Donegal · Ideas built together

Small ideas.
Built together.

McLaughlin Media & Daughters is a family project space for turning ideas into real things — from sketches and conversations to design, code, testing and launch.

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Projects

The interesting part is not just the finished result. Each project starts with a simple question, then we work out how to make it real.

In development

Mountcharles Tide Clock

A visual tide clock using real local pier photographs to show the water rising and falling through the day.

Live project

Killybegs Marine Dashboard

A one-stop marine reference bringing weather, tides and wave information together in a fast, practical dashboard.

Next idea

What should we build next?

This space stays open for the next useful, curious or slightly mad idea — wherever it comes from.

How we build things

The process matters: ideas, planning, experimenting, fixing mistakes and learning what happens in between.

IdeaWhat would be useful, fun or interesting?

PlanSketch it, simplify it and decide what matters.

BuildTurn the idea into working code and design.

TestTry it, break it, fix it and improve it.

LaunchPut it online and let the idea become real.

Previous work

Before McLaughlin Media & Daughters, there was McLaughlin Media. Here are a few projects worth keeping in the archive.

Featured archive · 2020–22

Round Ireland Finswim Expedition

A bilingual English/Irish digital home for Henry O'Donnell's journey around Ireland, bringing together expedition updates, live tracking, fundraising, sponsorship and media.

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