https://www.the42.ie/crystal-palace-west-ham-report-7018702-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T21:59:24+01:00 West Ham hang on to increase gap with relegation rivals Tottenham EPL, Mixed Fortunes, Premier League, Report, resilience, Soccer, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/london-uk-20th-apr-2026-london-england-april-20-ismaila-sarr-of-crystal-palace-scores-a-goal-but-is-disallowed-by-video-assistant-referee-var-for-a-handball-by-jean-philippe-mateta-of-crystal-p-6ed829e5-5301-4b71-9199-91d379d2b2cd-630x403.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-benetton-analysis-7018416-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T20:30:19+01:00 McMillan's Munster find some mojo in much-needed win in Italy Analysis, Benetton, Munster, Treviso, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/94526_2937795-c775a7e3-567e-4329-9010-85ca90e0943f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-football-family-podcast-7018651-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T18:23:27+01:00 Bottlers or Just Not Good Enough?  Arsenal, Donald Trump, Football, Gianni Infantino, League of Ireland, LOI, Manchester City, Podcast, Premier League, Soccer, The Football Family, World Cup https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/manchester-uk-19th-apr-2026-gabriel-of-arsenal-and-erling-haaland-of-manchester-city-clash-during-the-manchester-city-vs-arsenal-premier-league-match-at-the-etihad-stadium-manchester-picture-cre-510ea0bd-290f-480e-b5e4-d06579190eeb-630x465.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-westmeath-leinster-football-championship-7018375-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T16:53:02+01:00 All hail the bright new Leinster rollercoaster as Dublin scrape through and Meath crash out Drama, free for all, GAA, Gaelic Football, Leinster, that's entertainment https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mixcollage-20-apr-2026-04-41-pm-4156-79d71c4f-1be3-4dcd-87fc-0eb9236350da-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/edwin-edogbo-2-7018424-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T15:19:09+01:00 Edwin Edogbo extends Munster deal until end of next season dotted line, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/edwin-edogbo-of-munster-with-fans-after-the-match-df5161d8-2258-462b-a2b1-ff61ebc02b6b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-rugby-podcast-10-7018110-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T13:52:28+01:00 Big wins for Leinster & Connacht; Munster's response; Ireland women & club-game resurgence Connacht, Ireland, Leinster, Munster, Podcast, rugby weekly extra, Ulster https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/garry-ringrose-with-werner-kok-of-ulster-after-the-match-a5773690-8601-491d-aecd-41a350b1f355-630x455.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-cork-hurling-all-ireland-7018246-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T13:25:49+01:00 'We'll stay fighting': Tipperary's urgent need for response after struggles in Cork loss Cork, GAA, Hurling, Munster Round Robin, Tipperary https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/john-mcgrath-in-action-against-ciaran-joyce-36a24740-87e2-4c25-94f2-c5f92c63d0d0-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/trevor-woodman-connacht-7018243-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T12:40:04+01:00 Connacht name former World Cup winner as their incoming scrum coach Appointment, Connacht, Rugby, Woodman https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/gloucester-scrum-coach-trevor-woodman-before-the-gallagher-premiership-match-at-the-salford-community-stadium-salford-picture-date-friday-october-4-2024-7bc2ae74-4b9e-444a-b373-55b4021b030d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/erling-haaland-city-arsenal-7018161-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T11:14:08+01:00 Erling Haaland taunts Arsenal by reminding them they have ‘come up short’ before ERLING Haaland, Premier League, Soccer, Arsenal, Manchester City, title race https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/featureimage-400f2ba4-2a3e-42d3-9e0c-8d0db15c2f56-630x470.jpg https://www.the42.ie/richie-murphy-ulster-table-urc-7018008-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T09:33:26+01:00 URC table remains tight as Ulster prepare for 'significant' Munster test richie murphy, Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/zac-ward-makes-a-break-8d397dca-b3ba-40e7-8d07-67d2f91ce067-630x473.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-senior-football-semi-final-7018048-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T09:20:32+01:00 Leinster GAA confirm senior football semi-final fixture details Dates For Diary, Dublin, GAA, Kildare, Leinster, Louth, Meath https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/sam-mulroy-and-sean-bugler-9ee4646b-b481-47fd-994c-1645dc6a3773-630x371.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-ger-brennan-2-7017997-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T09:02:00+01:00 'There's bound to be a response. They're aggrieved with what's happened to Ger Brennan' discussion, Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Leinster GAA, Louth GAA, Wicklow GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/94542_2938427-0d5527c4-94ed-4ddf-b403-f83ede1512ac-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-leinster-ulster-3-7016792-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T07:00:31+01:00 'It's not rocket science' - Cullen gets reward from rotated Leinster team Depth, leinter rugby, Leo Cullen, rotation, Rugby, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/gus-mccarthy-celebrates-after-the-match-5b1a2b5d-0439-497a-aeb4-e61b0a3ddb28-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-france-revenge-7017901-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T06:30:16+01:00 Ireland look to 'revenge game' against France with belief Aoife Wafer, Six Nations, Ireland, Italy, Once