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DESPITE the fact that there are now six full international events staged in Ireland, their individual popularity knows no bounds. Overseas riders attended in their droves, and opened their account at an unseasonably dry Ballindenisk in April. Here, regular visitor Oliver Townend just pipped Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy (Bernadette Utopia) for the long format three-star honours and, making it a British double, Laura Collett (Mr Bass) claimed the title in the short.