List of tallest buildings and structures in Ireland
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This is a list of the tallest structures on the island of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. Those in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 are marked with an asterisk. The rest are in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

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Tallest structures

Name Location Year completed Pinnacle height Pinnacle height Type Coordinates Remarks
Strabane transmitting station
Strabane transmitting station
The Strabane transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located at Legfordrum and situated very close to the town of Strabane, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland . It is owned and operated by Arqiva.It includes a high guyed steel lattice mast, which is the tallest...

 
Legfordrum (near Strabane
Strabane
Strabane , historically spelt Straban,is a town in west County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains the headquarters of Strabane District Council....

), County Tyrone*
1963 305.5 m 1,002 ft Guyed mast 54°47′58"N 7°23′19"W
Tullamore radio mast
Tullamore transmitter
The Tullamore transmitter was an AM radio transmission mast located near Tullamore, Ireland. Built in 1975 to replace the Athlone transmitter, it always carried RTÉ Radio 1 on 567 kHz, at 500kW...

 
Tullamore 1975 290 m 951 ft Guyed mast 53°16′42.29"N 7°22′18.44"W insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 567 kHz
Clarkstown radio transmitter  Summerhill 1988 245 m 804 ft Guyed mast 53°27′45.53"N 6°40′39.32"W insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 252 kHz
Moneypoint
Moneypoint
Moneypoint is Ireland's largest electricity generation station and only coal-fired power station. It is located on the River Shannon near Kilrush, County Clare and was constructed at a cost of more than £700m, in one of the largest capital projects in the history of the Republic of Ireland...

 Power Station Chimneys
Moneypoint
Moneypoint
Moneypoint is Ireland's largest electricity generation station and only coal-fired power station. It is located on the River Shannon near Kilrush, County Clare and was constructed at a cost of more than £700m, in one of the largest capital projects in the history of the Republic of Ireland...

 
1985 218 m 715 ft Chimney 52°36′29.16"N 9°25′31.85"W ; 52°36′27.68"N 9°25′24.7"W
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2 Poolbeg
Poolbeg
Poolbeg Generating Station is a power station owned and operated by the Electricity Supply Board of the Republic of Ireland. There are two stations on the site, the older thermal station containing units 1, 2, and 3 and the combined cycle gas station containing units CG14, CG15 and ST16, which is...

 
1978 207.8 m 682 ft Chimney 53°20′24.84"N 6°11′19.38"W)
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1 Poolbeg
Poolbeg
Poolbeg Generating Station is a power station owned and operated by the Electricity Supply Board of the Republic of Ireland. There are two stations on the site, the older thermal station containing units 1, 2, and 3 and the combined cycle gas station containing units CG14, CG15 and ST16, which is...

 
1970 207.48 m 681 ft Chimney 53°20′24.82"N 6°11′23.79"W
Kilroot power station
Kilroot power station
Kilroot power station is a Coal, Oil and Biomass fueled power station on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. The station generates 520 megawatts of electricity from dual coal and oil fuelled generators. Since the privatisation of Northern Ireland...

 chimneys
Kilroot (near Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...

), County Antrim*
198 m 650 ft Chimney 54°43′28.25"N 5°46′2.15"W
Truskmore transmitter Sligo ? 167.64 m 550 ft Guyed mast 54°22′22.57"N 8°22′15.32"W
Mullaghanish
Mullaghanish
Mullaghanish is a mountain located just northeast of Ballyvourney in County Cork, Ireland. It is home to one of RTÉ's main transmitters, as well as some other mobile phone and independent radio stations....

 transmitter
Mullaghanish mountain 1962 152.4 m 500 ft Guyed mast 51°59′29"N 9°8′42"W
Three Rock transmitter Dublin ? 152.4 m 500 ft Guyed mast 53°14′39.98"N 6°14′17.33"W
Aghada Power Station Chimney Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

 
? 152 m 499 ft Chimney 51°50′6.05"N 8°14′9.41"W
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 3 and 4 Tarbert
Tarbert, County Kerry
Tarbert is a town in the north of County Kerry, with woodland to the south and the Shannon estuary to the north. It lies on the N69 coast road that runs along the estuary from Limerick before turning inland at Tarbert towards Listowel, and has two schools Tarbert Primary and Tarbert...

