Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show – Special Festival Broadcast
Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show – Special Festival Broadcast
October 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm IST
Enjoy two special broadcasts of the Arts and Human Rights radio show for the seventh annual Irish Arts and Human Rights festival featuring interviews, chat and discussion on all things arts and human rights. The show features interviews with guest speakers and artists from Ireland and across the world celebrating all the action from this year’s Irish Arts and Human Rights festival taking place in Ireland from 10 to 19 October 2025.
Book Your Place
No Booking Necessary, listen on Dublin South FM 93.9, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie
Artists
Mary Moynihan, Writer, Poet, Creator of Art and Photography, Artistic Director, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Arts Curator for the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights festival
Freda Manweiler, Company Manager and Producer, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality
Ciara Hayes, Producer, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality
Guest Speakers and Feature Artist Interviews to be announced – Watch this space!
Full Event Details
Enjoy two special broadcasts of the Arts and Human Rights radio show for the seventh annual Irish Arts and Human Rights festival featuring interviews, chat and discussion on all things arts and human rights. The show features interviews with guest speakers and artists from Ireland and across the world celebrating all the action from this year’s Irish Arts and Human Rights festival taking place in Ireland from 10 to 19 October 2025.
Dates and Times: Radio show broadcast 1 October, repeated 8 October 2025, 6-7pm
Radio show broadcast 15 October, repeated 22 October 2025, 6-7pm
The Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show is broadcast every Wednesday 6-7pm with Dublin South FM with each episode available as a podcast. The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan, writer, poet, creator of art and photography and Artistic Director, Smashing Times along with co-host Freda Manweiler, Producer, Smashing Times. Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on all things arts, culture and human rights, exploring political and cultural happenings in the world today and the work of artists, arts organisations and civil society groups who advocate for arts, culture, equality, human rights, diversity, democracy and peace. Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie.
The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler.
Speaker Biographies:
Mary Moynihan, MA, she/her, is an author of novels, poetry, films and plays, from Dublin, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays, poetry and short film scripts, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing, poetry and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Arts and Human Rights festival.
Freda Manweiler has worked with Smashing Times since 1999. She is highly skilled in project management, coordination and implementation. She has extensive experience working at a European level developing and delivering a range of European Initiatives, collaborating with over 50 cultural, educational and civil society organisations from over 22 European Countries. Promoting European Values through working on activities and projects that promote human rights, gender equality, positive mental health, remembrance and civic engagement.
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