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• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels Guided Storytelling Tour and Talk celebrating Women Changemakers in Irish History

  Jul 18

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels Guided Storytelling Tour and Talk celebrating Women Changemakers in Irish History

  Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Walking Tour celebrating Women Changemakers in Irish History

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  €10.00
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Kingdom Voices Guided Storytelling Walk: Changemakers Who Stood Up for the Rights of Others during World War II

  Jul 18

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Kingdom Voices Guided Storytelling Walk: Changemakers Who Stood Up for the Rights of Others during World War II

  Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Walking Tour telling Stories of Irish People Who Stood Up for the Rights of Others

  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  €10.00
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Sustainable Event Management Workshop

  Jul 18

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Sustainable Event Management Workshop

  Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Sustainable event management training workshop and talk exploring eco-friendly practicess for organising events

  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  Free
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Tintreach Live – Launch with Creative Readings and Artist Talks

  Jul 18

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Tintreach Live – Launch with Creative Readings and Artist Talks

  Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  celebrate the launch of Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal with creative readings, artist talks, fun and chat

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  €5.00
• Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal

  Jul 18

  Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal

  Online

  Featuring the work of Paddy Bushe (poet), Dominika Piekarska (visual artist), June O’Sullivan (novelist), Ita Ryan (writer), John Goode (poet), and Marie O’Shea (writer).

  July 18, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - December 31, 2027 @ 7:30 pm IST

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Traditional Irish Music Session

  Jul 18

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Traditional Irish Music Session

  Frank’s Bar & Bistro, Kerry Coast Hotel, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Join us for live music at Frank’s Bar & Bistro at the Kerry Coast Hotel, Cahersiveen

  10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival:Valentia Island Lighthouse Experience

  Jul 19

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival:Valentia Island Lighthouse Experience

  Valentia Island Lighthouse, Cromwell Point, Valentia Island, Co Kerry

  A must visit on the Skellig Coast of the Wild Atlantic Way

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eighth Wonder of the World – Transatlantic Cable Station Immersive Exhibition

  Jul 19

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eighth Wonder of the World – Transatlantic Cable Station Immersive Exhibition

  Translantic Cable Station, Knightstown, Valentia Island, Co Kerry

  Discover the Eighth Wonder of the World, an immersive exhibition at Valentia Island Cable Station

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels Guided Storytelling Tour and Talk celebrating Women Changemakers in Irish History

  Jul 19

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels Guided Storytelling Tour and Talk celebrating Women Changemakers in Irish History

  Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Walking Tour celebrating Women Changemakers in Irish History

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  €10.00
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Kingdom Voices Walking Tour and Storytelling Session

  Jul 19

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Kingdom Voices Walking Tour and Storytelling Session

  Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Walking Tour telling Stories of Irish People Who Stood Up for the Rights of Others

  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  €10.00
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: The Standing Stone on Glanleam – Ancestral Voices and Human Rights Talk and Poetry Reading

  Jul 19

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: The Standing Stone on Glanleam – Ancestral Voices and Human Rights Talk and Poetry Reading

  Atlantic Villa, Valentia Island, Co Kerry

  Join artist Mary Moynihan for a poetry reading and thought-provoking talk on her poem The Standing Stone at Glanleam, exploring ancestral voices and how they continue to speak to us in the context of human rights

  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  €5.00
• Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Traditional Irish Music Session

  Jul 19

  Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Traditional Irish Music Session

  Frank’s Bar & Bistro, Kerry Coast Hotel, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry

  Join us for live music at Frank’s Bar & Bistro at the Kerry Coast Hotel, Cahersiveen

  9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
• Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show with Dublin South FM – Irish Arts + Human Rights Special Festival Broadcast

  Sep 16

  Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show with Dublin South FM – Irish Arts + Human Rights Special Festival Broadcast

  Event Category:

  • Interview

  Online

  Tune in for a special festival edition of the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show!

