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Opening Reception and launch of the Seventh Annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025 with Guest Speakers, Artist Talks, Exhibition, Live performance and Refreshments
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Opening Reception and launch of the Seventh Annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025 with Guest Speakers, Artist Talks, Exhibition, Live performance and Refreshments

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30 Sandycove Road
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Front Line Defenders and partners are delighted to invite you to the opening reception and launch of the seventh annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival taking place on Friday 10 October, 6.30 to 9pm, at 30 Sandycove Road, Dublin A96V9P1. The opening reception and launch features guest speakers, artist talks, the launch of the Irish in Resistance during World War II multidisciplinary exhibition, and a live performance and world premiere of Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan, followed by chat and refreshments.
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Launch Event for From The Forest to The Ocean, a multidisciplinary exhibition with artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, featuring Visual Art, Photography, Poetry and Film
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Launch Event for From The Forest to The Ocean, a multidisciplinary exhibition with artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, featuring Visual Art, Photography, Poetry and Film

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Rathfarnham Castle
Rathfarnham Castle and Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality are delighted to invite you to the launch of From the Forest to the Ocean, a powerful, new multidisciplinary exhibition at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, D14K3T6, with artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan. The exhibition is a stunning collection of visual art, photography, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and the interconnectedness of life from forests to the ocean.
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Creative Arts Eco-Conference
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Creative Arts Eco-Conference

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Rathfarnham Castle
Join us for the Smashing Times Creative Arts Eco-Conference, a major international gathering that unites the arts and environmental awareness. This event explores how the performing, visual, and digital arts can inspire action and advocacy around climate change, biodiversity, and marine conservation. This is a unique eco-arts conference delving into the powerful role of creativity in shaping a more sustainable world, exploring connections between the arts nature, biodiversity, ocean literacy and Climate Justice - Where Art Meets Action!
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances

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Iveagh Gardens
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a new world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances

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Iveagh Gardens
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a new world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances

Event Category:
Iveagh Gardens
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a new world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances

Event Category:
Iveagh Gardens
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a new world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.
Get Tickets Free
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances
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Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan – Live performances

Event Category:
Iveagh Gardens
Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan is a new world premiere scripted from the words and stories of five brave and inspirational human rights defenders from around the world who were murdered because of their peaceful work defending the rights of others.
Voices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks
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Voices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks

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30 Sandycove Road
The evening features presentations by Voices of Peace Artists as they reflect on their creative journeys, the inspirations behind their work, and the theme of Voices of Peace, exploring the role of the arts in promoting equality, human rights, and diversity worldwide.
Get Tickets €10.00 – €15.00
Crafting Stories Together – Creative Multilingual workshops for families with children 3 to 6 years old
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Crafting Stories Together – Creative Multilingual workshops for families with children 3 to 6 years old

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Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre
Join us for a series of creative multilingual workshop for families with children three to six years hosted by Mother Tongues and conducted by artist Margot A. Jones who is a puppeteer, performer and facilitator living in Co, Wicklow. Mother Tongues’ Language Explorer workshops provide a unique creative experience for parents and their children based on storytelling, play, visual arts and music. While the workshops will be guided in English, we encourage families to embrace their home languages.
Opening Ceremony – Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2021
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Opening Ceremony – Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2021

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Roof Garden, Chester Beatty, Dublin
The Opening Ceremony of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival takes place on the Roof Garden, Chester Beatty, Dublin, and features speakers from Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, and Front Line Defenders. Performance by singer-songwriter, Carla Ryan, and violinist Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi. Hosted by Festival Partners.
Free – €50.00
Stát na mBan
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Stát na mBan

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DLR Mill Theatre
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Free/ Donation
The Map
October 15, 2021 @ 11:00 am - October 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm IST

The Map

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Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre
Visual art exhibition as part of 'The Magdalene Series'. The series explores Mary Magdalene’s associations with the incarceration and institutionalisation of women and proposes a new world, uncurbed by religious, political or societal doctrine. Hosted by Rua Red Arts Centre.
Free/ Donation
Sinners and Citizens
Virtual Event
October 15, 2021 @ 11:00 am - October 24, 2021 @ 11:00 pm IST

Sinners and Citizens

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Virtual Arts Exhibitions featuring artworks created as part of the State of the Art: Nation State as Both Violator and Protector of Human Rights project. This exhibition runs for the duration of the festival, from 15 - 24 October. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Free/ Donation
The Art of Behaving Badly by Guerrilla Girls
Virtual Event
October 15, 2021 @ 11:00 am - October 24, 2021 @ 11:00 pm IST

The Art of Behaving Badly by Guerrilla Girls

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Online gallery of artwork by feminist activist artists who wear gorilla masks in public and use facts, humour and outrageous visuals to expose gender and ethnic bias as well as corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture. This exhibition runs for the duration of the festival, from 15 - 24 October. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Free/ Donation
Sound On!
Virtual Event
October 15, 2021 @ 11:00 am - October 24, 2021 @ 11:00 pm IST

Sound On!

