Dublin MetroLink Finally Wins Planning Approval
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterAn Coimisiun Pleanala's[4] own notice of decision for Railway Order Application ABP-314724-22 (Metrolink - Estuary to Charlemont via Dublin Airport) carries the decision date 02/10/2025, and RTE[5] reported that day that "An Coimisiun Pleanala published the Railway order this morning which gives construction for the MetroLink Project the green light". The pin's milestone - the grant of planning permission - therefore has an exact day, 2 October 2025; the old date stood for the separate 2027 target for enabling works.
After two decades of false starts, Ireland's first metro line - linking Dublin city centre to the airport and Swords - was granted planning permission, with enabling works targeted to begin in 2027.