Mark Conroy
@mark.ie
Managing director @ The Confident. Board Member and Frontend Lead at LocalGov Drupal.
My current major interests are design systems, web components, and Drupal.
My current major interests are design systems, web components, and Drupal.
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)
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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)
October 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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...
Looking forward to getting started on module 2 this week: Site building a LocalGov Drupal Website.
Follow along: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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...
Looking forward to getting started on module 2 this week: Site building a LocalGov Drupal Website.
Follow along: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
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...
If you want to work fast with no loss in quality, sign up for updates for my course.
the-confident.com/courses/buil...
August 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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...
If you want to work fast with no loss in quality, sign up for updates for my course.
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
Want to get these and more tips? Sign up for the updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
#drupal
August 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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
Want to get these and more tips? Sign up for the updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
#drupal
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
If not, here's a preview of the designs. Sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
#Drupal
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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
If not, here's a preview of the designs. Sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
#Drupal
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
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
August 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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
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
First man in the queue for two flights in a row 🥳😁🥳
August 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
First man in the queue for two flights in a row 🥳😁🥳
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
Sign up for notifications and updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
#Drupal
August 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
Sign up for notifications and updates here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
#Drupal
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...
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...
August 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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...
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...
Thanks. Here's a preview of a service page that we will build.
August 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Thanks. Here's a preview of a service page that we will build.
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...
If you want to keep up to date with how it's progressing, sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
August 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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...
If you want to keep up to date with how it's progressing, sign up here: the-confident.com/courses/buil...
I'm getting the same great results from ChstGPT 4 as all the cool kids are from ChstGPT.
Blueberry
Blueberry
August 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I'm getting the same great results from ChstGPT 4 as all the cool kids are from ChstGPT.
Blueberry
Blueberry
July 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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?
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?
July 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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?
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?
Grand weather in Ireland right now.
July 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Grand weather in Ireland right now.
27 degrees here. Not hot enough for tea yet.
July 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
27 degrees here. Not hot enough for tea yet.
Kneecap didn't disappoint last night.
July 6, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Kneecap didn't disappoint last night.
I'm top of the queue, boarding in 45 minutes 😁🥳
July 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm top of the queue, boarding in 45 minutes 😁🥳
June 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Just in case you wanted to know the difference between a CSS gradient using hex colours versus oklch colours, here you go.
June 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Just in case you wanted to know the difference between a CSS gradient using hex colours versus oklch colours, here you go.
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.
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.
June 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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.
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.
Happy 2025 to all the CSS devs.
WTF are we doing with classes like this?
WTF are we doing with classes like this?
June 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Happy 2025 to all the CSS devs.
WTF are we doing with classes like this?
WTF are we doing with classes like this?
Contrast that with Brendan Kennelly's poem "A Holy War" from his collection of poems about Oliver Cromwell.
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Contrast that with Brendan Kennelly's poem "A Holy War" from his collection of poems about Oliver Cromwell.