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Dublin's MetroLink project dealt fresh blow as director steps down for personal reasons

Sean Sweeney is an expert in the procurement and delivery of large capital works and tunnelling and was the chief executive of City Rail Link, an underground rail link in Auckland’s city centre, and New Zealand’s largest-ever transport infrastructure project.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 - 12:55

Paul Hosford

Dublin's MetroLink, the largest capital investment in Irish history, has been dealt a fresh blow after its director stepped down for personal reasons.

In a statement, New Zealander Sean Sweeney said he was leaving his €550,000 a year job because "the sacrifice of being separated from my partner, children, and grandchildren, who are over 10,000 miles away, has become unsustainable".

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