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Fri 04 Apr 2007ICG and bidding consortium in disputeA war of words broke out yesterday between the Philip Lynch-led consortium eyeing a bid for Irish Continental Group (ICG) and the company and its independent directors.In a statement to the Irish Stock Exchange, the consortium said that the due diligence process, which began on April 13th, "has been severely hampered by delays" by ICG in providing "sufficiently detailed information, particularly financial information, which is essential to completing" its process.