Dublin’s tallest office block has been given the go ahead.

The €80m Nama-funded, 224,500 sq ft Exo building at the Point Village has been granted permission by Dublin City Council.

Construction will take about two years, creating more than 350 jobs.

It is expected to be significantly taller than any of the existing docklands offices built in recent years at 73 metres tall, taller than the Montevetro building owned by Google and Liberty Hall.

The Exo building will have capacity for 2,000 workers.

Stephen Tennant from Grant Thornton said: "Dublin City Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the development of THE EXO is great news for the North Docklands and Dublin as a whole."

The Point Village is one of only a handful of locations where taller buildings are permitted in Dublin.