https://www.the42.ie/leinster-lions-urc-home-semi-final-7035524-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T20:01:40+01:00 Leinster boost hopes of home semi-final with victory over Lions Leinster, Lions, Rugby, Strong Finish, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jamie-osborne-celebrates-scoring-their-first-try-with-ed-byrne-as-angelo-davids-looks-on-dejected-b349d53f-9aff-429e-9ec3-4601ea74e4b4-630x395.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-munster-live-scores-7035159-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T19:35:43+01:00 LIVE: Connacht v Munster, URC Connacht, Minute-by-Minute, Munster, Rugby, United Rugby Championship, URC https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-general-view-of-dexcom-stadium-before-the-game-86c0401a-068e-44dd-8739-7d6024efa041-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-brentford-match-report-2-7035108-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T19:27:38+01:00 Man City keep pressure on Arsenal in Premier League title race after Brentford victory Brentford, heating up, Manchester City, Premier League, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/manchester-citys-erling-haaland-second-left-celebrates-with-team-mates-after-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-during-the-premier-league-match-at-etihad-stadium-manchester-picture-date-saturday-m-81f2f458-485f-4ab8-9d4d-16fb1757b9b7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sean-cox-mo-salah-dunboyne-jersey-7035370-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T19:11:45+01:00 Heartwarming moment as Seán Cox presents special jersey to Liverpool's Mo Salah Liverpool, Mo Salah, sean cox, Soccer, touching gesture https://www.the42.ie/galway-footballer-statement-7035187-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T18:28:12+01:00 Galway footballer puts out statement denying accusation of racism GAA, LGFA, statement, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/eva-noone-b876bfef-893d-4b10-994b-86f35fa5e9a3-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wexford-dublin-2-7035303-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T18:24:07+01:00 Dublin make it five points from three games as pressure builds on Wexford Leinster SHC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/conor-burke-is-tackled-by-diarmuid-oleary-90209bad-f197-44e9-87ce-e364fe1445ad-630x348.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-utd-sunderland-7035219-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T18:04:00+01:00 Manchester United held to battling goalless draw at Sunderland Man United, Premier League, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sunderlands-brian-brobbey-right-and-manchester-uniteds-harry-maguire-battle-for-the-ball-during-the-premier-league-match-at-the-stadium-of-light-sunderland-picture-date-saturday-may-9-2026-ed5358a5-8b49-4fb0-a640-0703829c3326-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wales-womens-six-nations-liveblog-2-7035101-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T18:00:48+01:00 LIVE: Ireland v Wales, Women's Six Nations As it happens, Liveblog, Minute-by-Minute, Rugby, Updates https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/carys-cox-is-tackled-by-dorothy-wall-and-eve-higgins-f1a549eb-6320-40d5-9c55-7a092b11a267-630x504.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-cork-live-munster-hurling-7035218-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T17:13:17+01:00 As it happened: Waterford v Cork, Munster senior hurling championship As it happens, Cork, GAA, Hurling, Munster, Waterford https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/players-compete-for-possession-1c366cdd-5727-49f6-bcb2-ed671e243d1b-630x425.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kildare-galway-match-report-7035176-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T17:10:53+01:00 Second-half goals prove crucial as Galway survive mighty Kildare scare GAA, Galway GAA, Hurling, Just About, Kildare GAA, Leinster SHC, Round Robin Series https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tiernan-killeen-and-dan-omeara-eae875d1-ec73-413f-9b48-e2b9300cb44b-630x368.