Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Landscapes of the Soul Visual Art Exhibition
Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry Cahersiveen, Kerry
Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Old Barracks Heritage Centre Exhibition
Old Barracks Heritage Centre, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry Cahersiveen, Kerry
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Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace, Equality + Human Rights
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin
Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin
Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A
Pearse Centre 27 Pearse Street, Dublin
Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dublin, A96V9P1 30 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, DublinWeek of Events
Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels – Irish Women Changemakers in History Exhibition
A visual art exhibition by Mary Moynihan integrated throughout the Barracks Heritage Centre.
Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Landscapes of the Soul Visual Art Exhibition
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.
Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Old Barracks Heritage Centre Exhibition
Immersive exhibitions across three historic floors
Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal
Featuring the work of Paddy Bushe (poet), Dominika Piekarska (visual artist), June O’Sullivan (novelist), Ita Ryan (writer), John Goode (poet), and Marie O’Shea (writer).
September: An exhibition without borders
September brings together new and existing works by gallery artists and new artists working across a wide range of media and cultural backgrounds.
Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace, Equality + Human Rights
A multidisciplinary exhibition reflecting on peace, equality and human rights through contemporary visual and creative expression.
Céad Míle Collection
GOAL NextGen, with THINKHOUSE and designers and artists Farouk858 and Helen Steele, reimagine the Irish flag as a symbol of welcome, belonging, solidarity and community.
Monday, October 12, 2026
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October 12, 2026 -Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop
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October 12, 2026 -Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A
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October 12, 2026 -Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk
Theatre for a Shared Humanity: Arts and Human Rights Participative Workshop
An inspiring practical theatre workshop with internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Frédérique Lecomte from Théâtre & Réconciliation, Brussels, Belgium.
Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our Time – Documentary Screening and Q&A
A documentary about Indigenous communities in South Papua and the impact of the National Strategic Project on land, livelihoods and culture.
Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk
A live improvised performance created by participants in the Theatre for a Shared Humanity workshop, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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October 13, 2026 -That’s Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop
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October 13, 2026 -Green Imaginings: Art, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement
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October 13, 2026 -Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion
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October 13, 2026 -My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition
That’s Powerful presents ‘Speak Up’ Workshop
A community arts workshop using discussion, spoken word, creative writing, storytelling and performance to enable participants identify issues and rights that matter to them and turn ideas into creative expression.
Green Imaginings: Art, Ecology and Europe’s Future – Creative Talk, Panel Discussion and Audience Engagement
Green Imaginings is a creative gathering exploring connections between European environmental policy, creativity and citizen action.
Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity Panel Discussion
This panel discussion looks at how political systems reflect or fail to reflect the diversity of the societies they serve.
My So-Called Life in Copenhagen – Multidisciplinary Performance and Exhibition
An autobiographical performance by Renate Dujaković combining comedy, physical theatre, storytelling and photography.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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October 14, 2026 -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
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October 14, 2026 -In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II
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October 14, 2026 -Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane
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
The Irish in Resistance During World War II pop-up installation features 12 storyboard artworks by Mary Moynihan, each telling the story of an Irish person who resisted fascism and totalitarianism and stood up for the rights and dignity of others during WWII.
In Conversation: Irish in Resistance during World War II
Ciara Hayes interviews journalist and author Clodagh Finn, author and lawyer John Morgan, and writer, poet and artist Mary Moynihan.
Live performance of Silent written + performed by Pat Kinevane
Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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October 15, 2026 -Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event
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October 15, 2026 -From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan
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October 15, 2026 -Ancestral Voices – From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading
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October 15, 2026 -Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors
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October 15, 2026 -Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries
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October 15, 2026 -The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion
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October 15, 2026 -Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films
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October 15, 2026 -An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu – Solo Dance Performance
Children’s Creative Responses to the Rights of the Child: Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day Schools Event
Visual Artists Róisín Kane and Elizabeth Bennett work with primary school children to explore the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
From the Forest to the Ocean One-Day Only Pop-Up Solo Visual Art Exhibition by Mary Moynihan
A one-day showing of Mary Moynihan’s solo exhibition combining photography, poetry and film inspired by physical landscapes and seascapes and their connection to landscapes of the soul and the deep interconnectedness of life — from forests to the ocean.
