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-# Ronan-R-R.github.io
+# Portfolio Website - Ronan Roberts
+
+A responsive, professional portfolio website designed to showcase software engineering projects, technical skills, and professional experience. The site features a modern dark-themed UI and is built for deployment on GitHub Pages.
+
+## Live Demo
+
+https://ronan-r-r.github.io
+
+## Features
+
+- **Responsive Design:** Fully adaptive layout that works on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
+- **Modern UI:** Dark mode aesthetic using CSS variables for consistent theming.
+- **Project Showcase:** Grid layout to display featured projects with technology tags.
+- **Experience Timeline:** Vertical timeline displaying career history and education.
+- **Functional Contact Form:** Integrated with FormSubmit.co for serverless email handling via AJAX.
+- **Smooth Navigation:** Sticky header with smooth scrolling to section anchors.
+
+## Technologies Used
+
+- **HTML5:** Semantic markup structure.
+- **CSS3:** Flexbox, CSS Grid, Media Queries, and CSS Variables.
+- **JavaScript:** DOM manipulation, Mobile Menu toggling, and Fetch API for the contact form.
+- **Font Awesome:** Iconography.
+- **Google Fonts:** Typography (Inter font family).
+
+## Installation and Local Setup
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+   git clone https://github.com/Ronan-R-R/Ronan-R-R.github.io.git
+
+2. Navigate to the project directory:
+   cd Ronan-R-R.github.io
+
+3. Open the index.html file in your preferred web browser to view the site locally.
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Contact Form
+The contact form uses FormSubmit.co to send emails without a backend server.
+
+1. In index.html, the fetch URL is set to: https://formsubmit.co
+2. When the first submission occurs, FormSubmit will send an activation email to the address specified.
+3. You must click "Activate" in that email for the form to start forwarding messages to your inbox.
+
+### Icons
+The site uses Font Awesome CDN. If icons do not load, ensure you have an active internet connection or update the CDN link in the head tag.
+
+## Deployment
+
+This project is designed to be hosted on GitHub Pages.
+
+1. Push the index.html file to your repository (main branch).
+2. Go to Repository Settings > Pages.
+3. Under "Build and deployment", select "Deploy from a branch".
+4. Select "main" as the branch and "/" as the folder.
+5. Click Save.
+
+## License
+
+This project is open source and available for personal use and modification.