Effective campaigns combine signatures, complaints, direct contact with elected representatives, and formal planning objections. The first two below are universal — anyone in Ireland can do them today.
The petition is a national ask, for anyone in Ireland — whether or not Manna is currently flying over you. It is a single number that grows every time someone signs. Numbers move politicians. Share it with your neighbours, family and local groups.
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Manna's founder claimed publicly there are "only two complaints a week" from Blanchardstown, and that "Cork loves it." If commercial drones are over your home, anywhere in Ireland, one clear way to test that publicly is to put your experience on the record.
Email community@manna.aero, request a geoblock over your Eircode, and ask them to log it as an individual complaint. Then send a separate copy to the campaign so it counts toward the record — see the template page for how.
Personal letters to TDs are one of the most effective tools available. We have a template that cites the State's own commitments and timeline — you just personalise the bracketed sections.
Use the TD letter templateWhen a Manna hub is proposed in your local authority area, a formal planning objection carries real legal weight — and is on the public record. Fingal County Council has now refused Manna three times (Clonsilla, Castleknock, Coolmine), explicitly citing "serious noise pollution". Objections work.
Use the objection templateLocal groups coordinate evidence-gathering (noise logs, flight counts), planning objections, contact with TDs, and media work. Local presence + national pressure is what shifts policy.
The most active campaign group, currently coordinating national evidence-gathering.
Email: droneactioncork@gmail.com
Join WhatsAppAffected by Zone U97 — the original Manna corridor — and the Coolmine planning fight.
Join WhatsAppMedia, policy and Oireachtas-facing coordination across affected communities.
Join WhatsAppIf a corridor is being proposed near you, we'll help you start a local group.
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