Half a million for a 33-page report on MetroLink? It may prove cheap at the price
Why spending €514,000 for a 33-page report on MetroLink may prove good value for taxpayers
Metrolink
State paid consultants €514,000 for 33 pages of Dublin metro plan reports
Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy accuses State bodies of ‘out of control’ expenditure on consultants
The Irish Times view on the Metrolink: slow train coming, possibly
Commuters on the proposed route, many sitting in daily traffic with few other options, will hope that a decision is forthcoming shortly
Lidl says Metrolink must not be built at expense of its future use of Dublin lands
Lidl owns sites at the proposed Northwood metro station, just south of the M50 in north Dublin
Dartmouth Square residents criticise ‘wholly inadequate’ MetroLink compensation payments
Payments ‘considerably in excess’ of the maximum compensation of €75,000 would be required, according to new submissions made to An Bord Pleanála
OPW doubles down on its resistance to St Stephen’s Green metro stop
Planned MetroLink station would have ‘direct, severe, negative, profound and permanent impact’ on park, Office of Public Works argues
Finglas Luas: New tram line could service population of 60,000 by 2031
Early sanction for the new line could see services in 2031 five years ahead of schedule
Incoming MetroLink CEO requested removal of probationary period in €550k contract
Sean Sweeney, appointed in June, also sought changes to pension terms and car access ahead of taking up post
About €225 million in exchequer funding written off on three scrapped transport projects
Plan to re-introduce freight rail line to port of Foynes ‘identified a high level of noncompliance’ - report
Children’s hospital, Metrolink and bike shed are all symptoms of a deep governmental malaise
Like Britain, we suffer from advanced administrative sclerosis, but we’re in complete denial
Ireland should have Apple houses as well as Guinness homes
Ireland is a country with first-world income but third-world infrastructure. We have the opportunity to rectify this. Our problem is not a lack of cash, it’s a lack of courage
Would a new Department of Infrastructure proposed by Simon Harris work? Experts are not so sure
Two external advisory groups recommended a similar idea but as a new unit within the Department of Public Expenditure rather than as a separate Government department
Dublin city centre traffic plan to get first rush-hour test today
Restrictions on city quays in place from Sunday but face first real test on Monday morning
Children’s hospital: We are at the stage where we just want the builders out of our life
National children’s hospital debacle shows State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects
More than 70 fake eFlow websites detected as ‘smishing’ attacks on consumers surge
About two million domestic and foreign motorists use the M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel toll roads each year, Transport Infrastructure Ireland says
Extension of MetroLink to Donabate may be looked at in future transport review, says NTA
Population growth in the area and recommendations of all-island strategic rail blueprint review to be examined
FG to commit to establishing new Department of Infrastructure in election manifesto, Donohoe says
Minister says proposal put forward by Taoiseach is ‘the kind of change that can make a big difference’
State approved €550,000 salary for MetroLink chief after warning of potential risk to project
Department of Public Expenditure noted efforts to recruit project director at lower salary failed to yield candidate of sufficient calibre to manage likely ‘largest-ever public investment project in the history of the State’
Public consultation on Dublin’s long-awaited MetroLink reopens
Consultation on the €9.5bn rail line reopening five months after Bord Pleanála hearing closed
Is the Metrolink really the best way to provide a rail link to Dublin Airport?
A new strategy review document favours building a surface railway to serve Dublin airport by linking it to the Dublin suburban network at Clongriffin
Six ways Jack Chambers might spend Ireland’s corporate tax windfall in Budget 2025
About half the State’s annual corporate tax take – €12 billion – is now classified as windfall
Two-thirds of developers say Government’s housing plan is not achievable
Survey of 400 industry stakeholders sheds light on issues impacting Ireland’s property market, such as housing supply
Dublin city centre traffic: Pause new measures to limit cars pending review, employers say
Employers group says time is needed to examine how traffic restrictions would interact with construction of Metrolink and outcome for new city centre taskforce
Estimated €450m expected to have been spent on metro projects before Metrolink construction
Figure includes estimated €300 million on current plan to connect Dublin airport to the city centre and €150m on past initiatives
Swords development site near proposed Metrolink stop for €4.8m
8.3-acre land holding next to Junction 4 of M1 motorway at Lissenhall East zoned for delivery of high-technology commercial scheme
John Laing Group eyes Dublin Metro plan
Infrastructure investor interested in backing rail link between city and airport
MetroLink: How plans for several stations have led to concerns
More than 120 parties made submissions on underground rail line during six-week An Bord Pleanála hearing
Metrolink ‘essential’ to fix Dublin’s ‘inefficient transport systems’, says transport chief
Transport Infrastructure Ireland CEO Peter Walsh was speaking on the final day of An Bord Pleanála’s hearing on the proposed 18.8km rail line
Metrolink plan ‘seriously flawed’, says environmentalist and architect Duncan Stewart
Commuter group representative says more bike parking, toilets and 24-hour service should be part of project
MetroLink project to reopen to public consultation amid submission of ‘significant’ new information
Transport Infrastructure Ireland is obliged to make new material available
Visually impaired woman pleads for home not to be demolished for Metrolink
Aine Wellard spent €50,000 adapting her home on Townsend Street, Dublin
St Stephen’s Green Metrolink station threatens ‘priceless’ historic asset, Heritage Council says
Station could ‘compromise one of city’s most noted cultural heritage anchors’, State advisory body says
Lidl wants MetroLink redesigned so it can build apartments. And can you pay the bill please?
There’s an interesting thing about this massive development: it doesn’t exist. It is an outline drawing of a possible notion
Glasnevin Metrolink station may be renamed in memory of Brian Boru pub
Owner of 200-year-old pub scheduled for demolition makes appeal over station naming during An Bord Pleanála hearing
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