UCC 'jumped the gun' in closing Mardyke track

JUMPED THE GUN: Hockey pitches. Public roads. Park paths. For athletes in Cork, these are some of the places they’ve had to do sessions following UCC’s closure of the Sonia O’Sullivan Mardyke track due to health and safety concerns. Pic: Larry Cummins

Hockey pitches. Public roads. Park paths. For athletes in Cork, these are some of the places they’ve had to do sessions following UCC’s closure of the Sonia O’Sullivan Mardyke track due to health and safety concerns.

The decision left thousands of athletes across the county without access to a 400m track and it will be several weeks, perhaps months, before it changes.