List of tallest buildings in Ireland

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

Belfast skyline with the tallest buildings in Northern 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 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). The tallest storied building in the Republic of Ireland is College Square in Dublin, at about 82 metres (269 ft).

Tallest habitable buildings

Northern Ireland

  The tallest building on the island of Ireland upon completion

  The tallest building in Northern Ireland upon completion

Rank	Name	Location	Type	Year completed	Floors (above ground)	Height	Picture
1	Obel Tower	Belfast	Residential	2010	28	85 m (279 ft)
2	Grand Central Hotel	Belfast	Hotel	1975	23	80 m (260 ft)
3	Belfast City Hospital	Belfast	Hospital	1986	15	76 m (249 ft)
4	City Quays 3	Belfast	Office	2022	16	73.8 m (242 ft)
5	The Ewart Building	Belfast	Office	2022	17	73 m (240 ft)
6	Belfast Hilton Hotel	Belfast	Hotel	1998	16	63 m (207 ft)
7	BT Riverside Tower	Belfast	Office	1998	14	62 m (203 ft)
8	Divis Tower	Belfast	Residential	1966	20	61 m (200 ft)
9	Royal Victoria Hospital	Belfast	Hospital	2012	12	57 m (187 ft)
	The Boat	Belfast	Residential, Office	2010	15	57 m (187 ft)
11	Ulster University Campus	Belfast	Education	2022	12	55.5 m (182 ft)
12	Linium Square	Belfast	Office	2005	13	55 m (180 ft)
	Causeway Tower	Belfast	Office	2004	13	55 m (180 ft)
	Great Northern Tower	Belfast	Office	1992	13	55 m (180 ft)
15	Belfast City Hall	Belfast	Government building	1906	N/A	53 m (173 ft)
16	Vita Bruce Street	Belfast	Student accommodation	2023	15	52.8 m (173 ft)
17	Grainne House	Belfast	Residential	1968	17	52 m (171 ft)
18	Europa Hotel	Belfast	Hotel	1971	13	51 m (167 ft)
19	Lanyon Place	Belfast	Office	2014	12	50 m (164 ft)

Republic of Ireland

  The tallest building on the island of Ireland upon completion

  The tallest building in the Republic of Ireland upon completion

Rank	Name	Location	Type	Year completed	Floors (above ground)	Height	Picture
1	College Square	Dublin	Mixed-use	2025	22	82.1 m (269 ft)
2	The Elysian	Cork	Mixed-use	2008	18	80.7 m (265 ft)
3	Capital Dock	Dublin	Mixed-use	2018	23	79 m (259 ft)
4	The Exo Building	Dublin	Office	2021	17	73.8 m (242 ft)
5	Cork County Hall	Cork	Office	1968	17	66.8 m (219 ft) (64.3m (211 ft) originally)
6	Google Docks	Dublin	Office	2010	15	65.6 m (215 ft)
7	Liberty Hall	Dublin	Office	1965	17	60.2 m (198 ft)
8	One George's Quay Plaza	Dublin	Office	2002	13	59 m (194 ft)
9	Riverpoint	Limerick	Mixed use	2008	15	58.5 m (192 ft)
10	The Gateway Hotel	Dundalk	Hotel	2007	14	58 m (190 ft)
11	Sandyford Central, Block D	Dublin	Residential	2023	18	57.1 m (187 ft)
12	Clayton Hotel	Limerick	Hotel	2002	17	57 m (187 ft)
13	Vantage Central, Building 6	Dublin	Residential	2010	17	56.9 (187 ft)
14	The Brunel Building	Dublin	Office	2009	12	56.5 m (185 ft)
15	The Convention Centre	Dublin	Mixed use	2010	6	55 m (180 ft)
16	Beacon South Quarter Tower	Dublin	Residential	2008	18	53.7 m (176 ft)
17	Boland's Quay Building 1	Dublin	Office	2020	13	53.65 m (176 ft)
18	Boland's Quay Building 2	Dublin	Office	2020	12	53.5 m (176 ft)
19	Moxy Dublin Docklands, East Wharf	Dublin	Hotel	2025	15	52.7 m (173 ft)	|
20	Metro Hotel, Ballymun	Dublin	Hotel	2005	15	52.1 m (171 ft)
21	Marshall Yards Block D2	Dublin	Residential	2025	15	51.97 m (171 ft)
22	Alto Vetro	Dublin	Residential	2008	16	50.8 m (167 ft)

Tallest buildings by city/town

This list only includes places with buildings taller than 50 metres (165'). Cities/towns in light blue are in Northern Ireland.

City	Building	Height	Floor count	Completed
Belfast	Obel Tower	85 m (279 ft)	28	2010
Dublin	College Square	82.1 m (269 ft)	22	2025
Cork	The Elysian	80.7 m (265 ft)	18	2008
Limerick	Riverpoint	58.5 m (192 ft)	15	2008
Dundalk	The Gateway Hotel	58 m (190 ft)	14	2007

Under construction

Rank	Name	Location	Type	Floors (above ground)	Height	Notes
1	The Railyard	Cork	Residential	25	85.53 m (281 ft)	Construction commenced in 2025.
2	Waterfront South Central	Dublin	Mixed-use	25	83.6 m (274 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023.
3	Opera Square	Limerick	Commercial	14	66 m (216 ft)	Construction commenced in 2026.
4	Glass Bottle 1B	Dublin	Residential	18	64.4 m (211 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023.
5	2 Grand Canal Quay	Dublin	Office	15	64.1 m (210 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023.
6	Player Wills Block PW2	Dublin	Residential	19	63.05 m (207 ft)	Construction commenced in 2026.
7	Glass Bottle 1	Dublin	Residential	16	61.1 m (200 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023.
8	Castleforbes Block C2	Dublin	Residential	18	60.7 m (199 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023 Topped out in 2025.
9	Bankmore Exchange	Belfast	Office	14	58 m (190 ft)	Site prep commenced in 2024 and construction commenced in June 2025.
10	The Sentinel	Dublin	Residential	14	57.5 m (189 ft)	Construction commenced in 2007 and has been left unfinished since 2009. Is being refurbished into apartments.
11	Loftlines	Belfast	Residential	18	57 m (187 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023.
12	Weavers' Hall	Belfast	Student accommodation	17	55 m (180 ft	Construction commenced in 2024.
13	New Children's Hospital Belfast	Belfast	Hospital	10	52.4 m (172 ft)	Construction commenced in March 2025.
14	Castleforbes Block B3C3	Dublin	Residential	16	51.35 m (168 ft)	Construction commenced in 2023.
15	Donore Project Block DCC3	Dublin	Residential	15	50 m (164 ft)	Construction commenced in 2025.

Cancelled

The below list contains details of notable buildings with a planned height of over 50 m (160 ft) which were under construction when the project was stopped or cancelled.

Rank	Name	Location	Type	Floors (above ground)	Height	Year cancelled	Notes
1	U2 Tower	Dublin	Mixed-use	36	130 m (427 ft)	2008	3 basement floors were completed at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used to house Capital Dock.
2	The Watchtower	Dublin	Hotel	40	120 m (394 ft)	2013	Site was sold to Nama in 2013 and is now partially used as the site of the Exo Building.

See also

• List of tallest structures in Ireland
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Dublin