#Interview
'When a manager brings you in and then goes after a few games, it's not ideal'
Ireland international Andy Boyle chats about his recent move to Scottish side Ross County.
'Anything's going to be better than last year' - Leitrim back after championship absence
The senior ladies team open their league campaign on Sunday under new manager Gavin Cawley.
'I remember telling the lads in school I'd like to play rugby and they laughed'
Michelle Claffey was brought up in a Gaelic football household but has overcome two serious knee injuries to fulfil her ambition of playing rugby for Ireland.
'It would be a dream to race a World Cup final in Dublin, it would be insane'
Clare native Liam Jegou has been making waves in the world of canoeing from his French base, yet he yearns to return home some day.
'It's something we'll always have as a family. A dream come true'
After a difficult three years, Shane Lowry ended his long wait for a fourth career victory on Saturday. He tells The42 why it meant the world to him.
'I'm not angry or bitter. I'm fit, healthy and happy again and that's important'
After questioning whether she’d ever play again, Niamh Briggs has bounced back from two injury-ravaged seasons to rediscover her love of rugby, even after being overlooked for Ireland’s Six Nations squad.
The Ireland and Liverpool star unwilling to settle for second best
After a trophy-filled career, Niamh Fahey hopes her club success can finally translate to international level.
The last Irishman to play a Champions League game is on the hunt for promotion in England
Eoghan O’Connell is aiming for a return to League One next season.
Ex-Ireland prop Fitzpatrick embedded in US rugby's exciting rise
The former Ulster man is head coach of the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby.
MacGinty denied Connacht return but big 2019 ahead for Ireland's Eagle
The Dublin-born out-half misses Sale’s game against Connacht this afternoon, but won’t let his injury setback knock him off course.
'Looking back now, I wasn't giving myself the best opportunity... I wasn't in the best shape'
Stephen O’Donnell on his decision to retire and how he transformed his flailing career at Dundalk.
'We had a very short interval': Some practitioners concerned over timing of abortion services
Some hospitals are waiting for the system to be fully up and running before providing the service.
'I was pretty much retired' - The rejuvenation of the Irish star aiming to end Man City's bid for glory
Burton Albion’s Stephen Quinn chats to The42 ahead of his side’s League Cup semi final with Pep Guardiola’s men tonight.
Doddie Weir: Living with MND, the crusade for a cure and the global rugby family
‘The truly amazing support from the rugby community gives me a reason to get up in the morning.’
‘I’m quite a quiet person’ - The Irish teen sensation who can’t stop breaking records
Sligo swimmer Mona McSharry looks back on her highs and lows of 2018.
'The kind of woman I want to be': Blazing a trail to show fitness and pregnancy can be combined
Moire O’Sullivan kept track of all the little battles she had to take on to return to her sport after pregnancy.
The Irishman who battled alcoholism, fought for the world title and was never knocked down in 57 pro bouts
Seán Mannion chats to The42 about his remarkable boxing career.
'My career finished with injury and the thing I feared most, my mother dying, happened at that moment... I was 21'
Paul Ferris on adapting to life as a former footballer.
'Sometimes it's better to accept what can't be and move on': The Irish coach pressing reset in Bangladesh
Lisburn native Johnny McKinstry turned down football opportunities in the UK to stick to his guns and his sense of adventure.
'I'm a lot more prepared this time to see how far I'm capable of going in England'
Kieran Sadlier feels ready to make an impression in the UK after a three-year stint in the League of Ireland.
The man in Joe Schmidt's first Ireland squad who played his final competitive game at 26
An injury sustained in a Premiership semi-final in 2015 forced Niall Morris into early retirement.
'At my age, I thought the opportunity to play for my country might not come along'
Millwall midfielder Shaun Williams on a year that saw him make his Ireland debut and score for the first time on the international stage.
Ó Cuív on that 'rogue' NI candidate launch: 'I knew what I was doing. I'm happy to take the punishment. I did it for the greater good'
The Galway West TD says he has no regrets about losing his seat on the frontbench.
'It's been a mad few months': From Trinity and Dalymount to marking Mo Salah and gracing the Fifa Club World Cup
Ayman Ben Mohamed talks about his time in the League of Ireland, studying at Trinity and winning the African Champions League.
'Being in a team with guys like Shearer and Owen is something I definitely appreciate more now'
Former Ireland winger Alan O’Brien reflects on his career in football.
'I was thinking about my sister when she was diagnosed... I couldn't feel sorry for myself'
Ireland’s Sanita Puspure on overcoming doubt and personal adversity in 2018 to become a world champion.
The first female Irish athlete in 40 years to hold both the 100 and 200m records on her life-changing year
Phil Healy chats to The42 about the changes she implemented that contributed to a career-best 12 months.
'My chance to play in the Premier League was probably taken away from me... I have to move on from that'
Alan Judge on going to ‘hell and back’ before a year that saw him achieve significant milestones for club and country alike.
The Class of '92 Manchester United star who never graduated
Ben Thornley speaks to The42 about tracking down David Beckham, injury problems, the influence of Roy Keane and regrets about his treatment of some of the women in his life.
‘I hid in my room and played the PlayStation as a kid. I was very quiet, but cycling gave me my identity’
Cyclist Sam Bennett speaks about a successful 2018 which saw him collect three stages at the Giro d’Italia.
‘You're in Limerick watching Match of the Day and 10 years later you're actually out there playing at Old Trafford’
Willie Boland played in the Premier League with Coventry and was named Cardiff’s Player of the Year in 2002.
'I'm very lucky to make the money I do and provide the life for my family that I do'
It’s now three years since Shane Lowry last won, but in a sit-down interview with The42, the Offaly golfer explains how his life, perspective and motivations have changed in that time.
'There's a lot of guys that are playing good rugby in my position in Ireland'
Marty Moore shone at tighthead prop for Ulster as they beat Scarlets back-to-back in Europe.
'I don't think I've ever wanted something as bad... I think I can say that collectively from the team'
After endless heartbreak, the time is now for Eimear Meaney’s Mournebbey to reach the Holy Grail.
Stephen Kenny shares his experience of adoption and searching for his birth mother
The new Ireland U21 manager spoke at length to RTÉ’s Marian Finucane this morning.
'It taught me to enjoy rugby because there's a lot of worse jobs you could be doing'
Towering Connacht lock Gavin Thornbury has been involved in Ireland training under Joe Schmidt.
'I was only trying to add an extra zero onto Conor's contract!'
Simon Zebo is settling happily into life in Paris but still harbours hopes of playing for Ireland.
'I know myself with injury, it’s hard to feel a part of it when you haven’t really participated in the win'
Kilkerrin-Clonberne captain Louise Ward ready to give sidelined sister Nicola one more day out before the season’s close as Mourneabbey clash looms.
The letter Michael O'Leary sent to Matt Cooper when he asked to write a book on Ryanair
O’Leary said he had “no interest in such books” and outlined he would not be available for an interview.
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