A drone delivery service being used worldwide is set to launch in a Dublin suburb this week.
The Wing drone by Google owner Alphabet will begin trailing its service in Lusk, north Dublin on Thursday. The service has already carried out over 300,000 deliveries in the United States, Australia and Finland.
Test flights have been carried out in the area in recent days and a limited service will be available to the Lusk community tomorrow, RTE reports. Meetings have been held with the community by the company and locals had a mixed reaction to the new service.
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One local man said he was looking forward to seeing the drones in the sky, having witnessed the first plane to land in a field in Lusk 65 years ago. But another resident of the area voiced concern about drones crashing into each other in the sky.
Thankfully only one drone company can use a route at a time. Another popular company that is currently operating in Balbriggan in Dublin is Manna which has operated 100,000 flights both here and in Oranmore, Galway.
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