It’s an old trope at this stage that one of the first things out of a visitor’s mouth when they arrive at Dublin Airport is to ask where the metro is. In reality, it is more of a genuine complaint from the Irish when they return from a trip to a similar-sized European city with a more functional urban ground transport network. While Ireland has positioned itself well in the aviation space, with connections the world over and a world-leading aviation leasing industry, the country has traditionally lagged behind other European cities in ground transport infrastructure. Public transport as a…

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