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State agency buys two Dartmouth Square homes for MetroLink in €5m deal

Saturday 12 September 2026

A state agency has purchased two properties at Dartmouth Square for over €5 million following the withdrawal of a judicial review challenge against MetroLink.

A state agency has spent more than €5 million purchasing two additional homes at Dartmouth Square to facilitate the MetroLink project.

The property acquisitions occurred after several local homeowners agreed to withdraw their judicial review challenge against the proposed transport infrastructure scheme.

Journalist Sean Pollock reported the transactions, which mark a further step in land acquisition for the MetroLink line. Specific details regarding the names of the property owners, the exact transaction terms, or the specific state body representing the public interest in these purchases were not detailed in the report.

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