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 the Scene + Heard Festival of New Work and Wilde Stages, Dublin's queer theatre festival.

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Irish Independent • 15th April 2025

‘My OCD symptoms started when I was eleven. I was washing my hands so excessively I left droplets of blood wherever I went’

Having lived with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder since the age of 11, David Monaghan sought to shatter stereotypes and educate the general public about the disorder by writing a play ‘It started when I was young, about seven. I washed my hands again and again until the skin on my knuckles cracked and bled.”
Gay Star News • 14th February 2025

The Science-Fiction Thriller That Delves Into The Idea Of Curing Mental Illness With The Assistance Of AI

I Wouldn’t Mind Control is a multimedia theatre piece, a psychological science-fiction thriller about delving into the mind and curing mental illness with the assistance of AI.
GCN • 24th January 2025

SCENE + HEARD festival returns in 2025 with array of queer highlights

GCN article featuring coverage of I Wouldn't Mind Control and Mr. Nibbles Has Has Enough!
Medium • 8th December 2024

11,323 Days (I Am As Young As I Will Ever Be)

I am now 31. That’s 11,323 days between my date of birth and today.
GCN • 24th January 2024

Gay couple shoot DIY porn to save their troubled relationship in new Irish play

Article written by Alice Linehan for GCN documenting a play I co-wrote entitled Clyde Inside, the inaugural work from queer theatre collective of which I am a member, Rock Bottom Saloon. It is a multimedia project that follows a gay couple who attempt to save their troubled relationship through unorthodox means: a DIY porn shoot.
Storgy • 23rd August 2021

SHORT STORY: Transference

A short story of mine has been published in Storgy magazine. It's called 'Transference', and it's about violence both spoken and unspoken.
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