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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels - Irish Women Changemakers in History Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nTwelve storyboard artworks combine photography\, poetry and storytelling to celebrate extraordinary women who transformed Irish history\, including  Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)\, Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946)\, and Kerry women Mary O’Connell (1778–1836)\, Helen Blackburn (1842-1903)\,  Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953) and Janie McCarthy (1885-1964) \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAvailable to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. More info here. \n\n\n\nExhibition Credits\n\n\n\nArtist: Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCurator: Mary Moynihan \n\n\n\nProducers: Freda Manweiler\, Ciara Hayes\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGraphic Design: EM Creative  \n\n\n\nFraming: Appletons Picture Framers Film Editing: High Wire Ltd \n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Barracks Heritage Centre is a three-storey museum and visitor experience featuring immersive exhibitions\, historical artefacts\, and panoramic turret views that tell the story of the Royal Irish Constabulary\, the Fenian Rising\, Daniel O’Connell—known as The Liberator—and the local people who helped shape Irish history. Integrated throughout the museum is Eternal Rebels: Irish Women Changemakers\, a visual art exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan. Blending photography\, poetry\, and storytelling\, Eternal Rebels comprises twelve storyboard artworks that appear throughout the heritage centre\, each celebrating the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman who transformed Irish history. The exhibition is included with the standard admission ticket to The Barracks Heritage Centre. \nThe stories include Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)\, Irish politician\, revolutionary nationalist\, suffragette and socialist; Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, poet\, writer\, trade unionist\, feminist\, a campaigner for equality and social justice and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946)\, radical activist\, feminist\, pacifist\, human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes. Two of the women are from Valentia Island –  Helen Blackburn (1842-1903)\, Writer\, Suffragist and Feminist Campaigner for Women’s Rights and Worker’s Rights; and Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953)\, a pioneering Marine Biologist who had a sea anemone named after her\, the ‘Edwardsia delapiae’\, which she discovered in shallow sea waters on Valentia Island’s shores. \nTwo new stories are added for this year’s annual Kerry Arts and Human Rights festival – Mary O’Connell and Janie McCarthy. Mary O’Connell (1778–1836) born in Tralee\, was an Irish woman and practical force behind the O’Connell household\, raising a large family often under difficult financial circumstances. She acted at times as the family estate manager\, family matriarch\, and trusted political confidante whose management of the O’Connell household and correspondence helped sustain one of the most influential political careers in nineteenth-century Ireland. Her surviving letters reveal an intelligent\, resilient woman whose emotional support and organisational abilities underpinned one of Ireland’s greatest political movements. Janie McCarthy (1885-1964) from Killarney\, Ireland lived in Paris during World War II and became involved in the French Resistance.  She managed to evade capture and survived the war. Her area of specialisation was in rescue work\, saving a number of lives including members of the allied intelligence services and armies. \nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council. \nPresented for the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival 18-19 July 2026 and for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 9-18 October 2026 \nInformation at 087 2214245 or admin@smashingtimes.ie \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, plays\, poetry and films\, originally from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin.  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 inter-disciplinary artworks combining writing 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 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now all adults\, and following her recovery from serious illness\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, and strong\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles and Creative Musings on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children\, hang out with friends and swims in the sea all year round.  She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/eternal-rebels-irish-women-changemakers-exhibition/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Landscapes of the Soul Visual Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAvailable to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. More information here. \n\n\n\nExhibition Credits\n\n\n\nArtist: Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nArtist: Hina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nCurators: Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan \n\n\n\nProducers: Freda Manweiler\, Ciara Hayes\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGraphic Design: EM Creative  \n\n\n\nFraming: Appletons Picture Framers \n\n\n\nFilm Editing: High Wire Ltd \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nLandscapes of the Soul is a powerful exhibition featuring the work of Irish artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan. The exhibition features visual art\, photography\, poetry and film\, mapping physical landscapes of nature to landscapes of the soul\, reflecting on ways to hold on to the courage to be who we truly are and to let ourselves shine. In homage to the human spirit\, the exhibition brings together visual imagery\, poetry and film to reflect on meaning-making and pathways of expression\, mapping physical landscapes and seascapes to human emotions from grief and longing to inner peace\, spirituality and love.  Landscapes of the Soul by Mary Moynihan runs at The Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, from Saturday 18 July to Saturday 31 October 2026\, and is open Monday to Sunday 10am-5pm from June to September and 10am-3pm from March to May and October. \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to step into a space of reflection and self-expression\, exploring the delicate boundaries between the natural world of landscapes and seascapes and the human spirit. The original exhibition premiered at Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin in 2024 and was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival in partnership with Rathfarnham Castle and the Office of Public Works.  Eight artworks and one poem film installation are created by Mary Moynihan and four artworks are created by Hina Khan. \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council. \nHina Khan was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \nPresented for the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival 18-19 July 2026 and for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 9-18 October 2026 \nInformation at 087 2214245 or admin@smashingtimes.ie \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, plays\, poetry and films\, originally from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin.  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 inter-disciplinary artworks combining writing 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 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now all adults\, and following her recovery from serious illness\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, and strong\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles and Creative Musings on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children\, hang out with friends and swims in the sea all year round.  She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina was born in Born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in Miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing etc in her work. \n\n\n\nHina has chosen Miniature because of its intricacy and delicacy of brush work which has a unique identity. Most of Hina’s work is a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature. My work is the constant search for the best way to interpret the ideas expresses my own ideologies through symbolism. Shifting my practice to installation\, videos\, 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my art practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibition at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s next solo exhibition will be exhibited in the coming months.  Her art pieces are also in the permanent collection of Arts Council Ireland. She is the recipient of several Awards from Arts Council Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and different counties. \n\n\n\nHina says that\, ‘as an artist\, I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/from-the-forest-to-the-ocean-visual-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Old Barracks Heritage Centre Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nDiscover what life was like for the Royal Irish Constabulary stationed here in the 19th century\, learn about the Fenian Rising of 1867 which began in Cahersiveen\, and explore the technology behind the transatlantic telegraph cable that connected Europe to America. Watch an animated film about the building’s origins\, meet historical figures through interactive displays\, and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding bay from the turret. \n\n\n\nOn the top floor\, dive into the architectural story of the barracks and its designer\, Enoch Trevor Owen\, before stepping into the Daniel O’Connell Room\, where the legacy of “The Liberator” is brought vividly to life. \nJoin a free guided tour at 11am or 2pm most days and let our knowledgeable team bring the stories of The Old Barracks to life. Prefer to explore at your own pace? Complimentary audio guides are available throughout the day\, providing fascinating insights as you move through the building. \nHighlights of Your Visit \n\nImmersive exhibitions across three historic floors\nFree guided tours and audio-guided self-tours\nHands-on experiences like the photo-fit fugitive test\nRare historical artefacts and interactive storytelling\nAccess to the turret for panoramic views of Cahersiveen and Valentia Island\nA dedicated Daniel O’Connell Room\, celebrating “The Liberator”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/old-barracks-heritage-centre-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBuy Your Copy\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\nEdition 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe 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. \n\n\n\nWe would like to offer sincere thanks to our funders: Cumas Ceantar Uíbh Ráthaigh\, Kerry County Council\, and Fáilte Ireland. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen you purchase your copy of Tintreach\, it will be emailed to you within 48 hours\, Monday – Friday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is a new publication in the Irish arts scene. Published quarterly in digital format\, it features works from across the artistic spectrum and combines up-and-coming voices with those of more established artists. Each edition of Tintreach includes three or four artworks by a Featured Artist\, a Featured Artist Interview\, work by three other artists (usually with multiple artworks by each)\, and occasionally an article contribution by Mary Moynihan\, Smashing Times Artistic Director and a writer and creator of art and photography. The journal appears in January\, April\, July\, and October. Tintreach is edited by writer Féilim James. \n\n\n\nTintreach was established as a continuation and major expansion of the Tintreach section of the monthly Smashing Times Newsletter. Previous contributors to Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal and the Tintreach section of our newsletter include poets Jessica Traynor\, Mary O’Malley\, and Annemarie Ní Churreáin; Senator Lynn Ruane; 2023 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Narges Mohammadi; director and playwright Dijana Milošević; rapper-singer Saint Levant; and many more. \n\n\n\n‘Tintreach’ is the Irish word for lightning\, which for us symbolises the spark that animates art\, making it striking and engaging. What sets Tintreach apart as a publication? Firstly\, we are open to all artforms that can be read or viewed in page format. Secondly\, each artist selected for publication will have multiple pieces included\, unless their contribution is a short story\, non-fiction essay\, or novel extract. The purpose of this is to offer artists\, especially emerging artists\, more exposure than a journal publication would normally offer. \n\n\n\nTintreach ISSN: ISSN 3088-7070 \n\n\n\nAddress: Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96 V9P1 \n  \n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/edition-vii-of-tintreach-the-smashing-times-arts-and-literary-journal/
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SUMMARY:September: An exhibition without borders
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe exhibition emphasises the value of open borders and open minds\, bringing together multiple artistic perspectives and worldviews. Artists are Kirstin Arndt\, Alan Butler\, Brian Hegarty\, Tom Hunter\, Július Koller\, Scott Lyall\, Niamh McCann\, Nigel Rolfe and Nil Yalter. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAdmission free\, no booking required \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nKirstin Arndt \n\n\n\nAlan Butler \n\n\n\nBrian Hegarty \n\n\n\nTom Hunter \n\n\n\nJúlius Koller \n\n\n\nScott Lyall \n\n\n\nNiamh McCann \n\n\n\nNigel Rolfe \n\n\n\nNil Yalter \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nGreen On Red Gallery is delighted to announce September an exhibition of new and existing works by gallery artists plus new artists. \n\n\n\nNew to the gallery are Drogheda-based artist and curator Brian Hegarty and the late Slovakian artist and stalwart of Eastern European avant-garde from the 1960’s on\, Július Koller (d. 2007). Gallery artists include Kirstin Arndt (drawings)\, Alan Butler (deskscapes)\, Tom Hunter\, Scott Lyall (painting)\, Niamh McCann (polished brass silkscreen) Nigel Rolfe (photoworks) and Nil Yalter (video). \n\n\n\nSeptember is a cross-section of artists working in a wide variety of media and from many different cultures\, partly to emphasise the beauty of open borders and open minds. \n\n\n\nThere isn’t a fixed theme to September but the show will allow the artists’ works to set the conversation and to create an open dialogue between multiple worldviews from different eras. September – An Exhibition without Borders runs at the Green on Red Gallery Dublin from 18 September to 16 October 2026\, 10am-6pm\, Monday to Friday weekly. Green on Red Gallery is situated at Park Lane\, Spencer Dock\, Dublin 1\, D01 Y821. \n\n\n\nGreen on Red Gallery \n\n\n\nThe Green On Red Gallery began in 1992 and has since become one of Ireland’s most dynamic and exciting galleries. We represent some of the best contemporary work on the market\, both Irish and international. The programme is based on 6-7 solo exhibitions and 2-3 group or thematic exhibitions per year.  Green On Red Gallery participates in international art fairs and the gallery’s artists regularly exhibit abroad in both private and public venues. \n\n\n\nAlong with our programme of exhibitions at home and abroad\, the gallery offers a consultancy service tailored to individual needs:  \n\n\n\n          Building individual private collections  \n\n\n\n          Consulting with companies and organisations to supply artwork for their collections  \n\n\n\n          Finding the right piece for a particular location  \n\n\n\n          Advising on outdoor or public art projects \n\n\n\nVisit the Green on Red website \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\nBrian Hegarty \n\n\n\nHegarty’s practice sits somewhere between painting\, sculpture\, and assemblage\, and resists settling into any one of them. Working with found and everyday materials\, mainly paper and  card he builds layered surfaces through accumulation\, alteration\, and repair. \n\n\n\nRather than hiding how the works are made\, they are self-explanatory.    Visible seams\, exposed edges\, runny glue\, the evidence of the hand are all apparent and exposed. Cutting\, folding\, layering\, and gluing are both method and meaning — structures built provisionally\, likely to fail\, not built to last. This instability isn’t separate from the work’s meaning; it is the meaning\, mirroring an existential unease the work doesn’t resolve\, only makes visible\, and briefly\, holds together. \n\n\n\nBrian Hegarty is an artist based in Drogheda County Louth. He was born in Dublin in 1970 and graduated from D.I.T. College of Fine Art in 1994. He has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally. He runs thirtythree-45\, a multi-platform arts project working independently and in collaboration with other artists\, musicians\, and arts organisations. Most recently he initiated The KIOSK Project Art Space\, a small artist-run project space on Narrow West Street in Drogheda. \n\n\n\n\n\nJúlius KollerDelving beyond art as a practice\, Koller’s work explores art as a medium of cultural action. In a bid to investigate communications and actions beyond their institutional and political definitions his work hones its focus on everyday gestures and rituals. In doing so he creates the concept of “‘cultural institutions”. \n\n\n\nIn late 1980s Czechoslovakia\, Koller found himself deeply concerned with the Czechoslovakian Spring liberation. This event saw Warsaw troops invade Czechoslovakia in a bid to suppress the Spring liberation process within the region. At the same time\, there was an exponential growth in the economic shift to a globally driven free market society. This period of change prompted much reflection  – specifically the contradiction of Utopia and real life. Here his series U.F.O.-naut J.K. was conceived. An almost life-long series of self-portraits released annually\, many pieces feature Koller himself using ironic gestures and using wildly various symbols and everyday objects like nets\, tennis rackets\, table-tennis bats\, his own head of hair\, and so on. \n\n\n\nThe (otznik) question mark recurs throughout his work. As the collection evolves so does the question mark. He weaves the symbol in throughout a wide variety of materials and formats. The symbol serves not only as a reference and prompt to question politics\, society and environment but also as a universal term: it stood for openness\, willingness to explore\, uncertainty and doubt. In his work Meditacia / Meditation (U.F.O.)  1983 Július is pictured with his head perched and eyes closed\, holding only a piece of paper. The piece of paper contains a small pencil illustration – a circle drawn unsteadily. This sketch encapsulates the spirit of the man. Here too\, the subject of free expression has become an inquiry\, one that is not only focused on social conditions but on one’s own capacity for action.  \n\n\n\nFor an Irish equivalent\, think the late Maurice O’Connell\, an art rogue\, a performer\, a wanderer and a unique presence in the Irish art world of the 1990s. He took part in the first Manifesta ( 1996 )\, Europe’s only Nomadic Biennial of Contemporary Art. He had a solo exhibition The Last Great Buffalo Hunt in Green on red Gallery in 1997. \n\n\n\n\n\nNil Yalter \n\n\n\nBorn in Cairo and raised in Istanbul\, Nil Yalter is a pioneering Turkish artist whose work has been shaped by her experiences across different cultures\, traditions and political landscapes. Drawing on her Anatolian heritage while embracing the experimental possibilities of contemporary art\, Yalter has developed a practice that spans more than five decades. \n\n\n\nHer work explores migration\, identity\, feminism and social justice through the stories of those often overlooked. Combining visual art\, performance\, technology and traditions drawn from oral and visual cultures\, Yalter examines the resilience and complexity of human experience while giving voice to marginalised communities and questioning the social and political structures that shape their lives. \n\n\n\nIn Lord Byron Meets the Shaman Woman (2009)\, Nil Yalter draws on her longstanding interest in shamanism\, nomadic cultures and the cultural histories of Anatolia to revisit the figure of the female shaman. Combining performance\, costume\, archival imagery and text\, the work pays tribute to women who occupied significant spiritual\, social and intellectual roles within their communities. By staging an imagined encounter between the shaman woman and Lord Byron\, Yalter brings together different histories and cultural perspectives\, questioning how identities and traditions have been represented and understood. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/september-an-exhibition-without-borders/
LOCATION:Green on Red Gallery\, Park Lane\, Spencer Dock\, Dublin\, D01 Y821
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Multidisciplinary
