Two Clare towns have been revealed as among those with the highest commercial vacancy rates in the entire country.
A new survey by GeoDirectory shows that 26.6% of the commercial properties in the Kilrush town are lying idle, which is only surpassed by Ballybofey in Donegal.
Additionally, the rate in Shannon is 25%, the fifth worst, while that of Ennis is 18.1%, meaning all major urban centres in the county have a worryingly high vacancy rate.
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CEO of GeoDirectory Dara Keogh says the figures for the second quarter of this year should point those in charge in the right direction to reverse the trend:
