Dublin - Metrolink (Swords to Charlemont only)

I assume the remit is limited to the corridor between Swords and Dublin city centre and such a thing would be outside that and therefore beyond the scope. Cost is probably the other reason.

I think it would make sense to eventually extend Metrolink to the northern line but the priority now should be building what is currently planned and not lose focus.

I wonder if they never seriously considered a Dart line spur to the airport due to capacity constraints on the Dart line.

If this is the reason, then it might explain why the ML route doesn't extend that far in a first phase. Definitely a likely extension in future.

I appreciate the deletions. Some of the back and forth on here is abysmal

Changes in government often bring changes in projects.

I could see Sinn Fein committing to Metrolink but promising to stall the project while they evaluate best options for continuing South or South-West. That would allow them to completely cancel it within a year, and start again from scratch.

Unfortunately, we've seen that kind of stuff before.

Apologies, didn't realise that. We will wait and see.

If any party, incl. SF, wanted to go into government in the next GE. They will have to comply with committing to the revised Climate Action Plan along with sticking with the legally binding 50% reduction in transport emissions that is contained within it.

With that logic in mind; if Metrolink was meant to be contributing a very substantial amount of reducing those emissions to achieve that target over the next 10 to 20 years. It would make absolutely no sense from within any new party in government to cancel the whole project at all.

You would probably then have to rely on other existing modes of transport to give you that reduction in emissions instead which could also be a huge challenge for any new government to overcome that obstacle.

And my argument on this matter would definitely be valid if other planned public transport projects are also slowed down due to other external factors which are currently outside of our control.

And one of those factors that we have here in our own backyard is a slow planning system.

Your comment is very political, c'mon now...

In any case, if SF are in government after the next election, they'll likely need the support of another party such as FF. So, they won't be able to do whatever they like.

I don't expect Frank has made a submission. His game is clickbait, not planning.

Election isn't due till 2025 and FFG became more popular after the recent budget gave the middle and working class a real lift. I would guess since we're one of the few developed countries still not in recession and likely to avoid recession for the foreseeable, the current lot might get even more popular. If they make serious headway on housing in the next 2 years then SF won't have a hope of winning regardless, if not it will still be a tight contest and 2 years is an age in politics so who can say. Metrolink will probably get planning permission at the end of this year or start of 2024 and most likely will have contracts signed for construction before 2025, unless its deliberately held back by government. Either way about 2 years from know we should know for certain if its happening or not

It is only detailed design of advanced works. These shouldn't really change unless the route and/or stations were moved which is very unlikely.

From the recently published Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-42 document, page 236, the Metrolink project is now within the Medium Term strategy (2031 - 2036), whereas in the previously published document in Nov 2021 (NTA-GDA-Transport-Strategy-2022-42-Fin-9.11.21-WEB.pdf - page 218), Metrolink was in the 2031 - 2042 timeline band.

The article title is a sensationalist. 2032 to 36 is already assumed I thought

Article is meaningless fluff. Please don't source your infrastructure scoops from extra.ie