The Irish Times

Will Dubliners end up living in city centre tower blocks over 25 storeys high? The pressure is on for Dublin to embrace high-rise buildings. A 32-storey tower near Heuston station, designed by Paul Keogh Architects, was recently granted planning permission. Meanwhile Candourity Ltd, a subsidiary of Treasury Holdings, has lodged a planning application for a tower of equal height on Barrow Street, Dublin 4, overlooking Grand Canal Dock. This has been designed by Anthony Reddy and Associates. Nearby, the owner of the Bolands Mills complex, Sean Kelly, is expected to seek permission for yet another tall building. Along the river, the U2 tower is in for detailed planning permission; a 27-storey tower on the South Circular Road, designed by Gerry Cahill, is also in for planning; while a consortium headed by Denis O'Brien is appealing planning refusal for its 26-storey building in Donnybrook, designed by de Blacam and Meagher. There are also plans for towers at Tara Street Station, Britain Quay and Sir John Rogerson's quay.