List of tallest structures in Ireland

This is a list of the tallest structures on the island of Ireland. Those in Northern Ireland are marked with an asterisk (*). The rest are in the Republic of Ireland.

Tallest structures

Name	Location	Year completed	Pinnacle height	Pinnacle height	Type	Coordinates	Remarks
Strabane transmitting station	Legfordrum (near Strabane), County Tyrone*	1963	305.5 m	1,002 ft	Guyed mast
Tullamore radio mast	Tullamore, County Offaly	1975	290 m	951 ft	Guyed mast		Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 567 kHz
Clarkstown radio transmitter	Summerhill, County Meath	1988	245 m	804 ft	Guyed mast		Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 252 kHz
Mullaghanish transmitter	Mullaghanish mountain, County Cork	1962	220 m	722 ft	Guyed mast
Moneypoint Power Station Chimneys	Moneypoint, County Clare	1985	218 m	715 ft	Chimney	;
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2	Poolbeg, Dublin	1978	207.8 m	682 ft	Chimney	)
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1	Poolbeg, Dublin	1970	207.48 m	681 ft	Chimney
Kilroot power station chimneys	Kilroot (near Carrickfergus), County Antrim*		198 m	650 ft	Chimney
Truskmore transmitter	Sligo, County Sligo	?	167.64 m	550 ft	Guyed mast
Three Rock transmitter	Dublin	?	152.4 m	500 ft	Guyed mast
Aghada Power Station Chimney	Cork	?	152 m	499 ft	Chimney
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 3 and 4	Tarbert, County Kerry	1975	151 m	497 ft	Chimney
Lisnagarvey transmitting station	Magherageery (near Lisburn), County Down*	1936	145 m	476 ft	Guyed mast		It was 145 m when built, but has since been lowered in height
Greystones Wind farm	Greystones, County Wicklow	?	139.29 m	457 ft	Wind turbines
Great Island Power Station Chimney	Wexford, County Wexford		138 m	453 ft	Chimney	;
Ballylumford Power Station Chimneys	Islandmagee, County Antrim*	1974	126 m	413 ft	Chimney	54.845 n5.787w
Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney	Meath	?	125.3 m	411 ft	Chimney
Arklow Bank Wind Park	Wicklow, County Wicklow	?	124 m	407 ft	Wind turbines		Offshore wind farm
Mount Leinster transmitter	Mount Leinster, County Carlow/County Wexford	?	122 m	400 ft	Guyed mast		[1]
Maghera transmitter	Maghera mountain, County Clare	?	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast		[2]
Cairn Hill transmitter	Cairn Hill, County Longford	?	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast		[3]
Cork mediumwave transmitter	Cork	1970	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast		Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 729 kHz
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 1 and 2	Tarbert, County Kerry	1969	121 m	397 ft	Chimney
Kilgarvan Wind farm	Kilgarvan, County Kerry	?	120 m	394 ft	Wind turbines
Spire of Dublin	Dublin		120 m	394 ft	Monument	)
Donnybrook transmitter	Dublin	?	109.7 m	360 ft	Lattice tower
Moanvaun Wind farm	Tipperary, County Tipperary	?	107.3 m	352 ft	Wind turbines
Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney	Limerick, County Limerick	?	107 m	351 ft	Chimney
Kiln Cement Factory	Limerick, County Limerick	?	107 m	351 ft	Chimney
Kippure transmitter	Kippure mountain, County Dublin	?	106.7 m	350 ft	Guyed mast		[4]
Samson	Harland and Wolff, Belfast*		106 m	348 ft	Crane
Platin Cement Factory Chimney	County Meath	?	103.9 m	341 ft	Chimney
Ballywater Wind Farm	Wexford, County Wexford	?	103 m	338 ft	Wind turbines
Athlone transmitter	Athlone, County Westmeath	1933	100 m	328 ft	Guyed Mast	;	Two guyed masts insulated against ground carried a T-antenna for broadcasting on 612 kHz. One of the two masts dismantled in 2011
Codling Banks Mast	Wicklow, County Wicklow		100 m	328 ft	Guyed Mast		Offshore structure
Coreen Wind farm	Cavan, County Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines
Snugborough Wind farm	Cavan, County Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines
Gartnaneane Wind farm	Cavan, County Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines
Coomatallin Wind farm	Cork, County Cork	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines
Meentycat Wind farm	Cork, County Cork	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines
Beal Wind farm	Wicklow, County Wicklow	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines
Beam Wind farm	Kerry, County Kerry	?	99 m	325 ft	Wind turbines
Goliath	Harland and Wolff, Belfast*		96 m	315 ft	Crane
Mount Eagle Wind farm	Donegal, County Donegal	?	95.7 m	314 ft	Wind turbines
Mweelin Mast	Achill Island, County Mayo	?	91.44 m	300 ft	Guyed mast
Dun Laoghaire Cranes	Dublin	?	91.4 m	300 ft	Crane
Bealadangan Mast	Galway	?	91.4 m	300 ft	Guyed mast		Was used for RTE RnaG, now dismantled
Cark Wind farm	Donegal, County Donegal	?	91.1 m	299 ft	Wind turbines
Greenoge Wind farm	Wexford, County Wexford	?	90.2 m	296 ft	Wind turbines

