The company said the move was a ‘strategic pause rather than a permanent withdrawal’ of delivery services from Ireland.

Manna Drones Ltd has lodged the plans with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for the aerial delivery hub on lands at an existing car park site to the rear of Main Street and the rear of Holy Cross Church in Dundrum.

New accounts filed by Manna Drones Ltd show that the company’s €12.33 million pre-tax for 2023 followed a pre-tax loss of €9.9 million for 2022.

In a letter to applicants for the aerial food delivery hub for the Tallaght Enterprise Centre, the Council has told the not-for-profit Partas that it requires a comprehensive Noise Impact Assessment to evaluate the potential effects of the proposal