List of tallest buildings and structures in Ireland

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A list of the tallest structures in Ireland. Those in Northern Ireland are marked with an asterisk.

Contents 1 Guyed masts 2 Freestanding structures 3 Spired buildings 4 Storeyed buildings 5 Other categories 6 Planned 7 See also 8 References

[edit] Guyed masts

• RTÉ Radio 1 Medium Wave mast, Tullamore, 290m
• Longwave transmitter, Clarkestown, 245m
• LORAN-C mast, Loop Head, 219m
• RTÉ television transmitter, Mullaghanish, 152m

[edit] Freestanding structures

• Power station chimneys, Moneypoint, 218m
• Power station chimneys, Poolbeg, Chimney 1 - 207.48m, Chimney 2 - 207.8m
• Power station chimneys, Kilroot*, 198m

[edit] Spired buildings

• Saint John's Cathedral, Limerick, 93.8m
• St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, 91.4m
• St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, 86.8m
• St Patrick's Church, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, 83m
• St. Eugene's Cathedral, Derry*, 78m
• St. Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan, 74.6m
• Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, 73m
• Cathedral of St. Eunan and St Colmcille, Letterkenny, 73m
• Church of SS Augustine and John, Dublin, 70m
• Pro-Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ennis, 69m
• Sacred Heart Church, Omagh*, 68.6m
• Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, 66m
• Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Armagh*, 64m
• Saint George's Church, Dublin, 61m

[edit] Storeyed buildings

• Windsor House, Belfast*, 80m
• Belfast City Hospital Tower*, 74m
• Cork County Hall, 67m
• Hilton Hotel, Belfast*, 63m
• BT Riverside Tower, Belfast*, 62m
• Divis Tower, Belfast*, 61m
• Liberty Hall, Dublin, 59.4m
• Riverpoint, Limerick, 59.2m
• One George's Quay Plaza, Dublin, 59m
• Clarion Hotel, Limerick, 56m

[edit] Other categories

Sculptures

Spire of Dublin, 120m (Tallest sculpture in the world) ^{[citation needed]}

Gantry Cranes

"Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106m

Bridges

Boyne River Bridge, 95m

Obelisks

Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, 63m (Tallest in Europe)

Lighthouses

Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 44.5m

Moving sculptures

Irish Wave, Park West, Dublin, 35.4m (Tallest in Europe)

Round towers

Kilmacduagh monastery, 34m

Castles

Nenagh Castle Keep, 31m

Standing stones

Punchestown, 6.5m

High crosses

Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 6.45m

[edit] Planned

• Heuston Gate, Dublin 134m (construction starts in 2007 - 117m excluding the spire)
• Britain Quay Tower, Dublin 120m (construction starts later this year)
• Point Village , Dublin 100m (construction to start soon)
• Obel Tower, Belfast* 80.5m (due for completion in 2007)
• Eglinton St., Cork, 80m (under construction - 70m excluding the spire)

[edit] See also

• List of buildings
• List of largest buildings in the world
• List of masts
• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest churches
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of towers

[edit] References

• Tallest structures in Ireland
• From skyscrapernews:
  • Tallest storeyed buildings in Republic of Ireland including planned ones
  • Tallest storeyed buildings in Northern Ireland including planned ones
• From emporis:
  • Tallest buildings in Belfast
  • Tallest buildings in Dublin
  • Tallest buildings in Cork
  • Tallest buildings in Limerick
• Galloway, Peter, Cormac Simms (1992). The Cathedrals of Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Irish Studies. ISBN 0-85389-452-3.
• Punchestown standing stone
• Irish Wave from The Daily Telegraph.
• Mullaghanish transmitter