Drone and satellite project tackling wildfires wins €1m defence funding

Tánaiste Micheal Martin announced the first Organisation Innovation Challenge winners at Casement Aerodrome near Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Tánaiste and Defence Minister Micheal Martin has awarded €1m to drone and satellite technology it is hoped will be used to help tackle wildfires.

A team at Maynooth University were announced as winners of the first Organisation Innovation Challenge, a joint initiative between Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Department of Defence.