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20th September 2026 - 26th September 2026
On The 42URC
New-look Ulster need more of the same, but fresh faces should boost efforts to return to play-offs
On The 42Preview
With greater half-back depth and tunnel vision towards the URC, Ulster can complete breakout season
Richie Murphy’s side simply must reach the URC top eight and book a Champions Cup return, but they’re potentially good enough to aim higher.
On The 42squad update
Andrew Porter and Tommy O'Brien fit for Leinster's season opener in South Africa
On The 42squad update
Connacht without hookers Tierney-Martin and Heffernan for Stormers curtain-raiser
On The 42uefa nations league
Over 160 Irish athletes sign open letter calling on Irish football team to boycott Israel fixtures
On The 42Brave and Faithful
Without their talismanic 10, Munster may back young talent O'Shea ahead of schedule
The start of the southern province’s campaign feels like a matter of survival until Jack Crowley’s return.
This month
September 2026
On The 42slán agus beannacht
'La Madrina' Taylor remained in charge until her momentous Croke Park mic drop
The world’s greatest female boxer earned a career climax that would have been considered unrealistic in a movie.
On The 42Legend
Katie Taylor puts on Croke Park show to retire as three-time undisputed champion
The Bray woman schooled Flora Pili to finish on top of the world after 30 years of boxing.
On The 42Undercard
Paddy Donovan takes step closer towards world title, while Thomas Carty bout ends in controversy
On The 42all's well that enswell
Tearful night in 2019 can prove cautionary tale for Katie Taylor: boxing testimonials are rarely a good idea
The final bell nears for an Irish sporting great, who is one of few boxers on the planet capable of pulling off tonight’s event at Croke Park.
On The 42Fight night
Flora Pili: An obscure opponent, but a worthy challenger in a weakened division
On The 42real deal
'Thanks for the stitches' - Amanda Serrano pens heartfelt letter to rival Taylor ahead of final fight
On The 42prizefighting
How Katie Taylor cracked America and changed the paradigm of female fighter pay
If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. And Katie Taylor has gone from a €7,000 pro debut to making millions.
On The 42wishes
Taylor slips into business mode with one last Irish goodbye, but not before making another dream come true
Clodagh Keating, a 10-year-old from Dublin, became her hero’s penultimate dance partner on Wednesday.
On The 42Eddie Hearn
'This ring-walk, I truly believe it will be one of the greatest moments the sport has ever seen'
On The 42taylor v pili
A weighty press conference, misty eyes, and a reminder that Croke Park is also about winning
On an emotional week of ‘lasts’, Katie Taylor must learn the lessons from her first professional career defeat in 2023.
Last month
August 2026
On The 42Interview
'I didn't hear it, but if I'd heard it at the time, there might have been a different scene in the ring'
Katie Taylor’s trainer, Ross Enamait, reflects on a decade of working with an Irish icon, and dealing with the injury that changed her career.
On The 42Round 3
Liverpool-Spurs, Man United-Brighton, and (possibly) Chelsea-Leeds in next round of EFL Cup
On The 42Adam Olaniyan
'I want to be the guy that's brought Irish heavyweight boxing from nowhere to world-championship level'
Croke Park beckons for Dublin’s Adam Olaniyan, one of the most exciting prospects in heavyweight boxing.
On The 42casey on boxing
Years too late, a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has lost all meaning
Six years after Daniel Kinahan was said to have brokered a deal between them, the British heavyweights may now meet in New York.
On The 42Swimming
Mona McSharry adds 200m breastroke bronze to 100m silver at European Championships
The Sligo woman is back on the podium.
On The 42squad update
Ulster captain Henderson to miss 'number of months' as four key players undergo surgeries
On The 42Interview
Aaron McKenna's plans to celebrate his world-title win? A few games of pool and darts with the lads
‘I’ve spent 21 years doing it, but all it takes is this one fight… It’s changed my life overnight’
On The 42Aaron McKenna
From befriending Kendrick Lamar in LA to winning a world title from his back garden in Monaghan
Aaron McKenna’s journey to California and back again, and the huge sacrifice of his parents, culminated in world glory in Dublin on Saturday night.
On The 42World Champion
'I'm going to be easy to find now that I have a belt. They're all going to come crawling out'
Aaron McKenna, Ireland’s fourth-ever middleweight world champion, fulfilled a 21-year dream in Dublin last night.
On The 42elite
Masterful Aaron McKenna crowned middleweight world champion in Dublin
The Monaghan man outclassed Etinosa Oliha to become Ireland’s fourth-ever world champion in the division.
On The 42Boxing
Callum Walsh eases past Tyler Denny, while Joe Ward regains momentum with career-best victory
On The 42Collision Course
Co-headliners Aaron McKenna and Callum Walsh face tricky obstacles on road to Irish super-fight
Monaghan’s McKenna fights for the IBF middleweight world title on Saturday, while Walsh faces a career-biggest test.
On The 42Boxing
Aaron McKenna and Etinosa Oliha on weight for middleweight world-title bout at 3Arena
On The 42Boxing
Pierce O'Leary suffers stoppage loss to Mark Chamberlain in Dublin thriller
The Englishman inflicted upon O’Leary the first loss of his professional career at the 3Arena.
July
July 2026
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