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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.

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Fast-starting Nottingham Forest back up to third with win at Tottenham

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

CHRIS WOOD’S 19TH goal of the season fired Nottingham Forest back up to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win at Tottenham. Forest had slipped to sixth after the weekend’s results, but Nuno Espirito Santo savoured a sweet three points against old club Spurs after early goals from Elliot Anderson and Wood in the capital.
The Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup state of play ahead of key Kildare-Louth game

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

THE OUTCOMES OF the six provincial football championship games played at the weekend across Connacht, Munster, and Ulster, makes the picture clearer as regards the 2025 Sam Maguire and Tailteann Cup races. And it leaves next Sunday’s Leinster semi-final between Kildare and Louth as the key game to decide the last place in this summer’s All-Ireland series.
'Donnacha helps me a lot. ROG has been so open to me'

3 days ago | the42.ie | Murray Kinsella

IT’S 10AM AND the sun is beaming down on the old market in La Rochelle, the beautiful French town Anna Caplice has called home for the last two seasons. Munster, the Mallow woman’s beloved province, are in town but Caplice is wearing Stade Rochelais colours. She still loves Munster but the locals have been good to her. When you win a national championship, the French hail you as one of their own. Peter O’Mahony and a few other Munster players stroll past after a morning coffee.
5 talking points after Munster hurling day of draws and drama

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

1. Those dramatic finalesThe hype and anticipation surrounding the Munster hurling championship has escalated off the back of the standard of games served up in recent seasons. Meeting those lofty expectations can be difficult, but in terms of pure drama the opening day of the 2025 instalment delivered. The conclusions in Ennis and Thurles yesterday were thrilling. Clare embarked on a late scoring spree to overtake Cork and place themselves in the driving seat.
Brian Lohan: 'We're just delighted with our lads, they always give that bit of fight'

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

BRIAN LOHAN HAILED the resilience of his Clare team after they hauled themselves back into contention in today’s Munster opener against Cork from a position where they had trailed by twelve points at the break. The All-Ireland champions came close to a stunning victory when David Reidy’s free edged them in front in injury-time, but Cork rescued a point when Declan Dalton raised a late white flag.
Cork and Clare play out dramatic draw in Munster hurling championship opener

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

THEY NEEDED EXTRA-time to separate the pair when they met in Croke Park last July, when Cork and Clare renewed acquaintances to kickstart the 2025 championship, it proved just as tight and pulsating. Both had to settle for a draw, and perhaps relief will be the main reaction from both. Declan Dalton fired over a last-gasp free to save 14-man Cork after Clare had come charging for the finish line like a train. Clare hit three second-half goals as they wiped out Cork’s 12-point interval deficit.
LIVE: Tipperary v Limerick, Munster Senior Hurling Championship

4 days ago | the42.ie | Sinead Farrell

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Wild Munster football rollercoaster delivers Kerry relief and Cork regret

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

WHERE TO START with a wild rollercoaster of a football night in Cork? The Páirc Uí Chaoimh floodlights were required for two and a half hours after the first throw-in, to illuminate the action in a game that was a slow-burner before exploding midway through the second half. The nuts and bolts of it at the end were this. Kerry progressing to a sixth Munster final on the spin, where they will renew acquaintances for thie third year in a row with Clare.
Si Woo Kim takes lead at Hilton Head as Lowry bounces back with 67

4 days ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

SI WOO KIM will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the RBC Heritage tomorrow, with Shane Lowry seven shots off the lead despite his best round of the week thus far. Lowry carded a four-under 67 on Saturday, hoisting himself to a tie for 16th position at the latest signature event on the PGA Tour. Lowry opened with a birdie but then disappointingly bogeyed the par-five second. He then birdied the next par-five and picked up another shot with a birdie on nine.
'We were s**t' - West Ham's Fullkrug rants at team-mates after Southampton draw

5 days ago | the42.ie | Gavin Cooney

WEST HAM UNITED striker Niclas Fullkrug launched a stinging criticism of his team mates after their Premier League draw with Southampton on Saturday afternoon. West Ham, 16th in the table, took the lead at home to the relegated and managerless Saints shortly after half-time of today’s clash at the London Stadium, courtesy of Jarrod Bowen. Bowen was replaced in the 87th minute by Evan Ferguson, with the on loan Irish striker once again restricted to a minimal role.