Jumping: O'Connor and Twomey progress
Anna Merveldt has narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Grand Prix Special in the Olympic Dressage at Greenwich Park.
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Cian O'Connor
Cian O'Connor: show jumping
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Billy Twomey
Billy Twomey: show jumping
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HSI nominates Twomey and Lynch for Olympics
Horse Sport Ireland has nominated Billy Twomey and Denis Lynch to the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) to represent Ireland in show jumping at the Olympics in London.
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Allen takes Junior Grand Prix prize
Sixteen year-old Bertram Allen continued his run of recent good form when winning the Junior Grand Prix at Hagen, Germany.
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Twomey third in Hermès Grand Prix
Billy Twomey, riding Tinka's Serenade, finished third at the five-star Hermès Grand Prix in Paris this afternoon.
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Twomey boosts Olympic hopes
Billy Twomey further boosted Ireland's chances of securing two individual slots at this year's Olympic Games in London with a fourth place in Leipzig.
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Twomey second in qualifier World Cup qualifier
Billy Twomey has nailed down a place in Sunday's Rolex World Cup competition in Leipzig after a second place in the event qualifier.
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Twomey claims big prize in Paris
Ireland's Billy Twomey won the coveted Rolex Top Ten Final trophy in a two-round competition at the five-star show in Paris, France, collecting €50,000 in prize money and a Rolex watch worth €8,000.
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Irish riders to the fore in Stuttgart
Cork's Billy Twomey finished runner-up prize in the German Masters at Stuttgart on Friday night, while Shane Breen earlier won the speed class.
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Mixed results for Irish in Helsinki
An Irish rider again finished in the top ten of the Rolex World Cup Series when Cork's Billy Twomey placed seventh in the second leg at Helsinki in Finland, riding Tracey Forrest's chestnut stallion Romanov II.
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Twomey & Sweetnam miss out in Madrid
Cork's Billy Twomey finished in 15th place in Sunday's Individual Final at the European Jumping Championships at Madrid, while fellow Cork rider Shane Sweetnam took 17th place.
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Twomey takes fourth place in Spain
Cork's Billy Twomey collected €16,000 for a fourth place in Saturday's Grand Prix at the five-star show in Madrid.
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Ireland improve position in Madrid
The Ireland team of Shane Sweetnam, Nicola FitzGibbon, Denis Lynch and Billy Twomey moved up to seventh place in the European Show Jumping Championships in Madrid on Thursday, with a clear round from Twomey putting him in second place individually.
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Ireland in ninth at European Show Jumping C'ship
The Ireland team of Shane Sweetnam, Nicola Fitzgibbon, Denis Lynch and Billy Twomey lie in ninth place after the opening competition of the European Show Jumping Championships in Madrid.
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Twomey is sole Irish winner at the RDS
Cork's Billy Twomey was Ireland's sole international winner on the first day of the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show, but other Irish riders made a respectable showing with top ten places.
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Twomey is now world number three
Cork's Billy Twomey is now the third-ranked show jumping rider in the world, according to information announced by the sport's world governing body on Wednesday, with Tipperary's Denis Lynch in fifth place.
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Twomey on top in Valencia Grand Prix
Billy Twomey won his first ever Global Champions Tour Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain, on Saturday with a sparkling performance over three rounds on Je t'Aime Flamenco.
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Irish riders dominate in Leipzig
Irish riders claimed the top two places in the Leipzig Grand Prix in Germany on Saturday afternoon.
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Twomey fifth, Lynch ninth in Swedish Grand Prix
Victory eluded Cork's Billy Twomey in Saturday's Grand Prix at the five-star show in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a single fence down in the jump-off relegating him to fifth place overall.