Dublin MetroLink

Union calls for Olympic Village-style complex to house 8,000 international construction staff SIPTU, Ireland’s largest trade union, is calling for a comprehensive system to guarantee wages and accommodation for the 8,000 foreign workers expected to arrive in Ireland for the construction of the MetroLink project. The demand comes after Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s MetroLink Program Director … Read more

The construction of Dublin’s ambitious MetroLink project will require approximately 8,000 workers, with the majority needing to be recruited from abroad, officials revealed at a parliamentary transport committee hearing. Project director Sean Sweeney told the committee that no Irish companies possess the facilities and expertise required for such a massive undertaking. Consequently, all major contracts … Read more