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Culture Night at Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery

  Sep 18

  Culture Night at Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery

  Event Categories:

  • Exhibition
  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  From the Forest to the Ocean Solo Exhibition with Guided Tour, Artist Talk + Poetry Reading

  10:00 am - 6:00 pm

  Free
• September: An exhibition without borders

  Sep 18

  September: An exhibition without borders

  Event Categories:

  • Exhibition
  • Multidisciplinary

  Green on Red Gallery

  September brings together new and existing works by gallery artists and new artists working across a wide range of media and cultural backgrounds.

  September 18 @ 10:00 am - October 16 @ 6:00 pm IST
• Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show with Dublin South FM – Irish Arts + Human Rights Special Festival Broadcast

  Sep 23

  Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show with Dublin South FM – Irish Arts + Human Rights Special Festival Broadcast

  Event Category:

  • Interview

  Online

  Tune in for a special festival edition of the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show!

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water

  Sep 25

  Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water

  Event Categories:

  • Film Screening
  • Music
  • Poetry
  • Talk
  • Workshop

  Digital Days at the Digital Hub

  Three-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026), celebrating Palestinian culture through art, music, food, education and community events

  2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace, Equality + Human Rights

  Sep 30

  Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace, Equality + Human Rights

  Event Categories:

  • Exhibition
  • Multidisciplinary

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  A multidisciplinary exhibition reflecting on peace, equality and human rights through contemporary visual and creative expression.

  September 30 @ 1:00 pm - November 29 @ 6:00 pm IST
• HYPERACTIVE

  Sep 30

  HYPERACTIVE

  Event Category:

  • Dance

  Mermaid Arts Centre

  A high-energy dance work for virtuosic male dancers, combining street-dance energy with Broadway, jazz and Afro-Brazilian styles.

  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
• Through Their Eyes: A Visual Exhibition on Avoidable and Preventable Blindness

  Oct 6

  Through Their Eyes: A Visual Exhibition on Avoidable and Preventable Blindness

  Event Category:

  • Exhibition

  The Pillar Room

  A visual exhibition using photography, personal stories and immersive imagery to highlight avoidable and preventable blindness and the importance of accessible eye care.

  6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
• Céad Míle Collection

  Oct 9

  Céad Míle Collection

  Event Category:

  • Launch

  GOAL NextGen, with THINKHOUSE and designers and artists Farouk858 and Helen Steele, reimagine the Irish flag as a symbol of welcome, belonging, solidarity and community.

  October 9 @ 9:00 am - October 18 @ 5:00 pm IST
• Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day

  Oct 9

  Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day

  Event Categories:

  • Visual Art
  • Workshop

  Darndale Belcamp Village Centre

  Visual artist Hina Khan works creatively in Darndale with older adults from the Golden Years Senior Centre Programme

  12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
• Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day

  Oct 9

  Art, Voice and Human Rights Visual Art Workshop Programme with Hina Khan, Visual Artist, supporting Darndale Human Rights Day

  Event Categories:

  • Visual Art
  • Workshop

  Lighting Up the Spectrum

  Visual artist Hina Khan works creatively in Darndale with young people from the neuro-divergent group Lighting Up the Spectrum.

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Launch of the Eighth Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026

  Oct 9

  Launch of the Eighth Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026

  Event Categories:

  • Launch
  • Performance

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Guest Speakers | Artist Talk and Poetry Reading | Exhibition | Live Performance | Refreshments

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Free
• The Weight of Return – Multidisciplinary Art Piece featuring Installation and Live Monologue Performance

  Oct 10

  The Weight of Return – Multidisciplinary Art Piece featuring Installation and Live Monologue Performance

  Event Categories:

  • Installation
  • Multidisciplinary
  • Performance

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  A multidisciplinary installation and live monologue presented by Peace Bridges International and Udeido Collective.

  9:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History

  Oct 10

  Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History

  Event Category:

  • Walking Tour

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  A guided coastal, storytelling walk from the iconic Forty Foot Bathing area in Sandycove along the seacoast to the Roger Casement statue in Dun Laoghaire and back again.

