https://www.the42.ie/irelands-greatest-ever-premier-league-players-20-11-7135322-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T20:00:15+01:00 Ireland's greatest-ever Premier League players: 20-11 Across the water, Boys in Green, EPL, Matt Holland, Premier League, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/pa-photo-2199-this-picture-can-only-be-used-within-the-context-of-an-editorial-feature-tottenham-hotspurs-stephen-carr-in-action-during-his-teams-fa-cup-third-round-match-against-watford-at-whit-4173e08c-4dda-428d-8f8c-3da5fcffe77d-630x532.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-fedex-cup-5-7136120-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T19:24:02+01:00 'Seeing progress from where I was last week would be a win for me' - McIlroy BMW Championship, Golf, improvement, Rory McIlroy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-walks-off-the-ninth-green-during-the-second-round-of-the-st-jude-championship-golf-tournament-friday-aug-14-2026-in-memphis-tenn-ap-photogeorge-walker-iv-6484b191-091c-44fd-b6d2-f7657ee18ec3-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rhys-mccleanghan-european-gymnastics-championships-7136061-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T18:59:40+01:00 Rhys McClenaghan on track to qualify for pommel final at European Championships european gymnastics championships, gymnastics, On track, Rhys McClenaghan https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rhys-mcclenaghan-d3f93095-dd1c-4aae-ba31-2bbd0d41145c-630x399.jpg https://www.the42.ie/pep-guardiola-documentary-manager-pressure-7135788-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T16:02:48+01:00 Guardiola's 'beautiful obsession' a cautionary tale for modern GAA's pressure cooker Bogue On Wednesday, column, GAA, Gaelic Football, Health Warning, Hurling, Pep Guardiola https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/manchester-city-manager-pep-guardiola-before-the-premier-league-match-at-the-vitality-stadium-bournemouth-5db6adb3-c9aa-4a48-ae3d-9abeefcf061b-630x923.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carlos-baleba-manchester-united-7135448-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T15:09:39+01:00 Man United step up pursuit of Baleba, Reijnders leaves Man City for €61 million Closing In, EPL, Football, Premier League, Soccer, Transfer News https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aston-villa-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-premier-league-villa-park-cb7dbb20-c7d3-44d3-a136-3ecb56d807a0-630x881.jpg https://www.the42.ie/robbie-keane-match-of-the-day-7135558-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T13:08:53+01:00 Robbie Keane joins Match of the Day team ahead of new season BBC, BBC Sport, Football, Match of the Day, Premier League, Republic Of Ireland, Robbie Keane https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ipa84518716-head-coach-robbie-keane-ferencvarosi-tc-during-the-hungarian-cup-final-match-between-ferencvarosi-tc-vs-zte-f-c-9th-may-2026-at-the-puskas-arena-budapest-hungary-b9d9896f-34eb-426f-9708-36a84ef2a66f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mikel-arteta-arsenal-contract-3-7135532-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T12:47:38+01:00 Arsenal expect Arteta future to be ‘resolved very shortly’ as contract ticks into its final year Arsenal, Football, Mikel Arteta, North London Forever, Premier League, Richard Garlick, Transfer Window https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cardiff-uk-16th-aug-2026-mikel-arteta-head-coach-of-arsenal-lifts-the-fa-community-shield-trophy-following-the-arsenal-vs-manchester-city-fa-community-shield-match-at-principality-stadium-cardiff-89564e7d-ac56-41c9-9853-ebc80dfab254-630x449.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-new-european-jersey-2026-28-7135392-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T11:10:46+01:00 Munster release new European jersey – with Thomond Park on the front of it Munster, New threads, Rugby https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/munster-19a4b41b-dfb3-4b85-bc52-13a697bfa663-630x787.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/nick-kyrgios-suspension-7135299-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T09:52:57+01:00 Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine Nick Kyrgios, Tennis, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/wimbledon-2026-day-one-all-england-lawn-tennis-and-croquet-club-05bf16ba-2be4-4e4e-8de1-263e8112c9ae-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/troy-parrott-real-betis-7135275-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T09:45:08+01:00 Real Betis in pole position to sign Troy Parrott from AZ Alkmaar In Demand, real betis, Soccer, Troy Parrott