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-aston-villa-wsl-7035106-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T15:22:42+01:00 Katie McCabe absent as Arsenal secure Champions League spot Football, Soccer, WSL https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/birmingham-uk-09th-may-2026-birmingham-england-may-09-alessia-russo-of-arsenal-celebrates-scoring-her-second-goal-during-the-barclays-womens-super-league-game-between-aston-villa-and-arsenal-a-3d7cb982-dd53-46da-9b37-187d5f8e6656-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/middlesbrough-southampton-match-report-7035135-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T15:19:26+01:00 Southampton park 'spygate' row to earn Championship first-leg draw with Middlesbrough Championship, Middlesbrough, Soccer, Southampton, Stalemate https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ryan-manning-of-southampton-heads-clear-from-a-corner-during-the-sky-bet-championship-play-off-semi-final-1st-leg-between-middlesbrough-and-southampton-at-the-riverside-stadium-middlesbrough-on-frida-d9ceba3b-b2b9-4f61-8a6e-33290b4c5dbf-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-chelsea-6-7035113-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T14:49:53+01:00 Liverpool still waiting to clinch Champions League football after Chelsea draw Football, Match Report, Premier League, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/liverpools-ryan-gravenberch-scores-their-sides-first-goal-of-the-game-during-the-premier-league-match-at-anfield-liverpool-picture-date-saturday-may-9-2026-414c9e6f-f16e-48fe-8398-f2ad6fc6a99c-630x380.jpg https://www.the42.ie/richie-murphy-ulster-7-7035046-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T10:50:33+01:00 'A very disappointing way to, I suppose, take a victory away' - Richie Murphy Reaction, richie murphy, Rugby, Ulster https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/richie-murphy-0630fe0b-4a0b-4abc-89e5-da41888dc23f-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-liv-3-7035024-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T10:27:29+01:00 Rory McIlroy makes dig at LIV finances but open to players returning to PGA Tour Golf, No liv lost, Rory McIllroy https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-ac8d4f70-9557-45f0-a618-477ceffb2f91-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/slimani-leinster-7034760-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T08:15:01+01:00 'I know I'll not find another team like Leinster' Leinster, Rugby, the hard yards https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rabah-slimani-acknowledges-fans-after-the-match-8dac2f0b-2ec5-4165-a6fb-7556187491a2-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/wexford-hurling-analysis-7034350-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T08:00:11+01:00 Where has it all gone wrong for Wexford hurling? GAA, Hurling, Keith Rossiter, Lee Chin, Leinster SHC, Wexford GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/lee-chin-during-the-game-8674e698-fbaf-4952-abfd-1b67bfe4b104-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-munster-preview-2-7034029-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T07:45:10+01:00 Connacht's fine run needs final push in tight URC play-off race Connacht, Munster, Preview, Rugby, Stuart Lancaster, URC https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shamus-hurley-langton-4ef8eba3-e692-4205-b98b-725bb3a726c6-630x442.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-kerry-fitzgerald-stadium-record-7034355-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T07:30:00+01:00 The Fitzgerald Stadium factor: historic backdrop to Kerry v Cork in Killarney Cork GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, Munster football final, Munster SFC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cork-and-kerry-players-walk-behind-the-band-fa631588-85f3-40e4-9437-68a4fde14965-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jacob-devaney-interview-7034605-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T07:00:20+01:00 The highly rated Irish teenager aiming to break through at Man United Interview, Jacob Devaney, Soccer, St Mirren, Ireland Republic, team:Manchester united (Football 42) https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jacob-devaney-2-630x815.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wales-preview-5-7028445-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T06:30:59+01:00 Ireland bid to bounce back as Wales search for elusive Six Nations win Affidea Stadium, Belfast, favourites, Ireland Women, Wales https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/aoife-wafer-applaud-fans-after-the-match-7ceb4e2f-2c2a-4a94-915c-893450bc87eb-630x435.jpg https://www.the42.ie/waterford-senior-hurling-team-munster-shc-7032992-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T06:00:48+01:00 Waterford's Catch-22: what's behind their poor Munster round-robin record? GAA, Hurling, Munster SHC, Waterford GAA https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/dessie-hutchinson-at-the-end-of-the-game-3c7486a2-165b-4be5-bb24-e9f80301fe02-630x477.jpg https://www.the42.ie/robyn-oconnor-interview-7034759-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-09T05:30:36+01:00 Balancing representing Ireland in Six Nations with college exams busy, robyn oconnor, Rugby, Ireland Republic, Italy, Wales https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/robyn-oconnor-9c1691e1-f622-4ab4-80a0-e9aaa916cf09-630x393.