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Just some of the pictures from a fantastic opening to the Time Well Spent exhibition at @rua_red Arts Centre in Tallaght last night. Thank you to Curator Orla McGovern and Prison arts coordinator Tom Shortt for trekking about the country putting this all together and of course Rua Red for hosting. Running till November 14th take the time to visit... it'll be "Time Well Spent" 😁

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A little late sharing these moments, but grateful to have been part of FORUM 2026 at Rua Red as a panelist. 🤍

It was a pleasure to join fellow artists for a thoughtful conversation about Arts in Precarious Spaces — exploring how our circumstances shape our artistic practice, and the role art can play in times of uncertainty, displacement and change.

As a photographer originally from Afghanistan and now based in Ireland, these conversations are deeply personal to me.

My journey with photography began with a desire to show the beauty, resilience and everyday lives of Afghan people beyond the familiar images of war. After becoming displaced myself, my work evolved towards exploring home, identity and belonging.

Through projects like Echoes of Home and my work with communities in Ireland, I’ve continued to explore how photography can challenge stereotypes, connect people and create space for stories that deserve to be heard.

Thank you to @subhashinigoda.dance and Rua Red, the organisers, fellow panelists and everyone who contributed to such a meaningful discussion. 🙏

Photos by: @reefosnaps

#Photography #VisualStorytelling #ArtsAndCulture #Migration #belonging

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…I’m delighted to welcome guest Dance Artist Mia DiChiaro who will be leading the DAnce SOCIAL WORKSHOPS @rua_red for one session only - tomorrow Wed 14th October!

An experienced dance teacher and performer, Mia is the director of the Macushla Group at Dancehouse/Dance Ireland. Amongst many other projects, she is currently co-Dance Artist in Residence at DCC Culture Company/Richmond Barracks and dances with Jessie Rowell Dance co.

Catch Mia’s wonderfully joyful dance class while you can…I’ll be back next week to continue the DANCE SOCIAL WORKSHOPS!

Open to adults, all welcome
At Rua Red Dance studio, 2-3pm
Wednesdays 30 Sept - 18 November
€5 per workshop
Drop in, pay at Rua Red reception
Or book via eventbrite, link in bio

This initiative runs as part of Philippa Donnellan’s Dance Research Project exploring why we dance. Generously funded by @sdcc_arts and @artscouncilireland and developed in association with Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre.

Photo by Noel Shelley

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I'm delighted to announce I'll be taking part in "Time Well Spent," an exhibition of artwork created across fourteen prisons and three post-release centres in Ireland. I take part in it as a former prisoner, close to fifteen years spent inside.

Those years were spent alongside men most people never get the chance to meet. I met poets who'd never written a line until a cell gave them the silence to start. Painters. Thinkers. Men who could debate philosophy and politics with more clarity than most people I've met since getting out. Talent doesn't check a record before it shows up. Neither does intelligence. Prison holds a lot of what society would rather not look at directly. Ability is one of them.

Art became my own way through it. Communicating beyond the limitations of language. It carried me out of addiction and into a career I never once believed I'd have. That's what this exhibition is built on, what time, well spent, can make of a life.

Curated by Órla McGovern, who spent three months travelling the country with Irish Prison Service Arts Officer Tom Shortt meeting artists in custody to select their work. A collaboration between Rua Red and the Irish Prison Education Service.

"Time Well Spent" opens Friday 16th October, 17:00, @rua_red . Running until 14th November.

Come and see what time, well spent, can make of a life.

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What an amazing event! ✨ @sophiehannahwriter and @cathryanhoward celebrated the timeless legacy of Agatha Christie in a fascinating conversation about mystery, murder, and the legendary Hercule Poirot. 🔎📚

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There’s something about September that feels like the baby sister of the New Year, a quieter kind of beginning that arrives with cooler mornings, changing leaves, fresh notebooks, new jobs, new courses, new routines and the possibility of starting again, even when you’re not entirely sure what you’re starting over from. 🍂

For some people, September brings excitement, new connections, new opportunities and a renewed sense of direction, while for others, it’s a reminder of how much has changed, what hasn’t worked out, what we’re still grieving and all the things we hoped we might have figured out by now. Sometimes it’s a little bit of everything at once.

I’m still reflecting on how quickly summer passed, because honestly, I don’t think I really got to experience much of it.

But lets talk about the relief of finally feeling a breeze after that horrendous heatwave? There is something so deeply comforting about cooler air against your skin when your body has spent weeks struggling through temperatures that make everything harder. I know autumn brings its own challenges, but I cannot pretend I haven’t been grateful for a little breathing room.

