Sweeney described leading the Metrolink project as “one of the greatest professional privileges of my career”. Dr Sean Sweeney said he was leaving the Dublin metro project to return to New Zealand. Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien told Irish media that Sweeney had informed him of his resignation in a meeting earlier this week. Sweeney led Auckland's $5.5 billion City Rail Link project for six years through the height of its construction. In an editorial, The Irish Times – Ireland’s largest newspaper – called Sweeney’s departure a “significant blow” to the Metrolink.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 03, 2026 16:33 UTC