Dublin MetroLink Finally Wins Planning Approval
St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEAn 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.
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