The 42FM

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 Dec 4, 2024


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Sport meets news, current affairs, society and pop culture as we zoom out on the biggest story of the week to explore the wider context and issues at play.

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Episode Date
Does Jeff Bezos care about the soul of Liverpool FC?
Aug 11, 2026
The psychology of Mayo
Jul 29, 2026
How much is too much sport on TV?
Jul 21, 2026
Why VAR has absolutely no place in the GAA
Jul 14, 2026
Trump’s World Cup, where sport and politics mix freely
Jul 07, 2026
What’s the story with Rhasidat Adeleke?
Jun 30, 2026
Is this World Cup good?
Jun 23, 2026
The Predictions Episode
May 12, 2026
What is the deal with Gianni Infantino?
May 05, 2026
Munster’s leadership crisis evident in Randle U-turn
May 01, 2026
Why sports tickets have become a rip-off
Apr 28, 2026
What Irish sport tells us about our rural/urban divide
Apr 23, 2026
Gav rides the Rorycoaster at Augusta
Apr 13, 2026
An unusual Masters: Tiger absent and Rory back as champion
Apr 07, 2026
The tragedy of Tiger Woods
Mar 31, 2026
SNAP REACTION: Ireland’s World Cup dream ends in penalty shootout heartbreak
Mar 26, 2026
One win. Then one more win
Mar 24, 2026
How those who sent racist abuse to Edwin Edogbo could be caught
Mar 17, 2026
Is the GAA trying to back out of integration?
Mar 12, 2026
How RTÉ handed the GAA a goldmine for €3m
Mar 05, 2026
The stark hypocrisy of Ireland’s stance on politics in sport
Feb 25, 2026
Should Ireland play football against Israel?
Feb 17, 2026
Trump vs Team USA at the Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2026
Thrills, spills and politics: Why you should watch the Winter Olympics
Feb 03, 2026
How we talk about parenthood in professional sport
Jan 27, 2026
What’s Ireland’s problem with cyclists?
Jan 20, 2026
Unlike democracies, Manchester United need a strong man
Jan 13, 2026
Will Trump have invaded any of his co-hosts by the World Cup?
Jan 06, 2026
Should we be worried about the Ireland rugby team?
Dec 16, 2025
Succession or betrayal? The complicated endgame for Mo Salah and Liverpool FC
Dec 09, 2025
Are Ireland’s stars missing out on the Netflixification of sport?
Dec 02, 2025
How should football talk about Diogo Jota’s death?
Nov 25, 2025
Why are we so happy? How does football make us feel this way?
Nov 18, 2025
Hungary v Ireland - The aftermath, with Gavin Cooney, David Sneyd and Shane Keegan
Nov 17, 2025
How sport exposes Ireland’s housing crisis
Nov 11, 2025
Ciarán Murphy on why hurling and the Irish language have a similar struggle
Nov 04, 2025
Why the loss of Irish journalism jobs is bad news for sports fans
Oct 28, 2025
The GAA is dropping the ball on Integration
Oct 21, 2025
The f****d-up thinking behind the Enhanced Games
Oct 14, 2025
Blathnaid Raleigh on the aftermath of a rape trial and the two sides of sport
Oct 09, 2025
Why didn’t Jim Gavin stick to football?
Oct 07, 2025
How ‘hideous, nasty’ Ryder Cup jeering crossed the line
Sep 29, 2025
The Ryder Cup: Where sport, money and politics collide
Sep 24, 2025
Why are we happy to let the NFL into Croke Park?
Sep 16, 2025
Is it realistic to expect Ireland to qualify for a World Cup?
Sep 09, 2025
Will Jim Gavin regret running for President?
Sep 02, 2025
Is horse racing a sport or an industry?
Jul 29, 2025
Why Cork choked - and why that's okay
Jul 22, 2025
An extraordinary development in the George Gibney saga
Jul 15, 2025
How Katie Taylor definitively settled her trilogy against Amanda Serrano
Jul 12, 2025
Previewing Taylor-Serrano III - The last fight of Katie’s career?
Jul 10, 2025
The shattering of DJ Carey’s reputation
Jul 08, 2025
If we can fix Gaelic football, we can fix anything
Jul 01, 2025
Could you get in trouble for using a dodgy box?
Jun 24, 2025
Arise Sir Becks: What David Beckham tells us about modern football and celebrity
Jun 17, 2025
How the GAA allowed hurling become a minority sport
Jun 10, 2025
The highlights and the weirder parts of this summer’s biggest sports events
Jun 03, 2025
