Up to 200 submissions and complaints have been lodged over the roll out of the new drone delivery service in parts of Cork city and planned new airspace restrictions. Less than a month into drone delivery firm Manna’s pilot programme in Cork, the sight of drones zipping around the south east of the city have become commonplace. Manna drone delivery system is now trialling in Cork City, based at Marina Market, Centre Park Road. The measures were enacted to facilitate the entry of a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operator – in this case, Manna - to Cork City, which Drone Professionals Ireland (DPI) called "fundamentally unfair." In a statement to the Irish Examiner, a spokesperson for the IAA said it received “a number of complaints” regarding the temporary restriction measures in Cork City.

Source: Irish Examiner March 14, 2026 01:10 UTC