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Varadkar: Bus Connects and Dublin Metro should not be abandoned

A transport union has called for the multi-billion euro Dublin Metro and Bus Connects plans to be shelved.

Varadkar: Bus Connects and Dublin Metro should not be abandoned

Wed, 13 May, 2020 - 15:10

Vivienne Clarke

The Taoiseach says he does not think major transport projects will have to be scrapped because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A transport union has called for the multi-billion euro Dublin Metro and Bus Connects plans to be shelved.

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