The Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show

Remembering Women from the Revolutionary Period in Irish History and news from the world of arts and culture

Show Broadcast: Wednesday 16 April, 6-7pm and Wednesday 23 April, 6-7pm

Listen to the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show with Dublin South FM every Wednesday 6-7pm hosted by Mary Moynihan, writer, poet, creator of art and photography and Artistic Director, Smashing Times and Freda Manweiler, Producer, Smashing Times.  Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on equality, diversity, and the work of artists and arts organisations who advocate for human rights.  Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie

This episode of the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights radio show has a special focus on women involved in the Irish Easter Rising of 1916. The presenter Mary Moynihan is a writer, poet and creator of art and photography. Mary has a strong interest in historical memory, collecting the stories of men and women from history with a focus on stories of people who in some way stood up for the rights of others. Mary collects the stories and uses them as  inspiration to create plays, films and visual art exhibitions which are then share with a wider audience. In this episode of the radio show, Mary shares the life stories of four women, Countess de Markievicz, Eva Gore-Booth, Margaret Skinnider and Dr Kathleen Lynn, who were active in the revolutionary period in Irish history.

Constance de Markievicz (1868-1927) was an Irish politician, revolutionary nationalist, suffragette and socialist and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) was a poet, writer, trade unionist, feminist, a campaigner for equality and social justice, and a sister of Irish revolutionary leader Countess Markievicz. Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955) was a medical doctor, politician, feminist, suffragist, Republican and socialist who took part in the Easter Rising. She was chief medical officer with James Connolly’s Irish Citizen Army and took over command of the City Hall garrison.  Margaret Skinnider (1893-1971) was a revolutionary feminist and trade unionist who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising at St Stephen’s Green and later at the College of Surgeons.

The show features clips from the short film Courageous Women by Mary Moynihan, with Roisin McAtamney as Margaret Skinnider and Megan O’Mally as Countess de Markievicz. The film is an imagined recreation of moments from the lives of women active in the revolutionary period in Irish history.

Also, on the show is news from the world of arts and culture looking at a call for digital independence in Europe, art cuts in Berlin, recommendations on the Blindboy podcast and the book The War of Art by American author Steven Pressfield on breaking through the blocks and winning your inner creative battle, and finally a congratulations to Rory McIlroy on becoming a Masters Champion.

Show presenter, Mary Moynihan, will be speaking on Today with Maura and Daithi on Wednesday 16 April, discussing Margaret Skinnider, the women of 1916, and the artistic work she has created around these stories. Tune in on RTE One television from 3.30pm.

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