 
1975 151 m 497 ft Chimney 52°35′24"N 9°21′46"W
Lisnagarvey transmitting station
Lisnagarvey transmitting station
The Lisnagarvey transmitting station is a facility for mediumwave broadcasting located in the townland of Magherageery, on the southern edge of Lisburn, Northern Ireland...

 
Magherageery (near Lisburn
Lisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...

), County Down*
1936 145 m 476 ft Guyed mast 54°29′22"N 6°3′37"W It was 145 m when built, but has since been lowered in height
Greystones Wind farm Wicklow ? 139.29 m 457 ft Wind turbines 53°10′18.10"N 6°01′30.00"W
Great Island Power Station Chimney Waterford 138 m 450 ft Chimney 52°16′43.82"N 6°59′37.76"E ; 52°16′43.71"N 6°59′35.95"E
Arklow Banks Wind farm Wicklow ? 128 m 420 ft Wind turbines 52°47′28.00"N 5°56′48.00"W offshore wind farm
Ballylumford Power Station Chimneys Islandmagee Larne 1974 126 m 413 feet Industrial 54.845 n5.787w
Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney Meath
Meath
Meath may refer to:*County Meath, Republic of Ireland**Kingdom of Mide, medieval precursor of the county**Meath , in UK and Irish parliaments**Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams**Diocese of Meath...

 
? 125.3 m 411 ft Chimney 53°25′52.84"N 7°08′33.78"W
Maghera transmitter Maghera mountain ? 121.92 m 400 ft Guyed mast 52°58′6.9"N 8°43′6.89"W http://www.irish-tv.com/maghera.asp
Cairn Hill transmitter  Cairn Hill ? 121.92 m 400 ft Guyed mast 53°48′28"N 7°42′52"W http://www.irish-tv.com/cairnh.asp
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 1 and 2 Tarbert
Tarbert, County Kerry
Tarbert is a town in the north of County Kerry, with woodland to the south and the Shannon estuary to the north. It lies on the N69 coast road that runs along the estuary from Limerick before turning inland at Tarbert towards Listowel, and has two schools Tarbert Primary and Tarbert...

 
1969 121 m 397 ft Chimney 52°35′24"N 9°21′46"W
Cork mediumwave transmitter Cork 1970 121.92 m 400 ft Guyed mast 51°52′57.05"N 8°23′58.46"W insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 729 kHz
Kilgarvan Wind farm Kerry ? 120 m 394 ft Wind turbines 51°55′58.80"N 9°19′20.95"W
Spire of Dublin
Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin, officially titled the Monument of Light is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.-Details:...

 
Dublin 120 m 394 ft Tower 53°20′59"N 6°15′37"W) Monument
Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney Limmerick  ? 107 m 350 ft Chimney 52°37′53.64"N 9°03′32.37"W
Kiln Cement Factory Limmerick  ? 107 m 350 ft Factory 52°38′33.92"N 8°41′23.72"W
Kippure transmitter Kippure mountain ? 106.7 m 350 ft Guyed mast 53°10′40.93"N 6°19′53.82"W http://www.irish-tv.com/kippure.asp
Donnybrook transmitter Dublin ? 109.7 m 360 ft Lattice tower 53°18′53.13"N 6°13′24.88"W
Moanvaun Wind farm Tipperary ? 107.3 m 352 ft Wind turbines 52°38′44.80"N 8°08′54.44"W
Mount Leinster
Mount Leinster
At 796 metres Mount Leinster is the fifth highest mountain after Lugnaquilla 925m, Mullaghcleevaun 849m, Tonelegee 817m, and Cloghernagh 800m, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. It is the highest of the Blackstairs Mountains at 796 metres...

 transmitter
Mount Leinster ? 106.7 m 350 ft Guyed mast 52°36′59"N 6°46′30"W http://www.irish-tv.com/mtleinst.asp
Samson
Samson and Goliath (cranes)
Samson and Goliath are the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes situated at Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The cranes, which were named after the Biblical figures Samson and Goliath, dominate the Belfast skyline and are landmark structures of the city....

