Crying at the Movies with... David Monaghan
David Lynch changed me; it sounds hyperbolic, but it’s true. More than maybe anyone else, he has influenced my thinking and writing about art.
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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‘My OCD symptoms started when I was eleven. I was washing my hands so excessively I left droplets of blood wherever I went’
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‘It started when I was young, about seven. I washed my hands again and again until the skin on my knuckles cracked and bled.”
Sandra Healy, founder and CEO of inclusio
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