bitten..., Preview https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/erin-king-celebrates-after-the-match-c3db39cd-eca4-4fab-a341-c9215a2c407c-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carla-ward-12-7017177-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T06:00:40+01:00 'I wouldn’t have taken the job if I didn’t believe we had the potential to get to the World Cup' Carla Ward, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/carla-ward-a3cc8c80-f762-426c-95fd-7cfc1cc7aefe-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-cork-hurling-munster-2-7017263-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-20T00:07:00+01:00 The old and the new: O’Connor’s faith rewarded by Cork’s attacking mix Cork, Forward Unit, GAA, Munster, Tipperary https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/mixcollage-19-apr-2026-07-52-pm-8155-d2dfcba7-f837-4f7d-8dfc-3ff3b66e2eec-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-az-alkmaar-dutch-cup-final-7017826-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T20:11:30+01:00 Troy Parrott puts gloss on AZ's Dutch cup final win with 36th goal of season AZ Alkmaar, Dutch Gold, Troy Parrott 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-97d8f9c6-b7af-4111-b102-992a8aa9db43-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-tipperary-hurling-15-7017834-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T19:54:30+01:00 SNAP REACTION: Tipperary 1-22 Cork 0-29 Cork hurling, GAA, Hurling, Munster hurling, Podcast, Tipperary hurling https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/william-buckley-celebrates-after-the-game-5b63fedc-7047-4f24-abe7-82f1b94d1140-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bayern-munich-win-bundesliga-2-7017841-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T19:36:19+01:00 Bayern Munich seal Bundesliga title as Harry Kane hits 56th goal of the season Bayern Munich, Champions, Bundesliga, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/munich-germany-19-april-bayern-munich-celebrating-the-deutsche-meiterschaft-after-the-bundesliga-match-between-fc-bayern-munich-vs-vfb-stuttgart-at-matchday-30-at-allianz-arena-dfl-regulations-e0d29e69-3bc9-467b-87c0-d6acdce27a73-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sunday-gaelic-football-results-7017802-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T19:30:43+01:00 Louth and Kildare through to Leinster SFC semis, Monaghan march on in Ulster GAA, Gaelic Football, SFC round-up https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/darragh-kirwan-and-brian-byrne-ce08bea5-6a4f-407c-84d7-643558924487-630x689.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-arsenal-premier-league-4-7017737-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T18:47:01+01:00 This was worse than any bottle job – it felt like Arsenal throwing the title away Arsenal, Comment, Manchester City, Premier League https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/a-panic-on-the-streets-of-london-banner-in-the-stands-following-the-premier-league-match-at-the-etihad-stadium-manchester-picture-date-sunday-april-19-2026-cef10d7c-223d-4b17-8739-1ad48cb5e3d9-630x418.jpg https://www.the42.ie/manchester-city-arsenal-result-7017464-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T18:29:01+01:00 Manchester City beat leaders Arsenal 2-1 in pivotal Premier League title clash all to play for, Arsenal, Manchester City, Premier League https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/manchester-citys-erling-haaland-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-league-match-at-the-etihad-stadium-manchester-picture-date-sunday-april-19-2026-db396978-40dc-4da0-815e-bf34d61864fb-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-cork-semple-stadium-thurles-7017251-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T17:47:37+01:00 Cork's second-half power sets up opening day Munster win over Tipperary Cork, GAA, Hurling, Munster, Rebels Hurling, Tipperary https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/william-buckley-is-tackled-by-oisin-odonoghue-b67d4e9b-ab67-4295-8fa9-cd41f97397fc-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/celtic-st-mirren-scottish-cup-7017471-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T16:57:57+01:00 Celtic run riot in extra-time to sink St Mirren and seal Scottish Cup final spot Scottish Cup, Soccer, St Mirren, Celtic https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/celtics-kelechi-iheanacho-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-fifth-goal-of-the-game-during-the-scottish-gas-mens-scottish-cup-semi-final-match-at-hampden-park-glasgow-picture-date-sunday-april-19-2-ffb88a5f-1ab8-432d-bb34-0dec83a080eb-630x458.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wicklow-dublin-match-report-7017378-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T16:54:16+01:00 Small goal proves crucial as Dublin survive Wicklow scare in Leinster SFC Dublin GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Just About, Leinster SFC, Wicklow GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/paddy-small-and-conall-o-gallchobhair-537b6672-eee2-4482-920c-afd9c0e6acf4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/aston-villa-sunderland-7017547-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T16:28:25+01:00 Villa come out on top in thrilling conclusion as Forest edge closer to safety Drama, Premier League https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/birmingham-uk-19th-apr-2026-tammy-abraham-of-aston-villa-scores-a-goal-to-make-it-4-3-during-the-aston-villa-vs-sunderland-premier-league-match-at-villa-park-birmingham-picture-credit-should-rea-c12f7a3f-36f8-4cc3-b5aa-1fa092ad788d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/everton-liverpool-result-7017449-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T16:16:19+01:00 Virgil van Dijk rises high to clinch 100th-minute winner for Liverpool at Everton Premier League, Soccer, taking the spoils, Everton, Liverpool https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/liverpools-virgil-van-dijk-scores-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-league-match-at-the-hill-dickinson-stadium-liverpool-picture-date-sunday-april-19-2026-3d855cf9-52c2-4143-9f46-83f5a46387ad-630x402.