 
Harland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a Northern Irish heavy industrial company, specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland....

, Belfast*
106 m 348 ft Crane 54°36′29"N 5°54′29"W
Platin Cement Factory Chimney Meath
Meath
Meath may refer to:*County Meath, Republic of Ireland**Kingdom of Mide, medieval precursor of the county**Meath , in UK and Irish parliaments**Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams**Diocese of Meath...

 
? 103.9 m 341 ft Chimney 53°41′6.58"N 6°23′19.85"W
Ballywater Wind farm Wexford ? 103 m 338 ft Wind turbines 52°32′25.92"N 6°13′40.29"W
Athlone transmitter Athlone 1933 100 m 328 ft Guyed Mast 53°25′14.14"N 7°52′45.87"W ; 53°25′14.09"N 7°52′58.43"W 2 guyed masts insulated against ground carrying a T-antenna for broadcasting on 612 kHz
Codling Banks Mast Wicklow 100 m 328 ft Guyed Mast 53°07′44.87"N 5°50′49.54"W Offshore structure
Coreen Wind farm Cavan ? 100 m 328 ft Wind turbines 54°08′32.27"N 7°38′38.60"W
Snugborough Wind farm Cavan ? 100 m 328 ft Wind turbines 54°08′21.27"N 7°36′38.14"W
Gartnaneane Wind farm Cavan ? 100 m 328 ft Wind turbines 53°56′43.67"N 6°56′08.24"W
Coomatallin Wind farm Cork ? 100 m 328 ft Wind turbines 51°39′03.62"N 9°5′38.87"W
Meentycat Wind farm Cork ? 100 m 328 ft Wind turbines 54°51′46.19"N 7°51′12.62"W
Beal Wind farm Wicklow ? 100 m 328 ft Wind turbines 52°33′47.33"N 9°37′55.73"W
Beam Wind farm Donegal ? 99 m 325 ft Wind turbines 55°11′51.98"N 7°26′16.32"W
St John's Cathedral, Limerick  Limerick 1861 93 m 308 ft Church 52°39′45.37"N 8°37′1.83"W
Cobh Cathedral
Cobh Cathedral
St. Colman’s Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cloyne.-Schedule of Mass and other services:MassWeekdays: 8am & 10amSaturday: 6pmSunday: 8am, 10am, 12noon & 7pm...

 
Cobh 1868–1915 91.4 m 300 ft Church 51°51′5.01"N 8°17′39.04"W
Dun Laoghaire Cranes Dublin ? 91.4 m 300 ft Cranes 53°17′40.87"N 6°7′53.73"W
Bealadangan Mast Galway ? 91.4 m 300 ft Tower? Guyed mast? 53°18′36.84"N 9°36′30.23"W
Mount Eagle Wind farm Donegal ? 95.7 m 314 ft Wind turbines 52°14′33.15"N 9°19′26.22"W
Cark Wind farm Donegal ? 91.1 m 299 ft Wind turbines 54°53′06.20"N 7°51′33.12"W
Mweelin Mast Achill Island ? 91.44 m 300 ft Guyed mast 53°57′19"N 10°1′42.45"W
Greenoge Wind farm Wexford ? 90.2 m 296 ft Wind turbines 52°39′28.23"N 6°43′31.69"W

Tallest buildings

Name Location Type Year completed Height Picture
St John's Cathedral Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

church 1861 93.8 m (307.7 ft)
St Colman's Cathedral
Cobh Cathedral
St. Colman’s Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral located in Cobh, Ireland. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Cloyne.-Schedule of Mass and other services:MassWeekdays: 8am & 10amSaturday: 6pmSunday: 8am, 10am, 12noon & 7pm...