  10:30 am - 12:00 pm

  €8.00 – €15.00
• Songs of Empowerment Workshop by Fighting Words for Teenagers 13-17Songs of Empowerment

  Oct 10

  Songs of Empowerment Workshop by Fighting Words for Teenagers 13-17Songs of Empowerment

  Event Categories:

  • Songwriting
  • Workshop

  Fighting Words

  A song writing workshop with Colm Quearney, songwriter, musician and workshop facilitator, exploring the history and power of songs that have supported human rights movements.

  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• National Demonstration for Palestine – Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign National March

  Oct 10

  National Demonstration for Palestine – Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign National March

  Event Category:

  • March

  Garden of Remembrance

  A national solidarity march organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, featuring speakers, music and chants.

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• March and Rally for Justice & in Remembrance – Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Northern Ireland

  Oct 10

  March and Rally for Justice & in Remembrance – Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Northern Ireland

  Event Category:

  • March

  Court House

  A march and rally organised by the Derry Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign

  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan – Live Performances

  Oct 10

  Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory by Mary Moynihan – Live Performances

  Event Categories:

  • Performance
  • Poetry
  • Theatre

  Iveagh Gardens

  A live monologue performance from Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan

  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Free
• Open Wide the Doors: The Power of Conscience and Endurance – Mahvash Sabet, The Songbird of Iran

  Oct 10

  Open Wide the Doors: The Power of Conscience and Endurance – Mahvash Sabet, The Songbird of Iran

  Event Categories:

  • Memoir
  • Reading

  National Bahá’í Centre

  This event features extracts and reflections from Mahvash Sabet’s memoir Open Wide the Doors, documenting her imprisonment in Iran.

  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Poetry Night with Emmet O’Brien, Acclaimed Poet and Spoken Word artist

  Oct 10

  Poetry Night with Emmet O’Brien, Acclaimed Poet and Spoken Word artist

  Event Categories:

  • Poetry
  • Spoken Word

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An evening of poetry and spoken word with acclaimed Irish poet and spoken word artist Emmet O’Brien, including performance and informal conversation about his creative work.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  €10.00
• Workshop on Feminist Utopias – Imagining Alternative Futures

  Oct 11

  Workshop on Feminist Utopias – Imagining Alternative Futures

  Event Category:

  • Workshop

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An applied-theatre and participatory workshop led by Ekaterina Schalmann and Evdokia Romanova (aka Dunia)

  3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

  Free
• In Conversation: Voices of Peace – The Gathering: Interactive Event with Poetry, Storytelling and Curated Artist Talks

  Oct 11

  In Conversation: Voices of Peace – The Gathering: Interactive Event with Poetry, Storytelling and Curated Artist Talks

  Event Category:

  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An interactive evening bringing artists and audiences together to discuss peace, equality and human rights through contemporary artistic expression.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  €10.00
• Cloud Study – Live Dance Performance by Irish Modern Dance Theatre

  Oct 11

  Cloud Study – Live Dance Performance by Irish Modern Dance Theatre

  Event Category:

  • Dance

  Festival Racconti di Altre Danze

  A dance work by John Scott with music by Ryan Vail for dancers Mufutau Yusuf and Salma Ataya.

  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
• Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop

  Oct 12

  Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop

  Event Categories:

  • Theatre
  • Workshop

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An inspiring practical theatre workshop with internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Frédérique Lecomte from Théâtre & Réconciliation, Brussels, Belgium.

  3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

  Free
• Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A

  Oct 12

  Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A

  Event Categories:

  • Documentary
  • Film Screening
  • Panel Discussion

  Pearse Centre

  A documentary about Indigenous communities in South Papua and the impact of the National Strategic Project on land, livelihoods and culture.

  7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

  Free
• Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk

  Oct 12

  Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  A live improvised performance created by participants in the Theatre for a Shared Humanity workshop, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A

  7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

  Free
• That’s Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop

  Oct 13

  That’s Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop

  Event Category:

  • Workshop

  Inishowen Development Partnership

  A community arts workshop using discussion, spoken word, creative writing, storytelling and performance to enable participants identify issues and rights that matter to them and turn ideas into creative expression.