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SUMMARY:Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace\, Equality + Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nFeaturing work by writer Féilim James and visual artists Jessica Rodrigues\, Gillian Lambe\, Viktoriia Yevsiukova\, Hina Khan\, Aman Walayat\, Iqra Iqbal\, and Mary Moynihan\, the exhibition explore peace and human rights\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future. Supported by the dlr County Council Universal Grant Scheme and the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAdmission free\, no booking necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues\, Multidisciplinary Artist \n\n\n\nGillian Lambe\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nViktoriia Yevsiukova\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nIqra Iqbal\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFeilim James\, Write and Poet\, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nVoices of Peace is a multidisciplinary visual art exhibition reflecting on peace\, equality and human rights through powerful contemporary artistic expression\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future.  The exhibition features a range of visual and multidisciplinary art works showcasing outstanding and inspiring art works by artists who use their creative practice to promote peace\, equality and human rights. \n\n\n\nThe Voices of Peace multidisciplinary visual art exhibition is on show at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 from Wednesday 23 September to Sunday 29 November 2026\, Wednesday to Friday 1-6pm; Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 12-6pm. Free admission\, no booking required. The exhibition is supported by dlr County Council Universal Grant Scheme. Voices of Peace – The Gathering\, an interactive live event to accompany the exhibition takes place at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Sunday 11 October 2026 at 7pm. Tickets €10. Booking required. \n\n\n\nParticipating Artists \n\n\n\nThe artists are Jessica Rodrigues\, a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos; Gilliam Lambe\, a creator of paintings\, ceramics and sculptures; Viktoriia Yevsiukova\, visual artist; Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, Visual Artist; Iqra Iqbal\, Visual Artist; Féilim James\, novelist\, poet\, playwright and  Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary journal and Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography (Smashing Times resident artist). \n\n\n\nSelected artists for this exhibition become Voices of Peace Artists with their work featured in the visual art exhibition titled Voices of Peace\, presented for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival in 2026; and in Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\, and on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights radio show on Dublin South FM. The artists are all living or have worked in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area and each artist displays a series of artworks exploring themes of peace\, equality and human rights through contemporary artistic expression. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is supported by the Dlr Universal Grants Scheme. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues is a Brazilian-Irish multimedia artist based in Dublin\, creating strange worlds shaped by dreams\, nature\, memories\, and old tales. Working across fine art\, tattoos\, videos\, and murals\, the artist employs a surrealist language infused with magical realism to create visual stories that blur the limits between reality and myth. \n\n\n\nJessica spent eleven years as a tattoo artist\, a period that permanently shaped her understanding of narrative. In that role\, stories were entrusted and inscribed\, a collaborative act that demanded integrity and a focus on the body as the first site for a visual tale. This experience remains the quiet anchor for all her work. \n\n\n\nJessica now builds worlds across painting\, murals\, and video\, drawing from a well of dreams and old folklore to create images that feel both familiar and strangely new. The curiosity that guided her hand on skin now guides her interdisciplinary practice. It is a practice of genuine exploration\, evidenced by an Artist in the Community Scheme grant for collaborative public work and features in 10 group exhibitions\, including the group show Voice of Dreams for Visionary Arts. \n\n\n\nJessica’s work has been featured in Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nSee Jessica’s Instagram @artbyjroiz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGillian Lambe is a visual artist whose practice explores how we experience\, carry and remember the people and places that shape us and how this can influence our sense of belonging. \n\n\n\nShe is especially drawn to the tension between opposing states: connection and separation\, containment and openness\, permanence and change. \n\n\n\nShe uses colour and gesture\, texture and form to research and explore these themes. She gives space to the viewers to bring their own memories\, associations and experiences to the work and to find their own points of connection within it. \n\n\n\nOriginally from Cavan\, Gillian is currently based in Dublin. She has studied drawing\, sculpture and ceramics at NCAD (CEAD) and works across different materials to explore emotion\, connection and environment within her work. \n\n\n\nCurrent and recent exhibitions include the 3rd Annual Exhibition\, An Chéad Tine Art Gallery 3rd\, Kilkenny (selected by Maurice Quillinan)\, ‘Threshold’ The Market House\, Dunleer\, The Easter Competition\, Glebe Gallery (OPW)\, Donegal\, ‘Chrysalis’ & ‘Emerging Perspectives’\, Reynold’s Gallery\, Dublin\, ‘Beyond Words: Art & the Unknown’\, Herman’s Auctioneer’s Modern & Contemporary\, Dublin\, Smashing Times Gallery ‘Solstice Light’\, Dublin and Signal Arts Centre Members show in Wicklow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nViktoriia was  born in 2005 in Kharkiv\, Ukraine. Viktoriia  studied at the Kharkiv Professional Higher Art College of Kharkiv Regional Council\, earning a Professional Junior Bachelor degree (2020–2024)\, and continued her studies at the Cavan Institute (QQI Level 5 in Art\, Craft and Design\, 2024–2025). Viktoriia’s work explores inner tension and quiet disquiet\, capturing fleeting moments of stillness and anticipation. \n\n\n\nViktoriia was selected for the Cavan Arts Awards 2025 and has exhibited in the Summer Showcase Exhibition 2025 in Bailieborough and an exhibition for Culture Night 2025. Viktoriia currently lives and works in Cavan\, County Cavan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina Khan was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses miniature in her work as the intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Hina’s art pieces were commissioned for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights (2022) and for States of Independence (2023). Both projects were f presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and funded by The Arts Council. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmna is a Cork-based Pakistani born visual artist and Associate Member of Sample-Studios\, Art Nomads\, Smashing Times and Angelica Network. She has recently been awarded the Cork County Council Creative Producer Residency\, The Arts Council Agility Award and has been invited to exhibit her new work in IMMA\, having exhibited her work recently in IMMA online and in Cork County Council’s online exhibition space. In addition to her active practice\, she has worked as Programme Organizer with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts; Curator with Alhamra Arts Council and PhD studio-based researcher with PURAF\, University of the Punjab (2004-2007). She recently established the Ireland-Pakistan Arts Exchange (IPAE) to bring both art communities together through creating opportunities for networking and exchange. She is a recipient of Arts Council Ireland Visual Artist Bursary Award\, Professional Development Award 2020 and Dilkusha Award 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIqra is a multidisciplinary artist currently undertaking a Master’s in Art and the Contemporary World at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD)\, Dublin. Working primarily with acrylic painting and neo-miniature as a visual language\, she also experiments with glass and other materials. \n\n\n\nHer practice explores identity\, displacement\, belonging and coexistence\, with particular interest in how people carry cultural histories while forming new relationships with the places and communities they inhabit. Drawing on her experience of moving between cultural spaces\, she questions inherited systems of thought and the cultural frameworks that shape how we understand ourselves\, others and difference. \n\n\n\nThrough symbolism\, pattern\, architectural forms and inherited visual languages\, Iqra explores the process of unlearning and reconsidering ideas that can appear fixed or universal. Rather than rejecting cultural inheritance\, her work seeks to question and reinterpret it\, opening possibilities for alternative ways of seeing\, knowing and belonging. \n\n\n\nHer recent work considers peace through coexistence\, equality and the possibility of sharing space while allowing difference and individuality to remain visible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James is a novelist\, poet\, and playwright from Dublin\, Ireland. In 2024\, his poem ‘Dream of an Atrocity’ was shortlisted for the New Irish Writing: Best Poetry category at the Irish Book Awards. He has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland on three occasions\, including for his novel\, Flower of Ash. Dublin City Arts Office granted him an Arts Bursary in 2021 to finish his poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. He is the editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry have appeared in the Irish Independent’s New Irish Writing\, Acumen\, The Honest Ulsterman (upcoming)\, Abridged\, The High Window\, The Fiction Pool\, Icarus\, TOWER\, The Galway Review\, A New Ulster\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Pendemic\, Rant and Rave\, Vox Galvia\, the Smashing Times Newsletter\, and Tales From the Forest. He has had four plays and two short films produced. Féilim’s work has been performed or exhibited in locations such as Áras an Uachtaráin\, Dublin (the residency of the President of Ireland); Dublin Castle; the European Court of Human Rights\, Strasbourg; and Jean Monnet House\, Paris\, for an event by the European Observatory on Memories. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul (2023)\, about the relationship between James and Lucia Joyce\, had its premiere run in the Pumphouse\, Dublin Port\, in October 2023\, as part of Smashing Times’ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Its director was Patrick Joseph Byrnes\, who again directed when it had its second run\, this time in The New Theatre\, Dublin in June 2024\, as part of Bloomsday Festival. In 2025\, Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul was added to the archive of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. Féilim’s play At Summer’s End (2019)\, about Ettie Steinberg\, a real-life Jewish-Irish woman facing the horrors of the Holocaust\, has been toured by Smashing Times to places such as Paris\, Northern Ireland\, and Áras an Uachtaráin\, the residency of the President of Ireland. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s Irish language writing\, under the surname Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards\, including one for a collection of poetry. These awards are the most prestigious in Irish language literature. His work through Irish has appeared in Comhar\, Feasta\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Comhar Óg\, Tuathal\, and An Scríbhneoir Óg. Additionally\, he has twice been selected for Fóras na Gaeilge’s Tutor Scheme. \n\n\n\nFéilim graduated from the BA in English Literature and Psychology in Trinity College\, Dublin in 2017. In 2020\, he completed the MA in Writing in the University of Galway\, studying under the likes of Mike McCormack and Arnold Thomas Fanning\, and receiving a first-class honour. Visit his website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/voices-of-peace-visual-art-exhibition-reflecting-on-peace-equality-human-rights/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Céad Míle Collection
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nA new Céad Míle Collection will be unveiled at a public launch event in Dublin bringing together fashion\, art and activism in a celebration of a modern Ireland defined not by who it excludes\, but by who it welcomes. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFarouk858\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Art Director \n\n\n\nHelen Steele\, Award-Winning Irish Fashion Designer and Artist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Céad Míle Collection will reimagine Ireland’s flag as a statement of belonging\, solidarity and Céad Míle Fáilte at a time when national symbols are increasingly being used to divide. GOAL NextGen\, with the support of their creative agency THINKHOUSE\, is reclaiming the Irish flag as a symbol of welcome with the launch of the Céad Míle Collection\, a new creative collaboration with Irish fashion designers Farouk Alao and Helen Steele. The venue will be announced in the coming days. \n\n\n\nInspired by Ireland’s reputation of Céad Míle Fáilte\, a hundred thousand welcomes\, the collection asks a simple question: what should the Irish flag represent? For GOAL NextGen and the designers\, the answer is clear: welcome\, belonging\, solidarity and community. \n\n\n\nAt a time when national symbols are increasingly being used to create division\, exclusion and fear\, the Céad Míle Collection seeks to reclaim one of Ireland’s most recognisable symbols for what it should represent\, an Ireland that is open\, compassionate and welcoming to all. \n\n\n\nThe need for that welcome is increasingly urgent. Recent research found that 66% of non-white people in Ireland experienced racism in the past 12 months [1]. While research conducted by GOAL NextGen and Thinkhouse (2024) found that 80% agree that all people who call Ireland home deserve to feel like they belong here\, and 82% agree that creative culture helps people to connect with each other and overcome differences. Against this backdrop\, the collection challenges the idea that national pride and inclusion are opposing forces\, and instead celebrates an Ireland where the two belong together. \n\n\n\nCombining Farouk Alao’s contemporary design approach with Helen Steele’s bold artistic style\, the Céad Míle Collection will transform the colours and symbolism of the Irish flag into a one-of-a-kind fashion statement celebrating global solidarity in a modern\, diverse and inclusive Ireland. \n\n\n\nMore than a fashion collection\, it is a visual act of reclamation\, demonstrating how creativity can challenge division\, start conversations and offer a different vision of what Irish identity can look like. \n\n\n\nVictoria Walshe\, Head of Global Citizenship\, GOAL Global\, said: \n\n\n\n“We don’t want to surrender the Irish flag to anyone who uses it to say who belongs here and who doesn’t. The Irish flag belongs to all of us\, and its message should be Céad Míle Fáilte. At GOAL NextGen\, we believe creativity has the power to start conversations that politics often can’t. Through this collection\, we want to remind people that Irish identity doesn’t have to be about exclusion. It can be about welcome\, belonging and community\, values that are at the heart of GOAL’s work and Ireland at its best. As part of a global humanitarian organisation\, we see every day the importance of standing in solidarity with communities facing conflict\, displacement and crisis. This collection is a reminder that empathy\, compassion and human connection should guide how we relate to one another\, both at home and around the world.” \n\n\n\nFarouk Alao said: \n\n\n\n“You can travel to the far corners of the globe and people can still sense that you’re Irish before you’ve said a word. That’s what clothing does too\, it speaks identity before language gets the chance. I’m excited to build something with Helen that puts Céad Míle at the centre of what that identity means.” \n\n\n\nHelen Steele added: \n\n\n\n“There’s something deeply sad about seeing the Irish flag and immediately assuming it represents hostility rather than pride. Our national flag should be a symbol that makes people feel welcome\, not wary. Collaborating with Farouk on this collection gives us the chance to reclaim that symbol and reimagine it as a reflection of the Ireland so many of us believe in: one built on kindness\, hospitality and shared humanity. I hope it encourages people to see the flag\, and what it means to belong here\, in a different light.” \n\n\n\nThe Céad Míle Collection will be unveiled at a public launch event in Dublin this autumn\, bringing together fashion\, art and activism in a celebration of a modern Ireland defined not by who it excludes\, but by who it welcomes. Visit the GOAL wesbite for information on the upcoming campaign launch. \n\n\n\nFollow the campaign @GOALNextGen \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarouk858\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Art Director \n\n\n\nFarouk858 is a multidisciplinary artist and art director working across installation\, digital\, fashion\, and community. His practice is about creating spaces\, objects\, and experiences that question how we see ourselves and each other – always curious\, always evolving. Through 858\, the artist has built projects that move between art and culture: from exhibitions at Tate\, IMMA\, Outernet\, and Temple Bar Gallery + Studios\, to collaborations with brands like Google\, Guinness\, Peloton\, and JD Sports. The artist runs 858 Art Club\, a weekly creative community that brings people together to learn\, make\, and show art. \n\n\n\nThe work of Farouk858 balances play and purpose. Whether it’s a public artwork\, an immersive installation\, a brand campaign\, or a piece of clothing\, the goal is the same: make moreArt\, make moreNoise. He is a creative ambassador of Limerick. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelen Steele\, Award-Winning Irish Fashion Designer and Artist \n\n\n\nHelen Steele is a highly acclaimed award-winning Irish fashion designer and artist based in Monaghan. She has combined her mastery of her craft and the use of colour theory to create a unique style of wearable art in luxurious fabrics and signature prints. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/cead-mile-collection/
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SUMMARY:Workshop on Feminist Utopias – Imagining Alternative Futures
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nEkaterina Schalmann\, theatre artist\, drama teacher and researcher\, and Evdokia Romanova (aka Dunia)\, an intersectional Feminist\, Community Artist\, and Human Rights Activist invite participants to imagine alternative feminist futures centred on care\, solidarity\, equality\, ecological and social justice and collective liberation\, using creative practices to question existing systems and rehearse more just futures. Presented by FemLink\, a Queer\, Feminist\, Migrant Collective\, based in Vienna\, Austria \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nTickets free\, but recommended donation of €15/€20 on the day \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nEkaterina Schalmann\, Theatre Artist\, Drama Teacher\, Researcher \n\n\n\nEvdokia Romanova (aka Dunia)\, Intersectional Feminist\, Community Artist\, and Human Rights Activist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nIn a world marked by the rise of authoritarianism\, catastrophic climate change\, ongoing wars\, political violence\, and multiple intersecting crises\, it can become increasingly difficult to imagine a future beyond survival. We are constantly confronted with narratives of collapse\, uncertainty\, and fear. These realities can disconnect us from one another\, fragment our communities\, and make it difficult to believe that other ways of living are possible. Yet\, in moments of crisis\, the ability to imagine becomes a radical and necessary community practice. \n\n\n\nWhat if we allowed ourselves to dream? What might our futures look like if we placed care\, solidarity\, equality\, pleasure\, ecological and social justice\, and collective liberation at their centre? \n\n\n\nThe workshop Feminist Utopias places these questions at the forefront. Through applied theatre\, embodied practices\, and other interactive and creative formats\, participants are invited to step into alternative feminist futures and explore the worlds that could exist beyond the present. Rather than understanding utopia as a perfect or fixed destination\, we approach it as a creative process\, a time travel to explore a shared rehearsal for the possible. Feminist utopics offers permission to challenge what we have been taught to consider inevitable. They enable us to question dominant systems of power and to imagine societies organised around different values. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will experiment with the so-called unrealistic realities\, magical characters\, queer relationships\, far away spaces\, and forms of collective life we are yet to discover. Through play and performance\, we will ask not only what kind of world do we want? But what would become possible if gendered hierarchies\, patriarchal structures\, racism\, exploitation\, and extractive relationships with the Earth no longer defined our everyday lives? The workshop is an invitation to reimagine\, rewrite\, and rehearse the contemporary world. It is a space for collective dreaming\, but also for critical reflection: to recognise that imagining another future is itself a political act. \n\n\n\nWe invite you to bring your experiences\, questions\, desires\, contradictions\, and wildest visions. Together\, we will create fragments of feminist futures and develop our own proposals for worlds that have not yet come into being. \n\n\n\nThe workshop promotes a human rights agenda by creating a participatory space to imagine societies grounded in equality\, dignity\, freedom\, care\, solidarity\, and collective liberation. The workshop also understands the right to participate\, to express oneself\, to be heard\, and to collectively shape visions of the future as essential dimensions of human rights. Its inclusive and creative methodology encourages participants to bring diverse experiences\, identities\, desires\, and perspectives into a shared process of reflection and dialogue. \n\n\n\nAll in all\, the workshop frames imagination as a form of civic and political participation: a way to challenge what is presented as inevitable and to rehearse more just\, inclusive\, feminist\, and sustainable futures. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by FemLink Collective AT \n\n\n\nFemLink is a queer feminist migrant collective dedicated to challenging oppression and discrimination. We create inclusive\, horizontal spaces—virtual\, physical\, and public—where diverse identities come together to heal\, connect\, and foster solidarity.  Rooted in creativity and care\, we envision a future where queer\, feminist\, migrant\, and curious individuals can move from othering to belonging\, bridging communities and empowering each other to simply be. We are active in exploring the fields of collective care\, craftivism and feminist resistance. \n\n\n\nFemLink are a visiting collective attending the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026. They are based in Vienna\, Austria. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\nEkaterina Schalmann works at the intersection of art\, activism\, and community organising. Since 2020\, she is a participatory theater artist and co-directs the theater collective Resilient Revolt. At Theater of the Oppressed Vienna she works as a drama teacher in schools and as a researcher in applied theater projects. She studied political economy\, international relations and social ecology in Germany\, the UK and Austria. \n\n\n\nEvdokia Romanova (aka Dunia) is an intersectional feminist\, community artist\, and human rights activist. Her practice brings together artivism\, theatre\, collective care\, and social justice\, exploring how creative and participatory practices can become tools for resistance\, connection\, and social change. She has worked extensively on sexual and reproductive health and rights\, queer feminist resistance\, and the sustainability of radical activist communities. Her artistic practice is particularly rooted in theatre-based approaches. Dunia currently coordinates the Women in Development Europe network (WIDE Austria) and is a co-founder of the FemLink collective. \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Voices of Peace – The Gathering: Interactive Event with Poetry\, Storytelling and Curated Artist Talks