https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rotterdam-troy-parrott-of-az-alkmaar-during-the-knvb-cup-final-match-between-az-alkmaar-and-nec-nijmegen-at-de-kuip-stadium-on-april-19-2026-in-rotterdam-the-netherlands-bart-stoutjesdijk-anp-941f719f-9050-4fc4-8992-205836d2fd7a-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/katie-taylor-rte-croke-park-7135152-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T08:24:07+01:00 Katie Taylor's Croke Park homecoming to be broadcast live on RTÉ Boxing, Katie Taylor, On the box, RTÉ https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/katie-taylor-pitch-side-in-croke-park-33bed954-55fd-47f4-8582-0d3d37860d01-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fury-v-joshua-7133502-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T07:00:40+01:00 Years too late, a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has lost all meaning Anthony Joshua, Boxing, casey on boxing, Tyson Fury https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-photo-dated-110426-of-tyson-fury-tyson-fury-has-announced-plans-to-fight-on-august-1-in-dublin-one-week-after-anthony-joshua-makes-his-comeback-issue-date-wednesday-may-27-2026-f49012e9-b784-4f37-9be9-25ff89a65bff-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/adam-steele-gymnastics-7134622-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T06:15:55+01:00 'It’s always hectic' - Parenthood, homeschooling, and the European Championships Adam Steele, european gymnastics championships, gymnastics, homeschooling, Ireland, Parenting https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/adam-steele-843e3fae-010f-4a9c-8ac1-22f385dced2f-630x457.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rob-downey-cork-hurler-croke-park-7134439-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-19T06:00:03+01:00 Downey dismisses any notion of Croke Park hang-ups, laughs off WhatsApp rumours Cork GAA, Cork hurling, GAA, Hurling, Rebels, Robert Downey https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/robert-downey-4a7cd57a-9c6d-475f-8629-156a497134bb-630x656.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rooney-rashford-7135022-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T22:19:33+01:00 'He’s the one player who can go and get my goalscoring record' - Rooney on Rashford Football, Man United, MUFC, Soccer, United https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/manchester-united-v-leicester-city-premier-league-old-trafford-4ae264c4-9d83-421a-a4c7-ce8207c483d9-630x442.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shelbourne-wexford-7134928-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T21:56:24+01:00 Shelbourne spot on against Wexford to move level on points with leaders Athlone Football, LOIW, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sean-russell-applauds-the-fans-after-the-game-2a55d512-1ada-4ce6-9948-5a97f6cd6bfe-630x427.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irelands-greatest-ever-premier-league-players-30-21-7133971-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T21:00:13+01:00 Ireland's greatest-ever Premier League players: 30-21 Boys in Green, EPL, Premier League, Soccer, Stephen Ireland, Ireland Republic https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stephen-ireland-beats-geovanni-hull-city-v-manchester-city-kc-stadium-hull-england-16-november-2008-7ca265be-aad8-4b9b-936f-f48cdfce01b5-630x454.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-south-africa-hockey-world-cup-7134914-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T19:37:29+01:00 Ireland come from behind to rout South Africa in must-win World Cup clash Green Machine, Hockey, Match Report https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/sam-hyland-celebrates-scoring-their-fourth-goal-feef94c8-d393-45a1-aa3a-599f36a466a8-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rodri-barcelona-transfer-man-city-7134882-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T18:03:08+01:00 Rodri completes Barcelona switch after glittering Manchester City career Barcelona, La Liga, Manchester City, Premier League, Rodri, Soccer, Transfer Window https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/file-photo-dated-21-09-2025-of-manchester-citys-rodri-applauds-the-fans-spain-midfielder-rodri-has-completed-his-move-from-manchester-city-to-barcelona-the-premier-league-club-have-announced-issue-fc620b72-6e1c-4d09-bca9-614c82777bbd-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/all-ireland-sfc-managers-sam-maguire-tailteann-cup-7134758-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T17:50:37+01:00 All-Ireland SFC: What's the state of play for Gaelic football's management teams? Antrim GAA, Armagh GAA, Carlow GAA, Cavan GAA, Clare GAA, Cork GAA, Derry GAA, Donegal GAA, Down GAA, Dublin GAA, Fermanagh GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Galway GAA, Kerry GAA, Kildare GAA, Laois GAA, Leitrim GAA, Limerick GAA, London GAA, Longford GAA, Louth GAA, Mayo GAA, Meath GAA, Monaghan GAA, Offaly GAA, Roscommon GAA, Sligo GAA, team by team guide, Tipperary GAA, Tyrone GAA, Waterford GAA, Westmeath GAA, Wexford