Stephen Corrigan

Galway, Wicklow

Journalist at Connacht Tribune

Journalist with the Connacht Tribune and Galway City Tribune @ctribune. Email [email protected]

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Articles

Galway mum wants to inspire others with daughter’s cancer story

2 days ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

When Fiona Cubbard was sent home from an out-of-hours GP service for her daughter Megan, a niggling feeling kept her awake at night. Two years on from a cancer diagnosis for the seven-year-old, and after a lengthy and challenging but successful round of treatment, Fiona says parents should always listen to their gut when they know something is not right.
Council considers allowing one hour of free parking in county towns

6 days ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

A call to provide one hour of free parking in the county’s towns is to be examined by the Council’s infrastructure committee. This follows a motion proposed by Cllr Declan Geraghty (Ind Irl) who suggested that businesses in Ballinasloe were suffering because of parking fees in the town. He suggested that short-stay parking bays should be provided, to facilitate those “nipping in for 10 or 15 minutes”.
New Roscam bollards force kids to cross dangerous road

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Primary school children from Roscam are being forced to cross the ‘dangerously busy’ Dublin Road as bollards installed on the Doughiska Road Active Travel Scheme have blocked their former drop-off point. And while efforts to find an alternative by local Councillor Alan Cheevers (FF) have secured agreement for a drop-off and collection point in the grounds of Castlegar GAA, it remains to be seen if this will be acceptable to Bus Éireann.
Galway In Days Gone By

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

1925Stopping the decayCities and towns, like all terrestrial things, get worn out; even the world itself will grow old. If places or peoples are permitted to denigrate, they will crumble, slowly or rapidly according to the incidence of degeneration, to decay and ultimately inanimation. It is the way with all things mortal; it is the way with things built by mortal hands.
Affordable housing too costly to build in county towns

1 week ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Towns and villages outside Galway City’s catchment are being locked out of affordable housing developments by skyrocketing construction costs. An Athenry Municipal District meeting heard on Tuesday that discounts provided to prospective buyers in affordable developments were not enough to make them viable – with only commuter towns attracting interest from developers.
Galway In Days Gone By

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

1925Saving the fisheriesThe Ministry of Fisheries are at last awakening to the fact that if the fishing industry is to be saved for the country, practical steps will need to be taken to assist the fishermen to provide proper boats, gear and equipment generally. The type of fishing boat used on the western seaboard was obsolete across the Channel many years ago. At a public inquiry held at Kilkee last week, by Messrs.
Food outlet was shut because owners never applied for planning

2 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

The closure of the much-loved Misunderstood Heron sparked outrage among its fans on social media – but it has been revealed that the business at Leenane never had planning permission. And despite repeated requests from the Council to rectify this situation, the food vendor never made an application for planning.
Claregalway resurfacing plans stuck on the road to nowhere

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Claregalway has been branded ‘the Bermuda Triangle for funding’ after around €2 million in roads funding promised by Transport Infrastructure Ireland was withdrawn (TII). The result is that local residents’ years-long wait for resurfacing, traffic calming and pedestrian crossings through the village centre is likely to extend into next year. Cllr David Collins (FG) told a meeting of Athenry Municipal District on Tuesday that delays to this scheme was creating “huge frustration” in Claregalway.
Gort Cancer Support officially recognised for setting the highest standards in care

4 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Gort Cancer Support has been commended for holding the highest standards in care – securing full membership of the Alliance of Community Cancer Support Centres and Services. It becomes just one of 20 centres nationwide to hold this accolade, having been found to meet all the standards set out by the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP).
Residents demand action over ‘death trap’ road

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Barna residents living in and around the An Maolán development on Paint Box Road hit out at the ‘road safety disaster’ they face amid prolonged construction at the site. At a public meeting last Thursday, around 100 people gathered to demand action on the ‘death-trap’ road which has been the subject of endless criticism in the village. For more than five years, construction has been ongoing on the 48-unit development at Na Foraí Maola Thoir.