Welcome!

You're here because you love Irish sports and great sports storytelling.

The42 Members support our journalism and get exclusive access to member-only podcasts, Insider news direct from your favourite writers, and the chance to help shape what we do.

Hear the top journalists discuss their craft in the Behind The Lines sportswriting pod, get regular bonus episodes from the Rugby Weekly team, and enjoy some great longform conversations in The Football Family.

If you care about Irish sport, it's time to join the club.

• Guaranteed entry to our monthly draw where we’ll give away great sporting prizes including trips, match tickets and memorabilia.
• Access to our quarterly Town Hall meetings, where we’ll host a panel of experts to discuss the big sporting issues and ideas with contributions from our members.
• Priority ticket access and preferred seating at our live events.
• Exclusive, bonus content from your favourite podcasts including Rugby Weekly.
• Brand new member-only podcasts including Behind The Lines, a series of longform interviews with some of the biggest names in sports journalism, and The Football Family, a collection of in-depth conversations with Irish football personalities at home and abroad.
• Inside The Newsroom newsletters with our editorial team’s thoughts on the stories we’ve been working on and how we tackled the big events of the month.
• Insiders’ Newsletters with regular insights from your favourite writers direct to your inbox.
• A welcome pack on sign-up as a thank you for supporting us.
• A 20% discount off merchandise, tickets and books in The42 Shop

* Membership payments are debited either monthly or annually in accordance with your chosen plan. You may cancel your plan at any time, and access will cease at the end of that billing cycle.