Obel Tower in Belfast

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 in the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. The island of Ireland has relatively few tall buildings. 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).[1][2][3] The tallest storied building in the Republic of Ireland is Capital Dock in Dublin, at about 79 metres (259 ft).[4][5]

Tallest habitable buildings

Republic of Ireland

Rank Name Location Type Year
completed		 Floors
(above ground)		 Height Picture
1Capital DockDublinMixed-use201822[5]79 m (259 ft)[6]
2The Exo BuildingDublinOffice202117[7]73 m (240 ft)
3The ElysianCorkMixed-use200817[8]71 m (233 ft)[8][9]
4=Google DocksDublinOffice201015[10]67 m (220 ft)
4=Cork County HallCorkOffice19681767 m (220 ft)[11]
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[12]58 m (190 ft)
11 Sandyford Central, Block D Dublin Residential 2023 17[13] 57.1 m (187 ft)[13][14]
12Clayton HotelLimerickHotel20021757 m (187 ft)
13Boland's QuayDublinMixed use20201354 m (177 ft)
14Metro Hotel, BallymunDublinHotel200515[15]52.1 m (171 ft)[16]
15Alto VetroDublinResidential20081651 m (167 ft)

Northern Ireland

Rank Name Location Type Year
completed		 Floors
(above ground)		 Height Picture
1Obel TowerBelfastResidential20102885 m (279 ft) [2][1][3]
2Grand Central HotelBelfastHotel19752380 m (260 ft)
3Belfast City HospitalBelfastHospital19861576 m (249 ft)
4 City Quays 3 Belfast Office 2022 16[17] 73.8 m (242 ft) [18]
5 The Ewart Building Belfast Office 2022 17[19][20] 73 m (240 ft)
6Belfast Hilton HotelBelfastHotel19981663 m (207 ft)
7BT Riverside TowerBelfastOffice19981462 m (203 ft)
8Divis TowerBelfastResidential19662061 m (200 ft)
9=Royal Victoria HospitalBelfastHospital20121257 m (187 ft)
9=The BoatBelfastResidential, Office20101557 m (187 ft)
11Ulster University CampusBelfastEducation2022[21]12[22]55.5 m (182 ft)
12=Linium SquareBelfastOffice20051355 m (180 ft)
12=Causeway TowerBelfastOffice20041355 m (180 ft)
12=Great Northern TowerBelfastOffice19921355 m (180 ft)
15Belfast City HallBelfastGovernment building1906N/A53 m (174 ft)
16Grainne HouseBelfastResidential19681752 m (171 ft)
17Europa HotelBelfastHotel19711351 m (167 ft)
18Lanyon PlaceBelfastOffice20141250 m (160 ft)

Tallest buildings by city

This list 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[5]2018
CorkThe Elysian71 m (233 ft)172008
LimerickRiverpoint58.5 m (192 ft)152008

Under construction

Name Location Type Floors
(above ground)		 Height Notes
College Square Dublin Residential and office 21[23] 79m[24] Construction commenced in 2022.
East Wharf Dublin Hotel and residential 15 52.7m Construction commenced in 2022.[25]

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[26]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[27]2013Site was sold to Nama in 2013 and is now partially used as the site of the Exo Building.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "Planning permission granted for what will be Ireland's tallest building in Cork". irishnews.com. Irish News. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021. Ireland's tallest building is currently the Obel Tower in Belfast, standing at 85 metres high
  3. 1 2 "Tallest building in Ireland taken over by administrators". thejournal.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Ciarán Hancock (22 July 2016). "John Sisk to build major development at Capital Dock". Irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Capital Dock to set new benchmark with two-bed units renting at €3,300 a month". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 20 November 2018. Capital Dock is Ireland's tallest residential building at 22 storeys
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  8. 1 2 "Cork anchor unit for over €13m". Irish Times. 9 April 2008.
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  10. ↑ "Google snaps up Dublin's landmark Montevetro development". Independent News & Media. 17 February 2011.
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  12. ↑ "Crowne Plaza Dundalk Could Be Set To Change Hands". Talkofthetown.ie. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018. The 14 storey, 129 bed Crowne Plaza Dundalk opened in September 2007
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  15. ↑ "€5.5m for hotel and apartments". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  16. ↑ "Planning application: Metro Hotel, Dublin Airport, Santry Cross, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9". Dublin City Council. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Planning approval for £46m Belfast office block".
  18. ↑ "Rooftop Illuminated Building Sign on South East Elevation". https://epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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  20. ↑ "A 'topping out' ceremony marks huge milestone at 'The Ewart'". 23 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Lyons visits completed Ulster University campus". economy-ni.gov.uk. 28 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "FCBS scoops planning for £250m Belfast campus". architectsjournal.co.uk. 14 March 2013.
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  25. ↑ "MKN applies to convert planned six office units to apartments". Business Post. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "U2 Tower Dublin". Archived from the original on 13 January 2021.
  27. ↑ "The Watchtower Dublin". Archived from the original on 11 January 2021.
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