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# Editor's picks

All time
'Here I am at the Olympics, halfway through the 1st round, and I'm thinking: 'What the 'f*** is going on?''
27 Apr 2020
33.9k
11
'I was sort of obsessed. Demented. Angry maybe with life as well' - Val Andrews on a lifetime in coaching
26 Apr 2020
30.4k
12
'I'm from a small town and when you’re young, people are saying ‘When will you be playing on the telly?’'
25 Apr 2020
42.0k
15
'Everyone is very much involved in this' - The Dublin All-Star doctor on duty in Temple Street Hospital
25 Apr 2020
26.8k
2
A new Donal Ryan essay and everything else you can expect from your membership of The42 this week
20 Apr 2020
9.1k
1
Working with Martin McGuinness in a meat company, singing for the Dalai Lama and playing at the World Cup
19 Apr 2020
31.5k
2
'You aren't thinking about anybody. You just want the pain to stop, and you'll go to any extreme to do it'
19 Apr 2020
34.1k
4
'To get the standing ovation coming off the field, I get goosebumps even recalling it again'
19 Apr 2020
32.3k
10
'It was special doing the haka and facing guys I played with in New Zealand'
18 Apr 2020
37.4k
23
From the Premier League to Trinity College: the untold story of Rory Ginty
17 Apr 2020
30.3k
8
Coming up against a great Liverpool side, breaking records and trying to get Stephen Cluxton to play soccer
13 Apr 2020
31.6k
7
When Munster pulled off a miracle against Gloucester at Thomond Park
13 Apr 2020
31.2k
27
5 big picture takeaways from the classic 2004 Munster final between Waterford and Cork
12 Apr 2020
11.6k
12
‘There’ll be very little change’ – The man entrusted to succeed Stephen Kenny
12 Apr 2020
16.0k
8
'Mick McCarthy drove me to the ground to sign the contract. It was surreal sitting in his Mercedes'
11 Apr 2020
56.1k
11
'He shot the lights out' - What to expect from Damien Duff as Ireland's latest assistant coach
11 Apr 2020
48.0k
58
There's just one Limerick player in Munster's academy. What's being done about it?
11 Apr 2020
47.8k
90
Introducing: Warriors, The42’s new GAA podcast
9 Apr 2020
18.7k
2
'It's a pic I've been thinking about for 10 years': Behind the lens, 1km away, of an iconic supermoon image
8 Apr 2020
87.2k
36
'Fans would come up and openly call me a b******s ' - The challenges of being an Irish manager in Ireland
7 Apr 2020
18.9k
14
'I remember saying, 'Oh my God...even on a sinking ship he is doing things like that'
7 Apr 2020
36.2k
16
'I can't even describe it, really, the sh** I've been dealt over the past year and a half'
7 Apr 2020
6.3k
0
The rise of Stephen Kenny - told by the men who know him best
6 Apr 2020
17.1k
24
George and Me: 'I owe him a great deal and couldn't pay him back over two lifetimes'
5 Apr 2020
59.7k
14
'They're mad to come in to us. It's sad but we're better off than most' - waiting to hug grandkids again
Updated 30 Mar 2020
35.6k
12
Quiz: Can you recognise these 90s All-Ireland hurling winners?
Updated 29 Mar 2020
52.7k
18
Fights in the showers, porn on the bus and winners on the pitch - How Shels made Double history in 2000
29 Mar 2020
31.5k
6
'It was like living in Las Vegas' - the Dubliner, the Bundesliga and clubbing with Pat Kenny in Berlin
29 Mar 2020
33.8k
19
The Dagenham Yanks, Christy Ring's role in Charlton Athletic's history, and 100 years of London's McCurtains
28 Mar 2020
22.2k
7
The Boys in Green from Brazil: Eusebio, Iran and Ireland at 'the Minicopa'
28 Mar 2020
16.2k
12
Quiz: How many of these random 90s Premier League footballers can you identify?
27 Mar 2020
98.0k
48
Had your fill of Netflix's sports films? Here are 12 hidden gems to watch on YouTube
Updated 24 Mar 2020
70.3k
30
Losing our wages is far from ideal but there are bigger concerns now
24 Mar 2020
6.5k
1
Late nights, dark places, and knowing when to pull back - The Art of Ghostwriting
22 Mar 2020
13.0k
2
Tractors, hypnotists, and 'what are we doing in a cowshed?' - Sky Sports in Millstreet, 25 years on
18 Mar 2020
30.5k
16
'If you tried to invade his space mentally too much, you got less from him'
17 Mar 2020
58.0k
13
What does the 50:22 kick look like and how could it change rugby?
16 Mar 2020
46.8k
13
10 of the best sports films to watch on Netflix
15 Mar 2020
62.4k
30
Thank you Mr Eastwood - you gave us hope in our darkest decade
10 Mar 2020
5.7k
1
'There’s nothing better than a well-bred man' - the enduring friendship of the toff and Ted
8 Mar 2020
43.7k
14
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