Sligo has highest commercial vacancy rate nationwide

Sligo has the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country, according to a new report. A study by GeoDirectory shows that Ireland's commercial vacancy rate has reached its highest level since records began in 2013. Sligo was found to have had the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country with just over fifth - 20.5% - of units vacant. Donegal's figure was 18.2% while in Leitrim, the vacancy rate is 17.4%. Dara Keogh is the CEO of GeoDirectory and says towns and cities in the western half of the country have seen huge increases over the last decade: