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.

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]

Obel Tower in Belfast

Belfast skyline with the tallest buildings in Northern Ireland

Tallest habitable buildings

Northern Ireland

Rank	Name	Location	Type	Year completed	Floors (above ground)	Height	Picture
1	Obel Tower	Belfast	Residential	2010	28	85 m (279 ft) [2][1][3]
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[6]	73.8 m (242 ft) [7]
5	The Ewart Building	Belfast	Office	2022	17[8][9]	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)
9=	The Boat	Belfast	Residential, Office	2010	15	57 m (187 ft)
11	Ulster University Campus	Belfast	Education	2022[10]	12[11]	55.5 m (182 ft)
12=	Linium Square	Belfast	Office	2005	13	55 m (180 ft)
12=	Causeway Tower	Belfast	Office	2004	13	55 m (180 ft)
12=	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)[12]
16	Vita Bruce Street	Belfast	Student accommodation	2023	15[13]	52.8 m (173 ft)[citation needed]
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 (160 ft)

Republic of Ireland

Rank	Name	Location	Type	Year completed	Floors (above ground)	Height	Picture
1	Capital Dock	Dublin	Mixed-use	2018	22[5]	79 m (259 ft)[14]
2	The Exo Building	Dublin	Office	2021	17[15]	73 m (240 ft)
3	The Elysian	Cork	Mixed-use	2008	17[16]	71 m (233 ft)[16][17]
4=	Google Docks	Dublin	Office	2010	15[18]	67 m (220 ft)
4=	Cork County Hall	Cork	Office	1968	17	67 m (220 ft)[19]
6	Millennium Tower	Dublin	Residential	1998	16	63 m (207 ft)
7	Liberty Hall	Dublin	Office	1965	17	59.4 m (195 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 (formerly Crowne Plaza)	Dundalk	Hotel	2007	14[20]	58 m (190 ft)
11	Sandyford Central, Block D	Dublin	Residential	2023	17[21]	57.1 m (187 ft)[21][22]
12	Clayton Hotel	Limerick	Hotel	2002	17	57 m (187 ft)
13	Boland's Quay	Dublin	Mixed use	2020	13	54 m (177 ft)
14	Metro Hotel, Ballymun	Dublin	Hotel	2005	15[23]	52.1 m (171 ft)[24]
15	Alto Vetro	Dublin	Residential	2008	16	51 m (167 ft)

Tallest buildings by city

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

City	Building	Height	Floor count	Completed
Belfast	Obel Tower	85 m (279 ft)	28	2010
Dublin	Capital Dock	79 m (259 ft)	22[5]	2018
Cork	The Elysian	71 m (233 ft)	17	2008
Limerick	Riverpoint	58.5 m (192 ft)	15	2008

Under construction

East Wharf, Dublin City (2024)

College Square Dublin under construction in April 2025

Name	Location	Type	Floors (above ground)	Height	Notes
College Square	Dublin	Residential and office	22[25]	82.1m[26][27]	Construction commenced in 2022.
Bankmore Exchange	Belfast	Office	14[28]	58m	Site prep commenced in 2024[29] and construction commenced in June 2025.
Loftlines	Belfast	Residential	18[30]	57m	Construction commenced in 2023.[31]
Weavers' Hall	Belfast	Student accommodation	17[32][33]	55m[citation needed]	Construction commenced in 2024.[34]
East Wharf	Dublin	Hotel and residential	15	52.7m	Construction commenced in 2022.[35] Topped out in 2023.[citation needed]
New Children's Hospital Belfast	Belfast	Hospital	10 [36]	52.4m	Construction commenced in March 2025.[37]

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.

Name	Location	Type	Floors (above ground)	Height	Year cancelled	Notes
U2 Tower	Dublin	Mixed-Use	36	130m[38]	2008	3 basement floors were completed at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used to house Capital Dock.
The Watchtower	Dublin	Hotel	40	120m[39]	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