Planning board gives green light for extension of Luas into Dublin's northside

The  3.9 kilometre extension is projected to serve the needs of close to 60,000 people when completed. File photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Planning has been granted for an extension , first proposed in 2018, of Dublin’s red Luas line, which could see the tram service extend for an additional 4km into the city’s suburban northside at a projected cost of €600m.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has officially granted a railway order, the rail equivalent of planning permission, for an extension of the line from the Broombridge station near Cabra in the north city as far as Charlestown in the northern suburbs close to the M50 ring motorway.