https://www.the42.ie/sean-obrien-kerry-injury-7128743-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T16:14:01+01:00 Kerry midfielder Sean O'Brien suffers ACL injury blow acl injury, Beaufort GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry football, Kerry GAA, Sean O'Brien https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sean-obrien-dejected-after-the-game-132eaa89-60d7-40fb-9382-aa0dd8132cdd-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ian-madigan-interview-7128626-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T15:31:56+01:00 Madigan: The issues Ireland need to fix and why I don't see O'Gara at Leinster Ian Madigan, Interview, Ireland, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aer-lingus-college-football-classic-ambassador-ian-madigan-media-day-fb783c0a-9a76-4a65-bfd1-e27069b79046-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/padraig-horan-7128434-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T13:53:56+01:00 Tribute paid after the death of Offaly's 1981 All-Ireland winning captain Pádraig Horan GAA, Hurling, Offaly, Padraig Horan, RIP, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/padraig-horan-celebrates-f145341a-3ae1-4313-8eb2-17f00d2ae571-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sophie-becker-2-7128381-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T12:35:00+01:00 Mark English storms into 800m final with championship record at Europeans Athletics, european athletics championships https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-english-celebrates-after-setting-a-championship-record-cbd8b3f4-1f12-4294-8819-b825f17f308f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/european-acquatic-championships-7128213-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T10:52:00+01:00 Walshe reaches 400m final, while Hill, Corby and Kelly progress to semis European Aquatics Championships, Swimming https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ellen-walshe-f32a41ec-78c6-4081-990c-a402f2c8acb4-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/brian-smith-rip-7128280-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T10:47:13+01:00 'It's a really sad time' - former Ireland international Brian Smith dies aged 59 brian smith, RIP, Rugby https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/brian-smith-3a975093-02ec-4092-b300-6671a375a192-630x397.jpg https://www.the42.ie/paddy-madden-bohs-7128185-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T08:07:23+01:00 Paddy Madden returns to Bohemians after 16 years in English football Full Circle, LOI, Paddy Madden, Soccer, TEAM:Bohemians https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/accrington-uk-11th-oct-2025-paddy-madden-8-accrington-stanley-during-the-efl-sky-bet-league-two-match-between-accrington-stanley-and-newport-county-at-wham-stadium-in-accrington-england-on-octo-5486eedd-4462-4e60-93fb-d6dad26dc0c6-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-shc-managers-liam-maccarthy-cup-7127569-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-12T06:30:26+01:00 All-Ireland SHC: What's the state of play for Liam MacCarthy management teams? 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A few games of pool and darts with the lads Aaron McKenna, Boxing, champion of the world, Interview, Irish Boxing https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aaron-mckenna-celebrates-after-the-final-round-6d6111b1-3e7f-40ee-8d6a-5a23d054175e-630x615.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-camogie-homecoming-pictures-7126960-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T20:40:24+01:00 In pics: All-Ireland camogie champions bring the O'Duffy Cup back to Cork Camogie, Champions, Cork camogie, Homecoming https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-cork-team-celebrate-with-the-oduffy-cup-e0a903b7-a81b-400e-a89f-c4b6f2ad0b9a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ronald-araujo-joins-liverpool-7126949-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T19:36:01+01:00 Ronald Araujo claims Liverpool loan switch is ‘right move at the right time' New Signing, ronald araujo, Soccer, Team:Liverpool https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/england-v-uruguay-international-friendly-wembley-stadium-597a40af-ef06-40be-b514-8b214724f406-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-mcclean-derry-7126707-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T18:20:37+01:00 James McClean and Derry City set to part ways in abrupt end to star's LOI homecoming Derry City, James McClean, League of Ireland, LOI, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/james-mcclean-arrives-07b5ba02-fe2b-41af-a638-ab1e8ca55483-630x471.