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Fencing: Byrne Beijing-bound against all the odds
Wednesday July 30 2008
Did you hear about the Irish man who turned up for the Olympic Games opening ceremony with no ticket and his attempt to gain admittance was met with a stern refusal? While wandering around outside the stadium he came across a construction site which gave him an idea. Seizing a role of barbed wire, he presented himself at the gate and announced, "O'Sullivan, fencing".
