Drone use to take off with new training college

Fancy reaching for the sky without stepping off the ground?

All you have to do is head for Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and join the first drone-operating training course in Ireland. The Irish Aviation Authority has licensed a Cork-based company to launch unmanned aircraft and train people how to operate the devices.

Known as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), they are synonymous with military operations, notably in Afghanistan, but they have wide-ranging uses.