The42

We are a privately owned and operated media organization that started in 2010 with The Journal and a sports platform that has since evolved into The 42. Over the years, we have grown to become a top player in Ireland's online news landscape. Our team includes numerous journalists working across our well-known publications: The Journal, The 42, Noteworthy, and our FactCheck unit, all of which are recognized as some of the most prominent digital brands in Ireland. Our FactCheck unit was established in 2016 and has quickly become the foremost fact-checking organization in the country. In 2019, we introduced Noteworthy, a platform that finances and publishes detailed investigative stories based on input from the community.

National, Consumer

English

Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#72600

Ireland

#308

Sports/Sports

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

'When you watch him caddying on TV, he has the same attributes from when I played against him'

1 day ago | the42.ie | Sinead Farrell

THERE’S A NAME that takes him back 13 years. He’s been hearing it a lot lately. Understandably so. He knows someone who knows Rory McIlroy. The link is there and people are curious to know more. He did meet McIlroy once but that’s a lesser known fact. What is known is that he played against McIlroy’s caddie Harry Diamond in the final of the 2012 West of Ireland Championship and lost out by one hole.
Leinster camogie finals set to go ahead as players plan to continue skort protest

1 day ago | the42.ie | Sinead Farrell

THE LEINSTER SENIOR and intermediate camogie finals are set to go ahead this weekend as the controversy surrounding skorts continues. The 42 understands that the games will proceed at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday, and that all four teams – Kilkenny, Wexford, Laois and Carlow — will wear shorts but will change into skorts if instructed. The intermediate final between Laois and Carlow will begin at 2pm before Kilkenny and Wexford face off in the senior decider at 4.15.
Pádraig Harrington's legacy is seen everywhere at the PGA Championship - even in the size of the trophy

1 day ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S LEGACY runs so deep we’re all still excavating it, but happily the man himself is occasionally willing to point us in the right direction. Ambling off the putting green at Quail Hollow, Harrington gladly stops for a quick chat on his way to the driving range. Not that Harrington is particularly loyal to the whole brevity being the soul of wit shtick. Twenty minutes later, his caddie comes to find him in full flow and the interview is finished as a walk-and-talk to the range.
McIlroy, Scheffler and Schauffele together to start PGA

1 day ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

TOP-RANKED Scottie Scheffler, defending champion Xander Schauffele and reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy will play together in the first two rounds of the 107th PGA Championship in groupings announced Tuesday. World number two McIlroy, who completed a career Grand Slam with his victory last month at Augusta National, third-ranked Schauffele and Scheffler, a two-time Masters winner, start off the 10th tee on Thursday at 8.22am (1.22pm Irish time).
'One of my favourite places in the world' - Why Quail Hollow sets McIlroy up for absurd tilt at the Rory Slam

1 day ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

THERE ARE MEANS of seeking relief in golf without turning to a rules official. For Rory McIlroy, his has usually been to make a trip to Charlotte and turn down Gleneagles Road to Quail Hollow golf club. It was here in 2010 that McIlroy underlined his arrival on the PGA Tour, winning his first title to a delightful Jim Nantz flourish from the commentary booth.
Next set of All-Ireland SFC fixtures announced with Donegal Tyrone on GAA+

1 day ago | the42.ie | Fintan O'Toole

THE GAA HAVE announced the next set of All-Ireland senior football championship fixtures, with four games set to take place in Round One on Saturday 24 May. The games involve last weekend’s Ulster and Leinster finalists as they commence their group campaigns on the national stage. The details for the match between Leinster champions Louth and Monaghan have still not been finalised. Louth have home advantage for the game but have no home venue suitable in their county.
Brian Hayes: 'You fear for the worst but thankfully it wasn't anything serious'

1 day ago | the42.ie | Sinead Farrell

CORK HURLER BRIAN Hayes says he was initially fearful about having suffered a long-term injury he picked up during his side’s league clash with Galway in March. Hayes appeared to have jarred his knee in Cork’s Division 1 game at home to the Tribesmen, coming off in the 60th minute after receiving treatment on the field. There was some concern at the time that he had suffered a cruciate injury, but a scan later ruled out any torn ligaments.
Special Congress 'not a guarantee' skorts issue will be resolved

2 days ago | the42.ie | Sinead Farrell

OFFALY CAMOGIE PLAYER Mairéad Teehan is hopeful the skorts issue will be resolved at Special Congress, but adds “it’s not a guarantee” that rules around playing gear will change. Motions addressing the ongoing skorts controversy will be considered at the Camogie Association Special Congress in Croke Park on 22 May. The decision follows recent events where teams protested against the issue by wearing shorts instead of the mandated skorts for matches.
Here's this week's GAA inter-county schedule and TV coverage

2 days ago | the42.ie | Fintan O'Toole

HA MUNSTER HURLING double-bill is in store on The Sunday Game live next weekend. The RTÉ cameras have Tipperary against Waterford and Limerick against Cork in the round 4 clashes. GAA+ have Leinster hurling on Sunday (Kilkenny v Dublin) and on Saturday (Galway v Antrim), while there’s Tailteann Cup coverage on Sunday (Leitrim v Sligo). The opening All-Ireland football series games command the focus on Saturday for the streaming service as Kerry face Roscommon and Galway entertain Dublin.
Rachael Blackmore took on the men in a sport dominated by men and won, time and time again

2 days ago | the42.ie | Johnny Ward

RACHAEL BLACKMORE RETIRED just over a decade after she turned professional, when very many in racing had no idea who she was, let alone the sporting public. If Family Fortunes were recorded yesterday, she would demolish everyone in terms of an Irish jockey the average man or woman can name. Thus ends months of rumours about when it would happen, the timing admirably low-key.