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nFeaturing poetry\, storytelling\, curated artist talks and audience Q&A\, the event explores creative journeys\, artistic practice and the role of the arts in promoting equality\, human rights and diversity. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues\, Multidisciplinary Artist \n\n\n\nGillian Lambe\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nViktoriia Yevsiukova\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFeilim James\, Write and Poet\, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nIqra Iqbal\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nVoices of Peace – The Gathering is an interactive event bringing together artists and audiences for discussion\, reflection\, and an exploration of shared perspectives on peace\, equality and human rights through contemporary artistic expression. Join us for an entertaining in-conversation event titled Voices of Peace – The Gathering featuring discussion\, poetry\, storytelling\, and curated artist talks\, with artists presenting on their artistic practice and artworks on display at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, followed by and a Q and A session with the audience. Voices of Peace – The Gathering takes place on Sunday 11 October\, 7-9pm at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin A96V9P1. \n\n\n\nThis event features creative 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.  \n\n\n\nVoices of Peace Artists are creators whose work highlights or touches on themes of peace\, equality and human rights through powerful artistic expression\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future.  The Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition is currently on display at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery where our event takes place\, supported by dlr County Council Universal Grants Scheme. \n\n\n\nThe evening is facilitated by writer and poet Mary Moynihan who presents on her work with a poetry reading and talk about the origins of the Voices of Peace programme. Guest artists on the night include Jessica Rodriques\, multidisciplinary artist; Gillian Lambe\, visual artist;  Hina Khan\, Visual Artist; Viktoriia Yevsiukova\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, Visual Artist; Iqra Iqbal\, Visual Artist\, and Féilim James\, writer\, poet and editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\, is an arts and literary journal that publishes creative work from across the artistic spectrum.  The journal is edited by Féilim James\, a writer and poet\, and produced by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality. \n\n\n\nThis event is supported by the Dlr Universal Grants Scheme. \n\n\n\nHistory of the Voices of Peace Programme\n\n\n\nThe Voices of Peace Artist programme began in 2025 as part of the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival.   In 2025\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival issued an open call for submissions to Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. This edition was themed Voices of Peace. From this open call\, four artists were selected to have their work featured in the July edition of Tintreach and to become the Voices of Peace Artists at the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival which ran from the 10 to the 19 October 2025. \n\n\n\nThe inaugural 2025 Voices of Peace Artists were Shreya Gupta\, a poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman; Jessica Rodrigues\, a multidisciplinary artist; Rowan Tate\, a Romanian poet and essayist and Noah Sex\, a visual artist. \n\n\n\nThe 2025 Voices of Peace Artists had their work featured in the July 2025 edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. They attended the Irish Arts and Human Rights festival launch on 10 October 2025; appeared at the Voices for Peace Artist Talk on Saturday 11 October 2025 and were interviewed about their work on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM. \n\n\n\nThe four selected Voices of Peace Artists in 2025 were: \n\n\n\n\nShreya Gupta – Poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman whose work aims to spark dialogues on under-represented concerns and human relationships with the worlds we inhabit.\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues – Multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos.\n\n\n\nRowan Tate – Romanian poet and essayist whose writing probes identity\, memory\, and the ways we construct reality.\n\n\n\nNoah Sex – Third-level Fine Art student from Dublin\, studying at NCAD\, whose emerging practice reflects a bold new voice in contemporary art.\n\n\n\n\nVoices of Peace Artists Biographies \n\n\n\nShreya Gupta\, a Dubliner\, is a poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman. Originally from India\, she has called Ireland home for five years now. She works in the tech industry by day and stretches her evenings finishing her second year of Oxford’s cross-genre creative writing diploma\, specialising in poetry and autofiction. She is interested in contextualising human lives and connections within their sociopolitical systems\, technological advancements\, and psychological mindscapes. Inspired by women writers who challenge the status quo\, her work aims to spark dialogues on under-represented concerns and human relationships with the worlds we inhabit. Visit her Instagram profile here. \n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues is a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos. Her work blends tactile intimacy with public-facing art\, translating personal iconography into evocative visual narratives. Click here for her Instagram profile and here for her website. \n\n\n\nRowan Tate is a Romanian poet and essayist whose work probes identity\, memory\, and the ways we construct reality. Inspired by the rawness of history and the narratives often left unheard\, her poetry examines the fragile intersections of truth and storytelling\, with her writing appearing in The Stinging Fly\, The Shore\, Josephine Quarterly\, Meniscus\, and elsewhere. \n\n\n\nNoah Sex is a third-level student from Dublin\, studying Fine Art in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). His achievements include the Royal Hibernian Academy Access Grant 2025 and the Sights of Polykites Exhibition\, NCAD Gallery\, 2024. Visit his Instagram profile here. \n\n\n\nVoices of Peace 2025 Artists featured in Edition Three of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nThe third edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal showcases the works the 2025 Voices of Peace artists. The journal highlights the work of Featured Artist Shreya Gupta\, in addition to Jessica Rodrigues\, Rowan Tate\, and Noah Sex. The theme is Voices of Peace. The introduction by editor Féilim James lists a number of actions the Irish government could take to put pressure on Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza\, before giving his thoughts on the role of artists in responding to atrocities. Following this are three poems by Featured Artist Shreya Gupta\, which address the intersection of war\, economic hardship\, religious and ethnic conflict\, and the struggle for peace. Shreya also gives an in-depth Featured Artist Interview where she outlines her creative process with regard to the three poems\, her influences\, what peace means to her\, and more. This is followed by two colourful and striking paintings by Jessica Rodrigues\, which frame peace not just as an absence of conflict\, but as resilience transformed. Two poems by Rowan Tate then explore how political violence is processed by those who bear its brunt. Finally\, two paintings by Noah Sex grapple with the psychology of war and the compassion it prevents us from accessing until it is too late. Click here to read Tintreach Edition Three \n\n\n\nVoices of Peace 2025 Artists featured on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show podcast (original broadcast dates 3 and 10 September 2025) features an a feature artist interview with the Voices of Peace artist Jessica Rodrigues and  lively chat and debate by co-hosts Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler on the opening of the new Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality at 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. The new venue features a visual art gallery and event space and the inaugural exhibition is Landscapes of the Soul which runs from Friday 5 September to Sunday 28 September 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. Landscapes of the Soul is a stunning multi-disciplinary exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan featuring beautiful visual art\, photography\, poetry and film mapping physical landscapes of nature to landscapes of the soul\, reflecting on ways to hold on to the courage to be who we truly are and to let ourselves shine.     \n\n\n\nThe feature artist interview on the radio show is with the Voices of Peace artist Jessica Rodrigues. Jessica is a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos. Jessica’s work blends tactile intimacy with public-facing art\, translating personal iconography into evocative visual narratives. Enjoy a fascinating interview with Jessica as she talks about her work as a multidisciplinary artist in the areas of fine art and custom tatoos and how the ‘magic happens’\, discussing her creative approaches to Glitter tatoos\, studio Ghibli tatoos and Capybara. Two of Jesscia’s artworks were selected through an open call and are showcased in the July edition of  Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\, edited by Féilim James\, poet and writer\, out now at \n\n\n\nhttps://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/OFFICIAL-Tintreach-Edition-Three-July-2025.pdf \n\n\n\nThe 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.    Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9\, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie. \n\n\n\nListen to past shows here \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues is a Brazilian-Irish multimedia artist based in Dublin\, creating strange worlds shaped by dreams\, nature\, memories\, and old tales. Working across fine art\, tattoos\, videos\, and murals\, the artist employs a surrealist language infused with magical realism to create visual stories that blur the limits between reality and myth. \n\n\n\nJessica spent eleven years as a tattoo artist\, a period that permanently shaped her understanding of narrative. In that role\, stories were entrusted and inscribed\, a collaborative act that demanded integrity and a focus on the body as the first site for a visual tale. This experience remains the quiet anchor for all her work. \n\n\n\nJessica now builds worlds across painting\, murals\, and video\, drawing from a well of dreams and old folklore to create images that feel both familiar and strangely new. The curiosity that guided her hand on skin now guides her interdisciplinary practice. It is a practice of genuine exploration\, evidenced by an Artist in the Community Scheme grant for collaborative public work and features in 10 group exhibitions\, including the group show Voice of Dreams for Visionary Arts. \n\n\n\nJessica’s work has been featured in Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nSee Jessica’s Instagram @artbyjroiz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGillian Lambe is a visual artist whose practice explores how we experience\, carry and remember the people and places that shape us and how this can influence our sense of belonging. \n\n\n\nShe is especially drawn to the tension between opposing states: connection and separation\, containment and openness\, permanence and change. \n\n\n\nShe uses colour and gesture\, texture and form to research and explore these themes. She gives space to the viewers to bring their own memories\, associations and experiences to the work and to find their own points of connection within it. \n\n\n\nOriginally from Cavan\, Gillian is currently based in Dublin. She has studied drawing\, sculpture and ceramics at NCAD (CEAD) and works across different materials to explore emotion\, connection and environment within her work. \n\n\n\nCurrent and recent exhibitions include the 3rd Annual Exhibition\, An Chéad Tine Art Gallery 3rd\, Kilkenny (selected by Maurice Quillinan)\, ‘Threshold’ The Market House\, Dunleer\, The Easter Competition\, Glebe Gallery (OPW)\, Donegal\, ‘Chrysalis’ & ‘Emerging Perspectives’\, Reynold’s Gallery\, Dublin\, ‘Beyond Words: Art & the Unknown’\, Herman’s Auctioneer’s Modern & Contemporary\, Dublin\, Smashing Times Gallery ‘Solstice Light’\, Dublin and Signal Arts Centre Members show in Wicklow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nViktoriia was  born in 2005 in Kharkiv\, Ukraine. Viktoriia  studied at the Kharkiv Professional Higher Art College of Kharkiv Regional Council\, earning a Professional Junior Bachelor degree (2020–2024)\, and continued her studies at the Cavan Institute (QQI Level 5 in Art\, Craft and Design\, 2024–2025). Viktoriia’s work explores inner tension and quiet disquiet\, capturing fleeting moments of stillness and anticipation. \n\n\n\nViktoriia was selected for the Cavan Arts Awards 2025 and has exhibited in the Summer Showcase Exhibition 2025 in Bailieborough and an exhibition for Culture Night 2025. Viktoriia currently lives and works in Cavan\, County Cavan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina Khan was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses miniature in her work as the intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Hina’s art pieces were commissioned for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights (2022) and for States of Independence (2023). Both projects were f presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and funded by The Arts Council. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmna is a Cork-based Pakistani born visual artist and Associate Member of Sample-Studios\, Art Nomads\, Smashing Times and Angelica Network. She has recently been awarded the Cork County Council Creative Producer Residency\, The Arts Council Agility Award and has been invited to exhibit her new work in IMMA\, having exhibited her work recently in IMMA online and in Cork County Council’s online exhibition space. In addition to her active practice\, she has worked as Programme Organizer with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts; Curator with Alhamra Arts Council and PhD studio-based researcher with PURAF\, University of the Punjab (2004-2007). She recently established the Ireland-Pakistan Arts Exchange (IPAE) to bring both art communities together through creating opportunities for networking and exchange. She is a recipient of Arts Council Ireland Visual Artist Bursary Award\, Professional Development Award 2020 and Dilkusha Award 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIqra is a multidisciplinary artist currently undertaking a Master’s in Art and the Contemporary World at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD)\, Dublin. Working primarily with acrylic painting and neo-miniature as a visual language\, she also experiments with glass and other materials. \n\n\n\nHer practice explores identity\, displacement\, belonging and coexistence\, with particular interest in how people carry cultural histories while forming new relationships with the places and communities they inhabit. Drawing on her experience of moving between cultural spaces\, she questions inherited systems of thought and the cultural frameworks that shape how we understand ourselves\, others and difference. \n\n\n\nThrough symbolism\, pattern\, architectural forms and inherited visual languages\, Iqra explores the process of unlearning and reconsidering ideas that can appear fixed or universal. Rather than rejecting cultural inheritance\, her work seeks to question and reinterpret it\, opening possibilities for alternative ways of seeing\, knowing and belonging. \n\n\n\nHer recent work considers peace through coexistence\, equality and the possibility of sharing space while allowing difference and individuality to remain visible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James is a novelist\, poet\, and playwright from Dublin\, Ireland. In 2024\, his poem ‘Dream of an Atrocity’ was shortlisted for the New Irish Writing: Best Poetry category at the Irish Book Awards. He has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland on three occasions\, including for his novel\, Flower of Ash. Dublin City Arts Office granted him an Arts Bursary in 2021 to finish his poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. He is the editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry have appeared in the Irish Independent’s New Irish Writing\, Acumen\, The Honest Ulsterman (upcoming)\, Abridged\, The High Window\, The Fiction Pool\, Icarus\, TOWER\, The Galway Review\, A New Ulster\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Pendemic\, Rant and Rave\, Vox Galvia\, the Smashing Times Newsletter\, and Tales From the Forest. He has had four plays and two short films produced. Féilim’s work has been performed or exhibited in locations such as Áras an Uachtaráin\, Dublin (the residency of the President of Ireland); Dublin Castle; the European Court of Human Rights\, Strasbourg; and Jean Monnet House\, Paris\, for an event by the European Observatory on Memories. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul (2023)\, about the relationship between James and Lucia Joyce\, had its premiere run in the Pumphouse\, Dublin Port\, in October 2023\, as part of Smashing Times’ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Its director was Patrick Joseph Byrnes\, who again directed when it had its second run\, this time in The New Theatre\, Dublin in June 2024\, as part of Bloomsday Festival. In 2025\, Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul was added to the archive of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. Féilim’s play At Summer’s End (2019)\, about Ettie Steinberg\, a real-life Jewish-Irish woman facing the horrors of the Holocaust\, has been toured by Smashing Times to places such as Paris\, Northern Ireland\, and Áras an Uachtaráin\, the residency of the President of Ireland. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s Irish language writing\, under the surname Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards\, including one for a collection of poetry. These awards are the most prestigious in Irish language literature. His work through Irish has appeared in Comhar\, Feasta\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Comhar Óg\, Tuathal\, and An Scríbhneoir Óg. Additionally\, he has twice been selected for Fóras na Gaeilge’s Tutor Scheme. \n\n\n\nFéilim graduated from the BA in English Literature and Psychology in Trinity College\, Dublin in 2017. In 2020\, he completed the MA in Writing in the University of Galway\, studying under the likes of Mike McCormack and Arnold Thomas Fanning\, and receiving a first-class honour. Visit his website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is 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\, visual art and photography presented in galleries and online. \n\n\n\nMary established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicates her time to writing and creating photography and art (oils on canvas). Mary is a multidisciplinary artist and  regularly creates artworks that fuse painting\, photographic imagery\, poetical texts and film many of which are inspired by landscapes and seascapes especially of the seas and oceans around Ireland\, and a reflection on what it is to be human. Mary regularly shares stories from historical memory through her artistic practice particularly in relation to stories of people who stand up for the rights of others. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation\, a GSK Ireland Impact Award\, a Dublin Bus Community Spirit Award\, a National Lottery Good Cause Award\, an  Arts Council Agility Award and an Arts Council Project Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY:Cloud Study – Live Dance Performance by Irish Modern Dance Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nUsing clouds as a metaphor for travel\, memory\, storms and home\, the performance explores movement\, communication and identity through English\, Arabic and Yorùbá. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMufutau Yusuf\, dancer \n\n\n\nSalma Ataya\, dancer \n\n\n\nJohn Scott\, Artistic Director\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nCloud Study by John Scott\, with music by Ryan Vail\, is part dance\, part dream\, made for two compelling dancers. Mufutau Yusuf\, an Irish dancer born in Nigeria and Salma Ataya\, a Palestinian/ Irish dancer\, use the idea of clouds as a traveling dreamy mass that float above everything\, witnessing\, dissolving\, and carrying storms. The dancers are running to somewhere or to something\, speaking English\, Arabic and Yorùbá\, communicating with their bodies\, hand signs and dance\, chasing dreams\, memories and home. \n\n\n\nIrish Modern Dance Theatre – Pioneering Transformative Dance \n\n\n\nFounded in 1991 by dancer and choreographer John Scott\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre is one of the most original and responsive dance companies working in Ireland today. A Dublin-based ensemble\, Scott and international guest choreographers create distinctive dance works with diverse casts\, mixing virtuosic Irish and international dancers with African and Middle Eastern refugees and torture survivors. Key works include Lear\, Inventions\, Actions and Fall and Recover – all recognised for their intelligence\, honesty and humanity. The work of Irish Modern Dance Theatre crosses disciplines\, subverts expectations of dance and dancers and finds new ways to explore contemporary issues. Irish Modern Dance Theatre is Strategically funded by the Arts Council. \n\n\n\nFestival Racconti di Altre Danze\, Livorno\, Italy \n\n\n\nRacconti di Altre Danze was born in the February/May 2017 season\, a festival with a clearly contemporary focus\, dedicated to artistic realities both resident in the Livorno area and included in the national and international contemporary dance scene. In this new space\, choreographers and dancers have the opportunity to showcase their artistic and research journey to our city. Tales of Other Dances marked the beginning of a different approach to the promotion and dissemination of performance and entertainment activities that explore contemporary body languages\, engaging with the present\, and making the vision of contemporary dance in Livorno independent\, authoritative\, and contextualized. \n\n\n\nIn subsequent editions\, RAD broadened its vision of signature dance by inviting\, in addition to local artists by birth or adoption\, artists from the national and international scene\, who engaged with the city through both performances and actions and practices aimed at citizens. From this perspective\, the idea of ​​giving places an unusual presence\, redeveloping them through the presence of site-specific creations\, has become increasingly evident\, returning spaces to the city with a renewed perception\, making it possible to create new venues for culture and art. The festival has chosen to address the relationship between the different arts on the level of adjacency and proximity\, producing suggestions and shared aesthetics and creative processes that abandon the idea of ​​interdisciplinary teaching of performance\, to contribute to the growth of that creative humus that encourages dialogue with the now\, convinced that it is not enough to see dance; a reflection is necessary that accompanies the audience along the path traced by contemporary art. \n\n\n\nThus was born the Poetic Observatory\, a small group of interested observers\, poets\, and professionals in other arts\, who support the works of the festival’s guest choreographers throughout their development\, seeking to create a sentimental\, almost live\, chronicle\, to create a genuine perspective that supports the community acting for the community that enjoys it. In this place of elective affinities\, a protected territory has been created where dance can be shared with the community. \n\n\n\nThe collaboration between artists\, cultural associations\, and companies that work through the languages ​​of the body and dance\, who\, with different approaches and methods of intervention\, engage transversally with the cultural fabric of the city\, has established a network of relationships and exchanges with musicians and visual artists\, allowing the Festival to transcend the confines of spectacle and enter the very cultural connective tissue of the city. \n\n\n\nArtist Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalma Ataya is a performer and choreographer. Growing up in Ramallah\, she was first introduced to dance through Dabkeh (Palestinian traditional dance) and afterwards discovered contemporary dance through workshops delivered by international guest artists organised by Saryyet Ramallah Ramallah and the Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival. Salma took part in local and international performances from 2012 to 2016. She has worked with Les ballets C de la B\, KVS\, A.M. Qattan Foundation\, performing and touring in Belgium. Soon after that she came to Ireland to study at the University of Limerick and in 2017 graduated with a MA in Contemporary Dance Performance. After that Salma worked with John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Catherine Young Dance\, Séverine Chavrier\, Théâtre d’Orléans\, Paris\, Justine Doswell and Mary Nunan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMufutau Yusuf is a Nigeria-born Irish choreographer\, performer\, and teacher based in Ireland and Brussels. His acclaimed works\, including Òwe and Impasse\, have toured across Ireland\, Europe\, the US\, and Nigeria.  In 2025\, Mufutau was elected to membership of Aosdána\, a body which honours artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the Arts in Ireland. He has worked with artists and companies such as Wim Vandekeybus/Ultima Vez\, Liz Roche Company\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre and Emma Martin/United Fall. Mufutau is a resident choreographer with Luail\, Ireland’s National Dance Company and shares his practice through teaching and improvisation internationally.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Scott is a Dublin born choreographer\, performer\, founder and Artistic Director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, a founding board member of the Dancer from the Dance Festival and a member of Aosdána. He studied and performed at the Irish National College of Dance/Dublin City Ballet from 1982 to 1985 in works by Anton Dolin\, Anna Sokolow\, Pearl Gaden and Babil Gandara. \n\n\n\nJohn founded Irish Modern Dance Theatre in 1991 which is one of the most original and responsive dance companies working in Ireland today. A Dublin-based ensemble\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre features work by John and by international guest choreographers who create distinctive dance works with diverse casts\, mixing virtuosic Irish and international dancers with African and Middle Eastern refugees and torture survivors. \n\n\n\nJohn’s choreographic works include Divine Madness\, Inventions\, Cloud Study\, Everything Now\, Lear\, Fall and Recover\, Actions and Dances for Inside and Outside\, the latter  a cycle of dances\, large and small\, created for our times and presented in a range of venues including the Complex\, Dublin\, and for Culture Night and  Dance Limerick  with the work nationally and internationally recognised for its intelligence\, honesty and humanity. \n\n\n\nJohn’s work has appeared in the  Dublin Dance Festival\, Galway International Arts Festival\, Kilkenny Arts Festival\,  Dublin Fringe Festival and internationally at the John F Kennedy Center\, Washington  DC\, New York Live Arts\, La MaMa\, Danspace Project at St Mark’s Church\, PS  122\, New York and Dance Base\, Edinburgh\, Sounded Bodies Festival and Queer  Zagreb\, Croatia\, Les Hivernales\, Avignon\, Tanzmesse Dusseldorf\, Forum Cultural  Mundial\, Brazil. He danced in Oona Doherty’s Hard to be Soft\, Meredith Monk’s Quarry (Spoleto Festival) and for Yoshiko Chuma\, Sarah Rudner\, Anna Sokolow and Thomas Lehmen. He has collaborated with Pan Pan on Beckett’s QUAD. \n\n\n\nJohn was awarded African Refugee Network’s Culture Award for his work with Refugees and Survivors of Torture and is a subject of Sadlers Wells’ 52 Portraits by Jonathan Burrows\, Matteo Fargion and Hugo Glendinning. He has taught dance and choreography at the Irish World Academy\, University of Limerick; The Body in Performance\, Drama Department\, UCD; Drama Department NUIG; Drexel University\, Philidelphia; University of Colorado at Boulder\, USA and San Jose State University\, CA\, USA. \n\n\n\nJohn was a founding board member of Dublin Dance Festival and Dance Ireland. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/cloud-study/
