Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal was published on Saturday, 18 July 2026, in The Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, as part of Smashing Times’ inaugural Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival. This is a special bilingual edition themed ‘Muintearas: Macallaí Uíbh Ráthaigh/Belonging: Echoes of Iveragh’, incorporating both Irish and English, and publishing six artists with a connection to Uíbh Ráthach/Iveragh in County Kerry. This is a digital edition.

The contributing artists are Paddy Bushe (poetry) and Dominika Piekarska (visual art) – who make up this edition’s Featured Artists – as well as June O’Sullivan (short fiction), John Goode (poetry), Marie O’Shea (non-fiction), and Ita Ryan (short fiction). The edition’s themes include belonging, identity, history, place, community, art, the Irish language, nature, and more.

We have also included some work by Bonus Artists, which includes an excerpt from one of the region’s – and indeed Ireland’s – most famous poems: ‘Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire’ by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill. This section also contains two poems by Mary Moynihan, a writer, poet, and creator of art and photography, and Artistic Director of Smashing Times, who has been visiting Valentia Island for nearly two decades. Furthermore, this edition holds an Arts in the Community Profile and Interview with the eco-social artist, researcher, and educator, Dr Anita McKeown.

We would like to offer sincere thanks to our funders: Cumas Ceantar Uíbh Ráthaigh, Kerry County Council, and Fáilte Ireland.

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 Cover artwork: Fast-Moving Clouds by Dominika Piekarska