Cobh
Cobh
Cobh is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour. Facing the town are Spike Island and Haulbowline Island...

church 1914 91.4 m (299.9 ft)
St Mary's Cathedral Killarney
Killarney
Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...

church 1912 86.8 m (284.8 ft)
Obel Tower
Obel Tower
The Obel Tower is a skyscraper in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Costing £60 million and measuring 85 metres in height, the tower dominates the Belfast skyline. On completion it overtook the previous tallest skyscraper in Ireland, Windsor House , also in Belfast...

Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

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residential 2010 85 m (278.9 ft)
St Patrick's College Church
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
St Patrick's College, Maynooth is the "National Seminary for Ireland" , and a Pontifical University, located in the village of Maynooth, 15 miles from Dublin, Ireland. The college and seminary are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was officially established as the Royal College...

Maynooth
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to a branch of the National University of Ireland, a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...

church 1891 83 m (272.3 ft)
The Elysian
The Elysian
The Elysian is a mixed-use celtic tiger-era building at Eglinton Street in Cork City, Ireland. Construction of the building was completed in early September 2008....

Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

residential, office 2008 81 m (265.7 ft) [including spire]
Windsor House
Windsor House
Windsor House is a high-rise office building in Bedford Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The building was the tallest storeyed building on the island of Ireland before being surpassed by Obel Tower and stands at 80 metres tall, with 23 floors.Being the former tallest building on the Island of...

Belfast* office year 80 m (262.5 ft)
St Eugene's Cathedral
St Eugene's Cathedral
St Eugene's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the "Mother Church" for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry, as well as the parish Church of the parish of Templemore.-History:...

Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...

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church 1903 78 m (255.9 ft)
St Macartan's Cathedral Monaghan
Monaghan
Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 . The town is located on the main road, the N2 road, from Dublin north to both Derry and Letterkenny.-Toponym:...

church year 74 m (242.8 ft) 150px
Belfast City Hospital
Belfast City Hospital
The Belfast City Hospital located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a 900-bed modern university teaching hospital providing local acute services and key regional specialities. Its distinctive tower block dominates the Belfast skyline being the fourth tallest storeyed building in Ireland...

 Tower
Belfast* hospital 1986 76 m (249.3 ft)
St Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Finbarre's Cathedral
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cork city, Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin.It was featured on the Irish postcard before the Irish entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia....

Cork church 1879 73 m (239.5 ft)
St Eunan's Cathedral Letterkenny
Letterkenny
Letterkenny , with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. The town is located on the River Swilly...

church 1900 73 m (239.5 ft)
St Anne's Cathedral Belfast* church 1904 72 m (236.2 ft)
Church of Saints Augustine and John Dublin church year 70 m (229.7 ft)
St Peter and St Paul Cathedral Ennis
Ennis
Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....

church 1874 69 m (226.4 ft)
Sacred Heart Church Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...

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church year 68.6 m (225.1 ft)
St Columb's Cathedral
St Columb's Cathedral
St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland is the mother church of the Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry and Raphoe and the parish church of Templemore....

Derry* 1633 67 m (219.8 ft)
Cork County Hall
Cork County Hall
The County Hall is a 17-storey office block, owned by Cork County Council and housing its administrative headquarters. The building is located on Carrigrohane Road in the City of Cork...

Cork office 2006 67 m (219.8 ft)
Montevetro
Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock is an area in Ringsend near Dublin city centre, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour or docking area between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal...

Dublin office 2010 67 m (219.8 ft)
St Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland) Dublin church year 66 m (216.5 ft)
St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...

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church 1904 64 m (210 ft)
St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic) Belfast* church 1877 63 m (206.7 ft)
Millennium Tower
Grand Canal Dock
Grand Canal Dock is an area in Ringsend near Dublin city centre, surrounding the Grand Canal Docks, an enclosed harbour or docking area between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal...

