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How do you get large infrastructure projects done on time and on budget?

Planning approval has been granted for the long-awaited MetroLink. Set to be the largest infrastr...

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09.30 4 Oct 2025


How do you get large infrastructure projects done on time and on budget?


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09.30 4 Oct 2025


Planning approval has been granted for the long-awaited MetroLink. Set to be the largest infrastructure project in the State, it aims to transform Dublin’s transport network and support tens of thousands of new homes. Joining Anton to discuss how to get large projects over the line is Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor at the University of Oxford, an economic geographer & co-author of ‘How Big Things Get Done’.


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