https://www.rte.ie/history/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:02:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/37219/In the early hours of February 14th 1981, a fire ripped through the Stardust nightclub in Artane, in Dublin.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:41:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/37219/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/37220/He was one of Ireland's greatest and most controversial playwrights. Sean O'Casey's remarkable life began in the slums of Dublin and took him to the biggest stages in the world, including the Abbey Theatre.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:01:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/37220/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0929/1593343-rte-guide-flashback-introducing-network-2/Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:02:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0929/1593343-rte-guide-flashback-introducing-network-2/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0925/1593010-on-this-week-young-people-of-ireland-i-love-you/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:16:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0925/1593010-on-this-week-young-people-of-ireland-i-love-you/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0922/1592559-rte-guide-flashback-harrison-ford-on-getting-older-in-1997/Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:02:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0922/1592559-rte-guide-flashback-harrison-ford-on-getting-older-in-1997/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0918/1592116-on-this-week-an-arms-trial-a-prison-break-and-a-world-premiere/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:17:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0918/1592116-on-this-week-an-arms-trial-a-prison-break-and-a-world-premiere/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/36413/John Paul II, the "rock star" Pope, took Ireland by storm in 1979, and millions came out to see him.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:44:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/36413/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/36815/On the 7th of March 1923, nine anti-Treaty prisoners were taken to a field in Kerry, tied to a landmine and blown up. It was one of the most shocking events of the Irish Civil War and became known as the Ballyseedy Massacre.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:50:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/36815/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/36814/After committing one of the worst atrocities in the Irish Civil War, the State attempts to cover up its role in the massacre.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:52:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/36814/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0915/1591675-rte-guide-flashback-welcome-to-fair-city/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:59:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0915/1591675-rte-guide-flashback-welcome-to-fair-city/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0911/1591221-on-this-week-bing-crosby-phil-lynott-and-the-lifting-of-a-ban/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:29:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0911/1591221-on-this-week-bing-crosby-phil-lynott-and-the-lifting-of-a-ban/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0908/1590772-rte-guide-flashback-westlifes-y2k-fashion-secrets/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:14:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0908/1590772-rte-guide-flashback-westlifes-y2k-fashion-secrets/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0907/1590550-on-this-week-liveline-breaks-the-news-of-9-11/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:36:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0907/1590550-on-this-week-liveline-breaks-the-news-of-9-11/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/player/movie/rt%C3%A9-100-in-concert/812028968337Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:43:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/rt%C3%A9-100-in-concert/812028968337Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0903/1590197-rte-100-in-concert-all-about-this-live-celebration/A concert at the National Concert Hall celebrates the centenary of Irish radio - and you can watch and listen liveThu, 03 Sep 2026 11:28:12 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0903/1590197-rte-100-in-concert-all-about-this-live-celebration/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0901/1589973-rte-guide-flashback-memories-of-the-emergency/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:35:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0901/1589973-rte-guide-flashback-memories-of-the-emergency/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0828/1589594-on-this-week-stevie-wonder-world-war-ii-and-a-liffey-swim/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:25:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0828/1589594-on-this-week-stevie-wonder-world-war-ii-and-a-liffey-swim/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0825/1589147-rte-guide-flashback-marianne-faithfull-on-living-in-ireland/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:04:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0825/1589147-rte-guide-flashback-marianne-faithfull-on-living-in-ireland/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0819/1588555-on-this-week-dunnes-strikers-civil-rights-and-michael-caine/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:21:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0819/1588555-on-this-week-dunnes-strikers-civil-rights-and-michael-caine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0818/1588406-rte-guide-flashback-paying-tribute-to-the-king/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:25:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0818/1588406-rte-guide-flashback-paying-tribute-to-the-king/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0813/1587769-on-this-week-elvis-a-prison-break-and-the-death-of-the-general/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:40:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0813/1587769-on-this-week-elvis-a-prison-break-and-the-death-of-the-general/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0811/1587407-rte-guide-flashbackjack-nicholson-on-tabloids-and-his-inner-wolf/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:14:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0811/1587407-rte-guide-flashbackjack-nicholson-on-tabloids-and-his-inner-wolf/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0807/1586979-on-this-week-the-beginning-of-the-troubles/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:17:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0807/1586979-on-this-week-the-beginning-of-the-troubles/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0804/1586425-rte-guide-flashback-chris-de-burghs-songwriting-secrets/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:48:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0804/1586425-rte-guide-flashback-chris-de-burghs-songwriting-secrets/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0803/1585956-on-this-week-controversial-art-olympic-gold-and-uvf-bomb-rte/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0803/1585956-on-this-week-controversial-art-olympic-gold-and-uvf-bomb-rte/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/35568/In 1985, the body of a newborn baby washed up on a beach in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, stabbed to death.