{"id":589597,"date":"2026-08-11T05:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/589597\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T05:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:08:14","slug":"heres-what-happened-today-monday-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/589597\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s What Happened Today: Monday \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786424893_288_.jpeg\"  alt=\"Sunny weather-6_90753197\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Herbert Gallagher and his dog Dolly enjoy today\u2019s warm, sunny weather in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin                    RollingNews.ie<\/p>\n<p>    RollingNews.ie<\/p>\n<p>IRELAND<\/p>\n<p>INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786424894_934_.jpeg\"  alt=\"residents-look-for-survivors-through-the-rubble-of-a-collapsed-building-after-an-earthquake-struck-pereira-colombia-monday-aug-10-2026-ap-photovladimir-encima\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Residents look for survivors through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia                    Alamy<\/p>\n<p>    Alamy\n<\/p>\n<p>#EARTHQUAKE: Columbia\u2019s\u00a0president Abelardo de la Espriella has declared a state of emergency after a powerful earthquake struck the west of the country and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/earthquake-colombia-18-dead-7126778-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">killed 111 people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>#ZUCKERBER\u2019S LOVE LETTER: Everyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/zuckerberg-ai-race-us-7126467-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">should have\u00a0access to superintelligence<\/a>, Mark Zuckerberg has argued in a long-read essay, as his tech giant Meta released its new scaled-down AI model Muse Glimmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#WHITE HOUSE: Alexandria\u00a0Ocasio-Cortez has given another hint that she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-president-run-2028-7126283-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">considering a 2028 presidential run<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PARTING SHOT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786424894_466_.jpeg\"  alt=\"sarah-lavin-of-ireland-during-the-womens-100m-hurdles-round-1-on-day-one-of-the-2026-european-athletics-championship-at-perry-barrs-alexander-stadium-birmingham-picture-date-monday-august-10-202\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Sarah Lavin of Ireland during the Women&#8217;s 100m Hurdles Round 1 on day one of the 2026 European Athletics Championship                    Alamy<\/p>\n<p>    Alamy\n<\/p>\n<p>It was disappointment\u00a0for Sarah Lavin at the European Athletics Championships, as the Emerald AC athlete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the42.ie\/sarah-lavin-european-athletics-championships-7126956-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">failed to progress<\/a> through the heats in the 100m hurdles despite running a season-best time.<\/p>\n<p>Lavin (32) finished sixth in her heat at 13.07 (+0.6) (SB), placing 15th overall, missing out on progression to the semi-finals in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ciara Neville (26) finished eighth in her 100m semi-final, clocking 11.57 (+1.1) running in lane nine.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Irish national champion Neville had progressed from the heats after finishing fifth in her wind-assisted heat in 11.29 seconds \u2013 placing 10th overall.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO CATCH up? 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