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 |
54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W / 54.79944°N 7.38861°W / 54.79944; -7.38861 (Strabane TV Mast) |
|
Tullamore radio mast |
Tullamore, County Offaly |
1975 |
290 m |
951 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°16′42.29″N 7°22′18.44″W / 53.2784139°N 7.3717889°W / 53.2784139; -7.3717889 (Tullamore radio mast) |
Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 567 kHz |
Clarkstown radio transmitter |
Summerhill, County Meath |
1988 |
245 m |
804 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°27′45.53″N 6°40′39.32″W / 53.4626472°N 6.6775889°W / 53.4626472; -6.6775889 (Clarkstown radio transmitter) |
Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 252 kHz |
Mullaghanish transmitter |
Mullaghanish mountain, County Cork |
1962 |
220 m |
722 ft |
Guyed mast |
51°59′29″N 9°8′42″W / 51.99139°N 9.14500°W / 51.99139; -9.14500 (Mullaghanish transmitter) |
|
Moneypoint Power Station Chimneys |
Moneypoint, County Clare |
1985 |
218 m |
715 ft |
Chimney |
52°36′29.16″N 9°25′31.85″W / 52.6081000°N 9.4255139°W / 52.6081000; -9.4255139 (Moneypoint Power station chimney) ; 52°36′27.68″N 9°25′24.7″W / 52.6076889°N 9.423528°W / 52.6076889; -9.423528 (Moneypoint Power station chimney) |
|
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2 |
Poolbeg, Dublin |
1978 |
207.8 m |
682 ft |
Chimney |
53°20′24.84″N 6°11′19.38″W / 53.3402333°N 6.1887167°W / 53.3402333; -6.1887167 (Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2)) |
|
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1 |
Poolbeg, Dublin |
1970 |
207.48 m |
681 ft |
Chimney |
53°20′24.82″N 6°11′23.79″W / 53.3402278°N 6.1899417°W / 53.3402278; -6.1899417 (Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1) |
|
Kilroot power station chimneys |
Kilroot (near Carrickfergus), County Antrim* |
|
198 m |
650 ft |
Chimney |
54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W / 54.7245139°N 5.7672639°W / 54.7245139; -5.7672639 (Kilroot Power station) |
|
Truskmore transmitter |
Sligo, County Sligo |
? |
167.64 m |
550 ft |
Guyed mast |
54°22′22.57″N 8°22′15.32″W / 54.3729361°N 8.3709222°W / 54.3729361; -8.3709222 (Truskmore transmitter) |
|
Three Rock transmitter |
Dublin |
? |
152.4 m |
500 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°14′39.98″N 6°14′17.33″W / 53.2444389°N 6.2381472°W / 53.2444389; -6.2381472 (Three Rock transmitter) |
|
Aghada Power Station Chimney |
Cork |
? |
152 m |
499 ft |
Chimney |
51°50′6.05″N 8°14′9.41″W / 51.8350139°N 8.2359472°W / 51.8350139; -8.2359472 (Aghada Power station Chimney) |
|
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 3 and 4 |
Tarbert, County Kerry |
1975 |
151 m |
497 ft |
Chimney |
52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W / 52.59000°N 9.36278°W / 52.59000; -9.36278 (Tarbert Power station) |
|
Lisnagarvey transmitting station |
Magherageery (near Lisburn), County Down* |
1936 |
145 m |
476 ft |
Guyed mast |
54°29′22″N 6°3′37″W / 54.48944°N 6.06028°W / 54.48944; -6.06028 (Lisnagarvey Blaw-Knox Radio 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 |
53°10′18.10″N 6°01′30.00″W / 53.1716944°N 6.0250000°W / 53.1716944; -6.0250000 (Greystones Wind farm) |
|
Great Island Power Station Chimney |
Wexford, County Wexford |
|
138 m |
453 ft |
Chimney |