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Sound On! is a creative sound art project presenting experiences of human rights and happiness for and by people with an intellectual disability. This exhibition runs for the duration of the festival, from 15 - 24 October. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Free/ Donation
River of Thorns
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River of Thorns

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Lecture Theatre, Chester Beatty
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €20.00
Rights on the Rooftop
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Rights on the Rooftop

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Roof Garden, Chester Beatty, Dublin
Live showcase performance of theatre, poetry, song and dance – a personal reflection on equality and rights. Each performance is followed by a State of the Art post-show panel discussion with the key artists. Live performance and post-show panel discussion created as part of State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights, funded by The Arts Council. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Stát na mBan
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Stát na mBan

Event Categories:
DLR Mill Theatre
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Free/ Donation
River of Thorns
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River of Thorns

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Lecture Theatre, Chester Beatty
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Rights on the Rooftop
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Rights on the Rooftop

Event Categories:
Roof Garden, Chester Beatty, Dublin
Live showcase performance of theatre, poetry, song and dance – a personal reflection on equality and rights. Each performance is followed by a State of the Art post-show panel discussion with the key artists. Live performance and post-show panel discussion created as part of State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights, funded by The Arts Council. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
River of Thorns
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River of Thorns

Event Categories:
Lecture Theatre, Chester Beatty
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Rights on the Rooftop
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Rights on the Rooftop

Event Categories:
Roof Garden, Chester Beatty, Dublin
Live showcase performance of theatre, poetry, song and dance – a personal reflection on equality and rights. Each performance is followed by a State of the Art post-show panel discussion with the key artists. Live performance and post-show panel discussion created as part of State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights, funded by The Arts Council. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

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Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€8.00 – €20.00
The Map
October 18, 2021 @ 11:00 am - October 23, 2021 @ 6:00 pm IST

The Map

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Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre
Visual art exhibition as part of 'The Magdalene Series'. The series explores Mary Magdalene’s associations with the incarceration and institutionalisation of women and proposes a new world, uncurbed by religious, political or societal doctrine. Hosted by Rua Red Arts Centre.
Free/ Donation
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

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Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
CHASE
Virtual Event
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CHASE

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Panel discussion on the use of humour and comedy in promoting social engagement, intended as a springboard event for a Centre for Humour and Social Engagement (CHASE). Hosted by Smashing Times.
Free – €50.00
Direct Division
Virtual Event
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Direct Division

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Direct Division is a short documentary film featuring children describing, in their own words, their experiences of living in Direct Provision. The film will be freely available from 15 - 24 October, along with an exhibition of artwork by the children. A post-show discussion with the creatives involved will be held on 18 Oct. Hosted by Office of Children's Ombudsman.
Free – €50.00
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

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Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Stát na mBan
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Stát na mBan

Event Categories:
DLR Mill Theatre
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Free/ Donation
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

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Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Eascair – The Black Irish Renaissance
Virtual Event
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Eascair – The Black Irish Renaissance

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Panel discussion highlighting Ireland’s thriving but underrepresented Black-Irish creative scene and exploring how race and identity have influenced them. Hosted by Tobi Balogun. This work has emerged from the AIC Bursary Award 2020: Collaborative Arts and Human Rights which was offered by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, in partnership with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and funded by the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create.
Free – €50.00
Limbo
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Limbo

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Screening of 'Limbo' which tells the story of a group of newly arrived immigrants awaiting the results of their asylum claims. Hosted by Dublin International Film Festival and Access Cinema.
Free/ Donation
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

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Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Stát na mBan
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Stát na mBan

Event Categories:
DLR Mill Theatre
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Free/ Donation
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
River of Thorns
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River of Thorns

Event Categories:
Lecture Theatre, Chester Beatty
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
River of Thorns
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River of Thorns

Event Categories:
Lecture Theatre, Chester Beatty
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Ag plé na naisc idir Athrú Aeráide, Cultúr na hÉireann agus Muintir na hÉireann / Exploring the links between Climate Change, Irish Culture and the Irish People
Virtual Event
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Ag plé na naisc idir Athrú Aeráide, Cultúr na hÉireann agus Muintir na hÉireann / Exploring the links between Climate Change, Irish Culture and the Irish People

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THB-G010 Moore Institute Seminar Room, 173 The Hardiman Building, NUIG
Plé ar chearta daonna, filíocht agus an t- athrú aeráide / Discussion on human rights, poetry and the environment. Hosted by Front Line Defenders.
Free – €50.00
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

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Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Stát na mBan
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Stát na mBan

Event Categories:
DLR Mill Theatre
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Free/ Donation
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Voices of Witness
Virtual Event
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Voices of Witness

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Readings and performances from writers Fióna Bolger, Catherine Ann Cullen, Oein DeBhairduin, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal and Richie Keane with singer Niamh Parsons, exploring themes of witness and solidarity. Hosted by Poetry Ireland.
Free – €50.00
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Stát na mBan
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Stát na mBan

Event Categories:
DLR Mill Theatre
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Free/ Donation
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Walk in the Park: The Artist Speaks
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Walk in the Park: The Artist Speaks

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Rathfarnham Castle
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€10.00 – €32.00
Walk in the Park: People Who Inspire
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Walk in the Park: People Who Inspire

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Rathfarnham Castle
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€10.00 – €32.00
Walk in the Park: The Artist Speaks
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Walk in the Park: The Artist Speaks

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€10.00 – €32.00
Walk in the Park: People Who Inspire
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Walk in the Park: People Who Inspire

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€10.00 – €32.00
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00
Gathering on the Pond
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Gathering on the Pond

Event Categories:
Rathfarnham Castle Park (Ornamental Pond Area)
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
€12.00 – €35.00