Ballybofey remains place with highest commercial vacancy rate in Ireland

Ballybofey remains the place with the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country.

The commercial vacancy rate in Donegal was 20.3% in June 2025, which was higher than the national average of 14.6%.

According to the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Vacancy Rates Report, that’s an increase of 0.9% when compared to the same period the previous year.

Of the 80 main towns and urban areas surveyed by GeoDirectory, Ballybofey registered the highest commercial vacancy rate at 33.7%.

The lowest commercial vacancy rate in Donegal was in Buncrana at 13.8%.

Elsewhere in the county, the commercial vacancy rate in Bundoran was 14.3%, 21.8% in Donegal, and 27.5% in Letterkenny.

Services accounted for over half of the total occupied commercial units in Donegal in Q2 2025.

You can read the full report here

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