Smashing Times

10/08/2026

Get your copy of Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal now! Published 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.

Purchase here: https://smashingtimes.ie/event/edition-vii-of-tintreach-the-smashing-times-arts-and-literary-journal/

Cover artwork: Fast-Moving Clouds by Dominika Piekarska

06/08/2026

📢 Closing tomorrow Friday 7 August – open call for the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2026 programme!

🟥 Taking place from 9-18 October, this is the 8th edition of the international celebration of arts and rights. Find out more here:https://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-Call-Information-Document-2026.pdf

06/08/2026

📣 🤩🎙️ Open Call for the Voices of Peace Multidisciplinary Exhibition! Smashing Times is delighted to announce an open call for artists to submit work for Voices of Peace, a multidisciplinary exhibition running from 30 Sep - 29 Nov 2026 at the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Sandycove, Dublin.

The exhibition is supported by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and features the work of artists living or working in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown area exploring themes of equality, human rights and peace.

🟥 Find out more here:https://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-Call-Information-Document-2026.pdf

06/08/2026

Don't miss Eternal Rebels – Irish Women Changemakers in History Exhibition, available to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. Presented 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.

🟥 Find out more:

The 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 wh...

05/08/2026

Open call! The Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival invites organisations, artists, community groups, and individuals to become part of this year's festival programme! 😍

🟥 Taking place from 9-18 October, this is the 8th edition of the international celebration of arts and rights - find out how you can take part below 👇️https://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-Call-Information-Document-2026.pdf

05/08/2026

Today at 6pm on Dublin South FM: Enjoy the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show with an in-depth interview with Barry Ward TD, an Irish politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area since 2024.

🎙️ Tune in at 6pm to Dublin South FM 93.9 or online https://dublinsouthfm.ie
🟥 Find out more about todays show: https://smashingtimes.ie/interview-with-barry-ward/

05/08/2026

📣 🤩🎙️ Smashing Times is delighted to announce an open call for artists to submit work for Voices of Peace, a multidisciplinary exhibition running from 30 Sep - 29 Nov 2026 at the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality. The exhibition is supported by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

🟥 Find out more here:https://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-Call-Information-Document-2026.pdf

04/08/2026

📢Calling all artists, organisations and individuals across Ireland! 📢 The Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival invites organisations, artists, community groups, and individuals to become part of this year's festival programme! 😍

🟥 Taking place from 9-18 October, this is the 8th edition of the international celebration of arts and rights - find out how you can take part belowhttps://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-Call-Information-Document-2026.pdf

04/08/2026

The Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality circulates a themed monthly newsletter, featuring news, quotes, 10 We Admire, grant opportunities, and more. Each newsletter becomes available below once published. Féilim James is the editor of the Smashing Times Newsletter.

Sign up now and view all previous newsletters here: https://smashingtimes.ie/media/newsletter/

30/07/2026

Open call! The Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival invites organisations, artists, community groups, and individuals to become part of this year's festival programme! 😍

Taking place from 9-18 October, this is the 8th edition of the international celebration of arts and rights - find out how you can take part below 👇️https://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Open-Call-Information-Document-2026.pdf