Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Metrolink property deals, Grinds 360’s losses and All Together Now

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Will Dublin’s MetroLink really cost €19bn?

In the News podcast: Costs have escalated

MetroLink: The decades-long journey towards Ireland’s first underground rail service

Previous efforts for the infrastructure project have stalled, including after the financial crisis

A building in Dublin 4 is the only office to be approved for social housing conversion

Apartments on Fitzwilliam Quay seen as template for new council-owned company regeneration of vacant buildings

Will the State’s plan for the Carlton Cinema site revitalise O’Connell Street?

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

McDowell gets it wrong on MetroLink again

North Co Dublin deserves infrastructure that matches its population, its contribution to the economy and its potential

For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin’s O’Connell Street

A key test of infrastructure and housing ambitions is about to take place in the north inner city

Carlton site purchase offers chance to honour men and women of the 1916 Rising

State has bought O’Connell Street plot as part of MetroLink railway project

There needs to be something for people to see when they step off MetroLink

The capital is deficient in cultural infrastructure for a city of its size

MetroLink makes its biggest property purchase yet

Inside Politics: State acquisition of O’Connell Street site for Dublin transport project part of €725m pre-construction spend

State will have spent €725m on MetroLink before construction begins

UK property group Hammerson sells beleaguered central Dublin development to State as part of €80m divestment

MetroLink paid €80m for prime Dublin city site. But was the deal necessary?

State spends up to €80m acquiring half of controversial derelict ‘Carlton’ site

State buys O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink as part of €80m deal

Plot which included area occupied by former Carlton cinema was to have been developed as a shopping centre by Hammerson

Call for higher port tunnel toll for cars during morning commute

Transport Infrastructure Ireland concerned that tailbacks in East Wall could force tunnel closure to key HGV traffic accessing port

Why are road deaths still rising despite promise of ‘renewed focus’ on safety?

Minister said last month proposed reforms for the Road Safety Authority would be brought forward shortly, but there is no sign of them yet

Owners of 40 Dublin apartments agree to sell homes to MetroLink for close to €550k each

City centre residential block earmarked for demolition to accommodate underground station for €18bn project

MetroLink legislation may be fast-tracked by Minister

Minister for Transport looks to waive pre-legislative scrutiny on new Bill to establish State agency

Luas Finglas line could begin construction in 2028, Minister says

Cabinet expected to consider plans to authorise the next phase of the Dublin MetroLink project in mid-July

‘Steel collar’ fixed to worn bridge over M50 in south Dublin

Blackglen Bridge structure carries traffic over motorway, linking residential and commercial areas in Sandyford

Local authorities must take centre stage in fight against rising toll of road deaths

We have designed roads to suit cars and trucks to the point where it is not safe to walk or cycle

How aggressive drivers are deterring Irish women from cycling

In the News podcast: New TII research reveals women cyclists’ fears of taking to the roads

Dublin MetroLink: ‘Few years’ before work on rail line at ‘full tilt’, committee told

Transport Infrastructure Ireland chief ‘does not have precise timeline’ for recruiting MetroLink programme director

Ballooning national debt, women and cycling, and Patrick Freyne’s ‘history of sexy telly’

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Women in Ireland are half as likely as men to cycle. A new report explores why

Most women can cycle, but don’t feel safe doing so: ‘I think the majority of Irish drivers do not know what it’s like to be a cyclist in Ireland’

Invitation issued to bid for €7.3bn MetroLink contract

Expressions of interest sought for deal to supply trains, tracks and stations and run 19km line

Nearly 20,000 fines paid out by Luas fare evaders in 2025

More than 55m people used service in 2025 with just 54 a day hit by penalties

Transdev to accept loss of €1.3bn Luas contract after taking legal advice

French-British joint venture KeolisAmey will run Dublin’s tram service from September

MetroLink spending tops €360m before construction begins, department figures show

New cost estimates for 19km underground line submitted for approval for the first time in four years

Where next for MetroLink as its project director disembarks?

It’s crunch time for the State’s first underground line, with the first update in the cost of Dublin rail project coming since 2022

Luas Cork: New preferred route for €2bn line would split Cork University Hospital campus

State transport body opens public consultation over project that will feature 27 stops running from Ballincollig to Mahon Point

Cork’s Mahon Point gets green light for €200m overhaul and expansion

Proposal to redevelop shopping centre includes plans for offices, apartments and a market square

Taoiseach warns against further blockades by fuel protesters

Patrick O’Donovan suggests RTÉ report encouraged protesters to go to Whitegate

Government announces further cuts to fuel prices and defers carbon tax increase

Cabinet to meet today amid continuing nationwide protests over the cost of fuel

Fuel protesters end Whitegate blockade; Garda chief signals further action against protests

Fuel protests continue across Ireland with severe disruption on M50, Dublin Bus and Luas

‘Substantial’ new supports being finalised; Garda declares ‘exceptional event’

Hauliers group ‘optimistic’ agreement could be reached tomorrow evening after meeting Ministers

Where are the fuel protests on Friday and which roads are impacted in Dublin and across Ireland?

The latest information on Friday’s protests, including M50 delays and disruption on the M1, M7, M8 and M18

Where are the fuel protests and which roads are closed in Dublin and across Ireland?

The latest information on the protests, including M50 delays, road closures and public transport disruption

N6 Galway ring road gets planning approval after years of delays and despite environmental concerns

High Court challenges to a previous grant of permission for the 18km ring road led to a fresh planning process

Greenways of Ireland: Why some routes succeed and others fail

Compulsory purchase orders remain point of contention in projects while others would prefer to see old lines reopen to trains

‘The smell would be unpleasant’: Battle rages over future of dogs on Ireland’s buses

Plus: Boycott boycotts Byrne’s boycott, civil war in the Limerick mayoralty, and a farewell to the maker of Ireland’s most controversial chair

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