Cork residents welcome Manna decision to pause drone deliveries in Ireland

Campaigners say noise, privacy and planning concerns remain despite the company's decision to suspend operations

Manna delivery drone in the red colour of Cork with the message Up Cork! printed on the side. Picture: Larry Cummins

Residents in Cork’s Blackrock area and surrounding communities have welcomed news that Manna Drone Delivery is to cease operations in Ireland.

The company, which announced a “strategic pause” in Irish drone delivery operations on Friday, began a pilot scheme in Cork in February. The service covered the southside of the city from a base at Marina Market on Centre Park Road.