MetroLink boss Seán Sweeney is resigning from the project to develop Dublin’s long-awaited underground rail line less than two years after being appointed to the €550,000-a-year role. His resignation comes as updated cost estimates for the rail project, which is due to begin construction next year, are shortly to be presented to Government for approval. In a statement on Thursday, Sweeney said leading the MetroLink programme had been “one of the greatest professional privileges of my career”. It is with deep regret that I leave MetroLink. MetroLink is a 19km mostly underground rail line for Dublin stretching from Swords to Ranelagh.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2026 15:39 UTC