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lottie-cullen-jack-kelly-european-swimming-championships-7126883-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T18:19:30+01:00 Jack Kelly sets Irish record and qualifies for final at European Aquatics Championships 100m breaststroke, 200m backstroke, European Swimming Championships, Jack Kelly, Lottie Cullen, Paris, Swimming, Update https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jack-kelly-9505e2ef-d415-4d66-bbd8-70c43b74312d-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/millie-condon-cork-7126463-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T15:48:02+01:00 'Everyone wrote us off at the start of the year. We took it as our ammunition' Camogie, Millie Condon, Rebel Roar, Rebel Yell https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/millie-condon-and-ava-fitzgerald-lift-the-duffy-cup-19c0562d-288a-4377-8de5-eb48b429f9f6-630x454.jpg https://www.the42.ie/seamus-coleman-killybegs-gaa-7126649-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T15:43:04+01:00 Séamus Coleman training with Killybegs GAA but will not feature in club championship Gaelic Football, Home Boy, Killybegs GAA, Seamus coleman, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/seamus-coleman-9149b2cb-8899-4173-9909-7c57979c6e47-630x398.jpg https://www.the42.ie/aaron-mckenna-32-7126021-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T15:07:56+01:00 From befriending Kendrick Lamar in LA to winning a world title from his back garden in Monaghan Aaron McKenna, Boxing, Irish Boxing, World Champion https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aaron-mckenna-during-a-public-workout-at-the-pelligon-london-picture-date-wednesday-april-23-2025-75001379-7924-465e-b499-553840423bc3-630x406.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42-gaa-weekly-4-7126599-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T14:59:01+01:00 Cork hold on in bruising battle: Camogie final review Podcast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-cork-team-celebrate-with-the-oduffy-cup-after-the-match-2330fd14-9763-436b-aadd-2ec3cb92e7b6-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/longford-mike-solan-football-7126631-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T14:48:45+01:00 Longford boss Mike Solan steps down after two seasons in charge exit door, GAA, Gaelic Football, Longford, Mike Solan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mike-solan-speaks-with-his-team-after-their-loss-31742b7a-e20f-4472-91c7-5d43e003b25b-630x453.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lauren-roy-european-athletics-championships-7126388-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T13:40:00+01:00 Neville qualifies for 100m semi-finals as Roy misses out by agonising 0.01 seconds Athletics, european athletics championships, So Close https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ciara-neville-in-action-2a60edcc-4e00-44a0-bd4a-90ce2ba4d845-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/european-athletics-championships-7126315-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T11:25:00+01:00 English wins 800m heat, McPhillips fails to progress at European Athletics Championships Athletics, Contrasting Fortunes, Job Done, mark english https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mark-english-on-his-way-to-victory-3b13f602-0f50-4825-99c6-62433b3033ab-630x473.jpg https://www.the42.ie/lottie-cullen-and-jack-kelly-semi-finals-european-aquatics-championships-7126213-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T11:00:07+01:00 Kelly and Cullen reach European swimming semi-finals as Irish records fall in Paris European Aquatics Championships, in the water, irish record, Liam Custer, Onwards, Swimming https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/jack-kelly-02f0b523-c4e2-48d4-80e6-6043c45dc71b-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jose-mourinho-agreed-to-take-over-from-alex-ferguson-7126266-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T09:43:13+01:00 Mourinho reveals he signed contract to succeed Ferguson at Man United in 2013 Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Man United, Soccer, the special one https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/real-madrids-head-coach-jose-mourinho-reacts-prior-to-the-friendly-soccer-match-between-ferencvaros-tc-and-real-madrid-in-the-groupama-arena-in-budapest-hungary-saturday-aug-8-2026-boglarka-bo-ac9fe16d-5c31-4dd1-a0ed-178ae6f4093f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pub-spending-up-210-in-mayo-after-all-ireland-final-2-7126256-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T09:04:17+01:00 Pub spending up 210% in Co Mayo after first All-Ireland senior football title in 75 years All-Ireland, All-Ireland Football Final, GAA, green and red, Green And Red of Mayo, Mayo https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/fans-attending-a-homecoming-celebration-for-the-mayo-gaelic-football-players-in-castlebar-co-mayo-after-they-won-the-all-ireland-senior-football-championship-final-the-teams-first-win-since-1951-87b1f466-a222-4bdd-8e5a-1d05ee7dea89-630x474.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-galway-8-7125963-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-10T06:00:16+01:00 'This is probably the best team I’ve coached' - Cork stand strong for All-Ireland success Camogie, Cork, GAA, Nothing's gonna stop us https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ashling-thompson-and-ger-manley-celebrate-winning-e68bb0a6-5940-4c59-a081-2892c1d6a442-630x447.jpg