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Wed 05 May 2004Company challenges Abbotstown decisionA company which failed to get the contract to build the national aquatic and leisure centre at Abbotstown, Co Dublin, deliberately financed itself to ensure it did not have money should it lose its legal challenge to the awarding of the contract to another consortium, it was claimed at the High Court yesterday.The State and Campus Stadium Ireland Development Ltd (CSID), the company asked to assess and award the Abbotstown contract, has requested Mr Justice Ó Caoimh to order Dublin International Arena Ltd (DIAL) to give security for legal costs in its proceedings.