Dublin year 63 m (206.7 ft)
Belfast Hilton Hotel Belfast* hotel 1998 63 m (206.7 ft)
The Boat Belfast* residential, office 2010 62 m (203.4 ft)
BT Riverside Tower
BT Riverside Tower
BT Riverside Tower was built in 1998, as a headquarters of British Telecom for Northern Ireland. The Tower is located at Lanyon Place in Belfast City Centre. The building is currently the 4th tallest storied building in Belfast and the 7th tallest on the island of Ireland.-See also:*List of tallest...

Belfast* office 1998 61 m (200.1 ft)
St George's Church
St. George's Church, Dublin
St. George's Church is a former parish church in Dublin, Ireland, designed by Francis Johnston, which is considered to be one of his finest works. It is located at Hardwicke Place, just north of the city centre. The elegant spire, high, became a landmark of the north inner city.-The...

Dublin church year 61 m (200.1 ft)
Divis Tower
Divis Tower
Divis Tower is a 61m tall tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 20 floors tall, it was built in 1966 as part of the now-demolished Divis Flats complex. It is named after the nearby Divis Mountain. The complex of 850 flats, housing 2400 residents was designed by architect Frank Robertson for the...

Belfast* residential 1966 61 m (200.1 ft)
Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall
Liberty Hall , in Dublin, Ireland is the headquarters of the Services, Industrial, Professional, and Technical Union...

Dublin Office 1965 59.4m (195 ft)
Riverpoint
Riverpoint
Riverpoint is a mixed-use building located in Limerick. It is currently the fourth-tallest storeyed building in the Republic of Ireland, the ninth tallest in Ireland and the third-tallest in Munster after the Cork County Hall and The Elysian both in Cork...

Limerick Mixed use 2008 59.2m (194 ft)
One George's Quay Plaza
George's Quay Plaza
George's Quay Plaza is located on the southern bank of the River Liffey between Hawkins street and Lombard Street. The Quay faces The Custom House, which is a major tourist attraction. The Quay is a centre for public transport as Tara Street railway station is located on George's Quay.Office Use...

Dublin Mostly office use 2002 59m (194 ft)
Crowne Plaza Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...

Hotel 2007 58m (190 ft)
Clarion Hotel
Clarion Hotel, Limerick
The Clarion is a hotel located in Limerick City. It is 187 ft at its tallest point. The Hotel was built in 2002 at a cost of €20 Million. Due to its proximity to Thomond Park, a lot of opposing rugby teams stay here when they play Munster at the stadium.-Clarion Hotel:The Clarion Hotel in...

Limerick Hotel 2002 57m (187 ft)

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Sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...

s:Spire of Dublin
Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin, officially titled the Monument of Light is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.-Details:...

, 120 m (394 ft)
Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast
St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland...

*, 72m (236 ft)

Gantry Crane
Portainer
A container crane is a type of large dockside gantry crane found at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships....

s:"Samson
Samson and Goliath (cranes)
Samson and Goliath are the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes situated at Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The cranes, which were named after the Biblical figures Samson and Goliath, dominate the Belfast skyline and are landmark structures of the city....

", Harland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a Northern Irish heavy industrial company, specialising in shipbuilding and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland....

, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft)
Bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...

s:River Suir Bridge
River Suir Bridge
The River Suir Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the River Suir in Ireland. It was built as part of the N25 Waterford Bypass, and opened to traffic on the 19 October 2009, some ten months ahead of schedule...

, Waterford, 100 m (330 ft)
Boyne River Bridge
Boyne River Bridge
The Boyne River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in County Meath, Ireland. It spans the Boyne River west of Drogheda on the county boundary between County Meath and County Louth and is part of the M1 Northern Motorway...

, 95m (312 ft)

Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

s:Kilgarvan Wind Farm
Kilgarvan
-History:Kilgarvan was the site of the Battle of Callan in 1261 which reduced Norman power in Ireland for almost 300 years. The battle site is located in the townland of Callan ....

