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Mark Conroy

@mark.ie
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Managing director @ The Confident. Board Member and Frontend Lead at LocalGov Drupal. My current major interests are design systems, web components, and Drupal.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 22/09/2026
That time I got to play for my country (as a web developer). youtu.be/_tyDPI6P-Ko
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Let's make this website nicer: ireland.ie
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I imagine if one single Irish footballer stands up and says he won't play, the rest will follow. Will only take one. Where's the one?
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 18/09/2026
Unboxing #Drupal’s new Compound Field module. youtu.be/0l7KoaDz_XE?...
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Unboxing Drupal's Compound Field Module
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Brainmage.itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have set up a ko-fi goal! Later this month, I am undergoing experimental treatment to try and help restore my sense of smell, which I lost ~12 years ago. It is VERY EXPENSIVE (and, like, scientifically-backed. I am not being scammed), but if it works could change my life ko-fi.com/guy/goal?g=2
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Support Guy Kelly ❤️
Ko-fi lets you support my nonsense, help gussy up my streaming setup, or commission a Shrek 2 Collectable Trading Card tarot reading. It's a one-stop shop for profoundly strange decisions.
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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Whatever brought them here, it's not their fault." 💔 Is ar inimircigh atá ag cur fúthu ar na hoileáin amach ó chósta na tíre a dhíreofar sa tsraith seo 🫂 Trasna na dTonnta 🌊 Ag tosú Dé Luain 🕣 20:30
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Will Callaghan @willguv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Four collaboration-friendly tender clauses by Craig Barker, and a link to other useful clauses by LOTI willcallaghan.com/ready-made-t...
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Ready made tender clauses for collaboration - Will Callaghan
We all know that collaboration is often put in the ‘too hard pile’. It’s held back by a tight knot of issues which we need to unravel over time.  Part of the solution has to be expanding the range of ...
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 05/09/2026
The Irish for the colour orange is “bui -dearg” (yellow-red). The Irish for the fruit orange is “oráiste”
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Been working on smartglasses developments. Here's where we're at as of teatime, 27th August. 1. FlyeFit, one of the country's largest gym groups has confirmed its banned the wearing of Meta glasses on its premises - and has added the below to its rules page.
Statement from FlyeFit: The wearing, and use of, Meta Glasses is not permitted in the gym and we ask that members do not take video calls/photographs/videos on the premises or in the changing rooms or post such items or remarks on the internet that may identify another member.
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Firefox for Web Developers @webdevs.firefox.com · 19/08/2026
CSS text-box is newly baseline, and it's solves a common text layout issue. Here's how it works:
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 13/08/2026
An Irish man called English winning a European medal in United Kingdom! G'wan Mark #EuropeanChampionships #MarkEnglish
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Bruce Lawson @brucel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
And my chums from the web platform team at Microsoft join Brave and Opera in supporting @vivaldi.com's DMA 6(7) request for Google to open WebAPK minting, so all Android browsers can install Progressive Web Apps as fully-fledged apps. issuetracker.google.com/issues/54304...
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 30/07/2026
Nice to see them boycotting FIFA over capitalism, but it’s a pity UEFA wouldn’t boycott Israel over genocide. www.independent.ie/sport/soccer...
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Ireland’s Women's World Cup play-off at risk as European nations agree to boycott Fifa tournaments unless controversial plan scrapped
Ireland’s attempts to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup via October’s play-offs could be kiboshed after the FAI joined 54 Uefa countries in voting to support a World Cup boycott in protest agains...
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Shamim Malekmian @shamimmalekmian.eurosky.social · 27/07/2026
Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entry. It was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said. More here www.dublininquirer.com/dozens-of-pe...
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Dozens of people from Gaza seeking visas to study in Ireland are denied entry
It was Haneen Eshraim's only “realistic opportunity at this stage to leave Gaza safely and continue my education”, she said.
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Paul Murphy TD @paulmurphy.pbp.ie · 23/07/2026
Witnesses of Ulm 5 trial in Germany speak out. Irish citizen Daniel Tatlow-Devally is subject to a show trial for taking action for Palestine. He is locked up 23 hours a day and only allowed to talk to family for an hour a month. Irish government must send observers.