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-waterford-match-report-7017335-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T16:04:09+01:00 Waterford's Bennett bags 3-12, but Clare hold on to open Munster series with dramatic win Clare GAA, GAA, Hurling, Munster SHC, Raise the Banner, Waterford GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/shane-odonnell-91a239b0-d6bf-4ae7-86f4-a9ef27c84260-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/meath-westmeath-match-report-7017387-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T15:54:48+01:00 Westmeath stun Meath in massive Leinster football shock everybody needs good neighbours, GAA, Gaelic Football, Leinster SFC, Meath GAA, Westmeath GAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/matthew-whittaker-celebrates-at-the-full-time-whistle-f873a53e-9186-4071-84b2-4e4a16fde8bf-630x432.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tipperary-cork-hurling-live-score-updates-7017544-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T15:49:40+01:00 As it happened: Tipperary v Cork, Munster SHC GAA, Liveblog, Minute-by-Minute https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/darragh-fitzgibbon-is-closely-watched-by-robert-doyle-50c10cf2-b323-47db-946a-3c8389e8ba08-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ipswich-town-middlesbrough-result-7017435-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T14:24:35+01:00 Ireland's Kasey McAteer helps push Ipswich into automatic promotion spots Championship, ipswuch town, KASEY McAteer, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/ipswich-uk-19th-apr-2026-ipswich-england-april-19-kasey-mcateer-of-ipswich-town-scores-the-teams-first-goal-to-make-score-1-1-during-the-sky-bet-championship-game-between-ipswich-town-and-midd-941f8f8d-9ed0-4d6f-86f4-0a739134d85c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tadhg-beirne-munster-4-7017413-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T14:11:13+01:00 Tadhg Beirne hails Munster reaction and demands same mindset is brought to Ulster clash Focused, Munster, Rugby, Tadhg Beirne https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/tadhg-beirne-scores-his-sides-sixth-try-of-the-match-despite-jacob-umaga-2a3a35e6-8d90-4364-a3e4-63e9f5a2bcd6-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cian-prendergast-connacht-6-7017395-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T13:50:53+01:00 'I couldn't breathe the whole game but the blood just kept pouring out' Cian Prendergast, Connacht, Reaction, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/cian-prendergast-comes-up-against-deon-fourie-c2487a57-dbcf-44f4-8c75-29e12b42b74c-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-waterford-live-scores-7017324-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T13:01:19+01:00 As it happened: Clare edge out Waterford in Munster SHC opener Clare GAA, GAA, Hurling, Minute-by-Minute, Munster SHC, Waterford GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/peter-duggan-with-aaron-oneill-33880852-8dd7-4480-8c93-faf9d8fe951f-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-united-chelsea-7017306-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T11:10:05+01:00 'Moments we live for' - Carrick revels in crucial Man United win over Chelsea Chelsea, Man United, Michael Carrick, Premier League, Result https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/manchester-united-manager-michael-carrick-right-celebrates-with-noussair-mazraoui-after-the-premier-league-match-at-the-stamford-bridge-london-picture-date-saturday-april-18-2026-4c487324-2bd2-4c65-ae4d-bc0f67f78103-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lgfa-trial-rules-7011737-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T07:45:18+01:00 'It's definitely a more fast-paced game': Assessing ladies football's new rules Green Light, Ladies Football, LGFA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/kerry-v-waterford-lidl-ladies-national-football-league-division-1-round-2-5a39f2f1-3355-4b0d-9552-ee6e84c8f30b-630x815.jpg https://www.the42.ie/nicola-tuthill-hammer-throw-2-6998689-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T07:30:29+01:00 'Hungry for more' - a day spent with one of Ireland's most exciting Olympians Hammer Throw, Interview, Nicola Tuthill, Olympics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/nicolatuthill7-e126040a-d826-4498-8a90-1bb744b2a6c6-630x450.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-world-cup-qualifying-group-explainer-7016724-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T07:15:51+01:00 How does Ireland's World Cup qualifying group look ahead of June finale? Explainer, Football, Ireland WNT, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/katie-mccabe-celebrates-after-the-match-3079019a-99fe-4447-8004-954a9117750d-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-wicklow-leinster-football-7016123-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T06:45:02+01:00 'We have to turn up ready to be in a fight': The Dubs are in town and Wicklow set for the test Aughrim, Dublin, GAA, Leinster, Wicklow https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/con-ocallaghan-comes-up-against-jack-kirwan-fb2db115-8574-47a7-b904-c0e118994797-630x753.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shane-meehan-clare-7014264-Apr2026/ the 42 en 2026-04-19T06:00:16+01:00 The club dual star vying for central attacking role in year of redemption for Clare Banner GAA, Clare GAA, GAA, Hurling, in the spotlight, Munster SHC, Shane Meehan https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/04/shane-meehan-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-df26fb69-b42d-496b-92c0-9793a336b0f5-630x483.jpg