1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (894+ words) CONFIRMATION THAT RTÉ are set to drastically scale back their coverage of the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League games with Israel adds another mildly uncomfortable element to the discourse surrounding an international window like no other. And The 42 has learned…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1243+ words) AS THE BATTLE for the minds and hearts for an integrated Gaelic Games family raged on the national airwaves on Wednesday afternoon, the GAA found an ally it could have done without. With Mary McAleese’s parting shot alleging an element…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (802+ words) MINISTER FOR SPORT Patrick O’Donovan has said he has “no reason not to believe” the GAA’s commitment to integration despite the comments by former president Mary McAleese. O’Donovan said the proposed integration of the GAA, LGFA, Camogie Association is “an…...

4+ day, 42+ min ago   (641+ words) THE GAA IS proposing a new set of experimental rule changes for hurling that will include alterations to handpass, steps and puckout rules. The rules will be trialled at third-level league games this year and have been proposed by John…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (288+ words) RORY MCILROY BELIEVES this year’s Irish Open will feel “different” should US President Donald Trump make an anticipated visit to the event. Noted golf enthusiast Trump is expected to attend the tournament – which is being held at his resort in…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (545+ words) KENNY CUNNINGHAM FEELS that the right thing to do would have been for Ireland to play Israel in Dublin – a gesture that, he claims, would have resonated more than moving or stopping the controversial Nations League fixtures. Two of Ireland’s…...

6+ day, 13+ min ago   (167+ words) A PEAK AUDIENCE of 1.6 million viewers watched Katie Taylor’s final fight, which was broadcast free-to-air on RTÉ2 on Saturday night. An additional 552,000 tuned in via RTÉ Player to watch the Bray native defeat Flora Pili to become a three-time undisputed champion…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (204+ words) The 42 Grehan shines as Great Britain and Ireland land Walker Cup after stunning comeback STUART GREHAN AGAIN played a key role as Great Britain and Ireland won the Walker Cup for the first time in 11 years. On a dramatic day…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (452+ words) ENGLAND COMPLETED A series clean sweep against Ireland with a dominant victory in the third one-day international at Worcester. Sophia Dunkley starred with a century as England finished their innings on 291 all out, and Ireland were never close to threatening…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (537+ words) EVEN IN THOSE quiet moments when Katie Taylor dared to dream, could she possibly have dreamed of a night like this? The entire night was a singular moment in the long and storied history of a stadium that is not…...