Alex Connolly

Jan 14, 2025 | dublininquirer.com | Lois Kapila |Alex Connolly

Dublin is a “smart city” – high tech, advanced, efficient, connected. Unless, maybe, you live in an apartment building or carved-up Georgian terrace, and are waiting for a delivery, or dropping by to try to talk to a neighbour. Then, it may seem a dumber city. A city of glitchy buzzers and hanging dead-end wires, making you wonder about how we choose when we use not-even modern tech and when we don’t. You could argue that in the Mobile Phone Era, we don’t need intercom systems.

Nov 9, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Alex Connolly

On Sunday April 3rd, 2022, I was one of the 3.5 million Irish people who ticked a box marked “Roman Catholic” on an official census form. I don’t remember filling the form out. I probably didn’t think much of it. It was April: exam season was around the corner and I probably didn’t feel like doing the internal work needed to interrogate my religious beliefs. I did what I have been conditioned to do, growing up in Ireland. I ticked “Roman Catholic” and moved on with my life.

Mar 11, 2024 | medium.com | Alex Connolly

We’ve been taking a look back over all of the web and digital projects produced by aad over the years, and I have the privilege of showing you 5 of my favourites!It’s interesting going back through these web projects as digital design is an ever-growing and changing medium. Over the past 21 years digital interactions have slowly started permeating our day to day, and we are continually becoming more digitally literate.

Feb 8, 2024 | buzz.ie | Alex Connolly

Former Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne weighed in on the ongoing speculation surrounding who should be named the next manager for the Irish national team. With the position currently vacant, Dunne made a compelling case for his former Ireland teammate Lee Carsley to take the reins, favoring him over the popular choice of Roy Keane.