[Waarschuwing:misschien niet de meest efficiënte manier om het te doen]:
(SELECT <some columns>
FROM mytable
<maybe some joins here>
WHERE <various conditions>
ORDER BY date DESC
LIMIT 1)
UNION ALL
(SELECT <some columns>
FROM mytable
<maybe some joins here>
WHERE <various conditions>
ORDER BY date ASC
LIMIT 1)