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). 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 88.31 metres (289.7 ft).[8][9] The tallest storied building in the Republic of Ireland is Capital Dock in Dublin, at about 79 metres (259 ft).[10][11]

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 TowerBelfastResidential20102888.31 m (289.7 ft)
2Grand Central HotelBelfastHotel19752380 m (260 ft)
3Belfast City HospitalBelfastHospital19861576 m (249 ft)
4Belfast Hilton HotelBelfastHotel19981663 m (207 ft)
5Royal Victoria HospitalBelfastHospital20121263 m (207 ft)
6The BoatBelfastResidential, Office20101562 m (203 ft)
7BT Riverside TowerBelfast*Office19981461 m (200 ft)
8Divis TowerBelfastResidential19662061 m (200 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[11]79 m (259 ft)[12]
2The ElysianCorkMixed-use200817[13]71 m (233 ft)[13][14]
3=Google DocksDublinOffice201015[15]67 m (220 ft)
3=Cork County HallCorkOffice19681767 m (220 ft)[16]
5Millennium TowerDublinResidential19981663 m (207 ft)
6Liberty HallDublinOffice19651759.4 m (195 ft)
7One George's Quay PlazaDublinOffice20021359 m (194 ft)
8RiverpointLimerickMixed use20081558.5 m (192 ft)
9Crowne PlazaDundalkHotel200714[17]58 m (190 ft)
10Clayton HotelLimerickHotel20021757 m (187 ft)
11Boland's QuayDublinMixed use20201354 m (177 ft)
12Metro Hotel, BallymunDublinHotel200515[18]52.1 m (171 ft)[19]
13Alto 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 Tower88 m (289 ft)282010
DublinCapital Dock79 m (259 ft)22[11]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[20] 74.5 m Construction commenced in June 2019.[21] As of September 2020, the building was reputedly "on schedule for completion at the end-2021".[22]
The Exo BuildingDublinOffice17[23]73 mTopped out August 2020[24]
Bedford SquareBelfastMixed use17[25]72.7 m"The £85m Bedford Square project started late [2018] and [is to be] completed in 2021"[26]
Opera CenterLimerickMixed use14[27]60mSite clearance and enabling works began in November 2020[27]
Ulster University CampusBelfastUniversity1255.6 mConstruction halted from March to June 2018.[28][29] Reportedly "topped out" before June 2020.[30]

See also

References
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