Much support for flood-hit UCC

MUNSTER’S hockey community has rallied around the University College Cork (UCC) club after the students’ pitch was left unplayable for “the foreseeable future” following the catastrophic floods that hit Cork last week.

With the entire Mardyke Sports Grounds under up to four feet of water last week, the all-weather pitch that is home to UCC’s eight hockey teams and the Mardyke Arena were the worst affected areas.

Inspectors and insurers have been assessing the damage this week, though it is not yet known whether the pitch requires repair or a full replacement, or what the timeframe for getting it back in use will be.