Dublin Airport Rail Link Gets Go Ahead

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A transport project which will link Dublin city centre to its airport has been given the go ahead, Ireland's planning board An Coimisiún Pleanála has announced.
The Metrolink plan is expected to come into operation by the early 2030s and could cost €9.5bn (£8.16bn).
It aims to connect the north and south sides of the city and will be 19.4km in length with 16 stations mostly underground.

The Irish Department of Transport said there would be trains running every three minutes at peak times, capable of carrying up to 20,000 passengers per hour in each direction.

Full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqr11240eo

Will be interested to see if they include a spur off the Belfast > Dublin line to the airport, which would be yet one incentive to use Dublin for flights. The north needs to get its act together and get the Circle Line up and running or they're going to fall even further behind.

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The Circle Line plan is likely to be held hostage at the planning stage until the A5 Dualling project is green lighted. Which can't happen without a reworking of the Climate Change Act (NI) 2022.  Don't hold your breath.