LOCATION:Festival Racconti di Altre Danze\, Livorno\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nParticipants explore movement\, improvisation\, collaborative performance-making and socially engaged artistic methodologies while considering shared European values including human dignity\, gender equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFrederique Lecomte\, Artistic Director\, Theatre & Reconciliation \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for a ‘One Night Stand’! This is an inspiring afternoon and evening of theatre\, creativity\, and dialogue with internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Frédérique Lecomte\, founder and Artistic Director of Théâtre & Réconciliation. This practical theatre workshop (3–6pm) that Frédérique Lecomte joyfully refers to as a ‘one night stand’ where theatre is made in a short space of time and where participants explore movement\, improvisation\, collaborative performance-making\, and socially engaged artistic methodologies in a supportive and accessible environment is open to women and female-identifying people only. \n\n\n\nThemes explored include the concept of a shared European identity and European values of human dignity\, gender equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace.  The workshop culminates in a live improvised public performance (7.30–9.30pm)\, presented by the participants themselves and open to all audiences. The workshop is open to theatre and art students and practitioners\, youth and community groups\, members of civil society organisations and individual members of the public who are interested in discovering more about the work.  No prior experience is necessary. Active participation is required. Please wear practical clothing for participation in games and exercises. \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality as part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, this unique event offers participants the opportunity to engage directly with one of Europe’s leading socially engaged theatre practitioners. Frédérique Lecomte is the founder and director of  Théâtre & Réconciliation\,  an award-winning Belgian theatre company dedicated to social engagement\, artistic innovation\, and community empowerment. Through original theatrical creation\, the company works with diverse communities in both conflict zones and peaceful settings\, using theatre as a powerful tool for dialogue\, transformation\, and shared humanity. \n\n\n\nThis is a rare opportunity to work closely with an internationally recognised artist while exploring themes of European identity and shared values\, including human rights\, gender equality\, diversity\, democracy\, and peace. \n\n\n\nThe improvised public performance is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A featuring Frédérique Lecomte of Théâtre & Réconciliation and Mary Moynihan of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality. Together\, they will discuss the We Are Europe project\, Frédérique Lecomte’s award-winning artistic practice\, and the role of the arts in fostering inclusion\, reconciliation\, and social change across Europe. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented as part of WE ARE Europe\, a collaborative European initiative between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland\, and Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium\, supported by Erasmus+. The project promotes transnational collaboration\, shared creative methodologies\, and inclusive arts practice across Europe. \n\n\n\nThe event is also part of Erasmus Days\, an international six-day celebration of the Erasmus+ programme. Find out more here \n\n\n\nThéâtre & Réconciliation \n\n\n\nTheatre & Reconciliation is a Belgian non-profit organisation. Founded in 1994 by director Frédérique Lecomte\, it aims to perpetuate a particular dramatic practice that aims to work\, through theatre\, with marginalized or vulnerable populations. Rehearsals mix professional and amateur actors to create a joyful\, political and unbridled theatre that dares to say out loud what everyone thinks low\, that gives a voice to those who are deprived of it\, that transforms actors and spectators. The Theatre & Reconciliation method aims at the autonomy  of vulnerable people\, reconstruction\, conflict resolution and reconciliation.  The spectator receives the stories of people\, the little stories like the Great Story\, the show brings those who are far away close to us\, overcomes fears\, thwarts clichés and amuses himself with stereotypes. \n\n\n\n“I create on the difficulty to put together people who\, normally\, hate each other\, kill each other\, take revenge\, suspect each other\, consider each other as part of an inferior humanity. There\, I act\, I combine\, I mix; there\, I tip the limits of fear\, fear of the other\, fear of oneself.” \n\n\n\nExpertise: Through the presentation of performances of high artistic standards\, the organization impacts reflection and change on audience members. Theatre & Reconciliation has created productions with actors from vulnerable and marginalised communities including those from conflict zones\, diasporas\, prisoners\, torture victims\, drug addicts and asylum seekers\, using theatre as a means of reconciliation and giving confidence and a voice to those who have none. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrédérique LeComte is the founder and main facilitator of the Theatre and Reconciliation method. She is a sociologist\, writer and stage director from Belgium. She is an expert in rebuilding traumatised and conflicted communities\, organising theatre workshops and performances both with and for the community in war areas all over the world. In these areas\, Frédérique creates a safe space where everyone is free to speak – victims of torture\, torturers\, people displaced and prisoners alike. She aims to use theatre to discuss issues such as justice\, trauma\, elections\, land and ethnic conflicts. In Belgium\, she works with prisoners\, psychiatric patients\, diasporas\, illegal migrants and asylum seekers. Frédérique also offers training and conferences about Theatre and Reconciliation for NGOs\, associations and individuals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/theatre-for-a-shared-humanity-arts-and-human-rights/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Theatre,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261012T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261012T213000
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SUMMARY:Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe screening explores environmental damage\, Indigenous rights and concerns about modern colonialism\, followed by a Q&A with human rights defenders from West Papua. Presented by Peace Bridges International with speakers Dorthea Wabiser\, Campaign Manager\, Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat\,  indigenous Women Human Rights Defender; Aida Ulim\, Journalist at Jubi Media\, and indigenous Women Human Rights Defender. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nDorthea Wabiser\, Campaign Manager\, Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat\, and indigenous Women Human Rights Defender \n\n\n\nAida Ulim\, journalist at Jubi Media\, and indigenous Women Human Rights Defender \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nPesta Babi is a documentary about Indigenous communities in South Papua and the impact of the Proyek Strategis Nasional (PSN) or National Strategic Project on their life and land. The film follows five indigenous people as forests are cleared for plantations\, food-estate programs\, and other industrial projects. It explores concerns about environmental damage\, loss of traditional livelihoods\, and threats to Indigenous culture. The filmmakers argue that these developments resemble a modern form of colonialism because local communities often have limited control over decisions affecting their land. Overall\, the documentary raises questions about the balance between economic development and the rights of Indigenous peoples. The screening will be followed by Q&A with defenders from West Papua. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Peace Bridges International \n\n\n\nHuman rights defenders are at the heart of all we do at Peace Bridges International.  We provide protection\, support and recognition to local human rights defenders who work in areas of repression and conflict and have requested our support.  We believe that lasting transformation of conflicts cannot come from outside\, but must be based on the capacity and desires of local people. We avoid imposing\, interfering or getting directly involved in the work of the people we accompany. Our work is effective because we take an integrated approach\, combining a presence alongside human rights defenders on the ground with an extensive network of international support. \n\n\n\nFounded in 1981\, Peace Bridges International I has many years of experience working alongside human rights defenders\, opening and protecting space for peace\, conflict transformation and the defence of human rights in 14 countries. We are a life-saving international presence in areas of conflict and repression\, and a powerful global advocacy network protecting those on the ground. We have worked in Nicaragua\, El Salvador\, Sri Lanka\, North America\, Haiti\, Nepal and the Balkans as well as our current field projects in Colombia\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, Indonesia\, Kenya\, Mexico and Nepal. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/pesta-babi-colonialism-in-our-time/
LOCATION:Pearse Centre\, 27 Pearse Street\, Dublin\, D02 K037\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Film Screening,Panel Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261012T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261012T213000
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SUMMARY:Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe Q&A will be held with Frédérique Lecomte\, Artistic Director\, Theatre maker and performer\, Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Brussels\, Belgium and Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography\, Smashiing Times.  The event explores European values\, inclusion\, reconciliation\, social change and the power of arts practice with diverse communities. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFrederique Lecomte\, Artistic Director\, Theatre & Reconciliation \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inspired evening of improvised  theatre\, creativity and dialogue. Enjoy a live\, improvised public performance orchestrated by Frédérique Lecomte with participants from the ‘Theatre for a Shared Humanity’ workshop\, exploring European values of human dignity\, gender equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace.  \n\n\n\nThe live improvised performance is followed by a panel discussion and Q and A with internationally acclaimed award-winning artist Frédérique Lecomte\, Artistic Director\, Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium in conversation with Mary Moynihan\, writer\, director\, creator of art and photography\, and Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland. \n\n\n\nBoth artists share their highly successful award-winning creative practices and methodologies and discuss the We Are Europe project and the role of the arts in fostering inclusion\, reconciliation\, and social change. The artists explore shared European values of equality and human rights and the power of the arts for working with diverse communities in conflict zones and in times of peace. \n\n\n\nPresented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Dublin\, Ireland and Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Brussels\, Belgium\,  as part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, this unique event offers audiences the opportunity to experience the work of  two of  Europe’s leading socially engaged theatre and arts practitioners. \n\n\n\nFrédérique Lecomte is a founder and Artistic Director of Théâtre & Réconciliation\,  an award-winning Belgian theatre company dedicated to social engagement\, artistic innovation\, and community empowerment. Through original theatrical creation\, the company works with diverse communities in both conflict zones and peaceful settings\, using theatre as a powerful tool for dialogue\, transformation\, and inclusion. The company are a true hub for original theatrical creation\, promoting social change and a shared humanity. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented as part of WE ARE Europe\, a collaborative European initiative between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland\, and Théâtre & Réconciliation\, Belgium\, supported by Erasmus+. The project promotes transnational collaboration\, shared creative methodologies\, and inclusive arts practice across Europe. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrédérique LeComte is the founder and main facilitator of the Theatre and Reconciliation method. She is a sociologist\, writer and stage director from Belgium. She is an expert in rebuilding traumatised and conflicted communities\, organising theatre workshops and performances both with and for the community in war areas all over the world. In these areas\, Frédérique creates a safe space where everyone is free to speak – victims of torture\, torturers\, people displaced and prisoners alike. She aims to use theatre to discuss issues such as justice\, trauma\, elections\, land and ethnic conflicts. In Belgium\, she works with prisoners\, psychiatric patients\, diasporas\, illegal migrants and asylum seekers. Frédérique also offers training and conferences about Theatre and Reconciliation for NGOs\, associations and individuals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/theatre-for-a-shared-humanity/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261013T100000
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SUMMARY:That's Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe event supports confidence\, participation\, listening and positive social change as part of the cross-border PEACEPLUS That’s Powerful initiative. Presented by Playhouse Derry\, Inishowen Development Partnership and Training for Women’s Network Belfast. Conducted by Car Brogan\, Poet\, Educator\, Host. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nCat Brogan\, Poet\, Educator\, Host \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nSpeak Up is a community arts event being delivered by Inishowen Development Partnership as part of That’s Powerful\, a cross-border PEACEPLUS project delivered in partnership by Playhouse Derry (lead partner)\, Inishowen Development Partnership and Training for Women’s Network Belfast.That’s Powerful is part of the wider Making Peaceful Change programme\, funded through the SEUPB PEACEPLUS Programme. The programme works with community groups\, schools and youth organisations across Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland\, using a community-led approach to explore rights-based issues through creative expression and the arts. \n\n\n\nSpeak Up will explore how we use our voices to articulate the things we believe should change. Through discussion\, spoken word\, creative writing and performance exercises\, participants will be invited to identify an issue or right that matters to them and experiment with turning ideas\, perspectives and experiences into creative expression. \n\n\n\nLed by an experienced arts facilitator\, the workshop will use a range of accessible and participatory creative approaches\, including free-writing\, spoken word\, storytelling\, discussion and performance exercises. Participants will have opportunities to work both individually and collaboratively\, with an emphasis on building confidence\, encouraging creative exploration and finding their own voice. \n\n\n\nThe event aims to support participants to develop confidence in expressing their views\, engage with different perspectives and explore creative ways of communicating ideas around rights and positive social change. It will also provide an opportunity to build connections between participants and encourage meaningful conversation around issues that matter to them and their communities.Through Speak Up\, Inishowen Development Partnership will contribute to the wider aims of That’s Powerful by creating a space where people can explore what matters to them\, consider what they would like to see change and use creativity as a tool for participation and expression. The event reflects the project’s commitment to community participation\, equality\, rights\, creativity and peacebuilding\, while giving participants the opportunity to speak\, listen and imagine positive change. \n\n\n\nThe event will create a supportive and inclusive space for participants to explore the relationship between individual experience and wider questions of equality\, human rights and social justice. Through discussion\, creative writing\, spoken word and performance\, participants will be encouraged to consider the rights and issues that matter to them and to reflect on how these connect to wider community and societal concerns. \n\n\n\nThe event promotes a human rights agenda by giving participants a platform to express their views\, develop confidence in using their voice and engage respectfully with different perspectives. It will encourage participants to explore themes such as equality\, inclusion\, participation\, dignity and the right to be heard\, while recognising the diversity of experiences within communities. \n\n\n\nA key principle is that participation should be safe and voluntary. Participants will not be required to disclose personal experiences they would prefer to keep private. Instead\, creative approaches will allow people to explore rights-based issues in ways that feel appropriate and accessible to them.By connecting creative expression with human rights\, the event aims to empower participants to recognise their own agency\, understand different perspectives and consider how positive change can be created within their communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is being delivered as part of That’s Powerful\, a cross-border PEACEPLUS initiative\, led by the Playhouse Derry in partnership with Inishowen Development Partnership and Training for Women’s Network (TWN) Belfast). \n\n\n\nThat’s Powerful works with community groups\, schools and youth organisations across Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland. Using a community-led approach\, the programme explores rights-based issues through creative expression\, creating inclusive\, peer-led spaces where people can share experiences\, have meaningful conversations and express themselves creatively. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCat Brogan is a socially engaged artist\, facilitator and project coordinator with extensive experience delivering community-led arts\, heritage and peacebuilding projects across Ireland\, the UK and Southeast Asia. Her practice combines storytelling\, participatory arts and creative facilitation to support communities in exploring identity\, belonging\, social justice and lived experience. She has significant experience working with young people\, LGBTQIA+ communities\, migrants\, older adults and cross-community groups in both rural and urban settings. \n\n\n\nAlongside her artistic practice\, Cat has coordinated funded programmes involving stakeholder engagement\, workshops\, events\, evaluation\, safeguarding and public outreach. She is experienced in trauma-informed facilitation\, inclusive practice and collaborative project design\, with work supported by organisations including Arts Council Northern Ireland\, Creative Ireland\, PEACEPLUS\, the International Fund for Ireland and Poetry Ireland. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/speak-up-community-arts-workshop/
LOCATION:Inishowen Development Partnership\, 2 Upper Main St\, Ardaravan\, Buncrana\, Donegal\, F93 EE39
