Metrolink

National children’s hospital debacle shows State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects

About two million domestic and foreign motorists use the M50 and Dublin Port Tunnel toll roads each year, Transport Infrastructure Ireland says

Population growth in the area and recommendations of all-island strategic rail blueprint review to be examined

Minister says proposal put forward by Taoiseach is ‘the kind of change that can make a big difference’

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’

Consultation on the €9.5bn rail line reopening five months after Bord Pleanála hearing closed

A new strategy review document favours building a surface railway to serve Dublin airport by linking it to the Dublin suburban network at Clongriffin

About half the State’s annual corporate tax take – €12 billion – is now classified as windfall

Survey of 400 industry stakeholders sheds light on issues impacting Ireland’s property market, such as housing supply

Employers group says time is needed to examine how traffic restrictions would interact with construction of Metrolink and outcome for new city centre taskforce

Figure includes estimated €300 million on current plan to connect Dublin airport to the city centre and €150m on past initiatives

8.3-acre land holding next to Junction 4 of M1 motorway at Lissenhall East zoned for delivery of high-technology commercial scheme

Infrastructure investor interested in backing rail link between city and airport

More than 120 parties made submissions on underground rail line during six-week An Bord Pleanála hearing

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

Commuter group representative says more bike parking, toilets and 24-hour service should be part of project

Transport Infrastructure Ireland is obliged to make new material available

Aine Wellard spent €50,000 adapting her home on Townsend Street, Dublin

Station could ‘compromise one of city’s most noted cultural heritage anchors’, State advisory body says

There’s an interesting thing about this massive development: it doesn’t exist. It is an outline drawing of a possible notion

Owner of 200-year-old pub scheduled for demolition makes appeal over station naming during An Bord Pleanála hearing

Seven-year construction period would close church and put children ‘in the middle of a building site’, hearing told

Lidl Ireland said it will be unable to build apartment and supermarket scheme if tunnels not redesigned

Conservation specialist to carry out surveys on qualifying properties, with commercial properties included

Dartmouth Square West resident says ground movement would negatively impact Victorian-era dwellings

Scale and magnitude of the ground movement excessive for the nature and age of buildings, engineer says

As with homes near the Dart and Luas, properties close to Dublin’s new underground look set to jump in value

Seen and heard: Opposition’s alternative budget, Clevercards’ digital payments and house prices near the proposed MetroLink

A change of route

Ryanair boss accuses Minister of having ‘no difficulty’ intervening in planning for Dublin Metro’ but refusing to act on Dublin Airport passenger cap

Reputation of hotel as restful place to stay at risk from tunnelling, planning consultant representing hotel says

Noise expert says tunnel machine noise akin to ‘washing machine’ but residents say they have had little contact with Transport Infrastructure Ireland

OPW says construction of Metrolink line ‘cannot be at the expense of Ireland’s national heritage’, while TII insists any impacts will be ‘mitigated’

Taoiseach says Government will allocated extra money from windfall taxes for ‘shovel-ready’ projects

Minister for Environment says electric vehicles or e-bikes will be available to borrow for short or long journeys for small fee

Appeal for Collins Avenue station to be moved from church to park to allow locals to benefit from disruption

Nobody is pretending it won’t be expensive. Colossally.

Location of planned terminus would have ‘severely detrimental impact’ on surrounding residential area, Jim O’Callaghan tells hearing

Mostly underground rail line expected to run for almost 19km with construction thought to cost around €9.5bn

Ireland needs to invest massively – in housing, infrastructure, public transport, climate change. But as the public finances tighten this will require better delivery and tough decisions