Full coverage: Drones

Manna Air Delivery has ended its Irish delivery business, saying the lack of a national policy framework makes it impossible to trade. It will continue investing in R&D in Ireland but its drones will now fly elsewhere.

Like them or not, autonomous vehicles in the air and on land will replace cars and vans. Ireland is well placed to become the place where the world puts them together.

Manna Air Delivery has just closed a series B round and announced plans to hire 400 people. Its founder Bobby Healy explains how Manna raised the money and how it plans to expand in the US.

Shannon-based start-up Iona Drones aims to bring autonomous drone deliveries to rural and typically unreachable areas. Founder Etienne Louvet talks through Ireland's competitive advantage and his plans to mimic Stripe's strategy.

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.