List of tallest buildings in Ireland

The Elysian in Cork

This is a list of the tallest buildings on the island of Ireland. The island of Ireland remains one of the world's lowest occupiers of skyscrapers and tall buildings, however, as of 2017, there are plans proposed to change this, backed by politicians, businesses and ordinary people.[1][2][3] These plans focus on Ireland's cities; Limerick[4], Cork[5], Galway[6] and Dublin[7]. The island's fist tall building was Liberty Hall, built in 1965 and stands at 59.4m (154 feet). The current tallest building on the island is the Obel Tower in Belfast, which was completed in 2010, with the tallest in the Republic of Ireland being The Elysian in Cork, which finished in 2008. Capital Dock in Dublin, standing at 78 metres, will replace The Elysian as the Republic's tallest building when completed in 2017, also becoming the third tallest on the island[8]. It is located in Dublin Docklands and includes offices, residential elements and retail[9].

Those in Northern Ireland are denoted by a light blue background. The remainder are in the Republic of Ireland.

Tallest storeyed buildings

Rank Name Location Type Year completed Floors (above ground) Height Picture
1Obel TowerBelfastResidential20102885 m (279 ft)
2Windsor HouseBelfastOffice19752380 m (260 ft)
3Belfast City Hospital TowerBelfastHospital19861576 m (249 ft)
4The ElysianCorkResidential, Office20081771 m (233 ft)[10][11]
5=Google DocksDublinOffice20101467 m (220 ft)
5=Cork County HallCorkOffice19681767 m (220 ft)[12]
7Belfast Hilton HotelBelfastHotel19981663 m (207 ft)
8Millennium TowerDublinResidential19981663 m (207 ft)
9Royal Victoria HospitalBelfastHospital20121263 m (207 ft)
10The BoatBelfastResidential, Office20101562 m (203 ft)
11BT Riverside TowerBelfast*Office19981461 m (200 ft)
12Divis TowerBelfastResidential19662061 m (200 ft)
13Liberty HallDublinOffice19651659.4 m (195 ft)
14One George's Quay PlazaDublinOffice20021359 m (194 ft)
15RiverpointLimerickMixed use20081558.5 m (192 ft)
16Crowne PlazaDundalkHotel20071258 m (190 ft)
17Clarion HotelLimerickHotel20021757 m (187 ft)
18Causeway TowerBelfastOffice20041355 m (180 ft)
19Belfast City HallBelfastGovernment building1906N/A53 m (174 ft)
20Alto VetroDublinResidential20081651 m (167 ft)

Tallest buildings by city

City Building Height Floor count Completed
BelfastObel Tower85 m (279 ft)282010
CorkThe Elysian68.28 m (224.0 ft)172008
DublinGoogle Docks67 m (220 ft)142010
LimerickRiverpoint58.5 m (192 ft)152008

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed

Status:
Under Construction Approved Proposed
Name Location Type Floors (above ground) Height Notes
Docklands TowerCorkHotel, office40[13]122 mOn the former Port of Cork site, a historical site which will see museum elements. The building will become the tallest on the island.[13][14]
Tara Street StationDublinOffice2288 mOffice and hotel development. Unveiled in May 2017. The project includes the redevlopment of Tara Street Railway station. Johnny Ronan is the developer behind the scheme.
Dublin Airport New Air Traffic Control TowerDublinTraffic Control Tower86.9 mTo be built in tandem with new northern runway
Capital DockDublinOffice, residential23[8]79 m (259 ft)On the site of cancelled "U2 Tower" project. On completion, will be the tallest storeyed building in the Republic and third tallest in Ireland. Completion aimed for 2017[8]
Ilex TowerDerry73 m (240 ft)Part of Fort George regeneration project
Exo TowerDublinOffice17[15]73 mOn the site of cancelled "Watchtower" project
Bishop's Quay TowerLimerickMixed use1557.25 mConstruction to begin in August 2017[16]
Opera Centre TowerLimerickMixed use14[17]Part of Limerick 2030, three buildings range from 8 stories, 5 to 7 and 11 to 14
One Bankmore SquareBelfastOffice1257 m (188 ft)Completition aimed for 2020[18]
Bolands QuayDublinOffice12 & 1354 m (177 ft).Two buildings. Completion aimed for 2018
Sullivan's Quay TowerCorkHotel12[19]52.40 mOffice and hotel development, ranging in height from 6 storeys to 8 storeys, with a 12 storey cylindrical tower facing Grand Parade

See also

References

  1. ↑ "High rise building needed in Dublin to prevent city sprawling 'to Athlone'". Independent.ie. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  2. ↑ "Simon Coveney thinks Ireland should go high-rise 'in the right places'". Thejournal.ie. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  3. ↑ Ireland, Hospitality. "Knight Frank Says 'Urgent Need' For Johnny Ronan's Dublin Skyscraper - Hospitality Ireland".
  4. ↑ Pat Flanagan (2016-12-28). "Huge skyscraper development for Limerick 'backed by Michael Flatley' given green light - Irish Mirror Online". Irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Sky’s no limit for New Cork as 40-storey tower proposed for Port site". Irish Examiner. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  6. ↑ Enda Cunningham (2017-06-02). "'Skyscraper' proposal to tower over new Eyre Square East Quarter - Connacht Tribune". Connachttribune.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  7. ↑ Frank McDonald (2017-05-03). "Dublin's tallest building planned by Johnny Ronan". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  8. 1 2 3 Ciarán Hancock (2016-07-22). "John Sisk to build major development at Capital Dock". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  9. ↑ http://capitaldock.ie/
  10. ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/cork-anchor-unit-for-over-13m-1.911439?mode=amp
  11. ↑ archiseek.com/2010/2008-the-elysian-eglinton-st-cork/
  12. ↑ http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=CC&regno=20865055
  13. 1 2 Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 07:17 am (2017-04-20). "Sky’s no limit for New Cork as 40-storey tower proposed for Port site". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  14. ↑ "Landmark development will kick-start €1bn regeneration of Cork's docklands - Independent.ie". M.independent.ie. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  15. ↑ Olivia Kelly (2016-03-31). "Green light for plan to build Dublin’s tallest office block". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  16. ↑ www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/256197/breaking-game-changer-for-limerick-as-40m-riverside-plan-gets-go-ahead.html
  17. ↑ http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/257168/breaking-huge-news-for-limerick-as-planning-submitted-for-opera-site.html
  18. ↑ One Bankmore Square. "One Bankmore Square". Future Belfast. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  19. ↑ http://www.eveningecho.ie/corknews/BAM-lodge-new-plans-for-Sullivans-Quay-site-7d0b6f3a-5484-4211-bcf5-0ebb43862e2a-ds
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