Sports Calendar: All you need to know about what's happening in July 2026

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ATHLETICS 

4-5: National Outdoor U20 & U23 Championships, Tullamore.

4: Eugene Diamond League 

8: Cork City Sports

10: Morton Games 

10: Monaco Diamond League 

11-12: National Outdoor Juvenile Championships 

16-19: European U18 Championships, Rieti, Italy.

18-19: National Outdoor Combined Championships, Morton Stadium 

18: London, Diamond League.

18: Schools (SIAB) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Belfast 

19: National Outdoor AAI Games, Morton Stadium 

23- Aug 2: Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 

25-26: National Senior Championships, Morton Stadium

CYCLING 

4-26: Tour de France.

DARTS 

18-26: Betfred World Matchplay, Blackpool.

26: Betfred Women's World Matchplay, Blackpool.

GAA

See separate section for July, and the All-Ireland SFC and SHC semi-finals and finals.

GOLF 

2-5: DP World Tour: BMW International Open.

2-5: John Deere Classic.

7-11: European Women's Amateur Team Championships, Slieve Russell.

8-10: Interprovincial Matches (Men’s & Women’s), Knightsbrook.

8-10: Connacht U18 Boys' Open, Carrick-on-Shannon.

9-10: Connacht U18 Girls' Open, Galway.

9-12: DP World Tour: Genesis Scottish Open.

9-12: PGA Tour, ISCO Championship.

15-17: Munster U18 Boys' & Girls' Open, Fermoy

16-19: The Open Championship, Royal Liverpool, Hoylake.

22-26: South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Lahinch (Old Course)

23-26: PGA Tour, 3M Open, Minnesota.

MOTORSPORT 

3-5: Rally di Roma (ERC) 

4: Loughgall Rally. 

5: Formula One: British Grand Prix, Silverstone. 

5: Kerry Mini Stages Rally 

16-19: Rally Estonia (WRC) 

17-19: Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix 

19: Tipperary Stonethrowers Rally (NRC) 

24-26: Formula One: Hungarian Grand Prix 

24-26: 82nd Rally Poland (ERC) 

25-26: Masters Superbike Championship, Mondello Park 

25: BADMC Summer Rally 

26: Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally 

30: Rally Finland (WRC) 

RACING 

1: Fairyhouse.

2-4: Bellewstown Summer Festival 

2: Limerick.

3: Wexford

4: Naas 

6: Roscommon 

7: Tramore 

8: Fairyhouse 

9: Leopardstown.

10: Cork, Kilbeggan.

11: Limerick, Navan

12: Dundalk, Sligo.

13-17: Killarney July Festival 

14: Downpatrick 

16: Leopardstown 

17: Down Royal 

18-19: Curragh Oaks Festival 

20: Ballinrobe 

21: Ballinrobe 

22: Wexford, Naas 

23: Wexford, Leopardstown 

24: Cork, Kilbeggan 

25: Gowran Park

27-Aug 2: Galway Summer Festival.

ROAD BOWLING

11-12: All-Irelands Ballinagree, Cork (Senior Ladies, Intermediate Men, Junior A Men, Junior Ladies, U18 Girls, U18 Boys)

RUGBY UNION 

4: Nations Championship Matchday 1: South Africa v England; Argentina v Scotland; Fiji v Wales;
Australia v Ireland; New Zealand v France; Japan v Italy.

11: Nations Championship Matchday 2: Fiji v England; South Africa v Scotland; Argentina v Wales;
Japan v Ireland; Australia v France; New Zealand v Italy.

18: Nations Championship Matchday 3: Argentina v England; Fiji v Scotland; South Africa v Wales;
New Zealand v Ireland; Australia v Italy; Japan v France.

SOCCER

19: FIFA World Cup final, New Jersey.