We’re now entering the final three months of the year, which feels genuinely surreal. October, in particular, brings its own complicated feelings and challenges for me, and I’m trying. I’m trying to remember that we don’t all enter a new season with the same resources, the same energy, the same health or the same amount of support.

Anticipated birthday grief and the blues are especially there, consuming my thoughts daily.

Overall - may the final three months of this year be kind to you. I'm glad you exist depsite it all 🌱

#cameracrumbs #writingcommunity #mentalhealthawareness #blackhistorymonth #dublinireland

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Curious about the conversations, decisions and personalities that shaped Sinn Féin🤔

Former Sinn Féin communication adviser and party spokesperson @siobhanfenton sits down with political correspondent and author Gavan Reilly @gavreilly to discuss her new book, Ourselves Alone: Sinn Féin Behind Closed Doors.

Drawing on her time working inside the party, Siobhán offers a unique insight into the inner workings of Sinn Féin during a period of extraordinary political change. In conversation with one of Ireland’s leading political journalists, she’ll discuss what happens behind the scenes, the personalities and decisions that shaped the party’s fortunes.

📍Rua Red, Tallaght @rua_red
📅13 October
⏰7pm
ISL interpretation available
Book through www.redlinefestival.ie or click the link in our bio!

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Big news at Purple Door! Alessandra @alessandra.azeviche is leading weekly classes with our youngest group at @rua_red .

She brings so much energy, creativity and fun to every session. We’re excited for all the music, movement and lovely moments the group will share together.

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I'm playing 2-3 songs I've written in the past month, as will other writers, from the songwriting workshops I got to be part of thanks to @redlinefest. Phew that's a long @sentence. It's been such a joy, and a chance to focus on songwriting craft, with guidance from the super talented @bridlyonsmusic.

I've learned an awful lot. I do love being around others and swapping ideas, seeing how they do things. I can't believe the musical talent in people in Ireland.

This is a rough recording of a song I wrote in @rua_red last week. Rented the room for myself afterwards. Heaven!

I wrote the music over a poem I'd already written. I don't normally do it this way but this workshop space has given me the time and confidence to try new things. I'm going to be bereft once it's over 😭 But I'll take plenty away with me ❤️

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The latest Xchange jam concluded Rua Red’s annual performance festival. This years edition "Cross // Ways Tallaght”, curated by Francis Fay and Olivia Hassett, also featured a mentorship program for student/graduates. Great to have such a good turn out, including Bbeyond members and others who travelled to Dublin. Photography: Fenia Kotsopoulou @feniakotsopoulou and courtesy of Rua Red.

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I recently released my first artist book, Better Must Come | Caithfidh Feabhas Theacht.

Better Must Come brings together a selection of my multichannel film installations, archival research and writings, alongside conversations and critical essays with artists, writers and researchers, Kodwo Eshun, Davinia Gregory-Kameka & Ruairí McCann. Spanning works made over a decade, the publication explores histories of migration, land, labour, displacement and colonialism, moving between Ireland, Jamaica & more.

Bringing together moving image works, archival material and critical and personal perspectives, the book reflects on my research-led practice and my interest in how histories are recorded, remembered and carried into the present. The accompanying texts & conversations extend the films, opening up questions around place, identity, memory and the political and power structures that shape them.

I would like to thank the wonderful writers & thinkers who gave their time, energy & voices to the texts in this publication & to the galleries where these conversations originally took place. Kodwo Eshun & @theshowroom; my sistren Davinia Gregory-Kameka @drdav & @blacktowersprojects & Ruairí McCann @langsmonkey @dhg_dublin @photoireland Thank you for taking the time & bringing your wealth of knowledge & care that allowed these conversations to come to fruition.

But none of this would have happened without @joy_gregory_studios @derekbishton @crooksbishton who gave me the most amazing opportunity way back in 2013 that changed my life. You have become family & I will never forget what you have done for me; words are not enough.

And finally, a huge thank you to all those who have supported me over the years; you have been fundamental to this research & output. Without your support, none of this could have been possible, you know who you are.

Better Must Come is currently available in the UK @tenderbooks @rubycruel
And in Ireland @tlp_says @immaireland @dhg_dublin @rha.arts

Editors: Megs Morley & Marianne Keating
Proofreader: Joanne Laws @joanne_laws_
Design: Pure Design- Padraig Cunningham

Supported by @rha.arts @artscouncilireland

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