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

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: https://bit.ly/4pTi66H ##Drupal #Workspaces #ContentEditing #LocalGovDrupal

Love these short nuggets from @kevinpowell.co youtu.be/Uynb7Ci8JMg?...

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 🇵🇸

🚀 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: https://bit.ly/3KYNxgy ##Drupal #ContentWorkflow #Workspaces #GovCMS

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 🤞

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

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); }

We're kicking off a weekly series to bridge the gap between technical decisions and business outcomes. Every Monday, you get practical insights on code, stability, strategy, and content. If there is something we can help you with, please reach out.

Great deals from @piccalil.li at the moment. Just bought Mindful Design, can't wait to watch it. piccalil.li/black-friday/

Looking for Black Friday deals? @piccalil.li has a nice roundup of dev-related ones that are currently running. piccalil.li/links/black-...

How about a #CSS property called "property" that you could use like this: .class { property(font-size, top, left, margin-bottom): 1rem; } instead of: .class { font-size: 1rem; top: 1rem; left: 1rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; } Like :where() except for properties.

Actor Olwen Fouéré has become the second person to turn down an honorary doctorate from the University of Galway, in protest of the links it has with an Israeli institution

Do you use #ddev and appreciate the: - Frequent updates - Amazing support - Rock-solid stability - Extensibility - Integration with hosting providers If so, then sponsor the project for a few dollars each month! github.com/sponsors/ddev

I know this is hard for commercial journalism to understand but LGBTQ ppl are not heard as virtue or vice signalling devices. We’re just ordinary ppl trying to live in peace as right wing politics tries to make our lives harder. Before you write a story about us, visit an ordinary gay bar…

30+ are already registered for @mark.ie's “Designing for LocalGov Drupal” session on Nov 19. He’ll cover styleguide use, reusable components, and frontend patterns for public sector sites. Free registration here: https://bit.ly/47OJJG7 ##Drupal @localgovdrupal.bsky.social #PublicSector

October brought key UI and code updates to LocalGov Drupal. @localgovdrupal.bsky.social Mark Conroy @mark.ie highlights progress on accessibility, PHP typing, and a smarter nav/menu structure. 📝 https://bit.ly/495pF4H ##LocalGovDrupal #Accessibility #DrupalUX #OpenSource

'I find it appalling because at the moment we have nine peace activists before the courts for trying to do what the gardaí should be doing.' – Ed Horgan Introducing ShannonWarport – shannonwarport.ie – proudly supported by The Ditch www.ontheditch.com/introducing-...

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)

Every far-right riot and protest that was tolerated, every racist dog whistle from public reps, every bit of hate and misinformation allowed to spread by social media companies, all led to this moment in Drogheda last night where someone felt emboldened enough to try to burn children alive.

I believe the correct word for this is "terrorism". www.thetimes.com/article/0887...

Bohs football club in Dublin is a cool outfit. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Excited to see all the possibilities from design tokens spec being stable. www.w3.org/community/de...

It’s not difficult to imagine the response if any of these perpetrators had been a migrant. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025... (if you need to get past the paywall, just switch on reader mode in your browser)

Very informative article by Josh, as always.

Okay, now that we've elected two leftwing presidents in a row (after the two immediately preceding left-leaning presidents), can we start the process of doing the same for our national and local politicians? Congratulations Catherine Connolly. #Aras25

5 more days to go until we have Catherine Connelly as president. I'm looking forward to that. #Aras25

I've been so annoyed by AI tools and CSS that I made a CSS MCP that: * consults with MDN for docs * reports browser compat * uses project Wallace to analyze your CSS github.com/stolinski/cs... Also made claude code agent for css but still perfecting it.

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

🚀 September brought big improvements to LocalGov Drupal! @localgovdrupal.bsky.social Mark Conroy @mark.ie added accessibility features, microsite content types, and modernized code across key modules. Read the full summary: https://bit.ly/3ILnokk ##Drupal #LocalGovDrupal #Accessibility

Rest in peace Manchán. www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Can anyone remember what was that cool English town name generator that we were all posting about a few months back? @bell.bz I think I saw it on your feed first, but can't find it now.

I want to spread the MRSA super bug far and wide: Make Racism Shameful Again

The fascists are terrified of me (us) because bodily autonomy is just so fucking cool. It's badass to go out there & change your gender, be proud of it, and tell everyone it's great. You can do it too! Crossing borders: also fucking cool. Their rules are made up, and all they have. Be crimes.

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...

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...

🚀 New to Drupal or mentoring a junior dev? Mark Conroy’s @mark.ie‬ latest guide covers nodes, blocks, views, and config management—with examples and docs links. Great foundational resource: 🔗 https://bit.ly/46xYcpt ##Drupal #WebDev #OpenSource #DrupalTraining

🧑‍💻 Kicking off a 10-part series, Mark Conroy @mark.ie‬ shows how to build a local Drupal setup with DDEV. Includes Composer/Drush workflows and LocalGov-specific config tips—perfect for trainers and devs. Full guide: 🔗 https://bit.ly/47oWGrH ##Drupal #DDEV #LocalGovDrupal

Mark Conroy’s @mark.ie‬ August contributions to LocalGov Drupal @localgovdrupal.bsky.social‬ are packed with practical updates. Microsites Base v3.0.0 is out with a new grid system and important accessibility fixes. 🔗 https://bit.ly/41z9R5G ##Drupal #LocalGov #Accessibility #OpenSource

🔥 Class starts in just 5 days! Learn Single Directory Components the right way — from setup to real-world use. We’ll do up to 9 hands-on builds, master PostCSS, Drush scaffolding, and more. 💻 18 hours over 6 days, live online, interactive, and recorded. Secure your spot: www.drupaleasy.com/psdc

I got the first 2 videos for my "Build A LocalGov Drupal Website" course recorded this week. 1. Design: setup 2. Design: create the styleguide Next up: 3. Design: components 4. Design: templates Keep up to date by joining the mailing list: the-confident.com/courses/buil... #drupal

I spoke with a few developers about their experience of AI tools being effectively mandated and learned some horrors in the process. I do give some advice on how to navigate this for people experiencing the same as these contributors though. piccalil.li/blog/are-…

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

Save a fortune without sacrificing quality when designing for LocalGov #Drupal. 1. Understand the LGD Template System 2. Use Design Tokens 3. Design a Styleguide 4. Design LocalGov Drupal Components 5. Design your pages last using only things from the list above Want more? mark.ie/blog/designi...

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...

I just sent out a link to the Figma file for my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. If you join the updates mailing list you will get the link too. the-confident.com/courses/buil...

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

I'm launching a course: Build a LocalGov Drupal Website. Wanna keep up to take with progress (and perhaps - probably - get a discount code before it launches)? the-confident.com/courses/buil...

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

I just sent out a link to the Figma file for my "Build a LocalGov Drupal Website" course. If you join the updates mailing list you will get the link too. the-confident.com/courses/buil...