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Green Imaginings: Art\, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk\, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nGuest speakers include Anne Murray\, Biodiversity Officer and Ecologist\,  Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council\, and Oisín Coghlan\, EU Policy Advisor\, Irish Environmental Network. Mary Moynihan shares a selectoi of artworks from her solo exhibition  From the Forest to the Ocean and gives an artist talk on The Art of Nature. Participants are invited to share a  gift for nature – a small object\, photograph\, drawing\, poem or memory that celebrates the natural world – and to contribute ideas for new environmental laws to protect nature\, contributing to a People’s Nature Charter for Ireland and Europe. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nAnne Murray\, Biodiversity Officer and Ecologist\, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council \n\n\n\nOisin Coghlan\, Policy Advisor focused on the Environmental Pillar’s EU Advocacy\, Irish Environmental Network \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nGreen Imaginings: Art\, Ecology and Europe’s Future features a key note speaker\, creative talks\, panel discussions\, a pop-up exhibition and audience engagement connecting EU environmental policy with creativity\, activism and everyday citizen action.. The gathering brings together artists\, citizens\, environmentalists\, academics\, policymakers\, citizens and young people for an engaging event exploring how Europe can create a greener\, more sustainable and biodiverse future. Enjoy From the Forest to the Ocean\, a mini\, pop-up visual art exhibition by Irish artist Mary Moynihan\, bringing together photography\, poetry and film inspired by the natural world. Mary will lead an artist talk on From the Forest to the Ocean exploring how creative practice can make environmental issues visible\, accessible and inspiring. Guest speakers and artists include Oisin Coghlan\, Policy Advisor focused on the Environmental Pillar’s EU Advocacy\, Irish Environmental Network and Anne Murray\, Biodiversity Officer and Ecologist\, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. \n\n\n\nThe event takes place on Tuesday 13 October\, 2-5pm\, at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1. €10. Booking required. \n\n\n\nEveryone attending has the opportunity to share a nature story\, bring a creative contribution and propose a new law or policy for protecting nature. If you could pass one law to protect nature and the planet\, what would it be? Audience members are invited to write their proposed law on a card or share it aloud. These ideas are gathered together to create a People’s Nature Charter\, which will be shared with the Irish Government and EU following the event.  Everyone is invited to bring a gift – an artwork (such as a drawing or poem)\, a short nature memory or a law you would like passed to protect nature and the environment.   Share ideas and imagine new possibilities for environmental action in Ireland and across Europe. \n\n\n\nThe event invites everyone to move from dialogue to action: to share what we love about nature\, consider what needs to change\, imagine new environmental laws and explore how citizens\, artists and policymakers can work together to protect our planet. Join us on the day as citizens take action to support a greener\, more biodiverse and sustainable Europe for all. \n\n\n\nSupported by A Creative Dialogue on EU Environmental Policy exploring creative approaches to highlighting the EU as a catalyst for Environmental Change. The project brings together policymakers\, academics\, artists and citizens to explore the role of the European Union in shaping a sustainable future for all and ways in which the EU may foster creative practices for environmental awareness. Supported by the Communicating Europe Initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. \n\n\n\nWe Want You! \n\n\n\nCome and Be Part of the Conversation \n\n\n\nThis gathering is about sharing\, imagining and taking action. Whether you are an artist\, environmental activist\, policymaker\, student\, educator or simply someone who cares about the future of our planet\, you are invited to join the dialogue. We invite everyone attending to bring a gift for nature\, and to create new laws.  The gift or object is something to show to the rest of the group and it can be a  photograph\, drawing or poem that celebrates the natural world or a  30-second nature memory\, based on a time when nature inspired you or an idea for action to protect nature. The 30-second short memory can be about a  place in nature that you love and want to protect; a moment when nature made a positive difference in your life; or something you have done — or would like to do — to protect the environment. \n\n\n\nIf You Could Pass One Law to Protect Nature\, What Would It Be? \n\n\n\nWhat would you change? Imagine you could introduce one new law to protect nature and the planet. What would it be? Your idea might be ambitious\, practical\, local\, national or European — or simply something you believe needs to change. As people arrive\, everyone will receive a card on which to write their proposed law. You can also choose to share your proposed law aloud during the event. We will gather the proposed laws for display and create a People’s Nature Charter. \n\n\n\nFollowing the event\, the final collection of proposed laws will be shared with the Irish Government and the European Union as a creative expression of citizens’ ideas and aspirations for protecting nature and the planet. Your voice. Your story. Your law. Your vision for nature. During the gathering\, we are creating  a shared space where creative expression\, environmental policy and collective actioncome together. We are creating a shared space for the objects\, memories and laws ensuring all voices\, stories and ideas become part of the dialogue. \n\n\n\nLeave Nature Alone. Leave No Trace. \n\n\n\nOur starting point is simple. We love nature by protecting it\, not by taking from it. We support the principles of ‘leave nature alone’ and ‘leave no trace.’ We therefore ask that nothing be collected or removed from the natural environment for this event. We are not asking people to bring objects taken from nature. Instead\, bring your thoughts\, stories\, ideas and visions for protecting our planet. \n\n\n\nIf you choose to bring a creative contribution\, such as a photograph\, drawing or poem\, please consider using recycled\, reusable or sustainably sourced materials. \n\n\n\n\n\nA Creative Dialogue on EU Environmental Policy \n\n\n\nProject Description \n\n\n\nCreative Dialogue to Action on EU Environmental Policy explores creative approaches to highlighting the European Union as a catalyst for environmental change. The project brings together policymakers\, academics\, artists and citizensto explore the role of the European Union in shaping a sustainable future for all and ways in which the EU may foster creative practices for environmental awareness and action. Funded by the Communicating Europe Initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The creative gathering held for this project features a keynote address\, panel discussion\, audience engagement and an artist talk and opportunity to view and hear about the onsite visual art pop-up exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean.  What role does the European Union play in our daily lives in relation to climate change\, biodiversity and sustainability? What is the role of the EU to protect the environment\, biodiversity and sustainability through the  European Green Deal\, the New European Bauhaus\, and related EU environmental initiatives including the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030\, and EU nature and marine restoration laws\, regulations and plans? How can citizens take action to promote the European Green Deal and related key EU strategies and directives in order to  protect the environment\, biodiversity and marine ecologies? Join us as we explore these questions and more. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnne Murray\, Biodiversity Officer and Ecologist\, Dunlaoghaire-Rathdown County Council \n\n\n\nAnne Murray is an ecologist and the official Biodiversity Officer for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlr) County Council in Ireland. Since taking on the role in 2017\, she has been responsible for developing and implementing the county’s Biodiversity Action Plan to protect local habitats and wildlife. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOisin Coghlan\, Policy Advisor focused on the Environmental Pillar’s EU Advocacy \n\n\n\nOisín facilitates and coordinates the Environmental Pillar’s engagement in EU Affairs. He is also the Environmental Pillar’s nominee on Government’s Just Transition Commission. Until 2025 he was chief executive of Friends of the Earth Ireland\, where he led the 14-year campaign for a strong climate law which culminated in the 2021 Climate Act. Previously he spent 10 years working in overseas aid and human rights. He has BA in Sociology and Politics from TCD and an MA in International relations from DCU. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is 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\, visual art and photography presented in galleries and online. \n\n\n\nMary established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicates her time to writing and creating photography and art (oils on canvas). Mary is a multidisciplinary artist and  regularly creates artworks that fuse painting\, photographic imagery\, poetical texts and film many of which are inspired by landscapes and seascapes especially of the seas and oceans around Ireland\, and a reflection on what it is to be human. Mary regularly shares stories from historical memory through her artistic practice particularly in relation to stories of people who stand up for the rights of others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/green-imaginings-art-ecology-and-europes-future/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Symposium,Talk
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SUMMARY:Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe discussion features Professor Pauline Cullen\, Professor of Sociology\, Maynooth University and Professor Tània Verge Mestre\, Full Professor of Politics and Gender\, Pompeu Fabra University\, and former Minister of Equality and Feminisms in the Catalan government\, moderated by Hugh Linehan\, Irish Times. Presented as part of the 2026-2027 Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Discourse Series focused on the theme of ‘Diversity’ in its many forms. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nProfessor Pauline Cullen\, Professor of Sociology\, Maynooth University \n\n\n\nProfessor Tània Verge Mestre\, Full Professor of Politics and Gender\, Pompeu Fabra University\, and former Minister of Equality and Feminisms in the Catalan government \n\n\n\nEvent moderator: Hugh Linehan\, Irish Times writer and Duty Editor. Presenter of the weekly Inside Politics podcast \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Royal Irish Academy’s discourses are the oldest and most renowned series of talks in Ireland. The first discourses were presented in 1786. Historically\, Academy discourses were the occasion reserved for the most distinguished academics to first reveal and discuss their research in public. Continuing in this tradition\, the Discourse Series brings international experts to the Academy to discuss important contemporary issues in front of a live audience. The 2026/27 Discourse Series will focus on the theme of ‘diversity’ in its many forms\, looking at how diversity shapes research\, politics\, identity\, environmental resilience\, biodiversity\, and language.  \n\n\n\nThis panel discussion looks at how political systems reflect or fail to reflect the diversity of the societies they serve. \n\n\n\nWe are pleased to announce that Hazel Chu will deliver the opening remarks to set the context this discussion. Hazel is the first Irish-born person of Chinese descent elected to political office on the island of Ireland\, the first person of colour to serve as Lord Mayor of Dublin\, and the first person of Chinese ethnicity to be mayor of a European capital city. \n\n\n\nEolas faoi Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann \n\n\n\nIs cumann léannta neamhspleách\, uile-oileáin é Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann\, a bunaíodh sa bhliain 1785. Tacaíonn an tAcadamh le scoláireacht agus taighde sna heolaíochtaí\, sna daonnachtaí agus sna heolaíochtaí sóisialta. Tá tuairim is 680 comhalta tofa ann agus 80 ball foirne\, agus déanann siad ionadaíocht ar son na hÉireann go hidirnáisiúnta\, cuireann siad comhairle shaineolach ar fáil don rialtas\, déanann siad taighde\, déanann siad deontais taighde a riaradh\, eagraíonn siad comhdhálacha agus léachtaí poiblí\, cuireann siad leabhair agus irisí acadúla i gcló\, agus déanann siad cúram de leabharlann taighde. \n\n\n\nRiachtanais rochtana \n\n\n\nAn bhfuil riachtanais rochtana de chineál ar bith agat? An bhféadfaimis cuidiú leat tairbhe iomlán a bhaint as an imeacht? Bí i dteagmháil\, roimh ré\, le hoifigeach rochtana an Acadaimh\, accessofficer@ria.ie \n\n\n\nTabhair faoi deara:Ba cheart go mbainfeá an tAcadamh (19 Sráid Dhásain) amach faoi 5:50in ar a dhéanaí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh gach éinne socraithe sula gcuirfear tús leis an imeacht ar 6:00in. Ní ligfear isteach daoine a bheidh déanach. \n\n\n\nLéigh ár gCód Iompair maidir le hImeachtaí agus ár Data Protection Policies. \n\n\n\nAbout the Royal Irish Academy \n\n\n\nThe Royal Irish Academy (RIA)\, established in 1785\, is an all-island\, independent learned society and academic body that champions research by supporting and promoting scholarship in the sciences\, humanities and social sciences. Its elected membership of approximately 680 individuals and 80 staff represent Ireland internationally\, provide expert advice to government\, carry out research\, administer research grants\, organise conferences and public lectures\, publish academic books and journals\, and maintain a research library. \n\n\n\nPlease note:We ask that you arrive to the Royal Irish Academy (19 Dawson Street) no later than 5:50pm so that we can ensure everyone is seated before the event begins at 6:00pm. Late-comers will not be admitted. \n\n\n\nAccess requirements \n\n\n\nHave you got any access requirements that we can assist you with\, so that you can fully engage with our event? Please let us know by contacting our access officer in advance of the event by email: accessofficer@ria.ie \n\n\n\nRead our Events Code of Conduct and our Data Protection Policies. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Pauline Cullen\, Professor of Sociology\, Maynooth University \n\n\n\nMy work examines civil society mobilization on social justice and gender equality at national and European Union level\, women’s movements and gender and political representation.   I have also worked as a gender expert for advocacy organisations working on gender justice and equality issues and have supervised postgraduate student research on the mobilization of sexual minorities in Ireland and ethnic minority women and gender roles.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Tània Verge Mestre\, Full Professor of Politics and Gender\, Pompeu Fabra University\, and former Minister of Equality in the Catalan government \n\n\n\nI am Full Professor of Politics and Gender at the Department of Political and Social Sciences\, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)\, where I led the Equality Unit between 2014 and 2021 and coordinated the Minor in Gender Studies. Between May 2021 and August 2024\, I was the minister of Equality and Feminisms of the Government of Catalonia\, and between May 2024 and January 2026 I was an elected MP in the Parliament of Catalonia. My main area of research is gender and politics\, with focus on how political parties and parliaments are patterned through gender and on resistance to the adoption and implementation of equality policies.  My professional portfolio is grounded in feminist political science in terms of research\, teaching\, academic service\, consulting services for both national and international institutions and organisations\, collaboration with social movement organisations\, and knowledge transfer activities. Yes\, “the personal is political”. So the transformation of unequal power relations and\, more broadly\, societal change\, are also part of my academic work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHugh Linehan \n\n\n\nHugh Linehan is a duty editor\, leader writer and podcaster at The Irish Times. He presents the weekly ‘Inside Politics’ podcast. He writes a weekly media column as well as contributing regularly on politics\, culture and technology. He presents The Irish Times’s Inside Politics podcast and has previously held the positions of features editor\, online editor and arts & culture editor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/diversity-in-politics-the-politics-of-diversity-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Royal Irish Academy\, 19 Dawson Street\, Dublin\, D02HH58\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThrough humour and political sharpness\, the work explores migration\, identity\, cultural adaptation\, belonging and the everyday challenges faced by migrant women. Presented by Renate Dujakovic\, Theatre Creator\,  Performer and Producer\, Denmark. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nRenate Dujakovic\, Theatre Creator\, Performer and Producer \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nMy So-Called Life in Copenhagen is an autobiographical artistic performance that combines elements of comedy\, physical theatre\, and exhibition. Through the personal story of its creator\, Renate Dujaković\, the performance explores themes of migration\, identity\, cultural adaptation\, and belonging\, from the perspective of a young artist from Southeast Europe trying to find her place in Copenhagen — a city that promises freedom\, yet where quiet exclusion simmers beneath the surface. \n\n\n\nThe performance uses humour as a means of illuminating the invisible everyday challenges faced by migrant women — bureaucratic traps\, cultural misunderstandings\, existential tensions\, and emotional exhaustion. Combining personal storytelling\, political sharpness\, and physical performance inspired by clown\, bouffon\, and mask work\, the performance creates an intimate and humorous theatrical experience that allows the audience to empathise\, laugh\, and question their own role within the systems that shape social reality. \n\n\n\nThrough creative artistic approaches\, the performance addresses complex and often taboo subjects in a way that is simultaneously gentle\, humorous\, and politically precise — positioning the theatrical act as a space for truth\, subversion\, and resistance. \n\n\n\nFollowing the performance\, the audience is invited to explore an accompanying photography exhibition — a visual extension of the performance that transforms the entire event into a multimedia and immersive experience. The exhibition is not merely an addition\, but a space for extended reflection\, where intimate portraits and poetic interventions offer silence and time for a personal connection with the themes of the performance. \n\n\n\nMy So-Called Life in Copenhagen is a work that crosses boundaries in both form and content. It is politically engaged and deeply rooted in personal experience. It invites the audience to think critically\, laugh from the gut\, and recognise the power of performance as a means of resistance\, resilience\, and the collective reimagining of reality. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Renate Dujakovic \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenate Dujakovic\, creator and performer\, is an actress and producer who explores theatre in all its forms. She has travelled\, studied\, worked\, and performed in Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Serbia\, Denmark\, Spain\, Poland\, Turkey\, and Brazil. She graduated from The Commedia School in Copenhagen\, the oldest physical theatre school in Denmark. She has worked on productions across various comedic styles\, including bouffon\, clown\, cabaret\, and commedia dell’arte\, with a focus on political and physical theatre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/my-so-called-life-in-copenhagen/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Theatre
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe storyboards are accompanied by original artworks by Hina Khan\, Amna Walayat\, Jessica Rodrigues\, Noah Sex and Mary Moynihan\, responding creatively to the stories and themes of courage\, resistance\, compassion\, and human rights. Original poems by novelist\, poet and playwright Féilim James are also on display. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAdmission free\, no booking required \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nArtists in Installation: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.  Mary is a Curator and Artist on the Irish in Resistance during World War II InstallationAmna Walayat\, Visual ArtistHina Khan\, Visual ArtistFéilim James\, Poet and WriterJessica Rodrigues\, Multidisciplinaryl Artist \n\n\n\nNoah Sex\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nProducer: Freda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nProducer: Ciara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGuest Speakers for In Conversation Event 14 October\, 7-9pm: Clodagh Finn\, Journalist and Award-Winning Author;  John Morgan\, Author; Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nMC for In Conversation Event: Ciara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nIrish in Resistance during World War II is an ongoing project by Smashing Times that remembers and shares the stories of Irish people who resisted fascism and totalitarianism during the Holocaust and World War II\, and who courageously spoke out for the rights and dignity of others. Smashing Times has a deep passion for remembering\, telling and sharing these important stories of courage\, resistance and human rights. Through multidisciplinary artistic practice\, the project brings these often lesser-known histories to life and invites audiences to reflect on the importance of standing up against injustice. \n\n\n\nAs part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, Smashing Times presents the Irish in Resistance During World War II Multidisciplinary Installation as a special one-day-only pop-up exhibition on Wednesday 14 October\, 10am–9pm.  The installation is accompanied by a unique ‘In Conversation’ event on Wednesday 14 October\, 7–9pm\, offering audiences the opportunity to hear individual stories of Irish people who stood up for the rights of others during World War II. Join us for storytelling\, poetry and conversation with Ciara Hayes\, who interviews Clodagh Finn and Mary Moynihan\, exploring stories of Irish resistance to fascism and persecution. Hear the storiesof Mary Elmes\, Katherine “Kate” McCarthy and Samuel Beckett\, and discover their acts of courage\, humanity and resistance during war and persecution. Followed by a Q&A\, the conversation reflects on solidarity\, kindness\, human rights and the continuing relevance of these stories today. Both events take place at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A39V9P1. \n\n\n\nIrish in Resistance During World War II Installation \n\n\n\nIrish in Resistance During World War II is a multidisciplinary installation featuring visual art\, photography\, film\, poetry and storytelling\, reflecting on the stories of Irish people who resisted fascism and totalitarianism during the Holocaust and World War II and spoke out for the rights of others. \n\n\n\nIn the current climate of war in Ukraine\, Gaza and in countries and regions across the world\, Smashing Times looks to the history of World War II to share stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things to stand up against oppression and fascism. The installation focuses on individual stories of courage\, resistance\, compassion and resilience\, highlighting the choices people made when faced with injustice\, persecution and totalitarianism. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition explores a diversity of stories of peaceful and active resistance by ordinary Irish people who stood up against fascism and totalitarianism. Time and again\, acts of kindness\, courage and resilience were carried out by ordinary people\, both within Nazi concentration camps and in wider society during World War II. These stories demonstrate how Irish people risked their lives for complete strangers\, holding on to their humanity and showing a determination to create a future in which all people are treated equally and where democracy\, equality and peace prevail. \n\n\n\nMembers of the public\, schools\, youth and community groups are invited to experience the installation and attend the ‘In Conversation‘ event\, bringing people together to explore the power of solidarity\, kindness and the values of equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy\, peace and gender equality\, and their relevance to our world today. \n\n\n\nThe pop-up installation features 12 storyboard artworks created by Mary Moynihan. Each features a story\, headshot and photographic artwork inspired by Irish and European landscapes\, showcasing the stories of twelve Irish people active during World War II. A series of original artworks were created  in response to the stories on display\, created by Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, visual artist; Féilim James\, writer and poet; Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet and creator of art and photography; Jessica Rodrigues\, Visual Artist and Noah Sex\, visual artist. The exhibition is curated by Mary Moynihan\, and was originally funded through The Arts Council Commissions Award under visual art\, literature\, and festivals\, and presented as part of the Smashing Times Artist Development Programme. \n\n\n\nIn this exhibition we are shining a light on twelve stories of Irish people in Resistance during World War II. They are: \n\n\n\nMargaret Kearney Taylor (1890 -1982) was born in the United Kingdom to an Irish family. She lived in Paris and later moved to Madrid where she was involved in sheltering people who had fled France during WW2 including Jewish people. \n\n\n\nSamuel Beckett (1906-1969) was a renowned Irish playwright and novelist\, who played a lesser-known role in the French Resistance during World War II\, for which he was later awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille de la Résistance. \n\n\n\nJanie McCarthy (1885-1964) from Killarney\, Ireland lived in Paris during World War II and became involved in the French Resistance.  