Hello, I'm Rupert.

I write here when something deserves saying — usually about heart health, technology, the rural west of Ireland, or how the web could be a little less broken.

I live in Boyle, Co. Roscommon. In 2020 I had a STEMI heart attack at work; the people around me, the paramedics, and the team at Galway University Hospital are why this site still exists. A lot of what I write circles back to that — what changes when your body lets you know it has limits, and what's worth doing with the time on the other side of it.

The rest is what shows up: a coffee-shop review, an opinion on rural broadband, photos from a parade, notes from rebuilding sites I've migrated off WordPress. I try to keep things honest, useful, and short of the word count where I'd start padding.

What I do

I build small, fast websites for community events and local organisations — race sites, event registration platforms (diidum.com), club sites, the things WordPress used to handle but doesn't need to anymore. If a project sounds like a fit, the contact page is the way in.

The basics

Based

Boyle, Co. Roscommon

From

The west of Ireland

Drives

2020 Citroën C3

Walks

Every morning, weather permitting

Survives on

Coffee, walks, Curve card

Writes since

2008, off and on

Get in touch.

Project, idea, correction, or just hello — the form below lands directly in my inbox.

Or, the slow way: rupert@iambaldish.com. I read everything. I reply to most things.