MetroLink will serve 15 stations when it opens and will connect multiple residential communities in North Dublin such as Swords, Ballymun and Glasnevin, as well as the city centre, Dublin Airport, major employment zones, education, transport and other facilities.
Other notable positions held by Mr Sweeney include Executive Director for Major Projects Victoria in Australia, where he managed a multibillion-dollar portfolio of projects and Public Private Partnerships , and chaired the Victorian Government Project Management Leadership Forum. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said that recruiting a world-recognised Project Director with a track record of getting massive infrastructural projects over the line is another important step in ensuring that this time MetroLink will be delivered.
NTA chief executive Anne Graham said that MetroLink is about providing a frequent, reliable, sustainable alternative as part of an integrated public transport system, by making Swords, the northern suburbs and Dublin Airport more accessible to the city. "As our new MetroLink Project Director, Sean will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of this programme, which aims to provide a new high-frequency, environmentally friendly public transport service," he said.