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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 24/07/2026

I haven’t even gotten past reading the homepage banner section and already I’ve had 5 videos pop up to show me how to do stuff. I just want to read the content, especially after dismissing the first 4 videos.

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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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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 21/03/2026

RIP Chuck Norris. Chuck didn't die, fuair sé bás! #SpéirGorm

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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 · 19/01/2026

The Northern Lights looking pretty impressive from the west of Ireland.

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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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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 05/12/2025

I love, and I mean ABSOLUTELY LOVE, to read CSS that looks like this abomination: .has-data-\[variant\=inset\]\:bg-sidebar:has([data-variant="inset"]) { background-color: var(--sidebar); }

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 02/11/2025

Everyone cool if we start using the word "terrorism" to describe far right intimidation and violence in Ireland? (You know, the kind where someone firebombs a place where migrant kids are living)

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 08/10/2025

No parking at any time Potentially our next president? #Aras25

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 08/09/2025

Nearly finished recording module 1 of my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course: designing for LocalGov #Drupal. Looking forward to getting started on module 2 this week: Site building a LocalGov Drupal Website. Follow along: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

Screenshots of stills from module 1 of Build a LocalGov Drupal website course by Mark Conroy.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 07/09/2025

Ordered from Ireland

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 27/08/2025

Check out this beautiful design, completed using just 8 preset styles in Figma. This is how you design for LocalGov #Drupal at scale, with ease, without compromising on quality. If you want to work fast with no loss in quality, sign up for updates for my course. the-confident.com/courses/buil...

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 23/08/2025

In my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course, I'll show you some of LGD's lesser known features, but also how to enhance them. For example, adding comments to blog posts. Want to get these and more tips? Sign up for the updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #drupal

Blog page design for "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course by Mark Conroy.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 19/08/2025

I'm nearly finished the designs for the "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. If you are on the list for updates about the course, I'll be sending you a link to the Figma file tomorrow (for FREE). If not, here's a preview of the designs. Sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #Drupal

Screenshot of some designs from the "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 18/08/2025

I'm almost finished the designs for my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. Here's the (nearly-finished) homepage. I'll give the designs away for free later in the week to anyone who has signed up for the notifications about the course. Sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #Drupal

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 15/08/2025

First man in the queue for two flights in a row 🥳😁🥳

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 15/08/2025

This is the quality of website you will learn to build with LocalGov Drupal if you sign up for my up-coming course "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website". Sign up for notifications and updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #Drupal

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 14/08/2025

One of the great things about working with LocalGov Drupal is how easy we have made everything. In my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course, I'll show you how to make LocalGov Drupal design and development easy for you and your team. Get updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 13/08/2025

Thanks. Here's a preview of a service page that we will build.

Early version of a design for a service page for the Build a LocalGov Drupal Website course by Mark Conroy.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 13/08/2025

I'm getting close to being happy with the designs for my upcoming "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. Here's a preview of a service page. If you want to keep up to date with how it's progressing, sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 08/08/2025

I'm getting the same great results from ChstGPT 4 as all the cool kids are from ChstGPT. Blueberry

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 20/07/2025

If Tipperary can beat ISIS they can beat Cork. #gaa #AllIreland

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 14/07/2025

I'm surprised at this from the GOVUK Design System. If you have research saying some people may not click on a summary element because they think the "link" will bring them somewhere else, then how about you don't style to look like a link?

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 12/07/2025

Grand weather in Ireland right now.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 11/07/2025

27 degrees here. Not hot enough for tea yet.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 06/07/2025

Kneecap didn't disappoint last night.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 04/07/2025

I'm top of the queue, boarding in 45 minutes 😁🥳

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 26/06/2025

Get up to the top of that queue, quick. www.dublinlive.ie/lifestyle/tr...

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 23/06/2025

Just in case you wanted to know the difference between a CSS gradient using hex colours versus oklch colours, here you go.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 17/06/2025

If you know the "thing" you are creating is a header or a footer, why not just use `<header>` and `<footer>` elements? If you know all these other "things" are sections, why not just use the `<section>` element. HTML is cool and gives you lots for free. Don't try work against the web, embrace it.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 16/06/2025

Happy 2025 to all the CSS devs. WTF are we doing with classes like this?

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 06/06/2025

Contrast that with Brendan Kennelly's poem "A Holy War" from his collection of poems about Oliver Cromwell.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 06/06/2025

When you write history from the point of view of the "winner", this is the kind of drivel you get. From "An Horatian Ode Upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland" by Andrew Marvell.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 20/05/2025

Let that sink in. 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid - UN #GazaGenocide

News headline from rte.ie - 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid - UN

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 15/04/2025

Although it might be a conventient shorthand when writing it, nesting in #CSS is a disaster when debugging. Need to change the value of the ::after element? Well, get ready to go 10 levels of nesting deep, motherfucker.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 30/03/2025

We don't have a housing crisis, we have a capitalism crisis. Portumna for example has 3 houses available for rent, but 177 available for Airbnb.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 24/03/2025

Someday I'll be able to read that newsletter in my email inbox instead of online 😁

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 10/03/2025

I can't sign up. My email address is marked as spammy.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 14/02/2025

No later than valentine's day, DOGE has 13 minutes left.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 11/02/2025

I help companies find #drupal developers, and only charge about 10% of what recruitment agencies charge. Delighted to see a great start to the week for this talented dev. mark.ie/available-dr...

Screenshot of a DM from linkedin from a Drupal developer thanking me for helping him get a new job.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 08/02/2025

A good example of where "whom" instead of "who" should have been used. As it stands, the implication is that the families were held in Gaza, not the hostages. ----- Who = subject Whom = object

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 07/01/2025

Today I spent about an hour working on a very tricky (responsive) feature under a tight deadline. Then I decided, to skip the very tricky part and focus on "good enough" for now. One hour to end with one line of code. But part of being a senior/lead/architect dev is knowing what battles you can win

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 04/01/2025

Shit, I'm getting excited by my "#Drupal Theme Generator" side project. It's about 2 million miles from doing what I'd eventually like it to do, but it's great fun working on it, especially now that some things are starting to slot into place.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 23/12/2024

I find these great for helping with RSI. I had it a few years ago and started pumping these on a low resistance whenever I was on a zoom call (hands out of shot). No pain since.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 14/12/2024

Artwork name: Dumping Ground Artist: Unknown Year: 2024 Material: Mixed material on road

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 13/12/2024

On a long enough timeline, everyone will post test content to the live site eventually.

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 30/11/2024

Purchased. 🇮🇪 ❤️ 🇵🇸

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 28/11/2024

When you come up with an idea to rewrite the grid system that your framework is based on, what other issue number could it be besides #666?

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 27/11/2024

Any chance of delivery to Ireland?

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Mark Conroy @mark.ie · 26/11/2024

Been working on an app to use ChatGPT to query the #Drupal API for answers. That means the results it gives should be pretty good, since they all come from the official Drupal API.

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