GAA, Wicklow GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-18-aug-2026-05-02-pm-9470-6db0460e-5e44-45bd-aa7f-f87b2c14c7af-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/evan-ferguson-genoa-loan-7134368-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T14:25:45+01:00 Evan Ferguson close to sealing Serie A return - reports evan ferguson, Loan Deal, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rome-italy-10th-jan-2026-evan-ferguson-of-as-roma-looks-on-during-the-serie-a-enilive-match-between-as-roma-and-us-sassuolo-at-stadio-olimpico-on-january-10-2026-in-rome-italy-credit-giuseppe-d88fe43b-40a2-498b-850b-69cede670c34-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/katie-taylor-rte-croke-park-fight-2-7134397-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T14:04:59+01:00 RTÉ bid to show Katie Taylor Croke Park homecoming enters critical 48-hour period Boxing, Crunch time, Katie Taylor https://www.the42.ie/james-horan-working-with-maigh-cuilinn-7134277-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T13:48:53+01:00 Former Mayo boss James Horan working with Galway champions Maigh Cuilinn Gaelic Football, GALWAY SFC, helping hand, James Horan, Maigh Cuilinn gaa, Moycullen GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/james-horan-after-the-game-357877ce-3f7d-43e3-ac8d-e77852796141-630x439.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-new-zealand-hockey-world-cup-7134141-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T13:20:23+01:00 Ireland keep World Cup dreams alive with crucial win against New Zealand Hockey, hockey world cup, Ireland Hockey, New Zealand Hockey https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ireland-players-celebrate-rosin-upton-scoring-their-second-goal-from-a-penalty-stroke-258b25ca-35ae-444d-94be-90362de1c568-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fai-cup-quarter-final-draw-9-7134204-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T12:47:44+01:00 St Pat's drawn to face Dublin rivals Bohemians in FAI Cup quarter-final FAI Cup, Pairings, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-view-of-the-fai-cup-ahead-of-the-match-9fe4f629-b23b-4e94-bbb1-640999e189fd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shamrock-rovers-receive-significant-fine-after-supporter-incident-7134087-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T11:25:08+01:00 Shamrock Rovers receive 'significant' fine after supporter incident Fine, League of Ireland, LOI, Punishment, Supporter, Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/a-general-view-of-tallaght-stadium-ahead-of-the-game-7687045b-5271-46c8-beec-37f14fd82953-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/katie-taylor-croke-park-14-7134065-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T11:24:06+01:00 Will Katie Taylor’s Croke Park homecoming be shown on RTÉ? Boxing, Croke Park, DAZN, Katie Taylor, Podcast, RTÉ, virgin media https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/katie-taylor-greets-the-crowd-at-half-time-807efbd8-4fc8-4562-a38b-387fb5c32914-630x425.jpg https://www.the42.ie/guardiola-documentary-7133985-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-18T09:50:14+01:00 Documentary reveals Pep Guardiola almost in tears during Man City’s bad run Football, Obsession, Premier League, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/img_3531-8a0adf20-10e3-4042-a332-de477a545f15-630x431.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/brian-barry-murphy-cardiff-city-7133810-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T22:27:46+01:00 Barry-Murphy's Cardiff earn 98th-minute draw with Wrexham on Championship return Championship, Late Drama, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/cardiff-uk-17th-aug-2026-rubin-colwill-of-cardiff-city-scores-his-teams-first-goal-of-the-match-during-the-efl-skybet-championship-match-cardiff-city-v-wrexham-at-the-cardiff-city-stadium-in-card-e4550554-c77d-4018-b89b-698ae4438aeb-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kevin-lamour-fifa-7133790-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T21:53:54+01:00 Chief operating officer leaves Fifa role after criticism of Gianni Infantino FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Out the door, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/philadelphia-usa-27th-june-2026-fifa-branded-signage-directs-soccer-fans-arriving-on-a-rainy-day-ahead-of-the-fifa-world-cup-group-l-match-between-croatia-and-ghana-at-philadelphia-stadium-in-phil-5b26e35a-67e3-461f-aa1f-08a49ff46e8f-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irelands-greatest-ever-premier-league-players-40-31-7130047-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T21:00:33+01:00 Ireland's greatest-ever Premier League players: 40-31 Boys in Green, Countdown, EPL, John Sheridan, Kevin Doyle, Premier League, Soccer, Ireland Republic