01/02/2026
✨ Commercial Rates Waiver Scheme 2026 – Now Open ✨
Kerry County Council is now accepting applications for the Commercial Scheme for Rates Waiver 2026, designed to support new and expanding businesses and encourage the use of vacant properties in towns and villages across the county.
🏬 Who is it for?
✔️ Business start-ups
✔️ Art galleries
✔️ Craft & hobby shops
✔️ Fashion boutiques
✔️ Office space (finance, recruitment, tech start-ups)
✔️ Artisan trades (cobblers, dressmakers, etc.)
✔️ Artisan food, bakeries & cake shops
✔️ Gift shops & craft co-ops
✔️ Clusters of start-ups
✔️ Vintage, thrift & sustainable clothing shops
✔️ Educational & training facilities
📌 Key criteria:
• Property must be an existing rateable property
• Located in a town or village
• Vacant for a continuous period of 2 years
🚫 Not covered by the scheme:
Fast food/takeaways, casinos, arcades, betting offices, v**e shops, mobile phone repair shops, discount stores & off-licences.
📝 Apply now:
🔗 Application Form for a Waiver of Rates – kerrycoco.ie
📧 [email protected]
🇮🇪 Scéim Mhaithiúnas Rátaí Tráchtála 2026 – Oscailte anois 🇮🇪
Tá sé mar aidhm ag an scéim seo fás eacnamaíoch a spreagadh, tacú le gnólachtaí nua agus gnólachtaí atá ag leathnú, agus úsáid a bhaint as maoin fholamh i mbailte agus i sráidbhailte.
🏠 Ní mór don mhaoin a bheith:
• Inrátaithe
• Suite i mbaile nó sráidbhaile
• Folamh ar feadh 2 bhliain leanúnacha
❌ Ní chlúdaítear faoin scéim:
Bia mear/biadh beir leat, casinos, oifigí gealltóireachta, siopaí v**e, siopaí deisiúcháin fón póca, siopaí lascaine & ceadúnais eirithe.
🔗 Tuilleadh eolais (As Gaeilge):
https://ciarrai.ie/ratai-trachtala/
💬 Know someone planning to open or expand a business? Tag them below or share this post!
**leBusinessChamber