Emerald Site Visit

Below are some pictures from a visit to the site in March.

€500m loan for Metro project approved

THE DUBLIN metro project was given a significant boost yesterday when the European Investment Bank announced it had approved a €500 million loan in principle. The bank’s vice president with responsibility for Ireland, Plutarchos Sakellaris, said yesterday that the project represented a significant contribution to sustainable urban transport for Dublin. It will be a public-private partnership (PPP) project with a provisional completion date of 2016. “It will be the backbone for a future integrated public transport network in the Irish capital,” said Mr Sakellaris. Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey welcomed the decision and said it was an important signal of confidence in a priority public transport project for Dublin. “Metro North is now well on track for delivery in 2016,” he said.