List of tallest buildings and structures in Dublin

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Dublin's current tallest building College Square, seen here topped out in 2025 College Square topped out as of September 2025.jpg
Dublin's current tallest building College Square, seen here topped out in 2025

This list ranks the tallest externally complete buildings and structures in County Dublin, Ireland which stand over 50m tall.

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As of December 2023, there are 6 structures over 80 m (260 ft) tall and 14 buildings over 50 m (164 ft) tall. Dublin's tallest structure is Poolbeg power station chimney 2 which is 207.8 m (682 ft) tall while Dublin's tallest building is College Sqaure which is 82 m (269 ft) tall.

List of tallest habitable buildings in Dublin

This list ranks habitable buildings in Dublin that stand more than 50 m (164 ft) tall, based on height by highest architectural feature.

  Was Dublin's tallest building upon completion
  Topped out but not yet complete
RankNameUseImageHeight (m)Height (ft)FloorsYear BuiltNotes
1 College Square Mixed Use College Square topped out as of September 2025.jpg 82269212025 [1] [2]
2 Capital Dock Mixed use Capital dock.jpg 79259222018 [3] [4]
3 The Exo Building Office The Exo, Dublin Docklands, June 2021.jpg 73226172022 [5]

[6]

4 Google Docks Office Google Docks Building Dublin.jpg 67220152010 [7] [8]
5 Millennium Tower Residential Grand Canal Square - panoramio (5).jpg 63207161998 [9]

[10] [11]

6CastleforbesResidential60.7199182025 [12] [13] [14]
7 Liberty Hall Office Liberty Hall Dublin.jpg 59.4195171965 [15]

[16] [17] [11]

8 One George's Quay Plaza Office The Ulster Bank Group HQ, George's Quay Plaza - geograph.org.uk - 1743476.jpg 59194132002 [18]

[11] [19]

9Sandyford Central, Block DResidential Sandyford apts 2.jpg 57187172023 [20] [21]
10 Convention Centre Dublin Mixed Use

The Convention Centre Dublin in 2019.jpg

5518062010 [22] [23]
11 Boland's Quay 1 Mixed Use Bolands Quay, Dublin Docklands (2023).jpg 54177132025 [24] [25]

[26] [27]

12Moxy Dublin DocklandsHotel [28] East Wharf, Dublin City 2024 (cropped).jpg 52.7173152024[ citation needed ] [29]

[30] [31]

13Metro Hotel, Ballymun Hotel Days Hotel Ballymun 2007.jpg 52.1171152005 [32] [33] [34]
14 Alto Vetro Residential Alto Vetro.jpg 51167162008 [35]

[36] [37]

List of tallest churches in Dublin

RankNameUseImageHeight (m)Height (ft)Year of constructionNotes
1 John's Lane Church Church NCAD, Dublin, facade on Thomas Street, looking east.jpg 70.42301895 [38]
2 St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Church StPatricksCathedralDublin.JPG 66.42181254 (spire dates to 1749) [39]
3 St. George's Church, Dublin Church ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH (DUBLIN CITY) REF-1085778.jpg 612001802 [40]
4 Abbey Presbyterian Church, Dublin Church Findlater's church, Parnell Square, Dublin.jpg 54.91801864 [41]

List of tallest structures in Dublin

RankNameUseImageHeight (m)Height (ft)Year BuiltNotes
1 Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 2Chimney Poolbeg Power Station viewed across the Liffey - geograph.org.uk - 1732287.jpg 207.8682 and 6811978

and 1970

 [42] [43]
2 Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 1Chimney Poolbeg Power Station viewed across the Liffey - geograph.org.uk - 1732287.jpg 207.486811970 [42] [43]
3 Three Rock transmitterGuyed Mast Olympus Jan 2003 337w.jpg 152.45002002 [44] [45] [a]
4 Spire of Dublin Monument TheSpireDublinDay.jpg 1203942002 [46]

[47]

5Donnybrook transmitterLattice Tower radio transmitter Montrose Studios Donnybrook.jpg 109.7360 [48]

[49]

6Dublin Airport air traffic control towerAir traffic control tower Dublin airport tower under construction sep 2018.jpg 87.72882020 [50]

The Republic of Ireland's tallest occupied structure

List of proposed buildings

NameHeight (m)FloorsStatusNotes
Waterfront Tower 116745Application submitted [51]
26 Parkgate Street98.430Planning permission granted [52]
Tara House (Aqua Vetro)8822Planning permission granted [53]
1/2 Grand Canal Quay62.2[ citation needed ]15Under construction (as of 2023) [54]

List of unbuilt buildings

NameHeight (m)Floors above groundNotes
Ballsbridge Tower (2007)12337 [55]
Southbank Tower12030 [56] [57]
The Watchtower12035Construction had commenced at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used for The Exo Building. [58] [59] [60]
Heuston Gate11732 [61] Proposed by the Office of Public Works in 2001, as part of an urban renewal project at Military Road near Heuston Station, [62] [63] the project had been cancelled by 2008. [64]
Tara towers Hotel10025 [65] [66]
Sir Rogerson's quay9626 [67] [68]
Donnybrook Tower8826 [69] [70]
U2 Tower 7825Construction had commenced at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used for Capital Dock. [71] [72]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The second reference states total height above sea level subtracting the mountain's height gives approximately the same height as first source

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