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Dublin's current tallest building Capital Dock surrounded by new developments under construction in Dublin's Docklands.

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

As of December 2023, there are 6 structures over 80 m (260 ft) tall and 11 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 Capital Dock which is 79 m (259 ft) tall.

List of tallest habitable buildings in Dublin

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

Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Built Notes
1 Capital Dock Mixed use 79 259 22 2018 [1][2]
2 The Exo Building Office 73 226 17 2022 [3]

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3 Google Docks Office 67 220 15 2010 [5][6]
4 Millennium Tower Residential 63 207 16 1998 [7]

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5 Liberty Hall Office 59.4 195 17 1965 [10]

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6 One George's Quay Plaza Office 59 194 13 2002 [13]

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7 Sandyford Central, Block D Residential 57 187 17 2023 [15][16]
8 Boland's Quay 1 Mixed Use 54 177 13 Under Construction [17]

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9 East Wharf Mixed Use 52.7 173 15 Under Construction [19]

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10 Metro Hotel, Ballymun Hotel 52.1 171 15 2005 [21][22][23]
11 Alto Vetro Residential 51 167 16 2008 [24]

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List of tallest churches in Dublin

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Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Year of construction Notes
1 John's Lane Church Church 70.4 230 1895 [27]
2 St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Church 66.4 218 1254 (spire dates to 1749) [28]
3 St. George's Church, Dublin Church 61 200 1802 [29]
4 Abbey Presbyterian Church, Dublin Church 54.9 180 1864 [30]

List of tallest structures in Dublin

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Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Year Built Notes
1 Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 2 Chimney 207.8 682 and 681 1978

and 1970

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2 Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 1 Chimney 207.48 681 1970 [31][32]
3 Three Rock transmitter Guyed Mast 152.4 500 2002 [33][34][a]
4 Spire of Dublin Monument 120 394 2002 [35]

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5 Donnybrook transmitter Lattice Tower radio transmitter 109.7 360 [37]

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6 Dublin Airport air traffic control tower Air traffic control tower 87.7 288 2020 [39]

The Republic of Ireland's tallest occupied structure

List of proposed buildings

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Name Height (m) Floors Status Notes
Waterfront Tower 1 167 45 Application submitted [40]
26 Parkgate Street 98.4 30 Planning permission granted [41]
Tara House (Aqua Vetro) 88 22 Planning permission granted [42]
1/2 Grand Canal Quay 62.2[citation needed] 15 Under construction (as of 2023)[43]
Castleforbes 60.7[citation needed] 18 Under construction (as of 2024)[44]
College Square 82.1 21[45] Under construction (as of 2023)[46] [45]

List of unbuilt buildings

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Name Height (m) Floors above ground Notes
Ballsbridge Tower (2007) 123 37 [47]
Southbank Tower 120 30 [48][49]
The Watchtower 120 35 Construction had commenced at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used for The Exo Building.[50][51][52]
Heuston Gate 117 32[53] Proposed by the Office of Public Works in 2001, as part of an urban renewal project at Military Road near Heuston Station,[54][55] the project had been cancelled by 2008.[56]
Tara towers Hotel 100 25 [57][58]
Sir Rogerson's quay 96 26 [59][60]
Donnybrook Tower 88 26 [61][62]
U2 Tower 78 25 Construction had commenced at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used for Capital Dock.[63][64]

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  43. ^ "2 Grand Canal Quay | National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office". nbco.localgov.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  44. ^ "Sheriff Street Upper- Block C2 | National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office". nbco.localgov.ie. Retrieved 4 November 2024. Proposed construction of 18 storey residential Block C2 [..] at Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper & East Road, Dublin 1
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  46. ^ McCormack, Chris (22 July 2023). "Dublin's disappearing venues: A promised 500-seat theatre is shrouded in mystery". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 October 2023. College Square, is a mixed-use development owned by the property group Marlet [..] still under construction
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