IE SPORT LARRY RYAN 10/07/2023. At the official opening of the new Mardyke Arena UCC elite athlete team high performance gym in Cork were (from left) Patsy Ryan, general manager, Mardyke Arena;Lauren McCourt, national under 23 400m champion; Prof. John O'Halloran, president, UCC; Michael McGrath, T.D., Minister for Finance, and John Mullins, chairman, board of directors, Mardyke Leisure, UCC DAC. Picture Denis Minihane.