Learn the true story of The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican aka Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty and other amazing changemakers from Irish history - all part of the first ever Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival! 👇️ smashingtimes.ie/kerry-arts-a...

Come and enjoy the beautiful weather at the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival in Cahersiveen and Valentia Island this weekend! Check out all the events here and book now: smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

📢Call all artists, organisations and individuals across Ireland! 📢 The Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival call for events is now open 🤩 If you have an event that promotes human rights then fill out the form below docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Check out the July edition of the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Newsletter! Packed with info about our upcoming events like the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival, and our open calls! mailchi.mp/smashingtime...

The Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival – where storytelling, human rights + fun connect. 🟥 Find out more: smashingtimes.ie/kerry-arts-a... #KerryArtsandHumanRightsFestival

Stay tuned for the July edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter, which comes out later today! Sign up here: smashingtimes.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... #STNewsletter

Stay tuned for the July edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter, which comes out later today! Sign up here: smashingtimes.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... #STNewsletter

The Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival – where storytelling, human rights + fun connect. Taking place on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 2026 in Cahersiveen and Valentia Island on the Iveragh Peninsula along the Wild Atlantic Way. #KerryArtsandHumanRightsFestival

Today at 6pm: Listen to the Smashing Times Arts & Human Rights Radio Show interview by Mary Moynihan with panel guests Sue Pentel, Ria Czerniak-LeBov, Hadas Emma Kedar, and Dr Ramzy Baroud discussing the second Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress. Listen online 6-7pm at www.dublinsouthfm.ie

Old Barracks Heritage Centre Exhibitions, from June 22 – October 31 at The Old Barracks Cahersiveen. 🟥 Find out more: smashingtimes.ie/event/old-ba... #Kerry #KerryArtsandHumanRightsFestival #SmashingTimes

Have a read of the June 2026 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. Themed 'Irish Pride', the edition celebrates the invaluable contribution that the LGBTQ+ community has made to the Irish arts scene. View it here: smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/u... #IrishPride #Pride #Ireland #LGBTQ #TheArts

‘We are not beholden to you, awaiting and grateful for whatever scraps fall from your human rights table. We are equally deserving of a seat at the table.’ - Aoife Martin, Irish trans woman and activist

#10WeAdmire – Soula Emmanuel (she/her) is a Greek Irish writer whose work explores themes of identity, migration, belonging, and transformation, through intimate and emotionally nuanced storytelling. Born in Dublin in 1990, she grew up in Wicklow, and later studied in Ireland and Sweden

Listen to Hadas Emma Kedar, a communications and media arts scholar, journalist and anti-Zionist activist originally from Israel, involved in teaching, art-making and political activism, speaking on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show today at 6pm www.dublinsouthfm.ie #SmashingTimes

Listen to Sue Pentel, one of four guests on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show today at 6pm, discussing the second Jewish Anti-Zionist congress taking place 26-28 June 2026 🟥 Tune in at 6pm to Dublin South FM93.9 or online dublinsouthfm.ie

And finally, Dr Ramzy Baroud, from Gaza, is a journalist, author and the editor of The Palestine Chronicle. Not to be missed! Tune in at 6pm to Dublin South FM93.9 or online dublinsouthfm.ie #SmashingTimes #RadioShow #TheArts #HumanRights

Today at 6pm: Listen to the Smashing Times Arts & Human Rights Radio Show interview by Mary Moynihan with panel guests Sue Pentel, Ria Czerniak-LeBov, Hadas Emma Kedar, and Dr Ramzy Baroud discussing the second The Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress taking place 26-28 June 2026, Tallaght, Dublin.

#10WeAdmire – Rory O’Neill (he/him) is an Irish drag artist, performer, writer, and activist whose work has played a central role in advancing LGBTQ+ visibility and equality in Ireland. Born in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, in 1968, Rory O’Neill performs as Panti Bliss (she/her).

#10WeAdmire – Felicia Olusanya (FeliSpeaks), is a Nigerian Irish poet and playwright whose practice moves between spoken word, theatre, & music. Born in Nigeria & raised in Co Longford, they are known for work that explores identity, migration, race, and queerness within contemporary Irish society.

Smashing Times’ William Caughey was delighted to travel to Valencia, Spain, recently to attend a transnational partner meeting for the European project LEARN. LEARN: Learning Environments for Active, Responsive, and Nurturing adults for Early Childhood in Europe.

Today at 6pm: the Smashing Times Arts & Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM. Features reflection by Mary Moynihan on war and peace followed by a Guest Artist Interview with multidisciplinary artist Aoife McAtamney 🟥 Tune in at 6pm to Dublin South FM 93.9 or online dublinsouthfm.ie

What's On at #SmashingTimes? View our What's On page now for all upcoming events including Eternal Rebels, From the Forest to the Ocean, the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival, and much more: smashingtimes.ie/whats-on/

#IrishPride Have a read of the June 2026 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. Themed 'Irish Pride', the edition celebrates the invaluable contribution that the LGBTQ+ community has made to the Irish arts scene. View it here: smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/u... #Pride #Ireland #LGBTQ #TheArts

Bringing together photography, poetry, and film, this multidisciplinary exhibition draws inspiration from the physical landscapes of nature and the deep interconnectedness of life. Now showing at the Old Barracks, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry. 🟥 More information: smashingtimes.ie/event/from-t...

Electrifying and brilliant performance by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Malahide Castle, Dublin, June 10 2026 #NickCave

Today at 6pm: the Smashing Times Arts & Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM. Features reflection by Mary Moynihan on war and peace followed by a Guest Artist Interview with multidisciplinary artist Aoife McAtamney 🟥 Tune in at 6pm or online dublinsouthfm.ie 📸 aoifemcatamney.com

We also ran an open ‘Poetry Day’ to celebrate #PoetryDayIreland. Artists on the day included Frédérique Lecomte, Mary Moynihan, Florence Marchand, Camille Léonard. Presented as part of the WE AREurope, exploring shared European values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, funded by #ErasmusPlus

#SmashingTimes were delighted to recently host Belonging: Three-Day Creative Arts Workshop at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery. Together with our partners Theatre & Reconciliation, the three-day event explored themes of nature, belonging and a shared European identity #WEAREurope

Mary Moynihan, Smashing Times, at the fantastic Robert Tressell Festival which took place at the RDS over the weekend. Pictured are Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins; Ivana Bacik TD and Jeremy Corbyn MP; Rebecca O’Keefe; Mary Lou McDonald TD #TressellFestival #RobertTressell #SmashingTimes

Robert Tressell Festival 2026, Sat 6 June, RDS. Smashing Times patron Sabina Higgins celebrated at festival with Michael D Higgins, both are honorary patrons of Tressell Festival. Speakers include Mick Lynch, Jeremy Corbyn, Jamaal Bowman, Mary Lou McDonald, Ivana Bacik, Ruth Coppinger