The National Transport Authority are expected to announce today that the Metrolink will not link with the Luas green line.
Rather than follow the green line route all the way through to Sandyford, reports have revealed that it will now terminate at Charlemont Street.
The preferred route is likely to be announced today by the NTA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
The line was due to run from Swords to Sandyford but concerns have been raised that the the Green Line would be disrupted for up to four years.
It is believed the NTA has come under pressure from senior politicians, including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy, to alter the plans.
The plans that will be announced today will see the College Gate apartment block and Markievicz leisure centre demolished to make way for the Metrolink.
Earlier this month, a petition was launched calling on the Government to prioritise an underground Metro service over BusConnects.
The online petition argues that a Metro system would "future-proof" public transport in the city.
The Metrolink is expected to open in 2027.