52°16′43.82″N 6°59′37.76″W / 52.2788389°N 6.9938222°W / 52.2788389; -6.9938222 (Great Island Power Station Chimney) ; 52°16′43.71″N 6°59′35.95″W / 52.2788083°N 6.9933194°W / 52.2788083; -6.9933194 (Great Island Power Station 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 |
53°25′52.84″N 7°08′33.78″W / 53.4313444°N 7.1427167°W / 53.4313444; -7.1427167 (Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney) |
|
Arklow Bank Wind Park |
Wicklow, County Wicklow |
? |
124 m |
407 ft |
Wind turbines |
52°47′28.00″N 5°56′48.00″W / 52.7911111°N 5.9466667°W / 52.7911111; -5.9466667 (Arklow Banks Wind farm) |
Offshore wind farm |
Mount Leinster transmitter |
Mount Leinster, County Carlow/County Wexford |
? |
122 m |
400 ft |
Guyed mast |
52°36′59″N 6°46′30″W / 52.61639°N 6.77500°W / 52.61639; -6.77500 (Mount Leinster transmitter) |
[1] |
Maghera transmitter |
Maghera mountain, County Clare |
? |
121.92 m |
400 ft |
Guyed mast |
52°58′6.9″N 8°43′6.89″W / 52.968583°N 8.7185806°W / 52.968583; -8.7185806 (Maghera transmitter) |
[2] |
Cairn Hill transmitter |
Cairn Hill, County Longford |
? |
121.92 m |
400 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°48′28″N 7°42′52″W / 53.80778°N 7.71444°W / 53.80778; -7.71444 (Cairn Hill transmitter) |
[3] |
Cork mediumwave transmitter |
Cork |
1970 |
121.92 m |
400 ft |
Guyed mast |
51°52′57.05″N 8°23′58.46″W / 51.8825139°N 8.3995722°W / 51.8825139; -8.3995722 (Cork radio 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 |
52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W / 52.59000°N 9.36278°W / 52.59000; -9.36278 (Tarbert Power station) |
|
Kilgarvan Wind farm |
Kilgarvan, County Kerry |
? |
120 m |
394 ft |
Wind turbines |
51°55′58.80″N 9°19′20.95″W / 51.9330000°N 9.3224861°W / 51.9330000; -9.3224861 (Kilgarvan Wind farm) |
|
Spire of Dublin |
Dublin |
|
120 m |
394 ft |
Monument |
53°20′59″N 6°15′37″W / 53.34972°N 6.26028°W / 53.34972; -6.26028 (Spire of Dublin)) |
|
Donnybrook transmitter |
Dublin |
? |
109.7 m |
360 ft |
Lattice tower |
53°18′53.13″N 6°13′24.88″W / 53.3147583°N 6.2235778°W / 53.3147583; -6.2235778 (Donnybrook transmitter) |
|
Moanvaun Wind farm |
Tipperary, County Tipperary |
? |
107.3 m |
352 ft |
Wind turbines |
52°38′44.80″N 8°08′54.44″W / 52.6457778°N 8.1484556°W / 52.6457778; -8.1484556 (Moanvaun Wind farm) |
|
Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney |
Limerick, County Limerick |
? |
107 m |
351 ft |
Chimney |
52°37′53.64″N 9°03′32.37″W / 52.6315667°N 9.0589917°W / 52.6315667; -9.0589917 (Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney) |
|
Kiln Cement Factory |
Limerick, County Limerick |
? |
107 m |
351 ft |
Chimney |
52°38′33.92″N 8°41′23.72″W / 52.6427556°N 8.6899222°W / 52.6427556; -8.6899222 (Mungret Chimney) |
|
Kippure transmitter |
Kippure mountain, County Dublin |
? |
106.7 m |
350 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°10′40.93″N 6°19′53.82″W / 53.1780361°N 6.3316167°W / 53.1780361; -6.3316167 (Kippure transmitter) |
[4] |
Samson |
Harland and Wolff, Belfast* |
|
106 m |
348 ft |
Crane |
54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W / 54.60806°N 5.90806°W / 54.60806; -5.90806 (Samson Crane) |
|
Platin Cement Factory Chimney |
County Meath |
? |
103.9 m |
341 ft |
Chimney |
53°41′6.58″N 6°23′19.85″W / 53.6851611°N 6.3888472°W / 53.6851611; -6.3888472 (Platin Cement Factory Chimney) |
