Dublin's delayed Metrolink has already cost €70m

A graphic released in 2010 showing the entrance to the proposed Spencer Dock DART underground station, connecting with the Luas Red Line. The system has cost €70m over the last three years, but won't bear fruit for a further decade. Picture: Irish Rail/PA

Dublin’s underground Metrolink rail system has cost some €70m over the past three years, despite its construction now not expected to occur before 2030.

A briefing note by the Department of Transport for the Oireachtas public accounts committee (PAC) shows that the project in its current iteration — linking Dublin Airport, the city centre, and the south Dublin suburbs — has incurred expenditure of €70.3m since March 2018.