This is alist of the tallest habitable buildings onthe island of Ireland (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and churches). This includes bothNorthern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and theRepublic of Ireland. The island of Ireland hasrelatively few tall buildings. The island's first tall building wasLiberty Hall, built in 1965, which stands at 59.4 metres (195 ft). The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is theObel Tower inBelfast,Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft).[1][2][3] The tallest storied building in theRepublic of Ireland is College Square in Dublin, at about 82 metres (269 ft).[4][5][6]
| 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) | .jpg) |
| 3 | Belfast City Hospital | Belfast | Hospital | 1986 | 15 | 76 m (249 ft) |  |
| 4 | City Quays 3 | Belfast | Office | 2022 | 16[7] | 73.8 m (242 ft)[8] |  |
| 5 | The Ewart Building | Belfast | Office | 2022 | 17[9][10] | 73 m (240 ft) | |
| 6 | Belfast Hilton Hotel | Belfast | Hotel | 1998 | 16 | 63 m (207 ft) | _-_geograph.org.uk_-_1249088.jpg) |
| 7 | BT Riverside Tower | Belfast | Office | 1998 | 14 | 62 m (203 ft) | .JPG) |
| 8 | Divis Tower | Belfast | Residential | 1966 | 20 | 61 m (200 ft) | .JPG) |
| 9= | Royal Victoria Hospital | Belfast | Hospital | 2012 | 12 | 57 m (187 ft) |  |
| 9= | The Boat | Belfast | Residential, Office | 2010 | 15 | 57 m (187 ft) | .JPG) |
| 11 | Ulster University Campus | Belfast | Education | 2022[11] | 12[12] | 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)[13] | .JPG) |
| 16 | Vita Bruce Street | Belfast | Student accommodation | 2023 | 15[14] | 52.8 m (173 ft)[citation needed] | |
| 17 | Grainne House | Belfast | Residential | 1968 | 17 | 52 m (171 ft) | .jpg) |
| 18 | Europa Hotel | Belfast | Hotel | 1971 | 13 | 51 m (167 ft) |  |
| 19 | Lanyon Place | Belfast | Office | 2014 | 12 | 50 m (160 ft) | _-_geograph.org.uk_-_1716262.jpg) |
| Rank | Name | Location | Type | Year completed | Floors (above ground) | Height | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Square | Dublin | Mixed-use | 2025 | 22[15][16] | 82 m (269 ft)[17] | .jpg) |
| 2 | Capital Dock | Dublin | Mixed-use | 2018 | 22[18] | 79 m (259 ft)[19] |  |
| 3 | The Exo Building | Dublin | Office | 2021 | 17[20] | 73 m (240 ft) |  |
| 4 | The Elysian | Cork | Mixed-use | 2008 | 17[21] | 71 m (233 ft)[21][22] | .png) |
| 5= | Google Docks | Dublin | Office | 2010 | 15[23] | 67 m (220 ft) |  |
| 5= | Cork County Hall | Cork | Office | 1968 | 17 | 67 m (220 ft)[24] | .jpg) |
| 7 | Millennium Tower | Dublin | Residential | 1998 | 16 | 63 m (207 ft) |  |
| 8 | Liberty Hall | Dublin | Office | 1965 | 17 | 59.4 m (195 ft) |  |
| 9 | One George's Quay Plaza | Dublin | Office | 2002 | 13 | 59 m (194 ft) |  |
| 10 | Riverpoint | Limerick | Mixed use | 2008 | 15 | 58.5 m (192 ft) | .png) |
| 11 | The Gateway Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza) | Dundalk | Hotel | 2007 | 14[25] | 58 m (190 ft) | .jpg) |
| 12 | Sandyford Central, Block D | Dublin | Residential | 2023 | 17[26] | 57.1 m (187 ft)[26][27] |  |
| 13 | Clayton Hotel | Limerick | Hotel | 2002 | 17 | 57 m (187 ft) | .png) |
| 14 | The Convention Centre | Dublin | Mixed use | 2010 | 6[28] | 55 m (180 ft)[29] |  |
| 15 | Boland's Quay | Dublin | Mixed use | 2020 | 13 | 54 m (177 ft) |  |
| 16 | Metro Hotel,Ballymun | Dublin | Hotel | 2005 | 15[30] | 52.1 m (171 ft)[31] | .jpg) |
| 17 | Alto Vetro | Dublin | Residential | 2008 | 16 | 51 m (167 ft) |  |
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 | College Square | 82 m (269 ft) | 22[18] | 2025 |
| Cork | The Elysian | 71 m (233 ft) | 17 | 2008 |
| Limerick | Riverpoint | 58.5 m (192 ft) | 15 | 2008 |
| Name | Location | Type | Floors (above ground) | Height | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Railyard | Cork | Residential | 25[32] | 85.35 m (280 ft)[33] | Construction commenced in 2025[34] |
| Opera Square | Limerick | Commercial | 14[35] | 66 m (216 ft)[36] | Construction commenced in 2026[37] |
| 2 Grand Canal Quay | Dublin | Office | 15[38] | 62 m | Construction commenced in 2023[39] |
| Castleforbes | Dublin | Residential | 18[40] | 60.7 m[41] | Construction commenced in 2023[42] Topped out in 2025.[43] |
| Bankmore Exchange | Belfast | Office | 14[44] | 58 m | Site prep commenced in 2024[45] and construction commenced in June 2025. |
| Loftlines | Belfast | Residential | 18[46] | 57 m | Construction commenced in 2023.[47] |
| Weavers' Hall | Belfast | Student accommodation | 17[48][49] | 55 m[citation needed] | Construction commenced in 2024.[50] |
| East Wharf | Dublin | Hotel and residential | 15 | 52.7 m | Construction commenced in 2022.[51] Topped out in 2023.[citation needed] |
| New Children's Hospital Belfast | Belfast | Hospital | 10[52] | 52.4 m | Construction commenced in March 2025.[53] |
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[54] | 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[55] | 2013 | Site was sold to Nama in 2013 and is now partially used as the site of the Exo Building. |
Ireland's tallest building is currently the Obel Tower in Belfast, standing at 85 metres high
Capital Dock is Ireland's tallest residential building at 22 storeys
Detached rectangular-plan seventeen-storey county hall, built 1968, [..] For many years it stood as the tallest building in Ireland at 67m
The 14 storey, 129 bed Crowne Plaza Dundalk opened in September 2007