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

Appropriate staff not available to mental health patients at ED

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Appropriately qualified staff are not available to patients presenting with mental health difficulties at the Emergency Department in UHG. Cllr Eileen Mannion (FG) raised concern at a Regional Health Forum West that despite claims that all patients must be triaged in the Emergency Department, it was not a suitable environment for those requiring treatment for mental health conditions.
Galway residents’ legal challenges to student accommodation

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

The Westside Community Galway group is ready to launch two legal challenges to the development of student accommodation that has commenced in the car park of the shopping centre off Seamus Quirke Road. The group’s committee has been emboldened by support at a public meeting in Westside Community Centre, attended by more than 160 people who agreed to pursue a legal route to halt the development.
Galway In Days Gone By

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

1925The price of healthAt the monthly meeting of the County Galway Board of Health on Wednesday, May 27, the possibility of closing down some of the medical services in the county owing to the serious financial position in which the board finds itself was discussed.
Funding application lodged for €7m transformation of Tuam Station House quarter

3 weeks ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Tuam area councillors have green-lit a €7 million transformation of Tuam Station House into an enterprise hub — and if plans stay on track, it is anticipated that the project could be completed by 2029. An application to fund the project was lodged with the Northern and Western Regional Assembly last Friday morning — a total of €6.3 million is being sought from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly.
Government report concludes ring road won’t solve city’s traffic

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

A new Government report has concluded that the proposed city ring road would not solve Galway’s traffic woes – leading to calls to ‘move on’ from the €1 billion project. The Department of Transport has published a report on ‘The Economic Cost of Congestion in Regional Cities’ and has determined that car traffic currently costs the city more than €35 million per annum and predicts that this will rise to €107 million by 2040 – when the ring road is operational.
Appeal to free up funds to spend a penny in Ballinasloe

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Spending a penny on Ballinasloe’s public toilets is long overdue, a meeting of area councillors was told. Cllr Evelyn Parson (Ind) described the state of the toilet block at St Michael’s carpark in the town as “totally unsatisfactory” and reiterated previous calls for investment in an upgrade – and to make the toilets accessible to people with disabilities. “This has been a bugbear of mine since in came into the Council. “I know there has been funding sought from the Community Recognition Fund.
Government slammed for ‘mess’ of replacing JPCs

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Government has been slammed for ‘making a mess’ of rolling out a replacement for Joint Policing Committees (JPCs), with little progress to show almost a year after they were scrapped. The County and City JPCs served as forums for discussion between councillors, members of the Oireachtas and gardaí prior to their abolition ahead of last June’s Local Election.
Ballinasloe housing development need water investment

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

The building of much-needed housing in Ballinasloe depends on its water infrastructure – but Uisce Éireann is refusing to clarify if there is capacity to cope with new developments. That’s what a meeting of Ballinasloe Municipal District heard as Cllr Dermot Connolly (SF) blasted the water utility provider for failing to answer questions from the County Council.
Twinning connection forges lifelong friendship

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

The Golden Anniversary of Galway’s twinning with the Britanny town of Lorient is being celebrated in the city throughout the month of May – and while countless civic ties have developed between Galway and the French town over the past 50 years, some of the strongest connections to Lorient are personal.
Galway festival offers a Pint of Science!

1 month ago | connachttribune.ie | Stephen Corrigan

Imagine grabbing a pint while learning about black holes, climate change, or cutting-edge medical research. That’s exactly what Pint of Science delivers — a global festival where researchers swap the lab for their local pub or café and share their latest discoveries with the public. This year, Pint of Science Ireland is set to have 145 researchers present their research at 50 events across eight cities – one of which is Galway.