Ancestral Voices – From the Forest to the Ocean Lunchtime Artist Talk + Poetry Reading
Artist Mary Moynihan discusses the imagery and stories behind From the Forest to the Ocean and shares a selection of her original poetry
Darndale Arts and Human Rights Day – Film Screenings and Post-Show Artist Discussions with Filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors
Join filmmakers Kirsty Fogarty and John Connors for a special screening of two powerful short films exploring human experience, dignity and human rights.
Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Documentaries
BOOKED OUT
A curated programme of short documentaries from Irish and international creators celebrating independent filmmaking and socially engaged storytelling.
The Time is Now – Exploring Education as a Tool for Human Rights in the World Today – Panel Discussion
This event has been cancelled due to illness.
Smashing Times Arts + Human Rights Film Festival: Screening of Short Films
An evening celebration of independent and emerging short filmmaking, featuring a curated programme of short films.
An Immigrant’s Story by Wanjiru Kamuyu – Solo Dance Performance
An award-winning solo dance work questioning notions of place, belonging and otherness.
Friday, October 16, 2026
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October 16, 2026 -Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray
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October 16, 2026 -Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923
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October 16, 2026 -Trócaire Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion – End Fossil Power
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October 16, 2026 -Human Rights Open Mic Night – An evening of live poetry and music on themes of human rights, social justice and solidarity
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October 16, 2026 -Oíche Éigse le Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha & Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta – Readings |Artist Talk | Chat | Audience Q+A
Walking Tour: Field Notes on Human Rights Activism from Bray
A guided walking tour exploring stories of resistance, struggle and human rights activism in Bray, from the Anti-Apartheid movement and Aboriginal solidarity campaigns to recent climate action.
Walking Through Women’s History 1916-1923
Walking Through Women’s History 1916–1923 is a guided storytelling walk exploring the lives of four revolutionary Irish women
Trócaire Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion – End Fossil Power
Join us for the premiere of Trócaire’s powerful new documentary film, End Fossil Power, followed by an inspiring panel discussion on climate justice and the transition to a clean, renewable future
Human Rights Open Mic Night – An evening of live poetry and music on themes of human rights, social justice and solidarity
Presented by Front Line Defenders, this open mic night celebrates poetry, music, solidarity, human rights and social justice.
Oíche Éigse le Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha & Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta – Readings |Artist Talk | Chat | Audience Q+A
An Irish-language evening with Laoighseach Ní Choisdealbha, a poet and writer and The Arts Council Scríbhneoir Cónaithe Gaeilge at Dublin City University (DCU), and Joe Phádraic Ó Fátharta, writer.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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October 17, 2026 -Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History
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October 17, 2026 -Art by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Artists, Writers and Visionaries
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October 17, 2026 -Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music | Dance | Artist Talk
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October 17, 2026 -In Conversation: Mary Moynihan with Mary Lawlor, Human Rights Defender
Stories by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Changemakers in History
BOOKED OUT
Enjoy one of Dublin’s most beautiful seascapes blending dramatic coastal views and spectacular scenery with captivating stories
Art by the Sea – Guided Walk on Stories of Irish Artists, Writers and Visionaries
Enjoy a unique guided walking trail along Scotsman’s Bay, from Sandycove to Dún Laoghaire and back
Studio Songs by Daughter Of A Drum – Music | Dance | Artist Talk
A workshop and performance by multidisciplinary artist Aoife Ó Tiompánaigh, presented as part of the inaugural Smashing Times Artist Residency Programme.
In Conversation: Mary Moynihan with Mary Lawlor, Human Rights Defender
Writer and artist Mary Moynihan is in conversation with renowned human rights defender Mary Lawlor about the vital role of defending human rights today.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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October 18, 2026 -The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford, Artist – Exhibition, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings
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October 18, 2026 -An Cruinniú | The Gathering. Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford, Artist – Exhibition, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings
Kiz Rutherford presents an exhibition of intimate and affirming portraits of members of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community, alongside an artist talk and live portraiture sittings.
An Cruinniú | The Gathering. Ceol, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
Celebrate the Irish Arts + Human Rights festival finale with an unforgettable bilingual evening of music, song, verse, and conversation.