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 27/06/2026
Be like Pico
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
So much to love about Pico waving the Irish flag, not least that he, a proud Irishman of African heritage and as Dublin as can be, embodies the kind of Irishness that the far right can't abide but is a thriving feature in communities across the island.
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Maria W. Norris @mariawnorris.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
10 years ago, days before the Brexit referendum. There was a deadly terrorist attack in Britain. Afterwards, nothing happened and very few people today will refer to what happened by its name. 1/
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Jeremy Keith @adactio.com · 16/06/2026
People of Dublin: I’m giving a talk on Thursday evening at Na Píobairí Uilleann on Henrietta Street—come along if you want to know the story behind TheSession.org 🔗 adactio.com/notes/22615
A graphic that reads: Notes and Narratives, the live hand of tradition, The Making Of TheSession.org with Jeremy Keith. 18th June @ 8.30pm. www.pipers.ie
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Alistair Davidson @moh-kohn.eurosky.social · 10/06/2026
Sick of "legitimate concerns". "I'm scared of black people" isn't a "legitimate," it's just racism. "LGBT people make me irrationally angry" isn't "legitimate," you just fear difference. It's not legitimate to wish you lived in a country with only people who are exactly like you.
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 29/05/2026
Doing the late shift at Rossmore Quay along Killary Fjord in the west coast of home (Ireland)
Sunset view from Rossmore Quay at Killary Fjord in Ireland.
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
You can probably support the working class and demand support for people who are struggling because of capitalist inequality and also not pretend massively bigoted rhetoric and action isn't happening or being Trojan-horsed in under the guise of taking down those in power, by the way. Just a thought.
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 28/03/2026
My street preachers? Manic.
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 26/03/2026
Want to hear some new music? "This is what I imagined the future of music would be" - Rick Beato www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8b...
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Please STOP Sending Me This
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 21/03/2026
RIP Chuck Norris. Chuck didn't die, fuair sé bás! #SpéirGorm
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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Tá cara mór le TG4 imithe ar shlí na fírinne 🕊️ Comhbhrón ó chroí lena clann agus cairde ar fad 💔
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Laura @takeithandy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I vote we send the taoiseach to visit the Choctaw Nation every St Patrick's Day instead of the White House
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 14/03/2026
That match did more for Anglo-Irish relations than the Good Friday Agreement.
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The Scarfolk demo theme for @localgovdrupal.bsky.social has been redesigned five years after its release. Mark Conroy @mark.ie updated the visuals and streamlined theme code to better demonstrate the platform’s capabilities. bit.ly/4bzfEgO #Drupal #LocalGovDrupal #DrupalDev #OpenSource
Design refresh for the LocalGov Drupal Scarfolk demo theme
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Mark Conroy @mark.ie shared practical techniques for using Drupal’s Workspaces module at the LocalGov Drupal Content Meetup. @localgovdrupal.bsky.social The session explored staging content changes, managing revisions, and selectively publishing updates. bit.ly/47dO6eg #DrupalCMS
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Mark Conroy Demonstrates Drupal Workspaces Techniques at LocalGov Drupal Content Meetup
Mark Conroy presented a session at the LocalGov Drupal Content Meetup demonstrating practical techniques for working with Drupal’s Workspaces module. The talk explored strategies for staging content updates, previewing unpublished changes, and managi...
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 06/03/2026
Issue 4 = sent Issue 5 = scheduled Issue 6 = in progress Want to join my newsletter? It's short, educational, and fun! markie.eo.page/xrpd5
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 01/03/2026
You couldn’t make this shit up www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Summary of the UK Government legal position: The legality of defensive action in respect of Iranian regional attacks
Summary of the UK Government legal position: The legality of defensive action in respect of Iranian regional attacks
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Mike Anello (ultimike) @mike-anello.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The new #Drupal AI Single Page Importer module seems like an elegant solution to a common task. 🤖✨ mark.ie/blog/ai-sing... Via @mark.ie 🚀
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AI Single Page Importer: Fast, Flexible Single-page Imports for Drupal
AI Single Page Importer is a Drupal contributed module designed to help bring content into a Drupal site from a single URL or source page in a streamlined way.
