St Peter's Church, Phibsborough, Dublin, Catholic church building in Phibsborough, Ireland

St Peter's Church is a large Roman Catholic church in Phibsborough, north Dublin, with a 123-foot-long chapel and a 35-foot-high interior. Its Gothic embellishments include gargoyles, pinnacles, bosses and columns made from Newry granite. The west window and Harry Clarke's early masterpiece, The Adoration of the Sacred Heart, are among its stained glass windows.

Two priests, Rev. W. Young and Rev. W. Carroll, turned the top floor of a Catholic school founded in 1826 into a chapel. The Vincentian order under Dean Philip Dowley took over in 1838. In 1843 the chapel was extended to 123 feet long and 35 feet high. Work on the spire began in 1907 after Cardinal Moran of Australia remarked on Dublin's lack of Catholic spires.

The church is known locally as St Peter's, Phibsborough, and Bernard Neary wrote in 1984 that you could hardly call yourself a Dubliner without having heard of it. Its Gothic embellishments include gargoyles, pinnacles, bosses and columns of Newry granite, and the west window and Harry Clarke's early work The Adoration of the Sacred Heart draw visitors.

St Peter's stands on the west side of Phibsborough Road, a short walk from the Mater and Broadstone corners, and is served by buses running along the road. The granite spire is the easiest landmark to steer by from the North Circular Road. Visitors usually enter by the main door facing the street; the west window and Harry Clarke's Adoration of the Sacred Heart are best seen with daylight behind them, so come earlier in the day.

The church houses a pipe organ from 1910 that underwent major restoration work between 1947 and 1949, which shaped how music sounds in the building today. This renovation brought the instrument back to life and continues to enhance the musical experience for anyone present during services.