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Manna Irish drone delivery startup Manna was ready to start deliveries of Ben and Jerry's ice cream just when the coronavirus lockdown started to kick in. The company quickly restructured to start making essential deliveries of prescription medication and food to isolated residents in the village of Moneygall, better known as Barack Obama's ancestral home. The company also started doing less vital deliveries, including bringing the 85-year-old parish priest his regular Thursday night pizza delivery. Business Insider spoke to CEO Bobby Healy about how Manna managed to adapt so quickly to the onset of the pandemic. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Irish drone delivery startup was all set to make its mark in a big way: by delivering Ben and Jerry's ice cream to students in Dublin. The startup had been going since late 2018, and had struck a deal with Just Eat and Unilever to deliver Ben and Jerry's to the 30,000 students of University College Dublin starting on March 18.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Here's what it's like to travel during the coronavirus outbreakSee Also:Twitter's ex-CEO stepped up the Silicon Valley beef and attacked Facebook for being a hotbed of anti-vaxxer Bill Gates conspiracy theoriesThese far-flung US regions could become the next big startup hubs as techies abandon Silicon Valley and embrace remote workAs restaurants clash with popular delivery apps like Grubhub over fees, Google Maps is getting a new feature that makes it easier to order directly from local businesses