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Sat 09 Sep 2000Irish camp clash on Sydney failuresA row has developed between the Irish athletics team manager at the Sydney Olympics and the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) over how the sport is being run and the poor performances of so many Irish athletes at the Sydney Games.The Irish team manager, Mr Patsy McGonagle, has claimed in an interview in today's Sports Saturday supplement in The Irish Times that his job in Sydney has been seriously undermined by interference from within the AAI, which he also claims has censured him over his comments on the problems besetting Irish athletics.