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carrick-on-fernandes-future-7034938-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T23:13:23+01:00 Michael Carrick eager to keep Man United's newly crowned Footballer of the Year Bruno Fernandes, EPL, Michael Carrick, Premier League, Soccer, Star Man, team:Manchester united (Football 42) https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/old-trafford-manchester-uk-17th-jan-2026-premier-league-football-manchester-united-versus-manchester-city-manchester-united-manager-michael-carrick-issues-instructions-to-bruno-fernandes-credit-f6c1b499-0e7b-4f02-8c52-9cffce2641bd-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/drogheda-derry-report-4-7034885-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T22:30:31+01:00 Derry's struggles continue as Drogheda prevail League of Ireland, LOI, Ryan Brennan, Soccer, Derry City, Drogheda United https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/conor-keeley-celebrates-after-the-game-102ea0dc-c58b-4946-b005-c6bda492c6d7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-stormers-3-7034873-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T22:25:49+01:00 Ulster and Stormers share points after pulsating contest Rugby, Ulster, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/werner-kok-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-fifth-try-0ef55854-2028-43a5-a65a-08ff1b9b03a0-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/st-pats-waterford-report-7034868-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T22:16:46+01:00 Elbouzedi-inspired St Pat's overcome Coughlan's Waterford League of Ireland, LOI, Mixed Fortunes, Soccer, St Patrick's, Waterford United https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/zac-elbouzedi-celebrates-with-teammates-after-scoring-his-sides-second-goal-562417e7-01ea-43e7-b1f9-caa08bb80359-630x509.jpg https://www.the42.ie/shels-sligo-7034859-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T22:03:07+01:00 Shelbourne's search for a home win goes on as they are held by Sligo LOI, Soccer, streak https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sean-boyd-dejected-after-the-game-ended-in-a-draw-6ce23112-e869-49da-a0c1-34fa25b85cce-630x363.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-shamrock-rovers-report-3-7034846-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T21:57:27+01:00 Shamrock Rovers extend lead at top with victory in Galway League of Ireland, LOI, Soccer, Galway, Shamrock Rovers, too good https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tunmise-sobowale-celebrates-his-goal-c5c7c3a1-772c-4fa5-802c-a90491e7e1da-630x396.jpg https://www.the42.ie/bohs-dundalk-7034843-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T21:52:05+01:00 Bohemians find their scoring touch in the second half to end winless run back to winning ways, LOI, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/zane-myers-celebrates-after-scoring-his-sides-third-goal-of-the-match-253e0b7f-9c63-4d3a-817b-7dc884a24609-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/roscommon-minors-7034822-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T21:29:10+01:00 Roscommon hold on to secure minor Connacht title Connacht MFC Final, GAA, Rossies On A Roll https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tadgh-fallon-pictured-as-he-lifts-the-electric-ireland-connacht-minor-football-championship-cup-efd1e416-d3f0-4b6a-af52-01036b4e9163-630x831.jpg https://www.the42.ie/sports-quiz-questions-4-7034660-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T17:54:31+01:00 Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz Let's Get Quizzical, Sports Quiz https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/karl-gallagher-and-robbie-hanratty-after-the-game-a282aaa6-284d-4a9f-ba42-1582c86a778c-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-players-leaving-summer-2026-7034515-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T16:31:16+01:00 Aungier and Dooley among 11 players to leave Connacht this summer Connacht, Exit, Jack Aungier, jack carty, Peter Dooley, Rugby Union, United Rugby Championship https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-aungier-arrives-ahead-of-the-match-d6e9deff-c2cb-4139-97e8-b12a8c6ff8be-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rugby-podcast-6-7034480-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T16:03:49+01:00 McMillan’s message, Lowe’s contract, and a big derby Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Podcast, rugby weekly extra, Ulster https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/clayton-mcmillan-fcefec2a-84ac-4be4-84c3-6859f15890e6-630x447.