Tallest storeyed buildings

Name	Location	Type	Year completed	Height	Picture
Obel Tower	Belfast*	residential	2010	85 m (279 ft)
Windsor House	Belfast*	office	1975	80 m (260 ft)
Belfast City Hospital Tower	Belfast*	hospital	1986	76 m (249 ft)
The Elysian	Cork	residential, office	2008	68.28 m (224.0 ft)
Google Docks (previously Montevetro)	Dublin	office	2010	67 m (220 ft)
Cork County Hall	Cork	office	1968	64.3 m (211 ft)
Belfast Hilton Hotel	Belfast*	hotel	1998	63 m (207 ft)
Millennium Tower	Dublin	residential	1998	63 m (207 ft)
Royal Victoria Hospital Critical Care Building	Belfast*	hospital	2012	63 m (207 ft)
The Boat	Belfast*	residential, office	2010	62 m (203 ft)
BT Riverside Tower	Belfast*	office	1998	61 m (200 ft)
Divis Tower	Belfast*	residential	1966	61 m (200 ft)
Liberty Hall	Dublin	Office	1965	59.4 m (195 ft)
One George's Quay Plaza	Dublin	Mostly office use	2002	59 m (194 ft)
Riverpoint	Limerick	Mixed use	2008	58.5 m (192 ft)
Crowne Plaza	Dundalk	Hotel	2007	58 m (190 ft)
Clarion Hotel	Limerick	Hotel	2002	57 m (187 ft)

Tallest churches

Name	Location	Type	Year completed	Height	Picture
St John's Cathedral	Limerick	church	1861	93.8 m (308 ft)	150px
St Colman's Cathedral	Cobh	church	1914	91.4 m (300 ft)
St Mary's Cathedral	Killarney	church	1912	86.8 m (285 ft)
St Patrick's College Church	Maynooth	church	1891	83 m (272 ft)
St Eugene's Cathedral	Derry*	church	1903	78 m (256 ft)
St Macartan's Cathedral	Monaghan	church	1893	74 m (243 ft)
St Finbarre's Cathedral	Cork	church	1879	73 m (240 ft)
St Eunan's Cathedral	Letterkenny	church	1900	73 m (240 ft)
St Anne's Cathedral	Belfast*	church	1904	72 m (236 ft)
Church of Saints Augustine and John	Dublin	church	1874	70 m (230 ft)
St Peter and St Paul Cathedral	Ennis	church	1874	69 m (226 ft)
Sacred Heart Church	Omagh*	church	1899	68.6 m (225 ft)
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda	Drogheda	church	1884	67.66 m (222.0 ft)
St Columb's Cathedral	Derry*	church	1633	67 m (220 ft)	150px
St Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland)	Dublin	church	1191	66 m (217 ft)
St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)	Armagh*	church	1904	64 m (210 ft)
St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic)	Belfast*	church	1877	63 m (207 ft)
St George's Church	Dublin	church	1813	61 m (200 ft)

Other categories

Nenagh Castle Keep

Sculptures

Spire of Dublin, 120 m (394 ft)

Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 72m (236 ft)

Gantry Cranes

"Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft)

Bridges

River Suir Bridge, Waterford, 100 m (330 ft)

Boyne River Bridge, 95 m (312 ft)

Windmills

Kilgarvan Wind Farm (group of 14 Wind Turbines), 93 m (305 ft)

Obelisks

Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, 63 m (207 ft) (Tallest in Europe)

Lighthouses

Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 44.5 m (146 ft)

Stadiums

Croke Park, 40 m (131 ft)

Moving sculptures

Irish Wave, Park West, Dublin, 35.4 m (116 ft) (Tallest in Europe)

Round towers

Kilmacduagh monastery, 34 m (112 ft)

Castles

Nenagh Castle Keep, 31 m (102 ft)

Standing stones

Punchestown, 6.5 m (21 ft)

High crosses

Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 6.45 m (21 ft)

Planned

• Dublin Airport New Air Traffic Control Tower, 80m, to be built in tandem with new northern runway
• Ilex Tower, Derry 73 m (240 ft) (part of Fort George regeneration project)
• Capital Dock, Dublin 79 m (259 ft) (construction expected in 2015)
• Bolands Quay, Dublin 54 m (177 ft) (construction expected in 2015)

Delayed/canceled

• "Watchtower", Point Village, Dublin 120 m (394 ft) (construction delayed for change of use) [5]
• U2 Tower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 130 m (427 ft) (In October 2008, the project was suspended indefinitely because of the economic downturn)

See also

• List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast

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 Cork
  • Tallest buildings in Derry
  • Tallest buildings in Dublin
  • Tallest buildings in Limerick
• Punchestown standing stone
• Irish Wave from The Daily Telegraph.
• Mullaghanish transmitter
• http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=37735326
• http://www.iaa.ie/safe_reg/iaip/Published%20Files/AIP%20Files/ENR/EI_ENR_5_4_en.pdf
• http://www.dublincity.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=DSDZ2546/15&backURL=%3Ca%20href=wphappcriteria.display?paSearchKey=2483158%3ESearch%20Criteria%3C/a%3E%20%3E%20%3Ca%20href=%27wphappsearchres.displayResultsURL?ResultID=2993671%26StartIndex=1%26SortOrder=APNID%26DispResultsAs=WPHAPPSEARCHRES%26BackURL=%3Ca%20href=wphappcriteria.display?paSearchKey=2483158%3ESearch%20Criteria%3C/a%3E%27%3ESearch%20Results%3C/a%3E