Oct 27, 202643 minS2
Niall ran his third Dublin Marathon on Sunday and when asked to describe it in a word, he said: slog. He tells Sinéad about the privilege of being one of nearly 20,000 runners to toe the start line on a special day when...
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The 42FM
Hosted by The 42 · news · EN
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is The 42FM about?
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.
Who hosts The 42FM?
The 42FM is hosted by The 42. The show has published 128 episodes to date.
What has The 42FM covered recently?
Recent episodes include "What we talk about when we talk about marathon running" (27 October 2026, 43 minutes), "The podcast that helped bring George Gibney to justice, with Mark Horgan" (20 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "‘There will be a united Ireland before there is a united Ireland football team’" (14 October 2026, 49 minutes).
How often does The 42FM publish?
The 42FM publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 128 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The 42FM?
Booking probability for The 42FM is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The 42FM requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The 42FM's contact route on record: verified email.
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The 42 hosts The 42FM, a news podcast with 128 episodes published.
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- Oct 20, 202651 minS2
Sinéad and Niall welcome Mark Horgan of the Second Captains/BBC podcast 'Where is George Gibney?' to reflect on the paedophile's criminal conviction and sentencing 33 years after he was first charged in a Dublin court...
- Oct 14, 202649 min
Paul Howard joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to talk about how sport would work in a united Ireland. This is a subject Paul has spent a lot of time thinking about during the research and writing for his new novel...
- Oct 6, 20261h 11m
Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly are joined by the much-admired sportswriter for a far-reaching chat. Vincent talks about the privilege and pressure of covering the Olympic games across the decades for the Irish...
- Sep 29, 202655 minS2
Sinéad O’Carroll is joined by David Sneyd, who has returned from a tumultuous few days in Debrecen with the Ireland football team. There is much to discuss, including the curious suggestion of this being a...
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Episode #102
Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel
Sep 22, 202649 minS2Ireland will play Israel twice in the coming weeks, despite widely articulated concern and protest over the fixtures. Niall Kelly and Sinead O’Carroll discuss the background to these games, how they came about, and why...
- Sep 14, 202641 minS2
Niall Kelly is back from Doonbeg to tell Sinéad O’Carroll about a golf tournament like few others. It was a bizarre weekend in Co Clare, which juxtaposed The US president and all of the associated security hardware and...
Episode #100
Does the GAA have an AFL problem?
Sep 8, 202645 minS2Declan Bogue joins Sinéad O’Carroll and Niall Kelly as the lure of Australia proves strong for many young footballers. The GAA, says Sinead, have been ‘getting their knickers in a twist’ about the prospect of yet more...
- Sep 5, 202622 minS2
Niall Kelly, Sinéad O'Carroll and Gavan Casey provide immediate reaction from Croke Park after one of the greatest nights in the history of Irish sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 1, 202649 minS2
Gavan Casey joins Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly to discuss how Katie Taylor sold out Croke Park. At some point during the 20 years the Bray woman has been a public figure, she has gone from being widely respected to...
- Aug 25, 202647 minS2
Sinéad and Niall welcome The 42’s football correspondent David Sneyd to the show to reflect on arguably the biggest Irish transfer in years. With Parrott in line to make his Real Betis debut tonight, David charts the...
- Aug 18, 202650 minS2
With less than three weeks to go until Katie Taylor’s sold-out Croke Park homecoming, negotiations regarding the TV broadcast rights are still ongoing. Subscription broadcaster Dazn holds the exclusive rights for fight...
- Aug 11, 202635 minS2
Probably not, as Paul Fennessy tells Niall Kelly. But what is it about Premier League football clubs that make them so compelling to billionaires? Well, the eye-watering increase in value of Liverpool during the reign...
The 42FM
The psychology of Mayo
Jul 29, 202639 minOn this week’s 42FM, Sinéad O’Carroll is joined by Ian Robertson, a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Trinity College Dublin, and author of ‘The Winning Effect’. In a recent Irish...
- Jul 21, 202639 min
Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly are in reflective form after a highly-anticipated sporting weekend fell flat. The pair were left questioning their life choices after the All-Ireland hurling final, Open Championship and...
- Jul 14, 202646 min
‘The whole conversation is stupendously ridiculous’ says Sinead, who fears for football and hurling should video review be introduced. Sinead tells Niall that any embrace of technology beyond HawkEye and goal-line...
- Jul 7, 202642 min
David Sneyd dials in from America to chat to Sinead O’Carroll and Niall Kelly about the US President’s intervention in the World Cup. Our reporter on the ground thought he might get through the rest of the World...
Episode #90
What’s the story with Rhasidat Adeleke?
Jun 30, 202627 minS2Still the biggest name in Irish athletics, Rhasidat Adeleke is set to make her long-awaited return to 400m action in America this Friday night – a major step on the road to August’s European Championships in Birmingham...
Episode #89
Is this World Cup good?
Jun 23, 202643 minS2Sinead O’Carroll is joined by Niall Kelly to tackle the footballing and lingering moral questions around the American World Cup Pre-competition concerns about swathes of empty seats and mismatches have not come to pass...
Episode #88
The Predictions Episode
May 12, 20261 hourS2Sinéad and Gavin nail their colours to the mast as they debate their big sporting predictions for the rest of 2026 and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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