Month: September 2021

SATURDAY’S HOTLY-ANTICIPATED Super 8 clash between Mayo and Donegal will have an increased capacity of over 27,000. An additional 2,000 tickets for Castlebar’s McHale have been made available through clubs as Mayo and Donegal aim to reach the All-Ireland SFC semi-final stage. Capacity of McHale Park was initially limited to 25,369 last week before today’s […]

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TODAY, THE42 BEGINS an exciting new phase as we launch our membership scheme. You know us, we don’t usually like to brag; but over the past nine years, we’ve become Ireland’s favourite online sports news source and your go-to place for proper analysis, interesting long-reads, breaking news and lively conversation. Now, we want to produce […]

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PAIN IS NO barrier for Waterford star Niamh Rockett, despite the many roadblocks she’s encountered en route to where she is today. But perspective is something that has definitely helped her along the way. Always has, and always will. Waterford star Niamh Rockett and her father, former Déise hurler, Eddie. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO Day in, […]

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IN INTERVIEW SITUATIONS, it’s often easiest to start from the very start.  Right back to the beginning, and how the player or athlete in question first got into their beloved sport.  Limerick star Marian Quaid set out like most others: out in the garden with the family.  “I’ve been playing since I was about four,” […]

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DUBLIN AND CORK have named their starting teams for Saturday’s All-Ireland U20 football final in Portlaoise.  Both sides are unchanged from their semi-final wins. Munster champions Cork defeated Tyrone by 2-17 to 1-18, while Dublin had seven points to spare over Galway.  Dublin full-forward Ciaran Archer has been in fine scoring form this summer and […]

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ADRIAN MULLEN IS the big name included in DJ Carey’s U20 team to face Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final on Saturday.  Mullen, who sat out Kilkenny’s Leinster U20 final victory over Wexford, posted 0-4 last weekend in the All-Ireland senior semi-final defeat of Limerick.  Cork are unchanged from their Munster decider loss to Tipperary.  Meanwhile, […]

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