Big guns and hot dogs welcome Irish

By Caroline O’Doherty

Thu, 13 Jun, 2002 - 13:41

By Caroline O’Doherty

HELLO Korea, where at Gimpo Airport yesterday police in black boilersuits, dark glasses and rather long rifles lined up to escort the Irish team through arrivals.

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