Metrolink: Dublin airport rail link cost more than doubles:
The Metrolink plan is expected to come into operation by the early 2030s.
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Cost of MetroLink project could rise as high as €17.5bn: The minimum cost of building a metro for Dublin has more than doubled in four years ...
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‘MetroLink is happening’: Market bids can begin for construction of Dublin rail line
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MetroLink could cost €17.5bn, with inflation and design changes blamed for increase
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MetroLink to build housing for up to 2,000 workers : Business plan for 19km rail line includes budget of up to €500m for the provision of accommodation for ...
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Paid articlePaywall State agency spends over €5m buying two more Dartmouth Square homes for MetroLink
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Engineering firm Jacob Aecom awarded MetroLink construction contract worth €550m: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has announced the appointment of its ...
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MetroLink spends €2m per home on Dartmouth Square houses: Legal challenge to rail project dropped last year by Ranelagh residents after agreement to buy ...
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State buys O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink as part of €80m deal
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Luas Finglas line could begin construction in 2028, Minister says: Cabinet expected to consider plans to authorise the next phase of the Dublin MetroLink project ...
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MetroLink could open in phases after breaking ground next summer, minister Darragh O’Brien says
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Ireland Splits $18B MetroLink Procurement Into Separate Civil, Rail Systems Packages
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Vincent Boland: MetroLink needs to look closer to home for Sweeney replacement
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Paid articlePaywall Inside MetroLink’s €500m property play: The key sites it needs and who owns them
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MetroLink director to step down from long-delayed Dublin rail link project : Seán Sweeney took up €550,000-a-year role less than two years ago
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Paid articlePaywall MetroLink property deals could be kept secret as State negotiates to buy land along route
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Judicial review into MetroLink rail line is withdrawn: The judicial review into the planned MetroLink rail line for Dublin is withdrawn.
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Decision on €9bn Metrolink rail project expected within weeks: First confirmed timeline for progress on 16-stop line serving airport and city centre
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The Metrolink is finally coming to Stockport - but when will it actually happen?: Andy Burnham has revealed when he wants work to start
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Paid articlePaywall MetroLink boss Sean Sweeney: ‘Grievous impact from mega build will be worth it’
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