Sydney Olympic officials have come up with a novel way of raising much-needed cash - selling information about how they organised the 2000 Games and, presumably, how they are struggling to pay for them. The Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) is putting together a blueprint of "intellectual property" (yes, the same thing that kept Keith Wood off the Irish rugby team) to sell to other countries, chief executive Sandy Hollway said this week.

The idea is to sell information to cities planning major bids and events such as the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Are the Dublin International Sports Council (DISC) still listening?