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Monday 4 December 2023 Dublin: 4°C

# Pretty Vacant

All time
Increase recorded in number of vacant commercial properties
Ballybofey in Donegal has the highest vacancy rate in the country, while Greystones in Wicklow has the lowest.
Why is a former AIB building bought by the State ten years ago still empty? – Patrick Nulty TD asks
The building was bought over a decade ago at a cost of almost €1.5 million by the taxpayer for use by the Probation and Welfare Service – but has lain empty ever since because the service declined to relocate there.
The Daily Fix: Saturday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.
Vacant buildings could be used for art in new Dublin plan
A new initiative is encouraging property owners to allow artists to stage temporary events in unused buildings.