 (group of 14 Wind Turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...

s), 93 m (305 ft)
Obelisk
Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...

s:Wellington Monument
Wellington Monument, Dublin
The Wellington Monument is an obelisk located in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland.The testimonial is situated at the southeast end of the Park, overlooking Kilmainham and the River Liffey...

, Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park is an urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 16 km perimeter wall encloses , one of the largest walled city parks in Europe. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth...

, 63 m (207 ft) (Tallest in Europe)
Lighthouse
Lighthouses in Ireland
This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of marine navigation aids around the island though a small number are maintained by local harbour authorities...

s:Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 44.5 m (146 ft)
Stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

s:Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

, 40 m (131 ft)
Moving sculptures:Irish Wave, Park West, Dublin, 35.4 m (116 ft) (Tallest in Europe)
Round tower
Irish round tower
Irish round towers , Cloigthithe – literally "bell house") are early medieval stone towers of a type found mainly in Ireland, with three in Scotland and one on the Isle of Man...

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Kilmacduagh monastery
Kilmacduagh Monastery is found 5 km from the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, whose name means "church of Duagh's son"...

, 34 m (112 ft)
Castle
Castle
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s:Nenagh Castle Keep
Nenagh
Nenagh is the county town of North Tipperary in Ireland. It is the administrative centre of North Tipperary and in 2011 it had a recorded population of 7,995. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower...

, 31 m (102 ft)
Standing stone
Standing stone
Standing stones, orthostats, liths, or more commonly megaliths are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties....

s:Punchestown, 6.5 m (21 ft)
High cross
High cross
A high cross or standing cross is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated. There was a unique Early Medieval tradition in Ireland and Britain of raising large sculpted stone crosses, usually outdoors...

es:Muiredach's High Cross
Muiredach's High Cross
Muiredach's High Cross is a high cross from the 10th or possibly 9th century, located at the ruined monastic site of Monasterboice, County Louth, Ireland. There are two other high crosses at Monasterboice; in local terms Muiredach's cross is also known as the South Cross...

, Monasterboice
Monasterboice
The historic ruins of Monasterboice are of an early Christian settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda. It was founded in the late 5th century by Saint Buithe who died around 521, and was an important centre of religion and learning until the founding of nearby Mellifont Abbey in...

, 6.45 m (21 ft)

Planned

  • Heuston Gate
    Heuston Gate
    Heuston Gate is a proposed skyscraper development for Dublin in Ireland. Heuston Gate was planned to contain at its heart a 32 storey tower, which would have been either Ireland's tallest or second tallest building depending on when the U2 Tower was completed...

    , Dublin 134 m (440 ft) (construction postponed in 2008 – 117 m (384 ft) excluding the spire)
  • U2 Tower
    U2 Tower
    The U2 Tower was a proposed landmark skyscraper to be constructed in Dublin. The site was in the South Docklands campshires, at the corner of Sir John Rogerson's Quay and Britain Quay, by the confluence of the River Liffey, the River Dodder, and the Grand Canal. The design announced on 12 October...

    , Dublin 130 m (427 ft) (construction delayed)
  • "Watchtower", Point Village
    Point Village
    The Point Village is a new 'city quarter' in the North Wall area of Dublin, Ireland. The €800 million development is currently under construction and was planned to feature a shopping centre, a cinema complex, a museum, offices and a hotel plus a five-storey underground car park.-Projects:The O2...

    , Dublin 120 m (394 ft) (construction delayed for change of use) http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=3545
  • Aurora building
    Aurora building
    The Aurora building was a proposed construction project that was not granted planning permission. At its height of 109 metres, 37 storeys, it would have been the tallest building in Northern Ireland. The proposed location of the Belfast tower was on the corner of Great Victoria and Ventry Street...

    , Belfast* 110 m (361 ft) (denied planning permission)
  • Ilex Tower, Derry 73 m (240 ft) (part of Fort George regeneration project)
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