David Monaghan

David Monaghan is a journalist, critic, editor and radio host who writes about arts, culture, film, tech, mental health, and LGBTQ+ and community issues for HeadStuff, GCN, Dublin Inquirer, Business & Finance, the Irish Independent, the Irish Examiner, the Nationalist, and others.

They are a two-time arts graduate, having completed a BA International in English with Film, and an MA in Film Studies. In 2017, they were shortlisted for 'Journalist of the Year' at the National Student Media Awards in Ireland. Their work as Film & TV co-editor of HeadStuff was recognised with a win for 'Best Film/TV Blog' at the 2017 Blog Awards.

David is also a frequent writer of short fiction and one third of the queer theatre collective 'Rock Bottom Saloon'. The group has produced work for theatre festivals, including the Scene + Heard Festival of New Work, WTAF!? (Galway's fringe festival) and Wilde Stages (Dublin's queer theatre festival), among others.

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Vigil to remember Adina will take place tonight

A vigil is due to be held in Portlaoise for Adina Raluca Constantin, who was the victim of a fatal assault in the town on Sunday 5 July. The vigil will take place in Memorial Park on the Ridge Road at 6pm, tonight. Niamh Ryan is one the co-organisers of the vigil. A resident of Portlaoise for 17 years, Niamh had previously organised a vigil in the same park for Ashling Murphy, the 23-year-old primary school teacher who was murdered in broad daylight. “It was just something that I saw nobody e...
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Laois-based former student of Carlow College mourns loss of educational opportunities in the southeast

A Portlaoise-based former student of Carlow College says she is “sad at the loss of opportunity” for people who are in a similar situation to her own, in the wake of the college’s closure. Meanwhile, staff are railing against what they say is a lack of transparency about the college's closure. Dr Ida Milne, a lecturer in European History, says staff have been "told very little".
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Distressed Laois mother fighting for son's care

A LAOIS mother has been left in the dark seeking an Assessment of Need for her son, whom she suspects may be autistic. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous out of concern for her son, first noticed a difference in her child when he was about three or four. He would have extreme reactions to different stimuli. “We noticed changes in him that weren't quite normal and his behaviour, especially to sensory things, was very off; loud noises, sirens, different smells”, she says. Her son can mas...
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More than a game: Laois Chess prodigies Tarun and Trisha masters of destiny

TO many, chess is more than a game – it is an art with a rich history, one that stretches back centuries, or a science based in logic, with a vast expanse of moves and methods to best your opponent. Laois-based siblings Tarun (21) and Trisha (20) Kanyamarala choose to see it as a sport; one defined by endurance. "It requires a lot of mental strength”, says Tarun. “In other sports, especially team sports, you always have the excuse to say, ‘so-and-so teammate didn't perform on this day’ … Howeve...
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438. Alien: Earth - Season 1 - All-ien 2025 (#---)

It was a pleasure to discuss season one of Alien: Earth on The 250! Thanks to Darren and Andrew for having me on. I think the show is great, an antidote to the recent slew of drab franchise tie-ins that have dropped on streaming. It was also an excuse to gush a little bit a out Noah Hawley's work! Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.
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