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Wed 11 Nov 2002Irish Open host remains men's clubBord Fáilte has said it stands over its €250,000 sponsorship of next year's Irish Open golf championship despite the controversial membership policy of the tournament's hosts, Portmarnock Golf Club.A spokesman for the tourist board said it distinguished between the event and the north Dublin club, which is one of only two in the State still to operate a ban on women members.