  10:00 am - 1:30 pm
• Green Imaginings: Art, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement

  Oct 13

  Green Imaginings: Art, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement

  Event Categories:

  • Exhibition
  • Symposium
  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Green Imaginings is a creative gathering exploring connections between European environmental policy, creativity and citizen action.

  2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion

  Oct 13

  Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion

  Event Category:

  • Panel Discussion

  Royal Irish Academy

  This panel discussion looks at how political systems reflect or fail to reflect the diversity of the societies they serve.

  6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition

  Oct 13

  My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition

  Event Categories:

  • Exhibition
  • Theatre

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An autobiographical performance by Renate Dujaković combining comedy, physical theatre, storytelling and photography.

  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Irish in Resistance During World War II – One-Day-only Pop-Up Installation with artists Mary Moynihan, Féilim James, Hina Khan, Amna Walayat, Jessica Rodrigues and Noah Sex

  Oct 14

  Irish in Resistance During World War II – One-Day-only Pop-Up Installation with artists Mary Moynihan, Féilim James, Hina Khan, Amna Walayat, Jessica Rodrigues and Noah Sex

  Event Category:

  • Exhibition

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  The Irish in Resistance During World War II pop-up installation features 12 storyboard artworks by Mary Moynihan, each telling the story of an Irish person who resisted fascism and totalitarianism and stood up for the rights and dignity of others during WWII.

  10:00 am - 9:00 pm
• In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II

  Oct 14

  In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Ciara Hayes interviews journalist and author Clodagh Finn, author and lawyer John Morgan, and writer, poet and artist Mary Moynihan.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane

  Oct 14

  Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane

  Event Category:

  • Theatre

  Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge

  Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind.

  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
• Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event

  Oct 15

  Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event

  Event Category:

  • Exhibition

  Our Lady Immaculate Primary School

  Visual Artists Róisín Kane and Elizabeth Bennett work with primary school children to explore the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan

  Oct 15

  From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan

  Event Category:

  • Exhibition

  Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)

  A one-day showing of Mary Moynihan’s solo exhibition combining photography, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and seascapes and their connection to landscapes of the soul and the deep interconnectedness of life — from forests to the ocean.

  11:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Ancestral Voices – From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading

  Oct 15

  Ancestral Voices – From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading

  Event Category:

  • Talk

  Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)

  Artist Mary Moynihan discusses the imagery and stories behind From the Forest to the Ocean and shares a selection of her original poetry

  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors

  Oct 15

  Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors

  Event Category:

  • Film Screening

  Darndale Belcamp Village Centre

  Join filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors for a special screening of two powerful short films exploring human experience, dignity and human rights.

  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries

  Oct 15

  Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  BOOKED OUT A curated programme of short documentaries from Irish and international creators celebrating independent filmmaking and socially engaged storytelling.

  2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion

  Oct 15

  The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion

  Event Category:

  • Panel Discussion

  Wexford Arts Centre

  This event has been cancelled due to illness.

  6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

  Get Tickets Free
• Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films

  Oct 15

  Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An evening celebration of independent and emerging short filmmaking, featuring a curated programme of short films.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu – Solo Dance Performance

  Oct 15

  An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu – Solo Dance Performance

  Event Category:

  • Dance

  Dance Cork Firkin Crane

  An award-winning solo dance work questioning notions of place, belonging and otherness.

  7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
• Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray

  Oct 16

  Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray

  Event Category:

  • Walking Tour

  Bray Town Hall

  A guided walking tour exploring stories of resistance, struggle and human rights activism in Bray, from the Anti-Apartheid movement and Aboriginal solidarity campaigns to recent climate action.