How I came to play and love team sports at the age of 51
May 27, 2025
Gary Lineker, and the UK media coverage of Israel
May 22, 2025
Rory McIlroy: Unburdened and dangerous
May 13, 2025
‘The skort is an expression of frustration’ - Rena Buckley on camogie controversy
May 06, 2025
The GAA’s split season isn’t working
Apr 29, 2025
Has Irish Rugby admitted that Leinster have become too strong?
Apr 22, 2025
Rory McIlroy’s Masters glory: Why does it mean so much?
Apr 15, 2025
Why do we care so much about Rory McIlroy now?
Apr 08, 2025
Is kids' sport too competitive?
Apr 01, 2025
From UFC to the Áras: Conor McGregor’s fight to stay famous
Mar 25, 2025
How the gambling industry captured sport
Mar 18, 2025
Rob Heffernan on how Ireland can become an athletics powerhouse
Mar 11, 2025
Why our national football teams are going to get worse before they get better
Mar 04, 2025
How Colin Healy's treatment shows the FAI is still dysfunctional
Feb 25, 2025
Should inter-county GAA players be paid?
Feb 18, 2025
Is it fair to ban trans women from female sport?
Feb 11, 2025
What has happened to Marcus Rashford?
Feb 04, 2025
What is the new government going to do for sport?
Jan 28, 2025
Media training is not a ‘personality transplant’: Leinster's side of the story
Jan 23, 2025
What is the purpose of RTÉ Sport?
Jan 21, 2025
How our sports stars have their personalities removed
Jan 14, 2025
Rory Gallagher, Naas - and what’s next for the GAA?
Jan 07, 2025
The Review of 2024
Dec 31, 2024
How to write a William Hill-winning sports book
Dec 24, 2024
Taxing Times: Could Revenue’s audits change the GAA forever?
Dec 17, 2024
What is football’s rainbow laces problem?
Dec 10, 2024
GE24: Hutch, SF as the FAI, and political player ratings
Dec 03, 2024
The fallout from the Conor McGregor case
Nov 26, 2024
Are Ireland mismanaging the post-Sexton era?
Nov 19, 2024
Why Katie Taylor was the rightful winner against Amanda Serrano
Nov 16, 2024
Is Katie Taylor wrong to box on Tyson-Paul undercard?
Nov 12, 2024
Is Ireland rugby country?
Nov 05, 2024
Will Damien Duff change Irish football?
Oct 29, 2024
The General Election will show that we don’t care about sport
Oct 22, 2024
How much are GAA managers paid?
Oct 15, 2024
Could Fifa sanction Israel?
Oct 08, 2024
How did Ireland Women go from wooden spoon to beating New Zealand?
Oct 01, 2024
Should Kyle Hayes have been nominated for Hurler of the Year?
Sep 24, 2024
(Re)Introducing: The 42FM with Cooney & O'Carroll
Sep 23, 2024
Olympics Daily: We will always have Paris
Aug 12, 2024
Olympics Daily: The curtain draws on Ireland's most successful ever Olympic Games
Aug 11, 2024
Olympics Daily: 4th is the worst place in the world
Aug 10, 2024
Olympics Daily: No medal for Rhasidat but she's 'hungrier than ever'
Aug 09, 2024
Olympics Daily: GOAT Watch
Aug 09, 2024
Olympics Daily: Rhasidat crosses a rubicon - but not as quickly as she would have liked
Aug 07, 2024
Olympics Daily: Kellie’s golden moment
Aug 07, 2024
Olympics Daily: Rhasidat stakes her claim but heartbreak for Ciara Mageean
Aug 05, 2024
Olympics Daily: Seven from seven: Wiffen completes absurd week for Ireland
Aug 04, 2024
Olympics Daily: Rhys McClenaghan's special gold on a special Saturday
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics Daily: Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy make history
Aug 02, 2024
Olympics Daily: Ireland robbed in the boxing but bag a bronze on the water
Aug 02, 2024
Olympics Daily: Joy and despair for Ireland as France marches to Marchand’s beat
Jul 31, 2024
Olympics Daily: Wiffen writes himself into the history books
Jul 30, 2024
Olympics Daily: Mona medals and Ireland smiles
Jul 29, 2024
Olympics Daily: Mona stars, Marley redeems, and Paul O’Donovan pulls like an underdog
Jul 28, 2024
Olympics Daily: Dupont’s golden moment and Rhys keeps his nerve
Jul 27, 2024
Olympics Daily: The fashion, the flagbearers and Gianni Infantino
Jul 26, 2024
Olympics Daily: Ireland's medal hopes
Jul 25, 2024
Olympics Daily: Déjà vu for Dupont?
Jul 24, 2024
Introducing: Olympics Daily with Cooney & O'Carroll
Jul 19, 2024