The Irish Times

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Trinity College Dublin has expressed "extreme concern" at Rail Procurement Agency (RPA) plans to bore tunnels under some of the college's historic buildings during construction of a metro route. Proposed east, west and central routes would all require tunnelling under the college campus. "All three mutes (sic) proposed travel under important historic and priceless buildings. The contents of many of these buildings are also priceless," says a submission from Trinity's director of buildings Paul Mangan to the RPA. Under current proposals the eastern route would travel underneath the Rubrics, the college's oldest building, which was built circa 1720 and is now used for accommodation. It would also travel under the arts building.