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Tue 08 Aug 2006Man held by gardai after incident with Steve StauntonSteve Staunton, the manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team, was last night threatened by a man with what appeared to be a gun while standing outside the team hotel in Portmarnock in north Dublin, writes Martin WallStaunton was approached by the man while making a phone call outside the Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links, where the Irish team is based in advance of the game against Holland tomorrow evening.