Sean Sweeney, the man who will oversee Dublin's Metrolink, to be paid €550,000 a year

New Zealander Sean Sweeney is an expert in the procurement and delivery of large capital works and tunnelling

Metrolink is the most recent iteration of a planned subway link between Dublin city centre and Dublin Airport proposed in the early 2000s.

The man chosen to oversee the Metrolink project will be paid €550,000 per year, the Government has agreed.

New Zealander Sean Sweeney will take up the position to bring the public transport megaproject to Dublin, with the Department of Transport saying he has "a proven track record of success over three decades in leadership roles on major infrastructure projects in Australia, New Zealand and the US".