The commercial vacancy rate in Laois was 13.6% in June 2026

The commercial vacancy rate in Laois was recorded at 13.6% in June 2026 according to the new GeoDirectory Commercial Vacancy Rates Report, which was released today.

This figure was lower than the national average of 14.5%.

Of the urban areas in Laois surveyed, Mountmellick had the highest rate of commercial vacancies (24.3%), while Portarlington had the lowest at 12.6%.

The analysis, prepared by EY, found that the commercial vacancy rate in Laois increased by 0.1 percentage points compared to the same period in 2025 A total of 30,611 commercial properties were classified as vacant across the country in Q2 2026. The highest commercial vacancy rates were concentrated in the West and North-West of the country. Donegal recorded the highest vacancy rate in the State at 20.7%, meaning more than one in five commercial properties in the county lie vacant. Sligo (20.2%), Galway (18.6%), Leitrim and Limerick (both 18.1%) made up the remainder of the top five highest county vacancy rates, with all five Connacht counties featuring in the top seven nationwide.

At the other end of the spectrum, Meath recorded the lowest commercial vacancy rate in the country at 9.9%, the only county under the 10% mark. Wexford (11.2%), Westmeath (12.0%), Kerry (12.3%), and Cavan (12.7%) rounded out the counties with the lowest rates.

A total of thirteen counties had a vacancy rate below the national vacancy rate of 14.5 per cent.

In Dublin, the commercial vacancy rate stood at 13.3% in Q2 2026, a 0.6 pp reduction compared to Q2 2025, and below the national average of 14.5%.

Commenting on the findings of the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report, Dara Keogh, CEO of GeoDirectory, said, “The national commercial vacancy rate has edged down slightly to 14.5%, marking our first year-on-year drop since GeoDirectory began reporting on this data in 2013, the broader picture remains one of significant local variance. With over 30,611 commercial units lying vacant across the country and 13 counties still seeing vacancy increases, commercial property owners and local high streets need to continue to adapt to shifting consumer habits.” 

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