitzpatrick-england-during-the-fedex-french-open-2026-day-2-at-le-golf-national-on-september-25-2026-in-paris-france-photo-by-federico-pestelliniicon-sport-42c64459-f2e4-40f8-9f71-a4d00948f27e-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-edinburgh-urc-3-7174334-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T10:36:05+01:00 'Massively disappointing' - Murphy and Ulster left reeling after first-round defeat Edinburgh, Reaction, richie murphy, Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/jerry-blyth-lafferty-celebrates-the-final-whistle-with-euan-mcvie-cfbc4b5b-4fc5-41b7-9716-103ecfc022f8-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/afl-grand-final-tyrone-conor-mckenna-7174269-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T08:37:33+01:00 AFL Grand Final glory for Tyrone's McKenna as Brisbane stage comeback win afl grand final, Aussie Rules, Brisbane Lions, Conor McKenna https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/melbourne-australia-26th-sep-2026-conor-mckenna-of-the-lions-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-during-the-2026-afl-grand-final-match-between-the-brisbane-lions-and-the-fremantle-dockers-at-the-melbourne-c-9326c689-c5b1-4384-bf00-1d3d499dff86-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wnt-top-40-7173004-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T07:00:41+01:00 Ireland WNT top 40: Who is most likely to make a potential World Cup squad? Football, Ireland WNT, Road to Rio, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/wnt-top-40-draft-c273baad-5a87-4499-95c8-fc61220d3854-630x472.png https://www.the42.ie/gaa-club-championship-6-7173343-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T06:30:42+01:00 Tipperary novelty, Carlow under lights, Donegal tests - the weekend's key GAA club games club, GAA, Grassroots GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/mixcollage-25-sep-2026-05-28-pm-342-545eabf1-bade-4687-8ffb-a7e28fa5653e-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-israel-nations-league-5-7173511-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T06:15:30+01:00 Anger grows as Ireland players find voice, but Israel game set to go ahead Israel, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer, Tense, uefa nations league, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/troy-parrott-and-chiedozie-ogbene-react-during-the-game-f1ef9570-0e0f-4331-aba4-1318fac2ee3b-630x457.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-glasgow-preview-2-7173612-Sep2026/ the 42 en 2026-09-26T06:00:45+01:00 Warriors are first hurdle on Munster's testing start to new URC campaign Munster, Preview, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/charlie-oshea-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-first-try-with-teammates-b620fd83-4ea0-4da3-8dba-e02d57c6351a-630x441.jpg