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Ten years ago today - the best ever hurling final in Kilkenny Tipperary thriller?

The 2014 drawn final produced superlatives and wonder between the bluebloods of hurling.

Declan Bogue

7 Sep 2024

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Athletics

Aaron Shorten posts season's best but not enough to trouble the medals table

6 Sep 2024

1.1k

Swimming

Roisin Ní Riain comfortably qualifies for tonight's 100m breaststroke final

5 Sep 2024

1.1k

On The 42TO BE RATIFIED

Malachy O'Rourke set to be unveiled as the new Tyrone manager

4 Sep 2024

3.0k

Grenfell

Irish sponsorship deals under scrutiny after Kingspan criticised in Grenfell report

4 Sep 2024

4.3k

Athletics

Shauna Bocquet misses out on 100m final place by a tenth of a second

4 Sep 2024

774

saffrons

Neil McManus on joining Davy Fitzgerald in new-look Antrim

3 Sep 2024

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Paris 2024

10-second penalty costs Chloe MacCombe agonising place difference in Para Triathlon

Updated 2 Sep 2024

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statement

South Africa apologises for interruption and disruption to the All Blacks Haka

2 Sep 2024

7.1k

On The 42Friends Reunited

Four-year arrangement shows Micheál Donoghue sees Galway as a bit of a fixer-upper job

31 Aug 2024

2.6k

schedule

Paralympic Breakfast: Ronan Grimes carries Ireland's medal hopefuls for third day

31 Aug 2024

703

individual pursuit

Personal Best time not enough to keep Damien Vereker in the medals race

29 Aug 2024

648

Interpros

Christmas Interpro fixtures confirmed for Irish provinces

29 Aug 2024

3.3k

paralympics

Richael Timothy squeezed out of medal deciders in Individual Pursuit qualifying

29 Aug 2024

787

taking a punt

Dan Whelan makes the cut for Green Bay Packers roster for season ahead

28 Aug 2024

4.9k

Suffolk is green

Ipswich Town increase Irish contingent with signing of Chiedozie Ogbene

28 Aug 2024

4.4k

Red Hands

Tyrone set sights on Malachy O'Rourke as Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher exit

There are vacancies in Gaelic football and then there are vacancies – Tyrone is one of those.

Declan Bogue

27 Aug 2024

3.4k

On The 42column

Competitive Dad Syndrome causing GAA headaches when it comes to Go Games model

Director-General Tom Ryan has issued another warning to clubs about hosting tournaments that run against the Go Games ethos.

Declan Bogue

27 Aug 2024

4.8k

On The 42PYRO

Shamrock Rovers release statement on firework incident during game against Galway

26 Aug 2024

3.1k

position vacant

Life after Colm O'Rourke as Meath get ready to name a successor as the next Royals manager

With a vacant managerial seat in Meath, the county board have to move fast in appointing a replacement.

Declan Bogue

26 Aug 2024

3.7k

On The 42Handball World Championships

The New Yorker, the English public schoolboy and the Tyrone man - Welcome to the handball world

With names such as Tywan Cook, ‘Nasty Naz’ Marston and Luke Thomson on their way to Limerick for the World Championships, handball is having a moment right now.

Declan Bogue

18 Aug 2024

2.4k

Time to say goodbye?

Meath at another crossroads as the endgame of Colm O'Rourke's tenure plays out

Chained to their past, Royals have to find a way towards their future.

Declan Bogue

16 Aug 2024

12.5k

On The 42tractor boy

Ipswich Town finally land Ireland striker Sammie Szmodics from Blackburn

16 Aug 2024

4.5k

Wizard

'You have more of an appreciation for the game and winning' - Tony Kelly

15 Aug 2024

2.4k

Video Nasty

'Don’t have the drive at the moment to put it on' - Paul Conroy not looking back in anger

15 Aug 2024

2.6k

media rights

Premier Sports win battle to screen Champions Cup and Challenge Cup for three seasons

14 Aug 2024

6.2k

On The 42column

Real ambition or vanity project? What Davy Fitz's move to Antrim can bring

Sixth county job brings a whole new set of challenges for experienced manager.

Declan Bogue

13 Aug 2024

5.3k

Not ratified

The five vacancies in inter-county hurling left to fill ahead of 2025

11 Aug 2024

4.4k

On The 42Merry-go-round

The five vacancies in inter-county football left to fill ahead of 2025

10 Aug 2024

2.6k

departed

Dessie Dolan steps down from Westmeath after two years at the helm

9 Aug 2024

1.7k

Golf

Irish golfers drop out of contention for Olympics prize

8 Aug 2024

2.6k

On The 42column

Culture war over Olympic medals up north leaves a sour taste in the mouth

Declan Bogue

8 Aug 2024

15.3k

TO BE RATIFIED

Brian Flanagan to be named as new Kildare manager

7 Aug 2024

2.9k

Paris 2024

Lyles eases his way to the 200 metres final without going eyeballs out

7 Aug 2024

1.9k

Seani's back

Seani Maguire returns to Cork on a long-term deal

6 Aug 2024

4.8k

Next Up?

Europa and Conference League draws for Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic

Updated 5 Aug 2024

3.1k

On The 42Ben Crealey

'I couldn’t live with the guilt of it, missing games' - Rally driver to All-Ireland winner

31 Jul 2024

3.7k

On The 42Winning Feeling

'He was very proud of me and it was father-son stuff. A great moment'

30 Jul 2024

3.3k

All-Ireland Final

Armagh's utter joy and day of deliverance from the weight of their own expectation

A day of emotion and tenderness as persistence is finally rewarded.

Declan Bogue

Reports from Croke Park

28 Jul 2024

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On The 42orange crush

'I couldn’t be any happier for them now' - McGeeney and Armagh enter dreamland

28 Jul 2024

2.2k