This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM
Galway is the county with the third highest number of empty shops and businesses.
The commercial vacancy rate in Galway was 18.8% in December 2024, which was higher than the national average of 14.5%.
In terms of local towns in the county, Tuam once again had the highest commercial vacancy rate at almost a quarter, while Loughrea had the lowest at 19 percent.
Sligo was the county with the highest commercial vacancy rate at 20.6%, while the lowest was in Meath at just under ten percent.
Dara Keogh is the CEO of GeoDirectory and says there needs to be a rethink of how these premises are used:
