https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:03:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/election-18/86335016036David McCullagh and Sinéad O'Carroll present coverage of the momentous 32-county general election, which took place 100 years ago today.Sat, 15 Dec 2018 09:44:38 +0000https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/election-18/86335016036Election 1918https://www.rte.ie/archives/category/politics/2018/1204/1015081-election-tactics-sinn-fein/Richard Gogan recalls Sinn Féin strategy in the lead up to the 1918 general election including personation.Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:08:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/category/politics/2018/1204/1015081-election-tactics-sinn-fein/https://www.rte.ie/archives/2014/0120/498921-standing-for-election-to-the-1st-irish-parliament/1969: three candidates in the 1918 general election recall how they came to stand for Sinn Féin and become members of the first Dáil.Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:12:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/2014/0120/498921-standing-for-election-to-the-1st-irish-parliament/https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/920-first-dail-eireann-1919/The First Dáil (An Chéad Dáil) was Dáil Éireann as it convened from 1919-1921.Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:16:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/920-first-dail-eireann-1919/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1211/1016473-election-1918-what-you-need-to-know-about-how-ireland-voted/Mark Duncan analyses what drove the rapid rise of Sinn Féin in the years following the failed Rising of 1916.Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:10:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1211/1016473-election-1918-what-you-need-to-know-about-how-ireland-voted/https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2018/1211/1016527-the-most-momentous-irish-electoral-contest-of-the-20th-century/100 years ago this week, Ireland went to the polls and ushered in a new political eraTue, 11 Dec 2018 13:00:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2018/1211/1016527-the-most-momentous-irish-electoral-contest-of-the-20th-century/Election 1918https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1211/1016529-watch-interviews-with-historians-on-the-1918-general-election/Interviews with historians on the 1918 General ElectionTue, 11 Dec 2018 13:11:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1211/1016529-watch-interviews-with-historians-on-the-1918-general-election/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1210/1016242-aftermath-of-election-1918-an-irish-revolutionary-government/The results of the 1918 general election in Ireland - Sinn Féin: 73, Irish Unionist: 22, Irish Parliamentary Party: 6 – were revolutionary in outcome.Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:02:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1210/1016242-aftermath-of-election-1918-an-irish-revolutionary-government/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015907-election-18-bringing-history-to-life/In any list of my favourite things, I would include history, and election programmes. For history, reading it or writing it; for election programmes, watching them or taking part in them.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:44:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015907-election-18-bringing-history-to-life/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015893-how-britain-voted-and-what-it-meant-for-ireland/The last British General Election, prior to 1918, had been fought in 1910. But this one was significantly different.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:09:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015893-how-britain-voted-and-what-it-meant-for-ireland/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015896-a-divided-ireland-ulster-unionism-and-the-1918-election/The focus on Sinn Féin's routing of the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) in southern constituencies often overlooks the equally emphatic nature of unionism's victory in the north.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:13:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015896-a-divided-ireland-ulster-unionism-and-the-1918-election/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015898-1918-and-the-making-of-a-new-political-generation/The historian David Fitzpatrick has suggested that the triumph of Sinn Féin in 1918 involved the pouring of 'old wine into new bottles'.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:16:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015898-1918-and-the-making-of-a-new-political-generation/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015899-december-1918-what-the-papers-say/New constituencies, new candidates, more party competition and a greatly expanded electorate ensured that the 1918 general election was a political event like none before.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:18:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1207/1015899-december-1918-what-the-papers-say/https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/1205/1015362-edition-141-century-ireland/Edition 141 of Century Ireland is out now with all the news from 100 years ago.Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:36:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/1205/1015362-edition-141-century-ireland/Century Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/ireland-and-britain-to-go-to-the-polls-on-14-decemberIreland and Britain to go to the polls on 14 DecemberThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:17:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/ireland-and-britain-to-go-to-the-polls-on-14-decemberhttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/intimidation-and-disruption-mark-end-to-historic-election-campaignIntimidation and disruption mark end to historic election campaignThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:18:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/intimidation-and-disruption-mark-end-to-historic-election-campaignhttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/sinn-fein-predicting-electoral-landslideSinn Féin predicting electoral landslideThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:19:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/sinn-fein-predicting-electoral-landslidehttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/carson-calls-for-unionist-unity-as-he-highlights-ulster-war-sacrificeCarson calls for unity and highlights Ulster war sacrificeThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:20:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/carson-calls-for-unionist-unity-as-he-highlights-ulster-war-sacrificehttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/pm-lost-in-irish-mist-as-his-predecessor-reflects-on-irish-blundersPM lost in Irish mist as his predecessor reflects on past blundersThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:21:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/pm-lost-in-irish-mist-as-his-predecessor-reflects-on-irish-blundershttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/bishops-intervene-to-save-nationalist-seats-in-ulsterBishops intervene to save nationalist seats in UlsterThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:22:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/bishops-intervene-to-save-nationalist-seats-in-ulsterhttps://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/nearly-half-of-irish-party-retire-as-parliament-is-dissolvedNearly half of Irish Party retire as Parliament is dissolvedThu, 06 Dec 2018 15:23:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/articles/nearly-half-of-irish-party-retire-as-parliament-is-dissolvedhttps://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015535-john-dillon-leader-profile/John Dillon led a party heading for electoral oblivion between March and December 1918. Home Rulers were among the biggest losers in the 1918 General Election.Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:22:38 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015535-john-dillon-leader-profile/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015528-constance-markievizc-leader-profile/Women were permitted to stand for election under the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act which was granted royal assent on 21 November 1918, a week after the general election was called.Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:10:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015528-constance-markievizc-leader-profile/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015537-edward-carson-leader-profile/Edward Henry Carson, Attorney General and prosecutor of Oscar Wilde.Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:24:57 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015537-edward-carson-leader-profile/https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015539-eamon-de-valera-leader-profile/In December 1918 Éamon de Valera was one of the most prominent men in Ireland – and one of the most unknown. He had been in the public eye for just two and a half years, and yet he was about to lead his party to a sweeping electoral victory.Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:26:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/eile/election-1918/2018/1206/1015539-eamon-de-valera-leader-profile/