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-finneran-ireland-murcia-7034448-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T15:51:01+01:00 Newcastle midfielder Finneran handed first senior Ireland call-up Football, Heimir Hallgrímsson, International Football, Newcastle United, Playin' in Spain, Republic Of Ireland, rory finneran, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rory-finneran-in-action-26d11580-4019-4b03-a612-a38eea28ee78-630x471.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-lowe-leinster-4-7034255-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T14:04:07+01:00 'It would be great to have James here next year... It's still playing out' contract talks, James Lowe, Leinster, Leo Cullen, niq, RG Snyman https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/james-lowe-caf1c411-d914-4543-b4c8-5bcb69ed077f-630x376.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tv-guide-weekend-sport-157-7032449-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T13:58:48+01:00 Here's your essential TV guide for this weekend's live sport RTÉ, Sky sports, Sports TV Listings, TG4, Tune in, TV https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/mixcollage-08-may-2026-01-57-pm-8137-06119f96-959f-401e-b08c-96b80edfd591-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/galway-roscommon-connacht-final-teams-2-7034224-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T13:10:47+01:00 Shane Walsh gets first start of 2026 among four Galway changes for Connacht final Connacht SFC, GAA, Gaelic Football, Galway GAA, Roscommon GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/shane-walsh-poses-for-a-selfie-with-fans-after-the-game-ccfe4fdc-d831-4fe5-b8a2-9380ec053ce7-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-team-news-lions-7034207-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T12:21:38+01:00 Ryan captains much-changed Leinster side for Lions clash Leinster, Rugby, Team news, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/james-ryan-3d9bffad-391c-4a9a-963f-84bc57ce80e1-630x396.jpg https://www.the42.ie/connacht-munster-team-news-3-7034185-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T12:09:04+01:00 Aki and Ioane return in Connacht team to face Munster Connacht, Derby, Munster, Rugby, Team news https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/bundee-aki-beea0ac7-e173-4728-8ce8-a2167eae100c-630x423.jpg https://www.the42.ie/adidas-world-cup-ad-7034114-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T11:34:35+01:00 Timothée Chalamet joins Messi, Zidane, Yamal and more in star-studded new Adidas ad Adidas, backyard legends, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/adi-8e80bf0f-42b0-495f-8f00-b2936546c5c4-630x354.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clayton-mcmillan-munster-9-7034040-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T11:26:52+01:00 IRFU wants McMillan to remain as Munster boss into next season Clayton McMillan, Head Coach, IRFU, Munster, The Boss, none https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/clayton-mcmillan-during-the-warm-up-5cc01f95-1cd1-48b8-9c1f-4e9d5d8f7ae9-630x651.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-munster-sfc-final-team-7033801-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T11:18:00+01:00 Cork and Kerry teams in for Munster football final Cork GAA, GAA, Gaelic Games, Kerry GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/john-cleary-during-the-game-0c7b8f11-8af8-41c9-a3d8-3c48aa3bd9a5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/luke-littler-5-7034008-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T09:42:20+01:00 Littler reveals late post office trip played part in mad dash before Leeds win Better late than never, Darts, Luke Littler https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/luke-littler-celebrates-beating-luke-humphries-on-night-fourteen-of-the-betmgm-premier-league-2026-at-first-direct-bank-leeds-picture-date-thursday-may-7-2026-36b02112-583b-4b5d-b9a7-b67578b63d19-630x460.jpg https://www.the42.ie/middlesbrough-southampton-filming-complaint-efl-7033974-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T08:47:59+01:00 EFL investigates Middlesbrough complaint over alleged filming by Southampton Championship, EFL, Middlesbrough, Southampton, spygate https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-c6370eaa-e221-49ae-beb1-8853d4aa3604-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/cork-team-munster-shc-7033744-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T08:14:00+01:00 Cork and Waterford both make two changes ahead of crunch Munster hurling tie Cork GAA, munster senior hurling championship, Team news, Waterford GAA https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/damien-cahalane-27eb0972-8223-4570-b6b4-e69f725538f8-630x487.