The Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:06:17 +0000Civil War Ireland, then and now: Parliament Streethttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0215/1281029-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-sunlight-house/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:36:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0215/1281029-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-sunlight-house/HistoryCivil War Ireland, then and now: gunmen on Henry Streethttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0222/1282285-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-gunmen-on-henry-street/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:40:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0222/1282285-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-gunmen-on-henry-street/HistoryCivil War Ireland, then and now: Troops in Cork cityhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0330/1289399-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-pembroke-st-cork/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:43:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0330/1289399-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-pembroke-st-cork/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: National Army on patrolhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0404/1290371-civil-war-ireland-then-and-nowfree-state-troops-patrol/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0404/1290371-civil-war-ireland-then-and-nowfree-state-troops-patrol/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: troops arrive in Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0425/1294229-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-troops-arrive-in-cork/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:37:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0425/1294229-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-troops-arrive-in-cork/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: gunmen on Grafton Sthttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0426/1294458-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-gunmen-on-grafton-st/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:33:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0426/1294458-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-gunmen-on-grafton-st/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: soldiers on Lee bankshttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0510/1297225-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-soldiers-on-lee-banks/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 10 May 2022 16:06:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0510/1297225-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-soldiers-on-lee-banks/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: gunfire on Henry Streethttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1101/1332546-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:20:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1101/1332546-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: effigy on armoured carhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1129/1338976-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-armoured-car-effigy/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:43:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1129/1338976-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-armoured-car-effigy/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: children meet soldiershttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1212/1341416-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-children-meet-soldiers/In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:10:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/1212/1341416-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-children-meet-soldiers/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: British soliders queuehttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0227/1359208-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-queue/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:13:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0227/1359208-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-british-soldiers-queue/HistoryAll walks of life: civilian fatalities in the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0227/1434711-all-walks-of-life-civilian-fatalities-in-the-civil-war/One of the defining features of the Irish Civil War was the relatively low level of civilian fatalities. But who were the civilians who perished in the conflict, and how did they die? Andy Bielenberg explains.Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:51:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0227/1434711-all-walks-of-life-civilian-fatalities-in-the-civil-war/Civil War FatalitiesAnti-Treaty stronghold: Civil War deaths in Mayohttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0305/1436144-anti-treaty-stronghold-civil-war-deaths-in-mayo/There was scarcely any National Army presence when Civil War broke out - and this anti-Treaty stronghold held out until the end of the war, as Joost Augusteijn explainsTue, 05 Mar 2024 15:54:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0305/1436144-anti-treaty-stronghold-civil-war-deaths-in-mayo/Civil War FatalitiesThe most violent county: Civil War deaths in Kerryhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0304/1435938-the-most-violent-county-civil-war-deaths-in-kerry/It was the most violent part of the country during the Civil War. Owen O'Shea tells how Kerry became the site of the conflict's most extreme violence.Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:58:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0304/1435938-the-most-violent-county-civil-war-deaths-in-kerry/Civil War FatalitiesDangerous road: Civil War fatalities in County Tipperaryhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0315/1438172-dangerous-road-civil-war-fatalities-in-county-tipperary/Tipperary was the scene of fierce battles and deadly ambushes in the Civil War, as Denis G. Marnane explains.Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:58:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0315/1438172-dangerous-road-civil-war-fatalities-in-county-tipperary/Civil War FatalitiesBattle, reprisals, accidents, murder: Limerick's Civil War deathshttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0208/1431154-battle-reprisals-accidents-murder-limericks-civil-war-deaths/The Battle for Limerick city was one of the most significant events of the Civil War's first phase. And as John O'Callaghan explains, more than half the deaths in the county took place during that period in 1922.Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:34:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0208/1431154-battle-reprisals-accidents-murder-limericks-civil-war-deaths/Civil War FatalitiesNorthern Ireland: Civil War, 'pogrom' and Specials' ineptitudehttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0212/1431801-northern-ireland-civil-war-pogrom-and-specials-ineptitude/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:54:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0212/1431801-northern-ireland-civil-war-pogrom-and-specials-ineptitude/Civil War Fatalities'Fierce and atrocious': Civil War deaths in Donegalhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0301/1435369-fierce-and-atrocious-civil-war-deaths-in-donegal/It was the site of one of the most infamous reprisal shootings of the conflict. Pauric Travers tells the story of how the Civil War affected Donegal.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:38:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0301/1435369-fierce-and-atrocious-civil-war-deaths-in-donegal/Civil War FatalitiesCivil War backwater? Fatalities in County Clarehttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0213/1432069-civil-war-backwater-fatalities-in-county-clare/Although it saw terrible violence during the War of Independence, during the Civil War Clare had the lowest fatality rate of any Munster County. But as Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc explains, that didn't mean it was peaceful.Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:20:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0213/1432069-civil-war-backwater-fatalities-in-county-clare/Civil War Fatalities"Speaking their names": the Military Archives fatalities rollhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0306/1436311-speaking-their-names-the-military-archives-fatalities-roll/in the decades that followed Irish independence, Civil War commemoration was complicated, and the National Army death toll was relatively unexamined. But now things have changed, as Lisa Dolan, Archivist at the Military Archives, explains.Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:46:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0306/1436311-speaking-their-names-the-military-archives-fatalities-roll/Civil War FatalitiesA complex county: Civil War deaths in Corkhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0313/1437756-civil-war-fatalities-in-cork/It was the most violent area of Ireland in the War of Independence. But in the Civil War, Cork saw much lower fatalities, as John Borgonovo explains.Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:17:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0313/1437756-civil-war-fatalities-in-cork/Civil War FatalitiesThe deadliest county: Civil War fatalities in Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0221/1433654-the-deadliest-county-civil-war-fatalities-in-dublin/More people were killed in Dublin than in any other county during the Civil War. But as John Dorney explains, the figures may overstate the capital's role in the conflict.Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:43:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0221/1433654-the-deadliest-county-civil-war-fatalities-in-dublin/Civil War FatalitiesBitter enemies: the guerrilla phase of the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0112/1346343-bitter-enemies-the-guerrilla-phase-of-the-civil-war/It was the most brutal phase of the Civil War, and it would cast a long shadow. John Borgonovo tells the story of the guerrilla phase of the war - and how it endedThu, 12 Jan 2023 16:45:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0112/1346343-bitter-enemies-the-guerrilla-phase-of-the-civil-war/HistoryUnintended victims: child casualties of the Irish Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0227/1434670-unintended-victims-child-casualties-of-the-irish-civil-war/The youngest victim of the Civil War was just two years old. Helene O'Keeffe explains how children ended up caught in the conflict.Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:34:09 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0227/1434670-unintended-victims-child-casualties-of-the-irish-civil-war/Civil War FatalitiesThe largest losses: National Army casualties in the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0220/1433337-the-greatest-losses-national-army-casualties-in-the-civil-war/The National Army saw the greatest losses of any group during the Irish Civil War, but the details of those men and their deaths has not been fully investigated until now, as Jack Kavanagh explains.Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:43:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0220/1433337-the-greatest-losses-national-army-casualties-in-the-civil-war/Civil War FatalitiesIreland then and now: a refugee arrives from Belfasthttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2024/0305/1436141-ireland-then-and-now-a-refugee-arrives-from-belfast/In the early 20th century, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:41:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2024/0305/1436141-ireland-then-and-now-a-refugee-arrives-from-belfast/HistoryWhy the Four Courts?https://www.rte.ie/history/battle-of-dublin/2022/0615/1305073-why-the-four-courts/In April 1922, anti-Treaty IRA men occupied the Four Courts in the centre of Dublin. Why did they take this step, and what was the public and military response? John Dorney explains.Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:51:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/battle-of-dublin/2022/0615/1305073-why-the-four-courts/Battle of DublinUnder Siege: the Battle of the Four Courtshttps://www.rte.ie/history/battle-of-dublin/2022/0621/1306124-the-battle-of-the-four-courts/In summer 1922, anti-Treaty forces took control of the Four Courts. The National Army responded - and the Civil War began.Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:38:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/battle-of-dublin/2022/0621/1306124-the-battle-of-the-four-courts/Battle of DublinTeenage soldiers and armoured cars: Civil War fatalities in Sligohttps://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0215/1432463-teenage-soldiers-civil-war-fatalities-in-sligo/The average age of people killed in the Civil War in Sligo was just eighteen. Frank Fagan explains how the conflict affected the county.Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:38:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/civil-war-fatalities/2024/0215/1432463-teenage-soldiers-civil-war-fatalities-in-sligo/Civil War FatalitiesFamily histories: how the 1918 Election created a revolutionaryhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0103/1424625-family-histories-revolutionary-soldier-liam-hayes/When the British Government didn't grant Ireland the independence the country had voted for in 1918, a young man from Tipperary decided to get involved in the revolution. Two years later, Liam Hayes was on the run. His grandson Peter Doyle tells his storyWed, 03 Jan 2024 15:03:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2024/0103/1424625-family-histories-revolutionary-soldier-liam-hayes/HistoryFamily histories: Mary Coyle comes out of the shadowshttps://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0728/1397034-family-histories-mary-coyle-comes-out-of-the-shadows/In the first in a new series, Family Histories, Sinéad Andrews tells the story of her extraordinary grandmother Mary Coyle, whose adventures and achievements have been overshadowed by those of her better known husband.Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:03:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2023/0728/1397034-family-histories-mary-coyle-comes-out-of-the-shadows/1916 RisingA Hidden History: watch Tony Connelly's documentaryhttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/tony-connelly-a-hidden-history/395559463968Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:59:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/tony-connelly-a-hidden-history/395559463968HistoryA Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfatherhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0608/1388064-a-hidden-history-tony-connelly-on-his-ric-constable-grandfather/Tony Connelly's grandfather was an RIC constable who went north and joined the RUC after the War of Independence. In a new documentary, Connelly traces an extraordinary family storyThu, 08 Jun 2023 10:46:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0608/1388064-a-hidden-history-tony-connelly-on-his-ric-constable-grandfather/HistoryIrish history: share your family storieshttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0529/1386311-irish-history-share-your-family-stories/Mon, 29 May 2023 16:12:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0529/1386311-irish-history-share-your-family-stories/History'If we stand united, victory is certain': Liam Lynch's final dayshttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379049-if-we-stand-united-victory-is-certain-liam-lynchs-final-days/He was the military commander of the anti-Treaty forces whose death in April 1923 was the beginning of the end of the Civil War. Gerard Shannon tells the story of the last days of Liam Lynch.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:48:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379049-if-we-stand-united-victory-is-certain-liam-lynchs-final-days/HistoryThe legacy of the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0228/1359432-the-legacy-of-the-civil-war/It was a conflict that cast a long shadow. Diarmaid Ferriter examines the complex legacy of the Civil War.Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:11:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0228/1359432-the-legacy-of-the-civil-war/HistoryBroken for generations: the Civil War's transgenerational impacthttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379040-broken-for-generations-the-civil-wars-transgenerational-impact/Pitting former comrades against each other, the Civil War was a traumatic event for most of its participants. But what was the impact of the Civil War on subsequent generations? Síobhra Aiken tells their storyTue, 25 Apr 2023 12:20:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0425/1379040-broken-for-generations-the-civil-wars-transgenerational-impact/HistoryFrom grievance to reconciliation: commemoration and the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357950-from-grievance-to-reconciliation-commemoration-and-the-civil-war/How does a country commemorate the dead of a Civil War? As Eve Morrison shows, it has been a complicated processTue, 21 Feb 2023 11:56:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357950-from-grievance-to-reconciliation-commemoration-and-the-civil-war/HistoryMaking peace: how people on all sides tried to end the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340285-civil-war-peace-moves/As the Civil War dragged on, both neutral parties and combatants made moves to end the conflict. Eve Morrison explains how that played outTue, 06 Dec 2022 12:34:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340285-civil-war-peace-moves/HistoryCivil War story: how one man met his opponent decades laterhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22249930/Mon, 15 May 2023 11:20:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22249930/HistoryTaking Sides: watch the documentary herehttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/taking-sides-britain-and-the-civil-war-e1/395582504008Thu, 11 May 2023 14:39:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/taking-sides-britain-and-the-civil-war-e1/395582504008HistoryTaking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0508/1382352-taking-sides-britains-involvement-in-the-irish-civil-war/A new documentary, Taking Sides, explores how former enemies worked together to establish Irish independence. It reveals Britain's far from impartial role in Ireland's Civil War.Mon, 08 May 2023 17:35:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0508/1382352-taking-sides-britains-involvement-in-the-irish-civil-war/HistoryHow sound came to light: the forgotten tapes of the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0427/1379530-how-sound-came-to-light-the-forgotten-tapes-of-the-civil-war/Liam McGrath, executive producer of The Silent Civil War, explains how hours of audio recordings with Irish revolutionaries made their way from an attic in Washington D.C. back to Ireland.Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:54:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0427/1379530-how-sound-came-to-light-the-forgotten-tapes-of-the-civil-war/HistoryNan Hogan: a revolutionary lifehttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0412/1376594-nan-hogan-a-revolutionary-life/Nan Hogan was a revolutionary activist who played a part in both in the War of Independence and Civil War. Now, thanks to her nephews, Hogan's story is being brought back into the light, as Mary McAuliffe explainsWed, 12 Apr 2023 15:19:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0412/1376594-nan-hogan-a-revolutionary-life/HistoryA defiant gathering: the 1922 IRA Conventionhttps://www.rte.ie/history/ira-convention/2022/0302/1283908-the-ira-convention/In March 1922, the IRA met to determine how it would deal with the Treaty-supporting Free State. Soon the country would be divided.Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:46:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/ira-convention/2022/0302/1283908-the-ira-convention/History"Too young to die": remembering the executed men of Drumboehttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0424/1378809-too-young-to-die-remembering-the-executed-men-of-drumboe/Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:40:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0424/1378809-too-young-to-die-remembering-the-executed-men-of-drumboe/HistoryThe Silent Civil War: memory and traumahttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364442-the-silent-civil-war-memory-and-trauma/Memory, and forgetting, are at the heart of the subsequent history of the Irish Civil War and its place in the collective Irish psyche, says Conor MulvaghTue, 21 Mar 2023 11:38:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364442-the-silent-civil-war-memory-and-trauma/HistoryJennifer Nuttall tells the story of how her family was threatenedhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0419/1377848-jennifer-nuttall-tells-the-story-of-how-her-family-was-threatened/In this video, Jennifer Nuttall tells her daughter Deirdre about her own father's memories of a terrifying visit during the Civil War.Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:46:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0419/1377848-jennifer-nuttall-tells-the-story-of-how-her-family-was-threatened/HistoryHurled into eternity: after the executionshttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364432-hurled-into-eternity-after-the-executions/Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:11:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364432-hurled-into-eternity-after-the-executions/History'What Was Done Was Done': the long shadow of the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364471-what-was-done-was-done-the-long-shadow-of-the-civil-war/The Civil War lasted for less than year, but the wounds it inflicted have never fully healed. Sharing stories may be the way forward, says Liz GillisTue, 21 Mar 2023 13:25:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364471-what-was-done-was-done-the-long-shadow-of-the-civil-war/HistoryRemembering so we don't forget: the National Folklore Collectionhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0418/1377688-remembering-so-we-dont-forget-the-irish-folklore-commission/For nearly ninety years, the National Folklore Collection has gathered oral history from all over the country. Its new endeavour, the Civil War Memory Project, may be the last meaningful opportunity to record memories of this tumultuous periodTue, 18 Apr 2023 