Sinéad Farrell - Journalist

Ahead of Limerick completing their Munster five-in-a-row, a closer look at their most consistent player Tom Morrissey.

'There was 30,000 in the stadium so it was a big ask for a 17-year-old': The rise of Tom Morrissey The 42 looks at the evolution of the Ahane forward who is in electric form for the All-Ireland champions.

Ahead of what will hopefully be a huge weekend for Irish rugby, I spoke to Jerry Sexton about his family's connections to the two teams aiming for Grand Slam glory.

'We probably drove my sister insane. We were always fighting, playing rugby' Jonathan and Mark Sexton will be involved in Grand Slam tilts this weekend. Their brother Jerry travelled the world as a rugby player.

'On the GAA front, Why Not A Warrior? by Gemma O’Connor and Sinead Farrell (Hero Books, €15.99) is a deep and soulful telling of the life of the legendary Cork camogie player. Her nine All-Irelands provide the obvious scaffolding for the story but underneath it all, she deals with family illness, life in the army and her own sexuality in thoughtful, genuine prose' - Thanks to Malachy Clerkin for this review in the Irish Times.

Looking for some Christmas reading? Here are the best sports books of 2022 From Roddy to Kellie to Limerick hurling and beyond, it has been a bumper year for sports books

The launch of Gemma O'Connor's autobiography 'Why Not A Warrior?' will take place at the St Finbarr's clubhouse in Cork next Wednesday night. A great occasion to cap off the hurlers' success after ending a 29-year wait to win the Cork senior championship.

Delighted to be able to announce this. Gemma was a joy to work with and I hope this book does her legacy justice. On sale from October 28th.

Thanks to the Joe Finnegan show on Shannonside FM to talk about a piece I wrote last week looking at the cost playing at inter-county level.

Podcast: The expense of playing their sport | Shannonside.ie Sinead Farrell from the 42.ie and former Monaghan manager Paula Cunningham spoke to Joe Finnegan on the JF Show about expenses incurred by ladies football and c...

20 years on from Saipan, I spoke to a BBC reporter about what it was like to get the first interview with Roy Keane after getting sent home.

'A porter who was probably given a few quid said, 'Oh, Mr Keane is leaving from the back door'' BBC reporter Stephen Watson recalls his famous interview on the 20th anniversary of Saipan.

Spoke to a hurley maker in Kilkenny about the future of their industry following the closure of Canning Hurleys in Galway.

Hurley makers who use 'local suppliers have a much better chance of staying open' David Dowling of Star Hurley in Kilkenny discusses the future of the craft following news of Canning Hurleys closing operations

Brilliant from the Roscommon minors to show solidarity with a team-mate from Ukraine, and send over vital supplies to people in his country.

'It shows the generosity of people' - Roscommon minors unite to support Ukrainian team-mate The team launched an effort to collect vital supplies which they have sent over to the people of Ukraine.

On the back of Gordan D'Arcy joining the Wexford hurlers and Rob Kearney resuming his GAA club career, I looked at a couple of other high-profile cases of people who switched sports.

'Him holding the Sam Maguire was alongside a picture of the Irish soccer team meeting the Pope' The42 takes a look at some cases in Irish sporting history where athletes and coaches moved between different sports.

The Read series continues on The42. This month, I spoke to Cork legend Brian Corcoran and Republic of Ireland international Áine O'Gorman about why they decided to go back to elite sport after retirement.

'People were pleading with me not to go back' - Irish tales of triumph after retirement u-turns Cork hurling legend Brian Corcoran and Ireland international Áine O’Gorman speak to The42 about why they went back.

Spoke to a few great people for pieces over the Christmas break, including recently retired Galway footballer Gary O'Donnell, Jim Ryan - the son of Cork great, Éamonn Ryan, and Cork camogie captain, Linda Collins. This chat with Marianne Walsh about winning a Kilkenny camogie title 12 months after getting diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is probably the most important.

'My GP told me they were after finding a large mass in the chest. I knew it was lymphoma' Mairanne Walsh talks to The42 about recovering from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma to help her camogie club Mooncoin to junior Kilkenny success.