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AS THE official anthem of Kazakhstan began to fade, the unofficial anthem of Ireland began to pound out from a corner of the Workers’ Gymnasium in the minutes before Kenny Egan took the ring for yesterday’s Olympic Light Heavyweight gold medal bout.

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Silver medal winner Ken Egan has brought the curtain down on Ireland's Beijing Olympics by carrying the Tricolour in the closing ceremony.

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