The day got off to a predictable start for Garda Dónal Daly and Garda Deirdre Hayes at the regional communications centre, Anglesea Street Garda Station, Cork.

Dr Tony Lynch, clinical lead for The First Response Simulation Unit, ASSERT, University College Cork.

An Irish university has unveiled plans to build a multi-million-euro world- class research centre to develop cutting-edge technology for training 21st-century medics.