List of tallest buildings in Ireland

This is a list of the tallest habitable buildings on the island of Ireland (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and churches). This includes both Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The island of Ireland has relatively few tall buildings. As of 2017, there were several proposals to change this,[1][2][3] with developments proposed for Cork,[4] Limerick,[5] Galway,[6] and Dublin.[7] The island's first tall building was Liberty Hall, built in 1965, which stands at 59.4 metres (195 ft). The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft).[8][9][10] The tallest storied building in the Republic of Ireland is Capital Dock in Dublin, at about 79 metres (259 ft).[11][12]

This article is about the tallest habitable buildings in Ireland. For the tallest structures overall, see List of tallest structures in Ireland.

Obel Tower in Belfast

Tallest habitable buildings

Northern Ireland
Rank Name Location Type Year
completed		 Floors
(above ground)		 Height Picture
1Obel TowerBelfastResidential20102885 m (279 ft) [9][8][10]
2Grand Central HotelBelfastHotel19752380 m (260 ft)
3Belfast City HospitalBelfastHospital19861576 m (249 ft)
4Belfast Hilton HotelBelfastHotel19981663 m (207 ft)
5BT Riverside TowerBelfastOffice19981462 m (203 ft)
6Divis TowerBelfastResidential19662061 m (200 ft)
7=Royal Victoria HospitalBelfastHospital20121257 m (187 ft)
7=The BoatBelfastResidential, Office20101557 m (187 ft)
9=Linium SquareBelfastOffice20051355 m (180 ft)
9=Causeway TowerBelfastOffice20041355 m (180 ft)
9=Great Northern TowerBelfastOffice19921355 m (180 ft)
12Belfast City HallBelfastGovernment building1906N/A53 m (174 ft)
13Grainne HouseBelfastResidential19681752 m (171 ft)
14Europa HotelBelfastHotel19711351 m (167 ft)
15Lanyon PlaceBelfastOffice20141250 m (160 ft)

Republic of Ireland
Rank Name Location Type Year
completed		 Floors
(above ground)		 Height Picture
1Capital DockDublinMixed-use201822[12]79 m (259 ft)[13]
2The Exo BuildingDublinOffice202117[14]73 m (240 ft)
3The ElysianCorkMixed-use200817[15]71 m (233 ft)[15][16]
4=Google DocksDublinOffice201015[17]67 m (220 ft)
4=Cork County HallCorkOffice19681767 m (220 ft)[18]
6Millennium TowerDublinResidential19981663 m (207 ft)
7Liberty HallDublinOffice19651759.4 m (195 ft)
8One George's Quay PlazaDublinOffice20021359 m (194 ft)
9RiverpointLimerickMixed use20081558.5 m (192 ft)
10Crowne PlazaDundalkHotel200714[19]58 m (190 ft)
11Clayton HotelLimerickHotel20021757 m (187 ft)
12Boland's QuayDublinMixed use20201354 m (177 ft)
13Metro Hotel, BallymunDublinHotel200515[20]52.1 m (171 ft)[21]
14Alto VetroDublinResidential20081651 m (167 ft)

Tallest buildings by city
  • Only includes cities with buildings taller than 50m
  • Cities in light blue are in Northern Ireland
City Building Height Floor count Completed
BelfastObel Tower85 m (279 ft)282010
DublinCapital Dock79 m (259 ft)22[12]2018
CorkThe Elysian71 m (233 ft)172008
LimerickRiverpoint58.5 m (192 ft)152008

Under construction
Name Location Type Floors
(above ground)		 Height Notes
City Quays 3 Belfast Office 16[22] 74 m [23][lower-alpha 1] Construction commenced in June 2019.[24] The building was "topped out" in October 2021.[25]
The Ewart Belfast Office 17[26] 73 m[27][lower-alpha 1] "Topped out" in August 2021, and due for completion/opening in 2022.[26]
Sandyford Central, Block D Dublin Residential 17[28] 57.1 m[28] Construction commenced 12 April 2021.[29][30]
Ulster University CampusBelfastUniversity1255.6 mConstruction halted in mid-2018.[31][32] Reportedly "topped out" before June 2020.[33] Construction was "approaching the final stages" as of late 2021.[34]
  1. Building height is derived from elevation in planning documents, could vary slightly upon completion.

Cancelled

The below list contains details of buildings with a planned height of over 50m which were under construction but where the project was stopped or cancelled.

Name Location Type Floors
(above ground)		 Height Year cancelled Notes
U2 TowerDublinMixed-Use36130m[35]2008Would have been tallest building in Ireland if completed. 3 basement floors were completed at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used to house Capital Dock.
The WatchtowerDublinHotel40120m[36]2013Site was sold to Nama in 2013 and is now partially used as the site of the Exo Building.

See also

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