She managed to evade capture and survived the war. \n\n\n\nCatherine Crean (1879–1945) was an Irish governess involved in the Belgian Resistance during World War II\, who died in Ravensbrück concentration camp on 3 April\, 1945\, less than four weeks before its liberation. \n\n\n\nKatherine (Kate) Anne Mc Carthy (1895-1971)\, also known as Sr Marie-Laurence\, was a Cork woman who joined the Franciscan Religious order in France and later became a member of the  Musée de L’Homme Resistance group in Northern France during WWII\, assisting over 120 Allied servicemen to escape from Nazi-occupied France.  \n\n\n\nRobert Armstrong (1894-1944) was a gardener who joined the French Resistance working to assist downed Allied airmen to escape capture from occupied Europe. He was captured and died in the Waldheim prison in Saxony for political prisoners on 16 December\, 1944. \n\n\n\nMary Elmes (1908-2002)from Cork\, was the first Irish person honoured as ‘Righteous Among Nations’ for her work saving Jewish children from the Nazi gas chambers during World War II.  \n\n\n\nMargaret Kelly (1910-2004) was a dancer from Ireland and the founder and impresario of the world-famous Bluebell Girls Dancing Troup. During WWII Margaret regularly risked her own life to save her husband and business partner Marcel Leibovici whom she married in 1939 and whom she hid from the Nazis as he was half Jewish.  \n\n\n\nAnna ‘Jeannie’ Duchene (née Hodges) (1869-unknown)\,  an Irish woman from Waterford who moved to Brussels in Belgium and who paid a huge sacrifice in World War II through the loss of her two children\, a daughter Florence (Florrie) Duchene (1906-1945) who died in Bergen-Belson concentration camp in April 1945 and a son Leopold who was released from a Nazi prison at the end of the war and died soon after. \n\n\n\nMaureen Patricia O’Sullivan (1918-1994) was a Dublin-born member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF)\, the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Fireman Resistance Network in France during WWII. \n\n\n\nMary Herbert (1903-1983) was born in Ireland and later went to the University of London. In England she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in 1941 and the Special Operations Unit (SOE) in 1942 and was sent into France to work with the French resistance during WWII. \n\n\n\nMary Cummins  (1905-1999) was a Dublin woman originally from Drumcondra. She had a talent for languages and found herself working in Brussels during World War II  when Belgium was invaded by the Nazis. She joined the Belgium resistance and worked translating messages and as a courier smuggling messages and arms[1]. \n\n\n\nOrigins and Artistic Processes: Hope\, Courage and Resilience \n\n\n\nIn 2024\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality received funding through The Arts Council Commissions Award under Visual Arts\, Literature and Festivals to develop Irish in Resistance During World War II\, curated by Mary Moynihan. The exhibition was created as part of the Smashing Times Artist Development Programme\, bringing together artists Mary Moynihan\, Féilim James\, Hina Khan and Amna Walayat to respond creatively to stories of Irish people who resisted fascism and totalitarianism\, promoted democracy and peace\, and stood up for the rights of others during World War II. \n\n\n\nAs part of the research and artistic development process\, Mary Moynihan researched 12 individual stories of Irish people in resistance during World War II. These stories became the foundation for the artists’ creative responses and were presented as storyboard artworks (12 storyboard artworks created by Mary Moynihan) alongside new visual art\, photography\, poetry and film (created by artists Hina Khan\, Amna Walayat\, Féilim James and Mary Moynihan). The artists worked collaboratively and in dialogue with one another\, creating an integrated body of work exploring equality\, human rights\, diversity\, democracy and peace. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition explores themes of resistance\, courage\, oppression\, freedom\, hope and resilience\, highlighting the different ways people responded to fascism and totalitarianism. The stories encompass violent and non-violent resistance\, acts of solidarity and courage\, and the powerful decision to continue to show compassion\, dignity and kindness in the face of extreme circumstances. They reveal how ordinary people could take extraordinary action\, sometimes risking their lives to protect complete strangers and uphold the rights and humanity of others. \n\n\n\nAt the heart of the artistic process is a reflection on the nature ofnon-violent resistance when faced with a military and political force such as Nazi Germany.  Through the individual stories\, the artists explore the choices people made in times of oppression and consider what these histories can tell us about courage\, humanity and resistance today. \n\n\n\nCurator and artist Mary Moynihan has a particular focus on historical memory within her artistic practice\, using history as a source of inspiration for original artworks that bring attention to the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary times who stood up for the rights of others. Her work explores the Holocaust\, World War II and the revolutionary period in Irish history from 1916 to 1923\, connecting historical memory with contemporary questions of equality\, human rights and social justice. \n\n\n\nThe resulting exhibition was presented at The Ireland Institute\, 27 Pearse Street\, Dublin 2\, from 11–31 October 2024\, as a flagship event of the sixth annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights Festival. A selection of the exhibition was also presented digitally through the Smashing Times Virtual Arts Gallery\, extending access to audiences unable to attend in person and showcasing the artists’ work internationally.  In 2025\, the Irish in Resistance during World War II exhibition was presented for the eight annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A39V9P1\, from Friday 10 October to Sunday 30 November 2025\, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. An evening. The exhibition was accompanied by an event titled Irish in Resistance During World War II – Storytelling\, Poetry and Chat which took place at theSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A39V9P1\, on 17 October\, 4-5.30pm. \n\n\n\nWhat Did We Do During World War II \n\n\n\nIreland was officially neutral during World War II—a period known as The Emergency.  There were Irish citizens however who were active during World War II standing up against fascism.  There are numerous stories of Irish citizens who peacefully resisted Nazi occupation by joining escape lines. Others joined established resistance movements becoming a part of for example  The French Resistance (La Résistance). There is the story of famous Irish writer Samuel Beckett who joined the Gloria SMH intelligence network in France and the story of Sister Katherine ‘Kate’ McCarthy\, an Irish nun who operated within a French escape line to save Allied airmen and others escape from Nazi occupied Germany. There is the story of Irish man Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty who was nicknamed the ‘Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican’\, as he organised with others the Rome Escape line in German-occupied Italy\, an underground network that hid and smuggled out over 6\,500 Allied soldiers and Jewish refugees. \n\n\n\nDomestic Defence at Home: Within Ireland the Irish government set up the Local Security Force (LSF) and the Local Defence Force (LDF) to resist an invasion of Ireland during the war. This took the form of part-time civilian volunteer groupswho would act as a force of domestic resistance against an invasion of Ireland whether by German or British forces. \n\n\n\nThe Allied ‘Forgotten’ Volunteers: Over 70\,000 citizens from neutral Ireland voluntarily enlisted in the British Armed Forces to fight the Axis powers\, alongside roughly 50\,000 from Northern Ireland.  Nearly 5\,000 of these volunteers were active-duty members of the Irish Defence Forces who deserted their home posts to go fight the Nazis. In Ireland\, they were formally placed on a harsh blacklist known as the Emergency Powers (No. 362) Order. They were referred to as the ‘Starvation Order’ men. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[1] Doughty Survivor of a Nazi death decree\, 3 July 1991\, Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/doughty-survivor-of-a-nazi-death-decree-1.202637 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/irish-in-resistance-during-world-war-ii/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThrough storytelling\, poetry and conversation\, the event explores the stories of Irish people in resistance during World War II \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nGuest Speakers for In Conversation Event 14 October\, 7-9pm: Clodagh Finn\, Journalist and Award-Winning Author; John Morgan\, Lawyer and Author; Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nMC for In Conversation Event: Ciara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nArtists in Installation: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.  Mary is a Curator and Artist on the Irish in Resistance during World War II InstallationAmna Walayat\, Visual ArtistHina Khan\, Visual ArtistFéilim James\, Poet and WriterJessica Rodrigues\, Multidisciplinary Artist \n\n\n\nNoah Sex\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nProducer: Freda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nProducer: Ciara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nProject | Installation | In Conversation Event \n\n\n\nIN CONVERSATION EVENT: Enjoy storytelling\, poetry and conversation with Ciara Hayes\, who interviews Clodagh Finn\, journalist and award-winning author; John Morgan\, solicitor and author and Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography\, exploring the individual stories of Irish people who stood up against fascism and persecution during World War II. Hear the stories of people such as Mary Elmes\, Katherine ‘Kate’ McCarthy andSamuel Beckett\, and themes of courage\, humanity and resistance. Discover how each responded to the realities of fascism\, war and persecution\, standing up for humanity and the rights of others. Through conversation and poetry\, followed by a Q + A with the audience\, the speakers consider acts of solidarity\, kindness\, and non-violent resistance and the courage to protect the rights and humanity of others\, while reflecting on the continuing relevance of these stories in our world today. \n\n\n\nThis unique In Conversation event takes place on Wednesday 14 October\, 7–9pm at the  Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A39V9P1. \n\n\n\nClodagh Finn and John Morgan are the co-authors of The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler published by Gill + Macmillan (2024). \n\n\n\n‘You simply couldn’t stand by with your arms folded.’ These were the words of Samuel Beckett who famously returned to France from a holiday in Ireland when World War II broke out. His clandestine work against the Nazi occupation of Europe is well documented\, but there were many other ordinary Irish people who joined the underground network. Some took up arms. Others gathered intelligence\, sheltered fugitives\, committed acts of sabotage or broke codes. This new history tells the stories of those forgotten Irish men and women. Discover Captain John Keany from Cork\, who parachuted into occupied Italy to help the local Resistance; Margaret Kelly\, the Dublin founder of the world-famous Bluebell Girls cabaret troupe in Paris\, who hid her Jewish husband; and Catherine Crean\, the Irish governess born on Moore Street\, Dublin\, who was sent to a concentration camp for helping Allied airmen in Belgium. These\, and many more stories\, span the course of World War II and remind us of the power of individuals to make a difference. ‘An eye-opening account of how ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations helped to fight the Nazis’ David McCullagh ‘A truly important and ground breaking book’ Mary Kenny \n\n\n\nPROJECT: Irish in Resistance during World War II is an ongoing project by Smashing Times that remembers and shares the stories of Irish people who resisted fascism and totalitarianism during the Holocaust and World War II\, and who courageously spoke out for the rights and dignity of others. Smashing Times has a deep passion for remembering\, telling and sharing these important stories of courage\, resistance and human rights. Through multidisciplinary artistic practice\, the project brings these often lesser-known histories to life and invites audiences to reflect on the importance of standing up against injustice. \n\n\n\nINSTALLATION: As part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival\, Smashing Times presents the Irish in Resistance During World War II Multidisciplinary Installation as a special one-day-only pop-up exhibition on Wednesday 14 October\, 10am–9pm. The pop-up installation features 12 storyboard artworks created by Mary Moynihan (each featuring a story\, headshot and photographic artwork inspired by Irish and European landscapes). Accompanying the storyboard artworks are a series of original artworks created in response to the stories on display. The artworks are created by Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, visual artist; Féilim James\, writer and poet; Mary Moynihan\, writer\, poet and creator of art and photography; Jessica Rodrigues\, Visual Artist and Noah Sex\, visual artist. The exhibition is curated by Mary Moynihan\, and was originally funded through The Arts Council Commissions Award under visual art\, literature\, and festivals\, and presented as part of the Smashing Times Artist Development Programme. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClodagh is a journalist and author of ‘Through Her Eyes: a history of Ireland in 21 women’ and ‘A Time to Risk All’\, a biography of Mary Elmes.  Clodagh writes An Irishwoman’s Diary in the Irish Examiner and has worked as a sub-editor and feature writer for several newspapers. She has a degree in French and Archaeology from UCD and is particularly interested in writing about the forgotten women of history. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Morgan is a Dublin-based Lawyer who has a longstanding interest in the history of World War II\, particularly in relation to Allied Resistance and Escape Lines. He has actively researched the Irish involvement in the Resistance and\, in 2014\, assisted with the creation and unveiling of a memorial in the Irish College in Paris to\, in the words of the memorial\, the ‘Irish men and women who served the cause of the liberation of France\, 1940-1944’. John is a Trustee of the Escape Lines Memorial Society (UK-based) and Co-founder of the Basque Pyrenees Freedom Trails Association (Basque Country/Spain). \n\n\n\n\n\nClodagh Finn and John Morgan are the co-authors of The Irish in the Resistance: The Untold Stories of the Ordinary Heroes Who Resisted Hitler published by Gill + Macmillan (2024). \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/in-conversation-irish-in-resistance-during-world-war-ii/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nHe now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave\, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award in 2016. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nWritten and Performed by Pat KinevaneDirected by Jim CulletonMusic composed by Denis ClohessyCostume styled by Catherine CondellPhoto by Pat RedmondProduced by Eva Scanlan and Laura MacNaughtonAssistant Producer Evie Mc GuinnessCo-Producer (London\, New York and Los Angeles) Georganne Aldrich HellerMarketing Allie Whelan \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nSILENT is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig\, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave\, bleak\, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award in 2016. \n\n\n\n​WINNER Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Performer – Visiting Production\, 2020WINNER Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre\, OLIVIER AWARD 2016WINNER Scotsman Fringe First and The Herald Angel\, Edinburgh Festival 2011WINNER Argus Angel\, Brighton Festival 2012 \n\n\n\nRuntime: 90 minsAge restriction: 14+ \n\n\n\n‘Kinevane moves\, in a striking performance under Jim Culleton’s effective direction\, with the elegance of a dancer and the engaged poise of a boxer.  It’s a startling combination…the caress of poetry and the disarming direct address of stand-up…a moving story\, which\, until its end\, pulses with the erratic noise of life.’ \n\n\n\nIrish Times \n\n\n\n‘beautiful\, compelling\, heartbreaker of a show’Belfast Telegraph \n\n\n\n‘sparkles with unsettling intensity and physicality…morbidly humorous…smart\,perceptive direction…GO’LA Weekly \n\n\n\n‘sensational…amazing’LA Post \n\n\n\n★★★★★​ The List★★★★★​ The Herald★★★★★​ The Skinny★★★★ The Scotsman \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Fishamble. \n\n\n\nFishamble is an Irish theatre company that discovers\, develops and produces new plays of national importance with a global reach. It has toured its productions to audiences throughout Ireland\, and to 22 other countries. It champions the role of the playwright\, typically supporting over 50% of the writers of all new plays produced on the island of Ireland each year. It has a number of award-winning outreach and education initiatives which it runs with partners in Dublin and elsewhere. Fishamble has received many awards in Ireland and internationally\, including an Olivier Award. \n\n\n\n“During the three decades since your establishment\, you have received acclaim at home and on the international stage\, garnering many prestigious awards. You have also staged many brave and groundbreaking plays which have challenged\, surprised and delighted audiences around the world. As you look back over thirty years of artistic endeavour you have much to regard with pride.I wish you every success as you continue to nurture new and emerging talent\, and to introduce another generation of theatre goers to truly innovative drama\, theatre and performance.” \n\n\n\nPresident Michael D. Higgins\, President of Ireland \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPat is native of Cobh\, County Cork. He has worked as an Actor in Ireland for the past 37 years. He began to write for the stage in 1997 and completed his first full length play The Nun’s Wood\, which won a BBC Stewart Parker Trust Award in 1998 and was produced by Fishamble Theatre Company. Fishamble then produced his second play The Plains of Enna which premiered at the 1999 Dublin Theatre Festival. Since then\, Pat has written a series of Five Solo Theatre pieces\, namely Forgotten\, Silent\, Underneath\, Before and King – all produced by Fishamble. \n\n\n\nIn 2016 with Fishamble\, Pat won a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance and writing of Silent and a Helen Hayes award in Washington DC for the same show in 2019.  He has performed all Five pieces to huge acclaim throughout Ireland and Scotland\, in London\, Liverpool\, Wales\, Paris\, Prague\, Romania\, Turkey\, Italy\, Switzerland\, Germany\, Finland\, Serbia\, Iceland\,  Belgium\, Croatia\, Bulgaria\, Melbourne\, Adelaide and Perth in Australia\, Auckland and Christchurch New Zealand\, across India\, New York\, Washington DC\, Boston\, Cleveland and eight full seasons in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\nFilm and TV acting credits include: Shoe (Oscar shortlisted 2011)  King Arthur\,  Holding (ITV)  Can’t Cope Won’t Cope\,  A Mother’s Love’s a Blessing\, Black Day at Blackrock\, Headrush\, Beckett on Film\, The Informant\, When Brendan met Trudy\, The Run of the Country\, Far and Away\, Mystics\, The General\, Ella Enchanted\, A Soldier’s Song\, Little Hoodie\, Right now Ladies and Gents\, My Dinner With Oswald\, The Countess Cathleen\, Vicious Circle\, Ballykissangel\, Glenroe\, Fair City\, Upwardly Mobile and The Late Late Show Murder Mystery. \n\n\n\nFor The Abbey Theatre his work includes : Good Evening Mr Collins\, The Colleen Bawn\, Dancing at Lughnasa (also at The Sydney Opera House)\, By the Bog of Cats\, The Broken Jug\, Sheep’s Milk on the Boil\, The Rivals\, Drama at Inish\, The Chirpaun\, Monkey and Three Laws of Motion.   \n\n\n\nFor The Gate Theatre: The Home Place\, Waiting for Godot\, Salome\, As You Like It\, Lady Windermere’s Fan\, A Christmas Carol\, Sharon’s Grave\, She Stoops to Conquer\, Arms and the Man\, London Assurance\, A Midsummer Night’s Dream\,  The Thrupenny Opera\,  Not I\,  Act Without Words 2\, and What Where. \n\n\n\nPat has appeared in Carthaginians for Druid\, Studs for Passion Machine\, Electra for B*spoke\,  Baby Jane for Corn Exchange\, Translations for Lyceum Edinburgh\, The Field and The Risen People at the Gaiety (plus numerous Pantos there)\, and three seasons with Team Theatre. In 2005 Pat played the title role of Roy Keane in the hit musical\, I\,Keano.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/silent/
