New €43m swimming pool approved to replace leisure centre being demolished for MetroLink
Plans for a €43 million swimming pool have been approved to replace a leisure center being demolished for the MetroLink rail project in Dublin. The project, which faces significant cost increases, involves extensive land acquisitions across the city.
Why it matters
The rising costs and property acquisitions associated with the MetroLink project highlight the complexities and financial scale of major urban transit developments.
Plans have been approved for a €43 million public swimming pool to replace the Markievicz leisure centre on Dublin’s Townsend Street, which is slated for demolition for the MetroLink rail line.
The new leisure complex in Ringsend will be fully funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and is the latest in a series of large property deals undertaken by the project’s developer.
The Government is due to decide this month whether to allow TII to seek bids to build the 19km rail line based on new cost estimates completed earlier this year.
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