14:01:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0418/1377688-remembering-so-we-dont-forget-the-irish-folklore-commission/HistoryOld wounds: bringing dark family stories into the lighthttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364476-old-wounds-bringing-family-stories-out-of-the-shadows/Deirdre Nuttall tells how family stories can shed light on the shadows of the Civil WarTue, 21 Mar 2023 13:35:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-silent-civil-war/2023/0321/1364476-old-wounds-bringing-family-stories-out-of-the-shadows/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: a raid on Baggot Streethttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0412/1376520-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-a-raid-on-baggot-street/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:36:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0412/1376520-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-a-raid-on-baggot-street/HistoryHow Labour's peaceful stance in the Civil War didn't work outhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0323/1365916-how-the-labour-partys-peaceful-civil-war-stand-didnt-work-out/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:52:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0323/1365916-how-the-labour-partys-peaceful-civil-war-stand-didnt-work-out/HistoryHow the Treaty caused an irrevocable split in Cumann na mBanhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0316/1363663-how-the-treaty-caused-an-irrevocable-split-in-cumann-na-mban/Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:32:42 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0316/1363663-how-the-treaty-caused-an-irrevocable-split-in-cumann-na-mban/HistoryCivil War Ireland then and now: O'Connell St ambulancehttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0314/1362172-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-red-cross-on-oconnell/A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:38:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0314/1362172-civil-war-ireland-then-and-now-red-cross-on-oconnell/HistoryThe cease-fire that ended the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357935-the-cease-fire-that-ended-the-civil-war/Two letters ended the conflict that tore the country apart. Brian Hanley on how the anti-Treaty IRA came to lay down their arms.Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:09:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-end-of-the-civil-war/2023/0221/1357935-the-cease-fire-that-ended-the-civil-war/HistoryA riotous bunch: what happened to Civil War interneeshttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0309/1361226-a-riotous-bunch-what-happened-to-civil-war-internees/Thu, 09 Mar 2023 14:15:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-civil-war/2023/0309/1361226-a-riotous-bunch-what-happened-to-civil-war-internees/HistoryThe Irish Civil War: watch the documentaryhttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-irish-civil-war/10001232-00-0000?epguid=IP000067397Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:45:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-irish-civil-war/10001232-00-0000?epguid=IP000067397HistoryBeyond the Bullets: watch the documentary serieshttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/beyond-the-bullets-real-life-during-the-civil-war/10000995-00-0000?epguid=IP000067865Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:48:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/series/beyond-the-bullets-real-life-during-the-civil-war/10000995-00-0000?epguid=IP000067865HistoryThe daughter of one of the victims remembers Ballyseedyhttps://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0123/935340-daughters-of-the-revolution/Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:27:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0123/935340-daughters-of-the-revolution/HistoryThe Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentaryhttps://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/HistorySoldiers of the Republic: Cumann na mBan and the Civil Warhttps://www.rte.ie/history/battle-of-dublin/2022/0613/1304606-soldiers-of-the-revolution-cumann-na-mban-and-the-civil-war/In 1922, the women of Cumann na mBan overwhelmingly rejected the Treaty - and played an active role in the subsequent Civil War, from the Battle of Dublin to assisting flying columns. Margaret Ward tells their story.Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:46:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/battle-of-dublin/2022/0613/1304606-soldiers-of-the-revolution-cumann-na-mban-and-the-civil-war/Battle of DublinCrochet, cards and céilís: Civil War women behind barshttps://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0116/1346943-crochet-cards-and-ceilis-civil-war-women-behind-bars/The female Civil War internees kept themselves busy behind bars - as these extraordinary artefacts from the Kilmainham Gaol Museum archives showMon, 16 Jan 2023 10:33:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2023/0116/1346943-crochet-cards-and-ceilis-civil-war-women-behind-bars/History'The Mainstay of the Trouble': imprisonment of 'suspect women'https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340347-the-mainstay-of-the-trouble-imprisonment-of-suspect-women/The women of Cumann na mBan had rejected the Treaty - and in late 1922, the Provisional Government decided to clamp down on their subversive activities. Sinéad McCoole tells what happened to this certain "class of female"Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:30:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/liam-deasy/2022/1206/1340347-the-mainstay-of-the-trouble-imprisonment-of-suspect-women/History