  11:30 am - 1:00 pm

  Get Tickets Free
• Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923

  Oct 16

  Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923

  Event Category:

  • Walking Tour

  Outside Swan Leisure Centre

  Walking Through Women’s History 1916–1923 is a guided storytelling walk exploring the lives of four revolutionary Irish women

  2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

  Get Tickets €8.00 – €15.00
• Trócaire Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion – End Fossil Power

  Oct 16

  Trócaire Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion – End Fossil Power

  Event Categories:

  • Documentary
  • Panel Discussion

  FLUX Studios

  Join us for the premiere of Trócaire’s powerful new documentary film, End Fossil Power, followed by an inspiring panel discussion on climate justice and the transition to a clean, renewable future

  7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
• Oíche Éigse le Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha & Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta – Readings |Artist Talk | Chat | Audience Q+A

  Oct 16

  Oíche Éigse le Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha & Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta – Readings |Artist Talk | Chat | Audience Q+A

  Event Categories:

  • Poetry
  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  An Irish-language evening with Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha, a poet and writer and The Arts Council Scríbhneoir Cónaithe Gaeilge at Dublin City University (DCU), and Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta, writer.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Human Rights Open Mic Night – An evening of live poetry and music on themes of human rights, social justice and solidarity

  Oct 16

  Human Rights Open Mic Night – An evening of live poetry and music on themes of human rights, social justice and solidarity

  Event Category:

  • Performance

  Curve Ball

  Presented by Front Line Defenders, this open mic night celebrates poetry, music, solidarity, human rights and social justice.

  7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
• Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History

  Oct 17

  Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History

  Event Category:

  • Walking Tour

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  BOOKED OUT Enjoy one of Dublin’s most beautiful seascapes blending dramatic coastal views and spectacular scenery with captivating stories

  10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Art by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Artists, Writers and Visionaries

  Oct 17

  Art by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Artists, Writers and Visionaries

  Event Category:

  • Walking Tour

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Enjoy a unique guided walking trail along Scotsman’s Bay, from Sandycove to Dún Laoghaire and back

  12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

  Get Tickets €8.00 – €15.00
• Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music | Dance | Artist Talk

  Oct 17

  Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music | Dance | Artist Talk

  Event Categories:

  • Dance
  • Music
  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  A workshop and performance by multidisciplinary artist Aoife Ó Tiompánaigh, presented as part of the inaugural Smashing Times Artist Residency Programme.

  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

  Get Tickets Free
• In Conversation:  Mary Moynihan with Mary Lawlor, Human Rights Defender

  Oct 17

  In Conversation:  Mary Moynihan with Mary Lawlor, Human Rights Defender

  Event Category:

  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Writer and artist Mary Moynihan is in conversation with renowned human rights defender Mary Lawlor about the vital role of defending human rights today.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford, Artist – Exhibition, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings

  Oct 18

  The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford, Artist – Exhibition, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings

  Event Categories:

  • Exhibition
  • Talk

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Kiz Rutherford presents an exhibition of intimate and affirming portraits of members of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community, alongside an artist talk and live portraiture sittings.

  10:00 am - 6:00 pm

  Get Tickets €5.00
• An Cruinniú | The Gathering.  Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan

  Oct 18

  An Cruinniú | The Gathering.  Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan

  Event Categories:

  • Music
  • Poetry

  Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1

  Celebrate the Irish Arts + Human Rights festival finale with an unforgettable bilingual evening of music, song, verse, and conversation.

  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  Get Tickets €10.00
• Launch of ‘The Refugee Chronicles’, a new novel by Evgeny Shtorn with Reading + Conversation with the author

  Oct 21

  Launch of ‘The Refugee Chronicles’, a new novel by Evgeny Shtorn with Reading + Conversation with the author

  Event Category:

  • Book Launch

  Hodges Figgis

  A launch of Evgeny Shtorn’s English-language novel The Refugee Chronicles, including a reading followed by conversation with the author and chair.

  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Physical Landscapes – Thrilling and Unique Dance event with Six Outstanding Dancers presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre at the Black Box, Galway

  Nov 2

  Physical Landscapes – Thrilling and Unique Dance event with Six Outstanding Dancers presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre at the Black Box, Galway

  Event Category:

  • Dance

  Black Box Theatre

  Physical Landscapes is a thrilling and unique dance work by choreographer John Scott and Irish Modern Dance Theatre featuring international dancers and responding to ecology and nature.

  8:00 pm - 9:00 pm