Emergency Services take part in crush simulation in Cork
A simulation of a major emergency situation is taking place in the city until 5.30pm this evening.
Around 60 emergency service personnel and volunteer casualties are taking part in a simulated stadium crush.
It's part of an EU funded research project, which uses new technology from smart phone apps, along with twitter analysis, to coordinate and improve the response to a major emergency situation.
Paul Kiernan of Skytek, the software solutions company leading the project, told RedFM News how the simulation will work.
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