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-aviva-stadium-7033418-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T07:00:10+01:00 'We want to fill stadiums' - Ireland excited as Aviva ticket sales hit 26,000 Ireland, Scotland, Scott Bemand, Support, Ticket Sales, Wales, Women's Six Nations https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/a-view-of-fans-during-the-match-fcee5366-3a7a-4903-8ccd-9d793d7225be-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clayton-mcmillan-roger-randle-2-7033269-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T06:30:40+01:00 'Other people might make a decision around whether I’m here next year' – McMillan Clayton McMillan, Munster, Munster, Roger Randle, Rugby, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/clayton-mcmillan-17683acf-b1f8-4d9c-82b9-27313f738662-630x379.jpg https://www.the42.ie/rory-mcilroy-truist-7033863-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T06:21:00+01:00 Rory McIlroy makes single birdie on return to action after retaining Masters Golf, leona maguire, Rory McIlroy https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/rory-mcilroy-of-northern-ireland-misses-a-putt-on-the-12th-hole-during-first-round-of-the-truist-championship-golf-tournament-at-the-quail-hollow-club-thursday-may-7-2026-in-charlotte-n-c-ap-38af44ed-e7d5-4a3e-8f1b-d037220e1e33-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/luke-mcgrath-leinster-perpignan-7033577-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-08T06:15:42+01:00 'It has been my whole life essentially': Luke McGrath hoping Leinster farewell will be laced with silverware French connection, Leinster, Luke McGrath, Perpignan, Rugby, United Rugby Championship https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/luke-mcgrath-with-his-daughter-sophia-after-winning-his-250th-cap-b4d5ffd5-5089-498b-8d9f-8cdbe3ec9e15-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/crystal-palace-conference-league-2-7033854-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T22:29:00+01:00 Ismaila Sarr strikes again as Crystal Palace reach Conference League final Crystal Palace, euro star, Soccer, Uefa conference league https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-7th-may-2026-ismaila-sarr-c-of-crystal-palace-celebrates-after-scoring-to-make-it-2-1-during-the-crystal-palace-vs-shakhtar-donetsk-uefa-conference-league-semi-final-2nd-leg-match-at-s-d763c542-113f-4387-9601-0f7b09897932-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/aston-villa-nottingham-forest-europa-league-7033851-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T22:14:01+01:00 Aston Villa thrash Nottingham Forest to book spot in first European final for 44 years Aston Villa, blitz, Europa League, Nottingham Forest, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/birmingham-uk-7th-may-2026-emiliano-buendia-of-aston-villa-celebrates-scoring-their-second-goal-during-the-aston-villa-vs-nottingham-forest-uefa-europa-league-semi-final-match-2nd-leg-match-at-vil-39fa1567-a473-41c3-a08a-ba6a4a15847e-630x446.jpg https://www.the42.ie/federico-valverde-and-aurelien-tchouameni-7033819-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T20:59:29+01:00 Real Madrid open disciplinary proceedings against Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde action, Aurelien Tchouameni, federico valverde, Real Madrid, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/new-jersey-usa-9th-july-2025-federico-valverde-and-aurelien-tchouameni-of-real-madrid-react-after-the-4-0-defeat-as-they-leave-the-field-of-play-following-the-final-whistle-of-the-paris-saint-germ-ef7b637b-944a-4fe7-9235-1f609d7a825c-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/donald-trump-world-cup-2-7033719-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T19:31:46+01:00 Donald Trump: ‘I wouldn’t pay’ ticket price for United States’ World Cup opener Soccer, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/president-donald-trump-meets-with-ufc-fighters-wednesday-may-6-2026-in-the-oval-office-of-the-white-house-in-washington-ap-photojacquelyn-martin-728869a2-371f-4f66-8eae-c52d30ee7cd1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fifa-world-cup-2026-2-7033631-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T19:30:27+01:00 Fifa is rinsing fans for its US World Cup, but could we end up with empty seats and a big dud? FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Soccer, Ticket