New Zealander had spoken of difficulties in getting firms to believe Ireland was serious about building a metro for Dublin

Sean Sweeney's sudden departure as MetroLink project manager came as a shock to many

Sean Sweeney’s sudden departure as MetroLink project manager came as a shock to many

Wayne O’Connor & Maeve Sheehan

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From the outset, MetroLink boss Sean Sweeney vowed to throw in the towel if he did not get the political support he needed to deliver the mammoth project.

“If my minister doesn’t trust me, I would need to go,” he told Niamh Horan last July in the Sunday Independent.