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Not on board with MetroLink

The Irish Times 14 Jul 2026
Sir, – You have nailed your colours to the mast in your approval of MetroLink. Of course you have every right to do so (“The train has left the station”, Editorial, July 11th) ... I am one of those sceptics.READ MORE ... Holidaying as a single parent ... Digger ... .
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McDowell gets it wrong on MetroLink again

The Irish Times 13 Jul 2026
Sir, – I read with dismay Senator Michael McDowell’s latest intervention in your newspaper questioning the value of MetroLink (MetroLink looks like a financial runaway train, July 8th) ... MetroLink is not an airport shuttle.
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The Irish Times view on MetroLink: the train has left the station

The Irish Times 10 Jul 2026
Nothing will be permitted to stand in MetroLink’s way, with construction due to begin by next summer and almost ¤725 million already committed before a single shovel enters the ground ... for MetroLink.
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There needs to be something for people to see when they step off MetroLink

The Irish Times 10 Jul 2026
Sir, – Now that Transport Infrastructure Ireland has acquired a portion of the Hammerson site on O’Connell Street for the development of MetroLink, planning for redevelopment should proceed in tandem with the metro works without further delay ... .
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Can MetroLink cash be used for 'rapid' bus? St. Louis calls for public vote

St Louis Post-Dispatch 09 Jul 2026
Aldermen say they've built consensus for an April 2027 ballot measure — but Mayor Cara Spencer said she hasn't yet read the bill ... .
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TII acquires O'Connell Site to Support Delivery of MetroLink (Transport Infrastructure Ireland)

Public Technologies 09 Jul 2026
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has acquired a significant site spanning approximately 200 metres along O'Connell Street in Dublin's North Inner City, marking an important step in facilitating the delivery of MetroLink ... MetroLink will deliver.
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State purchase of O’Connell Street site for MetroLink part of €725m pre-construction spend

The Irish Times 09 Jul 2026
Almost three quarters of a billion euro will have been spent on the MetroLink rail project by the end of the year, before construction of the 19km line begins, an Oireachtas committee has been told.
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What’s going on with the purchase of a prime Dublin city centre site for MetroLink?

The Irish Times 09 Jul 2026
MetroLink, the 19km railway line from Swords, ... TII has this week completed a property deal that dwarfs its Ranelagh house buying spree and is the single biggest MetroLink property acquisition to date.
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MetroLink makes its biggest property purchase yet

The Irish Times 09 Jul 2026
As Olivia Kelly reports this morning, almost three quarters of a billion euro will have been spent on the MetroLink rail project by the end of the year, before construction of the 19km line begins.
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State buys O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink

The Irish Times 08 Jul 2026
The O’Connell Street development site known as Dublin Central has been bought by the State from a UK property group in a surprise move to facilitate the development of MetroLink ... of MetroLink easier”.
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State buys O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink for €80m

The Irish Times 08 Jul 2026
The O’Connell Street development site known as Dublin Central has been bought by the State from UK property group Hammerson in a surprise move to facilitate the development of MetroLink.
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Section of O'Connell Street acquired for development of Metrolink

RTE 08 Jul 2026
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has acquired a portion of the Hammerson site on O'Connell Street for the development of Metrolink ... MetroLink said the aquisition of the site will make the construction of project easier.
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MetroLink: Are we are setting in motion another financial runaway train?

The Irish Times 08 Jul 2026
There has been media speculation that the two-phased approach arises from a concern in Government that the cost of MetroLink not be allowed to grow like a runaway train ... Plans to integrate MetroLink by ...
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Portion of O'Connell Street site acquired for MetroLink

RTE 08 Jul 2026
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has acquired a portion of the Hammerson site on O'Connell Street for the development of MetroLink ... MetroLink said the acquisition of the site will make the construction of project easier.
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Major disruption to Metrolink services for £150m upgrade works

BBC News 07 Jul 2026
There will be no trams operating on the Eccles, Trafford Centre and Altrincham lines for three weeks. .
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