Sean Sweeney

Sean Sweeney

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Dr. Sean Sweeney is a New Zealand mega-project engineer and the programme director for Dublin's Metrolink project. In a recent interview, he warned that the project's costs could exceed estimates by 40%, significantly impacting local communities.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
43,838
Power
1,909$
Sentiment
5.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
New Zealand 1 5.00 0.91% +0% 4,822,233 43,838 $210,000 1,909$
Totals 1 4,822,233 43,838 $210,000 1,909$
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Recent Mentions

New Zealand New Zealand: Sean Sweeney, the former chief executive of Auckland’s City Rail Link, has expressed that the project could have been built for half the current price. 5

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Simon Wilson’s City Desk: The beauty of civic projects

Ireland Ireland: Seán Sweeney is the programme’s director who mentioned the estimated cost of procuring Dartmouth Square properties. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Bidding process for construction contracts worth €7.9bn begins – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Seán Sweeney is the director of the MetroLink project discussing the purchase of homes along the proposed line. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Buying Dartmouth Square houses in Ranelagh ‘to cost more than €30 million’ – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: MetroLink programme director Seán Sweeney stated that the withdrawal of the judicial review provides critical clarity for the market. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: TII to buy Dartmouth Square objectors’ houses as challenge to MetroLink is dropped – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Sean Sweeney appeared before an Oireachtas committee recently to announce that Ireland doesn’t have enough workers to build MetroLink. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Ireland is brilliant at identifying problems and terrible at solving them – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Sean Sweeney, the MetroLink programme director, discussed the need for international firms to assist with the construction of Dublin's new metro system. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Dublin MetroLink construction will need 8,000 workers, committee told – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: MetroLink director Sean Sweeney on September 4th began a series of 'global market briefings' to drum up interest from firms with the capacity to develop the project. 6

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: MetroLink rail line gets green light – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: The programme director, Seán Sweeney, is continuously examining ways to optimise schedule and reduce cost. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Planned Dublin Metro linking city centre with airport and Swords could open in stages – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Seán Sweeney, the new director of MetroLink, was asked how much the line was going to cost. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: How much will it really cost? – The Irish Times