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https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mona-mcsharry-celebrates-with-her-bronze-medal-dd02f1f7-00a6-491d-be8d-a4d82822fba9-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-st-pats-4-7132710-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T16:56:50+01:00 St Pat's stun Shamrock Rovers with dramatic cup comeback FAI Cup, Football, League of Ireland, Shamrock Rovers, Soccer, St Patrick's Atheltic https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/st-pats-fans-invade-the-pitch-to-celebrate-with-samuel-rooney-and-the-the-st-pats-team-after-he-scores-their-sides-third-goal-in-extra-time-878dc339-8720-4466-8160-7ab53d5bc618-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irish-youngster-elding-continues-strong-start-to-the-season-7132717-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T16:33:54+01:00 Irish youngster Elding continues strong start to the season in Scotland hot prospect, owen elding, Soccer, Hibernian, Ireland Republic, Partick Thistle https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/hibernians-owen-elding-during-the-uefa-conference-league-third-qualifying-round-1st-leg-match-at-easter-road-edinburgh-picture-date-thursday-august-6-2026-d0422fe6-e37f-44e8-82cb-4b65fac089b7-630x417.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-hockey-12-7132604-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T12:49:09+01:00 Ireland defeated by Australia in Hockey World Cup opener despite strong second-half showing Alistair Empey, Australia, Belgium, Hockey, hockey world cup, Ireland https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/matthew-nelson-battles-for-the-ball-with-ashleigh-thomas-e27c7ee6-c208-4bda-b5da-ccead8282c34-630x443.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-womens-4x100-7132558-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T10:46:26+01:00 Ireland advance to women's 4x100m medley final Ireland, Mona McSharry, Olympics, Swimming, women's 4x100m medley https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mona-mcsharry-prepares-to-enter-the-water-c0d6abaf-1ecc-4536-8cc6-bf03ef6d349b-630x944.jpg https://www.the42.ie/us-gaa-finals-7130228-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-16T06:00:11+01:00 'When you come over here, you want to win it' - county stars bring their competitive edge to US Flying it, GAA, USGAA https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/shane-brosnan-and-tiarnan-mathers-da7b570a-8bfe-442f-bc19-447dbd83cd62-630x374.jpg https://www.the42.ie/anna-foster-golfer-ladies-european-tour-7132242-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T22:44:00+01:00 Anna Foster in career-best second place at Swiss Ladies Open Anna Foster, European Tour, Golf, ladies european tour https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/anna-foster-of-ireland-tees-off-the-17th-during-day-one-of-the-aig-womens-open-2026-at-royal-lytham-st-annes-picture-date-thursday-july-30-2026-f44a8e89-6efb-4a96-bd36-2070a6169974-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sligo-rovers-kerry-fai-cup-7132471-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T22:21:51+01:00 Sligo Rovers reverse 2025 FAI Cup defeat against Kerry FAI Cup, Last Eight, Sligo Rovers, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cian-kavanagh-and-matt-healy-7d3a0f9d-abf3-46a9-a6b7-953047f61b3c-630x988.jpg https://www.the42.ie/andrew-coscoran-european-athletics-championships-7132433-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T21:16:28+01:00 Andrew Coscoran delivers fourth European Championships medal for Ireland with 1500m bronze Athletics https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/andrew-coscoran-crosses-the-line-to-win-a-bronze-medal-8ff37737-15eb-4f3b-b11c-a8c7feffd3e2-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/celtic-4-dundee-united-0-7132411-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T20:18:57+01:00 Camilo Duran off the mark as Celtic power past Dundee United Celtic, League Cup, Liam Scales https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/celtics-camilo-duran-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-sports-cup-second-round-match-at-the-calforth-construction-arena-dundee-picture-date-saturday-august-0de3a195-cccc-42e4-85b1-c30fc2d86fc0-630x434.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-heptathlon-gold-medal-european-championships-7132350-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T19:56:34+01:00 O’Connor takes heptathlon gold for Ireland’s third medal of European Championships Athletics, european athletics championships, Heptathlon, kate o'connor https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-oconnor-celebrates-after-winning-gold-bf9fff61-e2cd-4159-a1c6-30cb890cb812-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-ulster-womens-interprovincial-championship-7132267-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T19:40:00+01:00 Munster crush Ulster 62-0 to reach women's interpro final; Leinster overcome Connacht emphatic, Munster, Rugby, Ulster, Women's Interprovincial Championship https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aoife-corey-celebrates-with-clodagh-ohalloran-after-scoring-her-sides-eighth-try-e279e8ff-c3ec-4d15-970a-207de8a174b9-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ellen-walshe-european-swimming-championships-7132287-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T19:15:00+01:00 Ellen Walshe wins second gold medal at European Aquatics Championships European Swimming Championships, Swimming https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ellen-walshe-celebrates-after-winning-gold-bfc5a257-d6b1-4aca-94df-ad4754a90259-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ferran-torres-signs-for-psg-7132203-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T18:55:00+01:00 World Cup winner Torres leaves Barcelona for PSG; Romero and Spence's Spurs exits confirmed Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, cristian romero, Ferran Torres, On the Move, PSG, Soccer, Tottenham Hotspur, Transfers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ferran-torres-of-paris-saint-germain-during-the-training-session-of-paris-on-august-15-2026-at-campus-psg-in-poissy-france-photo-by-ewen-gaveticon-sport-2c141f58-3c3e-4b70-a32b-88e2ba1e0399-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/championship-results-16-7132283-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T18:45:05+01:00 Szmodics on target for Derby as Idah helps Swansea earn comeback victory Adam Idah, Championship, Irish Eye, Sammie 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https://www.the42.ie/european-aquatics-championships-results-3-7132080-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T11:54:49+01:00 McSharry, Walshe and Fannon reach European semi-finals in Paris Daniel wiffen, ellen walshe, European Aquatics Championships, Mona McSharry, Swimming https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mona-mcsharry-after-finishing-first-5ead2224-2fa2-4abe-8eec-66b10d51c22a-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/castlebar-celtic-fc-fai-cup-dundalk-7131446-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T07:00:57+01:00 ‘A rising tide lifts all ships’: Mayo club aiming to carry feelgood factor into FAI Cup Castlebar Celtic, Dundalk, FAI Cup, League of Ireland, Magic of the Cup, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ccelts-8f138faf-e04f-40dc-8392-443ada3b634b-630x744.jpg https://www.the42.ie/richie-mounga-beauden-barrett-7131300-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-15T06:30:14+01:00 Mo'unga's All Blacks return increases pressure on out-of-form Barrett All Blacks, Beauden Barrett, richie mo'unga, Rugby, Selection 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