Full coverage: Manna

Manna, the drone delivery company, is being sued in the High Court by a Nordic drone company. The Irish company is expected to vigorously defend the case.

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.

Five Irish restaurants pulled down the shutters in the first two days of the year and experts say two a week could close this year. Yet, planning applications for new eateries continue to surge. Is it simply healthy competition, or have we reached peak restaurant?