LOCATION:Riverbank Arts Centre\, Newbridge\, Main St\, Greatconnell\,\, Newbridge\, Kildare\, W12 D962\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThrough creative activities\, children develop artistic responses to equality\, inclusion\, identity\, safety\, participation and having their voices heard. Their work is displayed in a schools exhibition on show for parents and other classes. Presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Creative Places Darndale in partnership with Our Lady Immaculate Primary School\, Darndale and St Francis Primary School\, Priorswood. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nSold Out \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nRoisin Kane\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nElizabeth Bennett\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Producer and MC \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nChildren’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child \n\n\n\nArtists Róisín Kane and Elizabeth Bennett  work creatively with children from Our Lady Immaculate Primary School\, Darndale\, Dublin 17\, and St Francis Primary School\, Priorswood\, Dublin 17\, exploring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). \n\n\n\nThrough imaginative and participatory creative activities\, the children explore their rights\, voices\, experiences and hopes for the future\, developing their own artistic responses to the Rights of the Child. The project encourages children to express themselves creatively while exploring important themes including equality\, inclusion\, identity\, safety\, participation and having their voices heard. \n\n\n\nThe children’s completed artistic pieces will be displayed as part of a celebratory Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day in the school halls from 11.00am on 15 October\, 2026 providing an opportunity for parents\, teachers and other classes to view and celebrate the children’s work and their creative responses to human rights. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and \n\n\n\nCreative Places Darndale. \n\n\n\nCreative Places Darndale is an arts award supported by the Arts Council. First awarded to the area of Darndale\, Belcamp\, Moatview\, Clonshaugh and Priorswood in June 2021\, the Arts Council’s Creative Places programme invests in places such as towns\, villages\, suburbs\, and island communities that have had fewer opportunities to take part in the arts. The arts in Ireland can be defined by its various art forms  i.e. Visual Art\, Music\, Dance\, Literature\, Film\, Theatre\, Opera\, Traditional Arts\, Architecture\, Circus and Street Arts and Spectacle. \n\n\n\nThe purpose of Creative Places Darndale is to promote arts participation in the areas outlined above\, support local creatives living in the area\, and embed socially engaged arts practice into the community. Over the course of the years\, Creative Places Darndale has been active building on the variety of art forms that are already present in the Dardale area; introducing the arts or different art forms where they are not present;  increasing participation in the arts by the people who live in this area and leaving a legacy of participation in the arts. \n\n\n\nCreative Places Darndale is run by Northside Partnership and Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council Arts Office.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\nRoisin Kane\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nRoisin Kane is a Dublin-based artist whose practice is grounded in ceramics and socially engaged art. They graduated from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) with a BA in Fine Art in 2019\, specialising in ceramics. Their practice explores material\, place and lived experience\, with an interest in creating spaces for connection\, conversation and shared reflection. Their socially engaged work has involved collaborating with people across a wide range of ages and backgrounds\, from school-aged children to older people\, using creative processes to encourage participation\, storytelling and connection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Bennett \, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nElizabeth Bennet is an artist and designer with a love for colour\, texture\, and storytelling through visuals. Her work explores transformation\, emotion\, and the expressive potential of the human figure. Through vibrant colour\, expressive forms\, visual distortions\, and dynamic compositions\, she challenges conventional perceptions of reality\, creating altered images that feel nostalgic. \n\n\n\nElizabeth’s practice is informed by the study of composition\, form\, and the relationship between colour and space. She uses these elements to construct expressive and visually engaging images\, often experimenting with distortion and abstraction to explore how the human figure can be perceived and interpreted. \n\n\n\nShe studied Fine Art Painting at Limerick School of Art and Design\, followed by a diploma in Graphic Design. Level 9 certificate in Marketing and Communications. Her practice brings together traditional fine art techniques with contemporary design approaches\, allowing her to move between painting\, digital imagery\, and design. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/childrens-creative-responses-to-the-rights-of-the-child/
LOCATION:Our Lady Immaculate Primary School\, Darndale\, Dublin 17
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary 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. \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nEM Creative\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nJody Hogg\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean is a powerful solo exhibition featuring the work of Irish artist Mary Moynihan. Bringing together photography\, poetry\, and film\, this multidisciplinary exhibition draws inspiration from the physical landscapes of nature and the deep interconnectedness of life — from forests to the ocean. \n\n\n\nConcept \n\n\n\nThe artworks map physical landscapes and seascapes to landscapes of the soul and are rooted in reflections on nature\, journeys of interconnectedness\, and the art of letting go\, exploring the boundaries between the natural world and the human spirit. The work creates a synergy between the evocative beauty and fragility of the photographic landscapes and seascapes of counties Dublin\, Wicklow\, Kerry\, and France\, combined with the emotional impact of poetical texts in written and in a poem-film format. \n\n\n\nInspirations \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan is a writer\, poet and creator of art and photography.  Mary’s work is rooted in reflections on nature and the interconnectedness of the human spirit and the natural world around us. Our personal well-being is inseparable from the well-being of our planet — on physical\, emotional\, spiritual\, and intuitive levels. Nature and creativity inspire us to look after ourselves\, each other\, and the planet we live on and to search for more sustainable ways of living.  Visitors are invited to step into a space of reflection and self-expression\, exploring the delicate boundaries between the natural world of  landscapes and seascapes and the human spirit. The work evokes a gentle yet profound invitation: to breathe\, to reconnect with the rhythms of life and love\, and to re-wild both the landscape and the human soul. \n\n\n\nThis stunningly beautiful exhibition nurtures a dialogue between inner and outer worlds\, reminding us that nature\, creativity\, and humanity are deeply intertwined. The artworks linger in the mind and heart\, offering a lasting sense of connection and prompting reflection long after leaving the gallery. \n\n\n\nThe one-day only exhibition is accompanied by ‘Ancestral Voices + Human Rights’\, an Artist Talk and poetry reading taking place on Thursday 15 October 2026\, 1-2pm. Tickets €10. \n\n\n\nArtist Mary Moynihan discusses the imagery and stories behind From the Forest to the Ocean and shares a selection of her original poetry\, reflecting on how place\, memory and the ancestral voices of those who came before can inspire and shape our lives today. Followed by an audience Q+A. \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival.  \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean – Background \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean is inspired by reflections on nature; journeys of interconnectedness and the art of ‘letting go’\, linking physical landscapes of nature from the forests to the ocean to landscapes of the soul.  The original concept for the exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean is by Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet and creator of art and photography.  This exhibition is part of a triptych – Landscapes of the Soul (Part I)\, From the Forest to the Ocean (Part II) and a third exhibition (Part III) to be presented in 2027. Following their successful exhibition in 2024\, titled Landscapes of the Soul (Part I) artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan were delighted to return to Rathfarnham Castle Gallery in 2024 to present a new multi-disciplinary exhibition titled From the Forest to the Ocean (Landscapes of the Soul Part II) featuring the work of both artists. In 2026 a solo show by Mary Moynihan was presented from March to September at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin and as a one day installation to the RHA on Thursday 15 October 2026. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning 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 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 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now  adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/from-the-forest-to-the-ocean/
LOCATION:Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)\, 15 Ely place\, Dublin\, D02 A213
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261015T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261015T140000
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SUMMARY:Ancestral Voices - From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nReflecting on how place\, memory and the ancestral voices of those who came before can inspire and shape our lives today. Followed by an audience Q+A. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary 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. \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Company Manager and Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nEM Creative\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nJody Hogg\, Graphic Design \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nExhibition Runs:  One day only 15 October 11am-5pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging artist talk exploring the imagery and stories  behind the extraordinary exhibition  From the Forest to the Ocean by solo artist Mary Moynihan which is on display at the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) for one day only on 15 October 2026 from 11am to 5pm. \n\n\n\nArtist Mary Moynihan discusses the imagery and stories behind From the Forest to the Ocean and shares a selection of her original poetry\, reflecting on how place\, memory and the ancestral voices of those who came before can inspire and shape our lives today. Followed by an audience Q+A. \n\n\n\nHear the stories embedded within the exhibition and reflections on nature\, spirituality and peace. Artist Mary Moynihan shares insights into her creative journey as audiences gain a deeper understanding of how the work evolves and responds to contemporary contexts.  This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist\, ask questions\, and connect with the work on display.  Interwoven throughout the talk\, the artist presents live readings of her original poetry offering a poetical reflection on nature\, spirituality and our shared responsibility to care for one another and the earth. \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean is a multidisciplinary installation drawing inspiration from the physical landscapes and seascapes of nature and the deep interconnectedness of life — from forests to the ocean. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is accompanied by online information on EU actions to protect and promote biodiversity\, sustainability and climate justice.  Supported by A Creative Dialogue on EU Environmental Policy exploring creative approaches to highlighting the EU as a catalyst for Environmental Change. The project brings together policymakers\, academics\, artists and citizens to explore the role of the European Union in shaping a sustainable future for all and ways in which the EU may foster creative practices for environmental awareness. Supported by the Communicating Europe Initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean – Background \n\n\n\nFrom the Forest to the Ocean is inspired by reflections on nature; journeys of interconnectedness and the art of ‘letting go’\, linking physical landscapes of nature from the forests to the ocean to landscapes of the soul.  The original concept for the exhibition From the Forest to the Ocean is by the curator Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet and creator of art and photography.  This exhibition is part of a triptych – Landscapes of the Soul (Part I)\, From the Forest to the Ocean (Part II) and a third exhibition (Part III) to be presented in 2027. Following their successful exhibition in 2024\, titled Landscapes of the Soul (Part I) artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan were delighted to return to Rathfarnham Castle Gallery in 2024 to present a new multi-disciplinary exhibition titled From the Forest to the Ocean (Landscapes of the Soul Part II) featuring the work of both artists. In 2026 a solo show by Mary Moynihan was presented from March to September at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin and as a one day installation to the RHA on Thursday 15 October 2026. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning 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 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 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now  adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/ancestral-voices/
LOCATION:Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)\, 15 Ely place\, Dublin\, D02 A213
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261015T140000
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SUMMARY:Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe films are Another Day\, directed by Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors\, and Innocent Boy\, directed by John Connors. The screenings are followed by a discussion on the films and ways in which film and creative practice can promote awareness\, empathy\, equality and human rights. Kirsty Fogarty is an Irish film director and filmmaker\, recognized for her work on short films and has recently expanded into feature-length projects. John Connors is a ground breaking Irish actor\, writer\, director and producer from the Irish Traveller community\, who has blazed a trail for his community in the world of film\, television\, and theatre. Best known for his powerful performance as Patrick Ward in the acclaimed Irish crime drama Love/Hate\, John won Best Actor at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards for his lead role in Cardboard Gangsters\, cementing his place as one of Ireland’s most compelling screen talents. Presented by Smashing Times + Creative Places Darndale. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAdmission free\, no booking required \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nKirsty Fogarty\, Film Director and Film Maker \n\n\n\nJohn Connors\, Actor\, Writer\, Director\, Producer \n\n\n\nFreda Manweiler\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Producer and MC \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Producer\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors for a special screening of two powerful short films exploring human experience\, dignity and human rights. The films are Another Day\, directed by Kirsty Fogerty and John Connors\, and Innocent Boy\, directed by John Connors. The screenings are followed by a post-show discussion exploring the themes and impact of the films\, with a particular focus on how film and creative practice can promote awareness\, empathy\, equality and human rights. \n\n\n\nThe discussion is  hosted and chaired by Freda Manweiler\, Producer and MC\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, with Kirsty Fogerty and John Connors sharing insights into their creative processes\, the stories behind the films and the role of cinema in encouraging audiences to reflect on human rights and social justice. This event is presented by Smashing Times and Creative Places Darndale for the Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day as part of the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Front Line Defenders and a range of partners.  \n\n\n\nAnother Day \n\n\n\nDirected by Kirsty Fogarty and co-directed alongside Jimmy John Connors\, this short film focuses on highly sensitive issues such as suicide and substance abuse within the Irish Traveller community. The project was funded by Creative Places Darndale and earned the creators a nomination at the Director Talents Awards in London. \n\n\n\nInnocent Boy \n\n\n\nInnocent Boy follows a young Traveller boy with hearing difficulties\, raised by a single parent\, as he struggles to find his place in a world that too often singles him out. When bullying at school intensifies\, his quiet resilience is pushed to breaking point.  Innocent Boy is directed by John Connors; produced by Tiernan Williams and written by Willzee Casey\, Tiernan Williams and John Connors. \n\n\n\nCredits for Innocent Boy \n\n\n\nDirected by John Connors \n\n\n\nProduced by Tiernan Williams \n\n\n\nWritten by Willzee Casey\, Tiernan Williams and John Connors \n\n\n\nStarring:  Johnny Collins\, Tomorrow Connors\, Keyleigh McDonagh\, Lewis Brophy\, Christine Collins \n\n\n\nProduction: Cluster Fox Films in association with Virgin Media Television \n\n\n\nAwards and Festival Recognition \n\n\n\nWinner\,  Virgin Media Discoveries Best Script 2019 \n\n\n\nSpecial Mention\, Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection \n\n\n\nThe Richard Harris International Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection Still Voices Short Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection Wexford Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection Disappear Here Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection Carlow International Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection Foyle Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nOfficial Selection Kerry International Film Festival 2020 \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Creative Places Darndale. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and \n\n\n\nCreative Places Darndale. \n\n\n\nCreative Places Darndale is an arts award supported by the Arts Council. First awarded to the area of Darndale\, Belcamp\, Moatview\, Clonshaugh and Priorswood in June 2021\, the Arts Council’s Creative Places programme invests in places such as towns\, villages\, suburbs\, and island communities that have had fewer opportunities to take part in the arts. The arts in Ireland can be defined by its various art forms  i.e. Visual Art\, Music\, Dance\, Literature\, Film\, Theatre\, Opera\, Traditional Arts\, Architecture\, Circus and Street Arts and Spectacle. \n\n\n\nThe purpose of Creative Places Darndale is to promote arts participation in the areas outlined above\, support local creatives living in the area\, and embed socially engaged arts practice into the community. Over the course of the years\, Creative Places Darndale has been active building on the variety of art forms that are already present in the Dardale area; introducing the arts or different art forms where they are not present;  increasing participation in the arts by the people who live in this area and leaving a legacy of participation in the arts. \n\n\n\nCreative Places Darndale is run by Northside Partnership and Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council Arts Office.  \n\n\n\nArtist Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\nKirsty Fogarty is an up-and-coming Irish film director and filmmaker. She is recognized for her work on short films and has recently expanded into feature-length projects. Her notable achievements and projects include: A Place To Call Home (2026): She directed this short film written by Emma Farrell and produced by Frame It Productions. The film explores themes of child homelessness\, belonging\, and community against the backdrop of the County Kildare landscape. Another Day: Co-directed alongside Jimmy John Connors\, this short film focused on highly sensitive issues such as suicide and substance abuse within the Irish Traveller community. The project was funded by Creative Places Darndale and earned them a nomination at the Director Talents Awards in London. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Connors is a groundbreaking Irish actor\, writer\, director and producer from the Irish Traveller community\, who has blazed a trail for his community in the world of film\, television\, and theatre. Best known for his powerful performance as Patrick Ward in the acclaimed Irish crime drama Love/Hate\, John won Best Actor at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards for his lead role in Cardboard Gangsters\, cementing his place as one of Ireland’s most compelling screen talents. \n\n\n\nHis recent screen credits include a featured role in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen\, and he stars in the upcoming\, critically acclaimed Re-Creation\, directed by six-time Academy Award nominee Jim Sheridan and David Merriman. He also leads in Crazy Love\, set for its world premiere in September\, and appears in the highly anticipated new film by Werner Herzog\, alongside Kate and Rooney Mara. \n\n\n\nWhile acting remains at the core of his craft\, John is also an award-winning filmmaker. His directorial debut came in 2016 with the documentary series John Connors: The Travellers\, which won Best Documentary Series at the 2018 IFTAs. He later directed the short hybrid drama Eden\, which premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh\, and the award-winning Innocent Boy\, which toured internationally and received recognition at VMDIFF 2020. \n\n\n\nJohn’s feature documentary Endless Sunshine on a Cloudy Day won the Audience Award at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival in 2020 and received critical acclaim\, going on to win the prestigious Radharc Award for excellence in documentary filmmaking. His narrative feature debut The Black Guelph won Best Film and Best Actor at the Oldenburg International Film Festival in 2022. \n\n\n\nA published playwright and outspoken human rights activist\, John has consistently used his voice and platform to challenge stigma\, fight for justice\, and represent his community with integrity. He was named one of the 50 most incredible people shaping modern Ireland by the Irish Independent in 2017 and listed among the 22 young voices likely to influence Ireland and the world by The Irish Times in 2018. John Connors continues to work across film\, theatre\, and television-pushing boundaries and telling untold stories with heart\, grit\, and authenticity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/darndale-arts-and-human-rights-day/
LOCATION:Darndale Belcamp Village Centre\, The Link Road\, Darndale\, Dublin
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261015T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261015T160000