|
Ballywater Wind Farm |
Wexford, County Wexford |
? |
103 m |
338 ft |
Wind turbines |
52°32′25.92″N 6°13′40.29″W / 52.5405333°N 6.2278583°W / 52.5405333; -6.2278583 (Ballywater Wind farm) |
|
Athlone transmitter |
Athlone, County Westmeath |
1933 |
100 m |
328 ft |
Guyed Mast |
53°25′14.14″N 7°52′45.87″W / 53.4205944°N 7.8794083°W / 53.4205944; -7.8794083 (Athlone transmitter) ; 53°25′14.09″N 7°52′58.43″W / 53.4205806°N 7.8828972°W / 53.4205806; -7.8828972 (Athlone transmitter) |
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 |
53°07′44.87″N 5°50′49.54″W / 53.1291306°N 5.8470944°W / 53.1291306; -5.8470944 (Codling Banks Mast) |
Offshore structure |
Coreen Wind farm |
Cavan, County Cavan |
? |
100 m |
328 ft |
Wind turbines |
54°08′32.27″N 7°38′38.60″W / 54.1422972°N 7.6440556°W / 54.1422972; -7.6440556 (Coreen Wind farm) |
|
Snugborough Wind farm |
Cavan, County Cavan |
? |
100 m |
328 ft |
Wind turbines |
54°08′21.27″N 7°36′38.14″W / 54.1392417°N 7.6105944°W / 54.1392417; -7.6105944 (Snugborough Wind farm) |
|
Gartnaneane Wind farm |
Cavan, County Cavan |
? |
100 m |
328 ft |
Wind turbines |
53°56′43.67″N 6°56′08.24″W / 53.9454639°N 6.9356222°W / 53.9454639; -6.9356222 (Gartnaneane Wind farm) |
|
Coomatallin Wind farm |
Cork, County Cork |
? |
100 m |
328 ft |
Wind turbines |
51°39′03.62″N 9°5′38.87″W / 51.6510056°N 9.0941306°W / 51.6510056; -9.0941306 (Coomatallin Wind farm) |
|
Meentycat Wind farm |
Cork, County Cork |
? |
100 m |
328 ft |
Wind turbines |
54°51′46.19″N 7°51′12.62″W / 54.8628306°N 7.8535056°W / 54.8628306; -7.8535056 (Meentycat Wind farm) |
|
Beal Wind farm |
Wicklow, County Wicklow |
? |
100 m |
328 ft |
Wind turbines |
52°33′47.33″N 9°37′55.73″W / 52.5631472°N 9.6321472°W / 52.5631472; -9.6321472 (Beal Wind farm) |
|
Beam Wind farm |
Kerry, County Kerry |
? |
99 m |
325 ft |
Wind turbines |
55°11′51.98″N 7°26′16.32″W / 55.1977722°N 7.4378667°W / 55.1977722; -7.4378667 (Beam Wind farm) |
|
Goliath |
Harland and Wolff, Belfast* |
|
96 m |
315 ft |
Crane |
54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W / 54.60806°N 5.90806°W / 54.60806; -5.90806 (Samson Crane) |
|
Mount Eagle Wind farm |
Donegal, County Donegal |
? |
95.7 m |
314 ft |
Wind turbines |
52°14′33.15″N 9°19′26.22″W / 52.2425417°N 9.3239500°W / 52.2425417; -9.3239500 (Mount Eagle Wind farm) |
|
Mweelin Mast |
Achill Island, County Mayo |
? |
91.44 m |
300 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°57′19″N 10°1′42.45″W / 53.95528°N 10.0284583°W / 53.95528; -10.0284583 (Mweelin Mast) |
|
Dun Laoghaire Cranes |
Dublin |
? |
91.4 m |
300 ft |
Crane |
53°17′40.87″N 6°7′53.73″W / 53.2946861°N 6.1315917°W / 53.2946861; -6.1315917 (Dun Laoghaire Cranes) |
|
Bealadangan Mast |
Galway |
? |
91.4 m |
300 ft |
Guyed mast |
53°18′36.84″N 9°36′30.23″W / 53.3102333°N 9.6083972°W / 53.3102333; -9.6083972 (Bealadangan Mast) |
Was used for RTE RnaG, now dismantled |
Cark Wind farm |
Donegal, County Donegal |
? |
91.1 m |
299 ft |
Wind turbines |
54°53′06.20″N 7°51′33.12″W / 54.8850556°N 7.8592000°W / 54.8850556; -7.8592000 (Cark Wind farm) |
|
Greenoge Wind farm |
Wexford, County Wexford |
? |
90.2 m |
296 ft |
Wind turbines |
52°39′28.23″N 6°43′31.69″W / 52.6578417°N 6.7254694°W / 52.6578417; -6.7254694 (Greenoge Wind farm) |
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