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 […] The post Galway has third highest number of empty shops and businesses appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.
Galway has the third highest commercial vacancy rate in Ireland at 18.8% in December 2024, above the national average of 14.5%. Tuam has the highest vacancy rate in the county at almost 25%, while Loughrea has the lowest at 19%. Sligo has the highest commercial vacancy rate nationally at 20.6%, and Meath has the lowest at just under 10%. Other news from Galway includes: Wellpark Grove residents transforming a local laneway; Councillor Michael Regan prioritizing revitalizing small towns; environmental concerns over a planned aquatic center in Knocknacarra; a planning application for a footbridge in Oughterard; a winning lotto ticket sold in Ahascragh; submissions on the Sceirde Rocks offshore windfarm project; an interior upgrade for Ballinasloe Town Hall Theatre; and two Galway restaurants making the Sunday Times Top Ten list.