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SUMMARY:Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe event brings filmmakers\, artists and audiences together for screenings\, conversation and creative exchange. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBOOKED OUT \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nTaking place as part of the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival in October\, the Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film festival brings  together filmmakers\, artists\, audiences\, and film lovers for a vibrant one-day celebration of independent and emerging filmmaking. Hosted in an intimate and welcoming local setting\, the festival showcases a curated programme of short documentaries and short films from Irish and international creators\, highlighting bold storytelling\, fresh perspectives\, and socially engaged creative work.   Join us for an exciting celebration of independent film\, creative voices\, and shared conversations. We look forward to discovering and showcasing powerful film and radio work from filmmakers and broadcasters across Ireland and the world. \n\n\n\nThe aim is to screen films and documentaries\, creating a shared social and cultural experience celebrating independent filmmaking and creative dialogue. Audiences can take part in live Q&A sessions with filmmakers\, network and connect with fellow attendees in a relaxed social setting and have fun and enjoyment while supporting the arts for equality\, human rights and diversity. Whether you are a dedicated film enthusiast\, aspiring filmmaker\, artist\, student or simply curious to discover new work\, the festival offers a welcoming space to watch\, discuss\, and celebrate film together. \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival takes place at the Smashing Times Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin A96V9P1on Thursday 15 October 2026 from 2-5pm for the screening of documentaries and from 7-10pm for the screening of short films.  \n\n\n\nSmashing Times Film Club \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Film Club meets once a month\, first Thursday of each month\, 7-9pm at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery + Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A39V9P1. Our aim is to create a welcoming space to discover independent cinema; enjoy studio classics; explore arts and human rights themes; connect with filmmakers and creatives; support radio programme and podcast makers; engage in post-screening discussions and Q&As and build a vibrant local film and radio community. \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Film Club features curated screenings\, guest speakers\, conversations\, and community events. Join our mailing list for information on screening schedules and monthly events. The film club watches movies and also hosts radio programmes and podcasts\, sharing audio content from radio programme and podcast makers in Ireland and across the world. Our shows and screenings bring a fun but meaningful focus to creativity\, storytelling\, the arts\, cultural heritage and human rights.  Open to All. \n\n\n\nHosted in an intimate and welcoming local setting\, the film club brings together audiences\, film lovers\, filmmakers\, artists\, and broadcasters for an evening of creativity\, storytelling and shared conversations. We look forward to sharing powerful film and radio work from filmmakers and broadcasters across Ireland and the world in a relaxed social setting\, where we come together to have fun and enjoyment while supporting the arts for equality\, human rights and diversity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/smashing-times-arts-human-rights-film-festival/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nPan Cooke\, writer\, illustrator and cartoonivist and Tony Daly\, Coordinator\, 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World\, draw on the forthcoming edition of the book 80:20 Development in an Unequal World to discuss education\, public engagement\, global justice and opportunities for meaningful action. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nThis event has been cancelled due to illness. \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nPan Cooke\, Writer\, Illustrator\, and Cartoonivist \n\n\n\nTony Daly\, Coordinator of Human Rights Education Organisation 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nWhat is the role of education in work of human rights? Are they out of date and out of touch? \n\n\n\nDrawing from a range of contributors involved in the new forthcoming edition of 80-20 Development in an Unequal World\, this event will invite responses to how education is central in building human rights and challenging the state of the world today. From the myth of Pocahontas to King Leopold II in the Congo and recent conflicts\, the speakers will explore a number of perspectives and formats as part of reflecting on opportunities and tactics to create meaningful impact in public education work. As part of the panel discussion this event will invite responses from participants in a lively broader discussion that will emerge. \n\n\n\nThis session will be of interest to educators and teachers and anyone interested in the role of education\, learning and public engagement. Resources will also be shared on the evening. The event encourages and explores themes related to human rights directly; exploring agendas for human rights are at the heart of what this event is all about. \n\n\n\nThe book that this event is being developed on is a human rights reader that aims to broaden communities of practice and anyone interested in understanding and exploring what human rights are all about and how they can take action. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World \n\n\n\n80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World is an independent education organisation working at the intersection of human rights\, global justice and public action. Through education\, research\, resources and partnerships\, we challenge unjust systems and dominant narratives\, supporting people to think critically\, act collectively and work towards a fairer\, more equal and sustainable world. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPan Cooke is a writer\, illustrator\, and “cartoonivist” from Dublin\, Ireland\, known for his powerful social justice comics on issues like police violence\, mental health\, and human rights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTony Daly is Coordinator of the human rights education organisation 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World. He is co-editor of the 8th Edition of 80:20 Development in an Unequal World and was elected to the Executive Committee member of Euromed Rights\, a network of over 80 human rights organisations\, institutions and individuals based in the Euro-Mediterranean region. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/the-time-is-now-exploring-education-as-a-tool-for-human-rights-in-the-world-today/
LOCATION:Wexford Arts Centre\, Cornmarket\, Wexford\, Y35 X5HF
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion
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SUMMARY:Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe event offers audiences an opportunity to discover new creative voices\, engage in discussion and celebrate film for equality\, human rights and diversity. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nTaking place as part of the annual International Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival in October\, the Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film festival brings  together filmmakers\, artists\, audiences\, and film lovers for a vibrant celebration of independent and emerging filmmaking. Hosted in an intimate and welcoming local setting\, the festival showcases a curated programme of short documentaries and short films from Irish and international creators\, highlighting bold storytelling\, fresh perspectives\, and socially engaged creative work.   Join us for an exciting celebration of independent film\, creative voices\, and shared conversations. We look forward to discovering and showcasing powerful film and radio work from filmmakers and broadcasters across Ireland and the world. \n\n\n\nThe aim is to screen films and documentaries\, creating a shared social and cultural experience celebrating independent filmmaking and creative dialogue. Audiences can take part in live Q&A sessions with filmmakers\, network and connect with fellow attendees in a relaxed social setting and have fun and enjoyment while supporting the arts for equality\, human rights and diversity. Whether you are a dedicated film enthusiast\, aspiring filmmaker\, artist\, student or simply curious to discover new work\, the festival offers a welcoming space to watch\, discuss\, and celebrate film together. \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival takes place at the Smashing Times Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin A96V9P1on Thursday 15 October 2026 from 2-5pm for the screening of documentaries and from 7-10pm for the screening of short films.  \n\n\n\nSmashing Times Film Club \n\n\n\nThe Smashing Times Film Club meets once a month\, first Thursday of each month\, 7-9pm at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery + Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A39V9P1. Our aim is to create a welcoming space to discover independent cinema; enjoy studio classics; explore arts and human rights themes; connect with filmmakers and creatives; support radio programme and podcast makers; engage in post-screening discussions and Q&As and build a vibrant local film and radio community. The Smashing Times Film Club features curated screenings\, guest speakers\, conversations\, and community events. Join our mailing list for information on screening schedules and monthly events. The film club watches movies and also hosts radio programmes and podcasts\, sharing audio content from radio programme and podcast makers in Ireland and across the world. Our shows and screenings bring a fun but meaningful focus to creativity\, storytelling\, the arts\, cultural heritage and human rights.  Open to All. \n\n\n\nHosted in an intimate and welcoming local setting\, the film club  brings  together audiences\, film lovers\,  filmmakers\, artists\, and broadcasters for an evening of creativity\, storytelling and shared conversations. We look forward to sharing powerful film and radio work from filmmakers and broadcasters across Ireland and the world in a relaxed social setting\,  where we come together to have fun and enjoyment while supporting the arts for equality\, human rights and diversity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/smashing-times-arts-human-rights-film-festival-2/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu - Solo Dance Performance
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu\, dance artist\, explores the gaze placed on the ‘foreigner’ in a new society\, using satire\, contemporary dance and physical performance to interrogate migration and identity. Presented by the Regional Dance Network: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre\, Dance Limerick\, Tipperary Dance and Dance Cork Firkin Crane. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu\, Choreographer\, Dance Artist\, Creator \n\n\n\nWKcollective\, dancers \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nAn Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu is a solo dance performance presented by the Regional Dance Network: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre\, Dance Limerick\, Tipperary Dance and Dance Cork Firkin Crane\, taking place on Thursday 15 October 2026\, from 7.30 to 9pm\, at Dance Cork Firkin Crane\, John Redmond St\, Shandon\, Cork\, T23 Y584. \n\n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu\, dance artist\, is engaged in questioning the notions of place\, belonging and otherness. A cosmopolitan on three continents – Africa\, North America and Europe – wherever she decides to set up home\, is she considered an immigrant? \n\n\n\nHer solo dance performance interrogates the gaze upon the “foreigner” in a new space\, new society. The work\, through satire\, offers a critical eye on the notions of place and placement that are prevalent in today’s political discourse. An Immigrant’s Story is a Bessie Award winner in the category Outstanding Choreographer. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by the Regional Dance Network: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre\, Dance Limerick\, Tipperary Dance and Dance Cork Firkin Crane. \n\n\n\nLocated in a heritage building in Shandon\, Cork’s north city centre\, Dance Cork Firkin Crane specialises in supporting dance artists\, presenting dance performances and encouraging people in Cork to engage with dance of all kinds. \n\n\n\nWe provide an inclusive and welcoming space for dance work to be developed and viewed through a year-round programme of residencies\, workshops\, studio rentals\, community programmes\, dance performances and special events. \n\n\n\nOur programme is mission driven\, aiming to identify\, nurture\, and support local and regional artists while simultaneously introducing artists and audiences to national and international choreographers. We support an annual dance artist in residence and are developing other national dance advocacy projects in partnership with Dance Ireland\, Dance Limerick\, Galway Dance and Tipperary Dance. \n\n\n\nArtist residencies supporting the research\, development\, and production of new work are a central aspect of DCFC’s programme. In addition\, a series of professional presentations\, with a lens towards audience engagement\, take place throughout the year. Professional and community classes for adults and youth are also offered. \n\n\n\nDance Cork Firkin Crane is the home of Inclusive Dance Cork (IDC)\, a training programme for people with and without disabilities who are interested in learning inclusive dance methods. Learn more about IDC here. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWKcollective creates immersive\, visceral experiences through the medium of contemporary dance. Project-based works weave stories and express universal experiences. Collaboration across artistic disciplines opens discourse and intrigue through the power of poetic expression in vocal and physical movement. Founded by Kenyan-American choreographer Wanjiru Kamuyu in 2009\, WKcollective attracts multidisciplinary artists of diverse cultural backgrounds to the creative canvas. Drawing upon these art forms to stimulate fresh\, innovative\, vulnerable\, raw\, graphic art to generate personal and social reflection through a transformative celebration with dance. \n\n\n\nWanjiru Kamuyu holds an MFA from Temple University and began her career in New York with Urban Bush Women and Molissa Fenley. She has collaborated with artists including Bill T. Jones\, Robyn Orlin\, Bartabas\, Irène Tassembedo\, and Anne Collod amongst others. Since 2017\, Kamuyu has created several works presented across Europe\, Africa\, Asia\, and the US\, as well as a dance film\, La Visite (2020). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/an-immigrants-story-by-wanjiru-kamuyu/
LOCATION:Dance Cork Firkin Crane\, John Redmond Street\, Shandon\, Cork\, T23 Y584
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nLed by Tony Daly\, of 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World\,  the seven-stop walk uses Bray as a local lens to connect Irish and  international human rights activism and invites participants to contribute their own stories. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nTony Daly\, Coordinator of Human Rights Education Organisation 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis walking tour will introduce stories of resistance\, struggle and sites of interest across Bray connecting to the Anti-Apartheid movement in the 1980s\, campaigns for justice with a delegation of Aboriginal activists on their way to London in the late 1990s and recent stories from recent struggles such as climate action and solidarity activism.From a human rights education and community organisation based in Bray for over 20 years\, this walking tour will view events in the world and from Ireland from a local lens. This tour also invites contributions from participants to share stories they might wish to as part of building a unique experience on the day. With 7 stops this walking tour will roughly take 90 minutes and finish on the Bray Seafront. Using public paths\, crossing roads and using public spaces\, participants are welcome to join in this active walking tour.This tour will be led by Tony Daly from 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World who grew up\, worked and lived in Bray for many years.As a ‘human rights stories’ event\, this walking tour is based on exploring the role and impact of human rights agendas from the town of Bray from the past and recent events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is presented by 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World \n\n\n\n80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World is an independent education organisation working at the intersection of human rights\, global justice and public action. Through education\, research\, resources and partnerships\, we challenge unjust systems and dominant narratives\, supporting people to think critically\, act collectively and work towards a fairer\, more equal and sustainable world.  80:20 was based in Bray for more than 20 years and recently moved offices to the Liberties in Dublin. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTony Daly\, Coordinator of human rights education organisation 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World\, co-editor of the 8th Edition of 80:20 Development in an Unequal World and was elected to the Executive Committee member of Euromed Rights\, network of over 80 human rights organisations\, institutions and individuals based in the Euro-Mediterranean region. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/walking-tour-field-notes-on-human-rights-activism-from-bray/
LOCATION:Bray Town Hall\, Main Street\, Bray\, Wicklow\, A98D2X9
CATEGORIES:Walking Tour
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SUMMARY:Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThese are women who lived\, worked\, and resisted in Rathmines and Ranelagh during Ireland’s struggle for independence from the 1900s on – Constance (Countess) Markievicz (1868–1927)\, Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874–1955)\, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877–1946)\,  and Grace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett (1888–1955).  \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis walking tour explores the landscape of Rathmines and Ranelagh through the lives of four revolutionary women — Constance (Countess) Markievicz (1868–1927)\, Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874–1955)\, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877–1946)\, and Grace Evelyn Gifford Plunkett (1888–1955)  — who lived\, worked\, and resisted in Rathmines and Ranelagh during Ireland’s struggle for independence from the 1900s on. \n\n\n\nBlending storytelling with site-specific reflection\, the tour visits key locations connected to these women\, revealing how homes\,  churches\, and streets became backdrops for radical action\, cultural resistance\, and feminist legacy. Participants are invited to reflect on how these women’s contributions are remembered (or erased)\, and what it means to reclaim their stories as part of Ireland’s Future Heritage. \n\n\n\nThis 60 minute guided walking tour brings to life the invisible heritage of women’s activism\, placing it within the physical and civic architecture of Dublin. It asks: What histories are we preserving? Whose voices are missing from the buildings we pass every day? In highlighting these figures\, the tour reclaims space for a more inclusive\, living heritage. The tour walks by historic homes\, churches and civic landmarks ending with a reflection on women’s representation in public memory and space. \n\n\n\nNotable women from Irish history who lived in Rathmines and Ranelagh are: \n\n\n\n\nConstance Markievicz (1868-1927) was an Irish politician\, revolutionary nationalist\, suffragette and socialist. Constance owned Surrey House on Leinster Road\, Rathmines\, which was used as a training base for Na Fianna before 1916. Constance becomes the first woman elected to the British House of Commons and first female Cabinet Minister in Europe. Her advice to young women\, ‘’leave your jewels and gold wand in the bank and buy a revolver’’.\n\n\n\nHanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877–1946) was a radical activist\, feminist\, pacifist and human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes.\n\n\n\nDr Kathleen Lynn (1874–1955) lived and practised as a GP at  9 Belgrave Road\, Rathmines from about 1904 onwards and served as Chief Medical Officer for the Irish Citizen Army in the 1916 Rising. Dr Lynn later co-founded St Ultan’s Hospital on Charlemont Street with Madeleine ffrench Mullen  (1880–1944) who lived with Kathleen at Belgrave Road\, Rathmines.\n\n\n\nGrace Evelyn Gifford (1888-1955) was born and raised in Rathmines. She studied at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and worked in Dublin as an illustrator and caricaturist. Grace was a supporter of Irish independence. She married Joseph Mary Plunkett\, a signatory to the 1916 proclamation in Kilmainham Gaol shortly before his execution for his role in the 1916 Rising.\n\n\n\n\nIn addition to hearing the incredible stories of these four women\, enjoy a tour of the neighbourhood touching on Rathmines and Ranelagh as told through the stories of women from the Irish Revolutionary period 1913 to 1923 who lived or frequented this historic part of Dublin. During the walking tour we will venture past historical buildings and parks including the old Rathmines Town Hall and Clock Tower and Belgrave Square Park. \n\n\n\nCoastal + Urban Guided Walks: Information for all walks and tours\n\n\n\nWe offer three guided walking trails. \n\n\n\nTwo coastal walks begin and end at theSmashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 taking participants along the seacoast from Sandycove to Dún Laoghaire and back. Walk One: Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers  in History shares stories of Irish Human Rights Defenders in the past\, while Walk Two: Art by the Sea – Stories of Irish Artists\, Writers and Visionaries explores the lives and work of Irish artists. Both walks feature stories of people connected to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area and bring together arts\, nature and human rights\, while inviting participants to enjoy the beauty of the coastal landscape. \n\n\n\nWalk Three: Walking Through Women’s History 1916–1923 –  Guided Walk through Rathmines and Ranelagh featuring stories of Irish women in history is an urban walking trail beginning outside Swan Leisure Centre\, Rathmines Square\, 161 Rathmines Road Lower\, Dublin\, D06 E6P3\, and ending at the Holy Trinity Church\, Rathmines.  The tour explores the stories and experiences of women during the revolutionary period of 1916–1923\, highlighting their roles\, contributions and often overlooked voices in Irish history. \n\n\n\nPrices \n\n\n\nAdults Age 18+:                            15 Euro \n\n\n\nChildren Ages 4-17:                      5 Euro \n\n\n\nInfants 0-3:                                    Free \n\n\n\nOverview \n\n\n\nDuration:                                       1.15 hrs \n\n\n\nGroup Size:                                   Maximum 25 people per tour \n\n\n\nMeeting Points \n\n\n\n\nWalk One: Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History\n\n\n\n\nBegin and end indoors at Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 \n\n\n\n\nWalk Two: Art by the Sea – Stories of Irish Artists\, Writers and Visionaries \n\n\n\n\nBegin and end indoors at Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 \n\n\n\n\nWalk Three: Walking Through Women’s History 1916–1923 –  Guided Walk through Rathmines and Ranelagh featuring stories of Irish women in history\n\n\n\n\nMeeting Point:  Outside Swan Leisure Centre\, Rathmines Square\, 161 Rathmines Road Lower\, Dublin\, D06 E6P3\, and ending at the Holy Trinity Church\, Rathmines.   \n\n\n\nWhat’s included \n\n\n\n\nFully guided walking tour by experienced local guides.\n\n\n\nFascinating stories\, interesting information and fun facts\n\n\n\nStunning coastal views\n\n\n\nStories of History\, Folklore\, Changemakers and Artists\n\n\n\nInformation on Local bars and restaurants\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCheck-in details: Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in\, we aim to depart promptly from the designated departure point.  \n\n\n\nSpecial Requirements:  We aim to tour in all weathers so please wear appropriate clothing.  Moderate fitness is required as the tour includes some small tracks and uneven footing. Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult. As this is an outdoor walking tour there are limited access to bathrooms.  \n\n\n\nAccessibility: The tour is open to all. We endeavour to make the tours wheelchair accessible. Due to the historic areas on the tour\, wheelchairs\, buggys\, and pushchairs may be limited in some places.  Moderate fitness required due to the nature walk as it includes walking and uneven ground in places. Limited bathroom access whilst on the tour. \n\n\n\nDisclaimer: Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and all associated partners and personnel accept no responsibility for any injury\, loss\, damage\, accident\, or other incident arising during or in connection with participation in any company events either indoor or outdoor including the walking trails. Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for taking reasonable care of their own health\, safety\, clothing\, footwear\, and personal belongings. Participants should follow the guidance of tour facilitators and be aware that outdoor conditions and terrain may be uneven\, wet\, slippery\, or otherwise challenging. \n\n\n\nCancellations \n\n\n\nWhilst we aim to do the tour in all weather\, tour may be restricted or cancelled in certain weather conditions. Customers will receive a full refund or credit with 24-hoursnotice of cancellation. Customers will also receive a full refund or credit in case of operator cancellation due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. Contact us by phone to cancel or inquire about a cancellation. No-shows will be charged the full price. \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/walking-through-womens-history-1916-1923/
LOCATION:Outside Swan Leisure Centre\, Rathmines Square\, 161 Rathmines Rd Lower\, Dublin\, D06 E6P3\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Walking Tour
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