This episode of the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show is presented by Mary Moynihan, writer, poet, and creator of art and photography. The show is focused on songs of protest and ways in which music and activism work hand in hand. From legendary Oklahoma folk singer Woody…

Check out the latest edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. Edition V was published on Thursday, 29 January 2026 and features visual art by Fergus A Ryan (our Featured Artist) and Éabha Róis; short fiction by Johnny Roche; and poetry by Michael Curran-Dorsano. Themes include the…

Last chance to see the wonderful and stunning Solstice Light: Art in Winter Multidisciplinary Visual Art Exhibition with eleven artists at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery, 30 Sandycove Road, Dublin A96V9P1. The exhibition closes 26 January 2026. The Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery is currently open Wed-Fri 1-6pm; Sat…

Smashing Times are delighted to hear from Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann that the 2025 winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing is Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary by Victoria Amelina (William Collins/St. Martin’s Press). Victoria (1986-2023) was a Ukrainian novelist, poet and human rights defender who lost…

SMASHING TIMES INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND EQUALITY would like to invite applications for STAGE MANAGER / ASSISTANT PRODUCER for the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival. Festival events take place across a number of venues including Iveagh Gardens, Dublin city; Rathfarnham Castle, South Dublin; Pearse Museum and St…

Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show Enjoy chat on culture and sport including the recent All Ireland Senior Hurling Final, Red Dress Day, the powerful REDress Project and the RTE Documentary on One podcast series Stolen Sister.   The Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show broadcast…

Enjoy  fascinating interviews with Ciara Hayes, Producer for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival and with David Scott, an actor, writer, director and acting teacher. Welcome to the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights radio show where we explore all things arts, culture, and human rights. You…

Enjoy coverage of the National Campaign for the Arts and the Basic Income for the Arts Scheme; the Cannes Film Festival and Iranian director Jafar Panahi winning the top prize for It Was Just an Accident; Bruce Springsteen speaking out for democracy;  an interview with Dijana Milosevic and a call…

Edition Two of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal Edition Two of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal, is out now! Our Featured Artist is Lindsey Power, who in her bio speaks of 'the tension between fragility and power' and 'the beauty that can emerge from…