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
🧰 Mark Conroy @mark.ie reflects on a busy January for @localgovdrupal.bsky.social . Highlights: theme-level post_update hooks, Scarfolk redesign, and accessibility fixes for Guides. His blog details updates to styling, metadata logic, and CKEditor support. Read: bit.ly/4bBvqZ8
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Mark Conroy Reflects on LocalGov Drupal Work in January 2026
Mark Conroy outlines his January 2026 contributions to LocalGov Drupal, covering accessibility fixes, configuration improvements, and ongoing friction caused by the GitHub to Drupal.org migration. The update also includes early work on deprecating th...
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Need to migrate content one page at a time? Mark Conroy’s @mark.ie new contrib module uses AI to import structured content from URLs into Drupal nodes—no copy/paste needed. TDT feature: bit.ly/3LS9uhP #Drupal #ContentMigration #OpenSource #AIinCMS
Mark Conroy Launches AI Single Page Importer for Drupal Content Migration
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 19/01/2026
The Northern Lights looking pretty impressive from the west of Ireland.
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 18/01/2026
I built a pretty cool #drupal module yesterday mark.ie/blog/ai-sing...
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AI Single Page Importer: Fast, Flexible Single-page Imports for Drupal
AI Single Page Importer is a Drupal contributed module designed to help bring content into a Drupal site from a single URL or source page in a streamlined way.
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 11/01/2026
As we say in Ireland, “good luck and fuck ya”, Twitter/X/Grok/Musk.
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
New Gist: What you can do about the Abuse Factory As a follow-up to yesterday’s Gist, I’ve done a list of four things you can do about X without even having to put down your iPhone. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
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The Gist: What you can do about the Abuse Factory
Four quick and powerful things you can do about X without even putting your phone down.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up. Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views? Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
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Mike Anello (ultimike) @mike-anello.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
You use #DDEV. 💻 You love DDEV. ❤️ You rely on DDEV. 🛠️ You support DDEV. 🙌 If not, then github.com/sponsors/ddev
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Sponsor @ddev on GitHub Sponsors
Making local web development reliable and fast for PHP, JavaScript, and HTML developers everywhere
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 22/12/2025
I have a feeling not so many people are going to use the display: grid-lanes property. It seems one of those things everyone wants until they have it and then realises it was just a nice-to-have. #css
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Frustrated by Drupal Workspaces? Mark Conroy @mark.ie offers practical fixes for editorial pain points. His latest post responds to real-world issues from the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Watch now: bit.ly/4pTi66H #Drupal #Workspaces #ContentEditing #LocalGovDrupal
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Solving Common Drupal Workspaces Problems for Content Editors in 2025
Mark Conroy responds to content editing challenges in Drupal Workspaces, raised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. His new blog and video guide offer practical fixes for editorial issues in staging and publishing workflows. A helpful resource for any...
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 20/12/2025
Love these short nuggets from @kevinpowell.co youtu.be/Uynb7Ci8JMg?...
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Stop using the legacy color syntax
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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The British state has used every method they can to isolate and break the spirits of the 8 prisoners who stand with Palestine. They are now close to dying & the British state doesn't care. Irish people know hunger strikes. We know British oppression. We know colonialism. Stand up, take Action 🇵🇸
A white banner reading "Support the hunger strikers" in red capital letters.
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The Drop Times @thedroptimes.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🚀 Publishing large Drupal updates just got easier. Mark Conroy @mark.ie shows how Workspaces let you stage and launch entire site sections—menus, pages, and all—in one click. Watch the tutorial via TDT: bit.ly/3KYNxgy #Drupal #ContentWorkflow #Workspaces #GovCMS
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How to Publish Whole Site Sections at Once with Drupal Workspaces
LocalGov Drupal consultant Mark Conroy explains how Drupal’s Workspaces feature helps editors publish entire sections of a site, including multiple pages and menu items, all at once instead of piece by piece. His blog includes a short video walkthrou...
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Ali Panting @alipanting.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
If you randomly have this kids 2016 Barcelona kit in the back of your cupboard and can save Christmas in my house please get in touch 🤞
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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 08/12/2025
The Most Beautiful Race in Ireland Run Portumna 10k, March 15th 2026 Get yourself a nice Christmas present (and one for someone who you'd like to share a 10k with). portumna.ie
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10k Run March 2026 | Portumna, Co. Galway
The official website of Portumna, Co. Galway.
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