Minister for Health James Reilly made the announcement this afternoon.
He said the Government was determined to build a hospital of which we can all be proud, adding that: "In these difficult times the new hospital can be a beacon for all of us."
He said construction could be completed by the end of 2017, certainly by early 2018.
Minister Reilly said €26m "has gone, not to be recovered" after the Mater Hospital site was turned down.
He said the estimated cost of building the hospital will cost around €500m but he believed that was "a bit tight".
He added that the planning risks at St James's were moderate.
€200m of the funding for the hospital will come from the National Lottery.
Minister Reilly said there was ample room to build a maternity hospital at the James's campus, however a final decision on this has not been made.
The Tallaght Hospital Action Group expressed disappointment at the decision and said it believed the Tallaght Hospital/SDCC proposal fulfilled all the Minster's terms of reference with regard to accessibility, cost and value for money, timeframe and existing paediatric services.
Fianna Fáil health spokesperson Billy Kelleher said clarity was needed in relation to the funding for the new site.
Mr Kelleher welcomed the choice of St James's but said he would be raising with Mr Reilly "what plans he intends to put in place now to deal with the needs of the existing facilities in Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght given that the 2016 timeline for delivery of the new hospital is not now likely to be met.
Sinn Féin said the priority is now to move quickly to the planning and development stage.
Health spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin said every effort should be made to complete the project as near to the target date of 2016 as possible.
Labour TD for Dublin South Central said he was delighted with the decision, which as ended months of speculation and conjecture.
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