Full coverage: Drones

The drone maker has projects on the go with the Irish Defence Forces and chief executive Gökhan Çelik is keen to expand that line of business.

Purchase order data shows the Department of Defence has already set aside funds for 2025 to pay for services from a company whose drones are used in Gaza. It said there are no plans to rule out future contracts.

While the Government strongly condemns Israel’s attack on Gaza, the Department of Defence continues to trade with a company whose drones are used in the ongoing assault on the enclave.

The Spanish-headquartered ACS Group has become the biggest investor in drone and vertiport developer Skyports, which has been backed by Irish-owned Irelandia since 2019.

Inspire Brands is one of the biggest restaurant groups in the world with 32,000 restaurants in 60 countries. Why has it bought an Irish company?

Manna founder Bobby Healy is on a mission to build a worldwide drone delivery service. In a series of interviews over the space of the last year, The Currency takes an in-depth look at the founder of one of Ireland’s most intriguing and ambitious start-ups.

Sustainable building materials, carbon-neutral homes and quality housing represent one sector where Ireland could set the global pace for the implementation of new technologies. All we need is a designated experimental town.