The spiralling projected cost of the Metrolink brings the NCH to mind

Irish Times Inside Politics by The Irish Times

Jul 31, 202659:37News & Politics

Ellen Coyne and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: It was revealed this week that the planned Dublin Metrolink could cost up to €19 billion. The last Metrolink estimates from 2022 s...

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