Store closure another blow for Tipperary's largest town
Life Style Sports has closed its store in Clonmel
Clonmel’s town centre has suffered another blow with the closure of the Life Style Sports store.
The shop had been a prominent presence in O’Connell Street for many years, where it occupied a large premises, selling a range of sports wear and accessories.
Several other large properties are also vacant in O’Connell Street, the town’s main street. These include the premises formerly occupied by Dunnes Stores, Heatons and Ulster Bank, as well as other smaller properties.
The commercial vacancy rate in Tipperary was recorded at 14.6% in June 2026 according to the GeoDirectory Commercial Vacancy Rates Report.
This was higher than the national average of 14.5%.
Of the urban areas in Tipperary surveyed, Clonmel had the highest rate of commercial vacancies (18.8%), while Nenagh had the lowest at 13.5%.