Prices, United States, World Cup 2026 https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/president-donald-trump-and-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-wave-to-the-crowd-after-the-fifa-club-world-cup-final-at-metlife-stadium-where-chelsea-defeated-paris-saint-germain-30-july-13-2025-east-c5b20d5a-515b-45c8-979a-c9fc2cd5a6ee-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-mcclean-israel-7033640-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T18:06:42+01:00 Ireland-Israel Nations League games should 'never be going ahead' - James McClean Ireland Israel, Protest, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/james-mcclean-arrives-cb36f57e-8400-44c8-9053-4f87c6b53050-630x404.jpg https://www.the42.ie/the-42-football-family-3-7033625-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T17:56:56+01:00 Behind the scenes with QPR's Irish coach | LOI preview Arsenal, Champions League, Football, League of Ireland, Podcast, PSG, QPR, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-july-2022-loftus-road-stadium-the-home-of-queen-park-rangers-football-team-in-west-london-4e72ec5d-9b80-480a-a37b-b8dc19189afd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-rte-gaelic-football-donegal-kerry-7033384-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T17:45:53+01:00 Kerry-Donegal is just the sharp end of the wedge as GAA nudge RTÉ out of the picture BANG FOR BUCK, column, GAA, none https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/94645_2947174-884d75c7-4554-4165-bc6b-d958f45ea180-630x324.jpg https://www.the42.ie/urc-permutations-3-7032503-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T17:00:14+01:00 The play-off permutations for the provinces ahead of the penultimate weekend of the regular season race for eight, Rugby https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/tom-stewart-and-jack-carty-compete-in-the-air-for-the-bal-453652d7-74f2-47fc-9028-2d339cf91acd-630x421.jpg https://www.the42.ie/panini-stickers-world-cup-7033425-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T16:22:12+01:00 Panini and Fifa’s partnership to end after 2030 World Cup Coming unstuck, Panni stickers, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/paninis-world-cup-2018-sticker-book-cost-37df3ad3-e9a5-4e2f-a38a-e49eea3d4350-630x729.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clayton-mcmillan-roger-randle-7033232-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T16:11:42+01:00 'I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed' - McMillan on Randle U-turn Clayton McMillan, Munster, Roger Randle, Rugby, none https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/clayton-mcmillan-arrives-4e36170e-1f5d-4692-9150-23372ad668e1-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/munster-rugby-team-news-7033121-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T14:19:18+01:00 Jack Crowley ruled out as Munster make five enforced changes for Connacht derby Munster, Rugby, Team news, URC https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-crowley-watches-on-from-the-sidelines-3d14cad5-1509-4915-995c-853519ab79bc-630x370.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-42-podcast-7032536-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T13:25:45+01:00 RTÉ v GAA+ | Provincial finals undermined | Hurling previews GAA, gaa weekly, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Podcast https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/david-clifford-celebrates-scoring-a-goal-aa98ea2c-d5b4-4457-8752-1fcea5dd23ee-630x381.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gaa-news-3-7033079-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T13:25:31+01:00 Waterford, Down, Clare and Armagh stars win POTM awards Camogie, GAA, Gaelic Football, Hurling, LGFA, PwC, Star Players https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/potm-89289c99-5b5b-4ce0-89f8-3c30ebaa06ff-630x382.png https://www.the42.ie/rugby-podcast-leinster-7033018-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T12:59:20+01:00 James Tracy on Leinster's win, narratives, and a huge inter-pro derby Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Podcast, Rugby, rugby weekly extra, Ulster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/garry-ringrose-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-third-try-with-hugo-keenan-df3e8914-c5b4-4ba8-b70e-9310879274ae-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-scott-bemand-2-7033023-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T12:51:45+01:00 'We're a different animal' – Ireland have chance to finish Six Nations strong Six Nations, Home Soil, Ireland Women, Scotland, Scott Bemand, Wales https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/erin-king-and-fiona-tuite-during-the-anthems-5d50994b-6c4f-4724-a9bd-e542ddf3e7e0-630x411.