https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:24:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2022/1128/1338814-the-irish-civil-war-the-making-of-the-documentary/Telling the story of the Civil War was a daunting challenge for director Ruán Magan and his team. Here he tells the story of how the groundbreaking documentary series was madeMon, 28 Nov 2022 16:41:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2022/1128/1338814-the-irish-civil-war-the-making-of-the-documentary/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1124/1338099-the-irish-free-state/It was the beginning of an independent Ireland - but the new Saorstát Éireann's lingering ties to Britain were unacceptable to many. Helene O'Keeffe tells the storyThu, 24 Nov 2022 14:25:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1124/1338099-the-irish-free-state/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1123/1337904-the-conflict-on-irish-railways-1922-23/Even before the Civil War, railways north and south of the new border were causing trouble for the governments on both sides. And the train lines of Ireland would become a battleground over the course of the conflict, as Peter Rigney explainsWed, 23 Nov 2022 16:51:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1123/1337904-the-conflict-on-irish-railways-1922-23/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1115/1336275-big-house-burnings-during-the-civil-war/The country house could be represented as the most powerful symbol of British colonialism and imperialism in Ireland. But why were more of them burnt out during the Civil War than the War of Independence? Terence Dooley explainsTue, 15 Nov 2022 14:23:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1115/1336275-big-house-burnings-during-the-civil-war/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1102/1332745-a-new-land-war-land-class-politics-and-state-building-1922-23/Some anti-Treaty activists advocating seizing land from absentee landlords. But how ready were local anti-Treaty IRA leaders and volunteers to defend their betrayed Republic by expropriating land? Tony Varlet explainsWed, 02 Nov 2022 10:19:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1102/1332745-a-new-land-war-land-class-politics-and-state-building-1922-23/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1013/1328951-w-t-cosgrave-an-iron-fist-in-a-velvet-glove/He was the man who had to follow Michael Collins as head of government - and became a surprisingly hardline leader who was prepared to do anything, including enabling executions without trial, to win the war, as Michael Laffan explainsThu, 13 Oct 2022 10:52:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/irish-free-state/2022/1013/1328951-w-t-cosgrave-an-iron-fist-in-a-velvet-glove/History