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One in eight homes in Leitrim are vacant - the highest in Ireland

Aug 26, 2025 08:03
By Eoghan Murphy
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One in eight homes in Leitrim are vacant - the highest in Ireland

Roscommon has the third highest, at over 10 per cent, while Longford has the sixth highest, at over 7 per cent.

Leitrim has the highest number of vacant homes in Ireland - at nearly 12 per cent.

Roscommon has the third highest, at over 10 per cent, while Longford has the sixth highest, at over 7 per cent.

The latest GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report shows the national residential vacancy rate has fallen to a record low of 3.7 per cent.

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Drumshanbo councillor Enda McGloin, from Fine Gael, has been reacting to Leitrim's figure:

 

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