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ulster-stormers-name-teams-7033029-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T12:34:23+01:00 Ulster and Stormers name teams for URC clash Rugby, suftum, Team news, Ulster https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/angus-bell-celebrates-with-fans-after-the-game-29aa1054-d188-4175-88da-6b77dce37013-630x390.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dave-brailsford-manchester-united-gone-7032946-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T11:53:26+01:00 Dave Brailsford leaves role as director at Manchester United man u, marginal gains, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/manchester-uk-13th-mar-2025-sir-dave-brailsford-during-the-uefa-europa-league-match-manchester-united-v-real-sociedad-at-old-trafford-manchester-picture-credit-should-read-andrew-yatessportima-7c4575f5-2082-49f0-8e72-a90b6be61ef1-630x431.jpg https://www.the42.ie/ireland-wales-teams-7032897-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T11:16:53+01:00 Ireland bring Higgins into midfield for Wales clash in Belfast Six Nations, Eve Higgins, Ireland, Team news, Wales https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/eve-higgins-celebrates-after-the-match-0f02eaf0-7a34-4731-b285-a4251575dea5-630x432.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kerry-donegal-gaa-all-ireland-football-fixtures-7032868-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T10:56:10+01:00 Kerry-Donegal game confirmed for GAA+ as All-Ireland SFC fixtures revealed All-Ireland, Donegal, GAA fixtures, Kerry, Tune in https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/david-clifford-with-brendan-mccole-26810fe9-ba13-460a-b05c-83d7683fda85-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/liverpool-ticket-price-plans-7032823-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T10:14:37+01:00 Liverpool alter their future ticket pricing plans after backlash from supporters Protests, Soccer, Team:Liverpool https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-b86398de-7f0b-402a-abba-ddaa23ca0472-630x407.jpg https://www.the42.ie/john-cleary-cork-kerry-munster-final-7032788-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T09:59:26+01:00 'They could field five teams': Cleary says injuries don't lessen Killarney task Cork GAA, GAA, Gaelic Football, Kerry GAA, Munster GAA, Munster SFC final https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/john-cleary-during-the-game-e8ffaac9-a620-4711-b301-24ea410c3202-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/st-andrews-claire-dowling-golf-captain-7032742-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T08:26:06+01:00 Ireland's Claire Dowling becomes first ever female captain at St Andrews Claire Dowling, Golf, St Andrews https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/cdowling-3067dbb9-fd75-401e-b2a2-298f9aa4bff8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/psg-champions-league-luis-enrique-arsenal-7032731-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T08:09:22+01:00 'We want to give our supporters that kind of gift' - PSG turn focus to final with Arsenal Arsenal, Champions League, PSG, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/featureimage-5a29a13e-b8be-4548-82d2-995c0e04fd19-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/fai-director-of-football-7032425-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T07:45:57+01:00 FAI's new director of football vows not to let Irish-eligible players slip the net priority https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/file-photo-dated-04-01-2026-of-defender-conor-bradley-who-is-set-to-undergo-surgery-on-a-serious-knee-injury-which-will-rule-him-out-of-the-rest-of-liverpools-season-issue-date-monday-january-12-2-65ce3656-1873-45b6-a388-06e1c5bac49c-630x436.jpg https://www.the42.ie/alan-oconnor-ireland-womens-forwards-coach-7032555-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T06:05:18+01:00 'To be involved with Ireland in any way is an honour and I'm buzzing to be here' Alan O'Connor https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/alan-oconnor-during-the-warm-up-b3f47f82-8a97-4947-b8d6-da6739e668ba-630x396.jpg https://www.the42.ie/roscommon-enda-smith-football-7032366-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-07T06:00:21+01:00 'He has the complete skill-set': Roscommon's long-time leader as they chase Connacht title Connacht, enda smith, GAA, Roscommon https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/enda-smith-fe347a9e-3546-44ed-95f6-f7c7f8768af6-630x581.jpg