The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and drone delivery company Manna have teamed up to test the possibility of making urgent medical deliveries by drone, eliminating traffic delays for the city centre hospital. Manna co-founder Bobby Healy said the drones could be fitted with temperature controls necessary for transporting some medical supplies. The national drone framework is expressly set up to give priority to these types of flights,” he said. [ What next for Dublin city’s Rotunda hospital after move to Connolly ruled out?Opens in new window ]“We are at the start of a process and there will be different needs,” O’Loughlin said. A similar trial for GPs in Dorset saw drones reduce delivery times by an average of 83 per cent.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2026 13:32 UTC