https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stack-doyle-steven-hunt-leicester-city-v-reading-walkers-stadium-leicester-england-25-march-2006-d99cbac2-6a49-4aba-8581-9e0052f29ada-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/athletics-swimming-reflections-7133332-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T20:30:02+01:00 Last week was a special one for Irish sport - can this upward curve continue? Athletics, Medal Rush, Swimming https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/kate-oconnor-celebrates-with-fans-after-receiving-her-gold-medal-7fcea821-409f-495d-a2c2-5c92b180a8ff-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/infantino-world-cup-pr-crisis-european-super-league-7133760-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T20:16:02+01:00 Infantino’s World Cup implosion suggests lessons from Super League fiasco remain unlearned european super league, FIFA, Fifa's PR Crisis, Football, Gianni Infantino, Soccer, Sports Governance, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/new-york-new-york-usa-20th-july-2026-east-rutherford-usa-19072026-footballfifa-world-cup-2026finalawards-the-players-of-the-spanish-national-team-receive-their-championship-medals-5af0ad93-9da2-4852-9809-3e24c22192c5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/mark-english-greg-allen-medal-2-7133596-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T16:51:39+01:00 'I've witnessed all his medals': RTÉ's Greg Allen on commentating Mark English's gold win Athletics, european athletics championships, European Championships, good news, GoodNews, greg allen, Irish Sport, mark english, RTÉ Sport https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/screenshot-2026-08-17-at-15-13-02-f8dd7866-98ce-427a-9f80-da0ed26c87e2-630x497.png https://www.the42.ie/kate-oconnor-ellen-walshe-7133507-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T16:41:55+01:00 In pics: Gold medallists Kate O'Connor and Ellen Walshe arrive home Athletics, Dublin Airport, ellen walshe, Homecoming, Irish Sport, kate o'connor, Swimming https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/ellen-walshe-with-her-400m-individual-medley-gold-medal-and-200m-individual-medley-gold-medal-1c83acf1-c5e0-4b00-bb18-e71531e8e883-630x424.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bruno-fernandes-transfer-news-7133470-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T16:08:12+01:00 Man Utd will block any late transfer window bids for Bruno Fernandes Bruno Fernandes, Football, Galatasaray, Manchester United, Premier League, Star Man, Transfer News https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-manchester-united-premier-league-american-express-stadium-57e54d13-d4ea-4134-8cf6-ab1a6bda7a46-630x458.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42-football-podcast-33-7133380-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T15:12:36+01:00 So… where were we? David Sneyd, Football, Podcast, Premier League, Shamrock Rovers, Shane Keegan, St Patrick's Atheltic, World Cup https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/stephen-kenny-shakes-hands-before-the-game-with-stephen-bradley-86e39ce9-20d4-4ec8-b3c2-4af26280bd21-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-club-championship-5-7133232-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T14:30:18+01:00 Six key storylines from the weekend's GAA club championship action club, Club Corner, clubbing, GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/mixcollage-17-aug-2026-02-12-pm-4439-6834cd97-1473-42f2-86cb-2cca53c5b726-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-eventing-la-olympics-2028-7133307-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T14:08:57+01:00 Ireland eventing team secure Olympics spot 2028 Olympics, eventing, LA olympics https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/aoife-clark-full-monty-de-lacense-cross-country-d3ca2fdc-aadd-49ea-b65d-4534de5c0231-630x840.jpeg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-bmw-championship-7-7133043-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T10:48:40+01:00 'I'm so far away from where I need to be' - McIlroy frustrated over form FedEx Cup, Golf, Rory McIlroy, St Jude Championship, struggling https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-hits-from-the-12th-tee-during-the-third-round-of-the-st-jude-championship-golf-tournament-saturday-aug-15-2026-in-memphis-tenn-ap-photogeorge-walker-iv-84f69c80-c8e4-49b3-8080-9a337ebcba75-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/virgin-media-nfl-2-7133051-Aug2026/ the 42 en 2026-08-17T10:05:47+01:00 Virgin Media to broadcast Sunday night NFL game every week as part of new deal NFL, On the box, partnership, sports on tv, virgin media https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/08/the-seattle-seahawks-celebrate-with-the-lombardi-trophy-after-the-seahawks-defeated-the-new-england-patriots-the-nfl-super-bowl-60-game-in-santa-clara-calif-sunday-february-8-2026-adam-hungera-8ffde300-d203-4639-a908-9b6370a4f1c3-630x419.jpg