It is claimed plans for Dublin's Metro North have been revised with the hopes they will unlock large tracts of land for housing.

What’s planned and funded won’t catch up on, let alone pass out, what’s coming, writes Gerard Howlin

The Government has announced that work will begin on Dublin's new Metro North rail line in 2021 and is due to open six years later.

The Government's long awaited capital investment plan will not now be published until next week.