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CORK'S Billy Twomey picked up the first of the 900,000 euro on offer in prize money this week at Aachen's big five-star show in Germany today (Tuesday) when he claimed two top ten places.

TEAM Ireland Equestrian’s Show Jumping Team Manager Robert Splaine today (Sunday) announced his squad of five for the Nations' Cup of Germany which will take place in Aachen next Thursday night, July 15th.

TWENTY-nine year-old Irish rider Shane Sweetnam took fourth place in this afternoon's (Sunday) Grand Prix at Geesteren in the Netherlands with the bay stallion 'Amaretto d'Arco', and collected 8,000 euro in prize money.

IRELAND'S Capt. David O'Brien scored a notable victory on the opening day of the Nations' Cup show at Falsterbo in Sweden this evening (Thursday) when seeing off a star-studded field to win the Grand Prix Qualifier on the Irish-bred 'Mo Chroi'.

THOUGH the Nations' Cup contest at Falsterbo in Sweden will be the highlight of equestrian sporting action this weekend, Irish riders will also compete at a five-star show in Calgary, Canada, and at four-star competitions in La Coruna, Spain and Geesteren in the Netherlands.

OFFALY-born Darragh Kenny took both first and fifth place today (Sunday) at the Lake Placid Grand Prix in New York State. The 22 year-old picked up 18,000 euro for his win on Missy Clarke's Irish-bred Cavalier Royale gelding 'Gael Force'.

A TOUGH battle amongst some of the world's top riders and horses at Estoril in Portugal tonight (Saturday) saw two Irishmen finish in the top ten of a 42-strong starting field.

TG4 will broadcast one-hour highlight programmes of five legs of the 2010 Meydan Nations' Cup series, beginning on Friday July 9. All the programmes will be broadcast on Friday nights at 7.30pm and will concentrate on Irish performances and will feature interviews with Irish riders.

IRELAND'S Billy Twomey picked up 5,000 euro for a second place in tonight's (Friday) jump-off competition at the five-star Portuguese show in Estoril, riding Michelle Gatland's bay stallion 'Tackeray'. Tipperary's Denis Lynch also placed fifth with Thomas Straumann's gelding 'Abbervail van het Dingeshof'.