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:06:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/35568/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0728/1585480-rte-guide-flashback-was-this-the-ultimate-90s-festival/Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:03:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0728/1585480-rte-guide-flashback-was-this-the-ultimate-90s-festival/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0722/1584613-on-this-week/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:11:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0722/1584613-on-this-week/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0720/1584240-rte-guide-flashback-how-to-watch-the-moon-landings/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:10:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0720/1584240-rte-guide-flashback-how-to-watch-the-moon-landings/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0717/1583809-on-this-week-a-man-on-the-moon-and-women-in-the-forty-foot/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:03:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0717/1583809-on-this-week-a-man-on-the-moon-and-women-in-the-forty-foot/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/35151/Monaghan-born Patrick Kavanagh was a notorious presence in Dublin for much of his life. Broke, drunk and often bitter, he boozed in the bars around Grafton Street, clashing with the likes of Brendan Behan and railing against the literary establishment.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:55:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/35151/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0714/1583359-rte-guide-flashback-tom-cruise-on-his-love-for-nicole-kidman/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:21:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0714/1583359-rte-guide-flashback-tom-cruise-on-his-love-for-nicole-kidman/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0709/1582596-on-this-week-first-female-gardai-and-u2-spoil-a-hurling-final/Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:28:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0709/1582596-on-this-week-first-female-gardai-and-u2-spoil-a-hurling-final/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0707/1582166-rte-guide-flashback-the-first-late-late-show-reviewed/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:34:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0707/1582166-rte-guide-flashback-the-first-late-late-show-reviewed/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0708/1580102-what-happened-at-the-national-day-of-commemoration-in-1986/This was the first-ever staging of the Irish state's National Day of Commemoration, held on 13 July 1986 – the Sunday closest to the anniversary of the truce in the Anglo-Irish war of 1921 –and nowhere to be seen was Fianna Fáil's Charles Haughey.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0708/1580102-what-happened-at-the-national-day-of-commemoration-in-1986/National Day of Commemorationhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/34849/The famous "Contraceptive train" of 1971, in which a group of women bought contraceptives in Northern Ireland - where they were legal - and brought them back across the border.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:45:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/34849/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/34850/On 5 May 1981, 26-year-old Bobby Sands became the first of ten IRA hunger-strikers to die at the Maze Prison, changing the course of history in Northern Ireland.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:48:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/34850/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0703/1581636-on-this-week-ryanair-takes-off-and-the-late-late-show-begins/Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:25:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0703/1581636-on-this-week-ryanair-takes-off-and-the-late-late-show-begins/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0630/1581064-rte-guide-flashback-meet-the-news-girls/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:02:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0630/1581064-rte-guide-flashback-meet-the-news-girls/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0625/1580267-on-this-week-u2-mandela-in-dublin-and-jacks-army-returns/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:26:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0625/1580267-on-this-week-u2-mandela-in-dublin-and-jacks-army-returns/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/33906/To mark Bloomsday, Diarmaid and Catriona tell the remarkable story of how two of James Joyce's friends made false allegations of infidelity against Nora Barnacle, something which sent Joyce into a jealous rage.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:25:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/33906/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/33911/In this special recording, What Were We Like appears before a live audience at this year's Listowel Writers' Week Festival, to discuss the 1926 census.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:26:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/33911/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22620749/#:~:text=11%20JUN&text=%E2%80%A2-,Arena,Martina%20Evans%20and%20Ian%20Duhig.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:55:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22620749/#:~:text=11%20JUN&text=%E2%80%A2-,Arena,Martina%20Evans%20and%20Ian%20Duhig.Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/ceili-house/episodes/11801588/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:58:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/ceili-house/episodes/11801588/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0623/1579937-rte-guide-flashback-victoria-smurfit-becomes-a-leading-lady/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:43:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0623/1579937-rte-guide-flashback-victoria-smurfit-becomes-a-leading-lady/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0618/1579182-on-this-week-jfk-in-ireland-and-the-murder-of-veronica-guerin/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:18:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0618/1579182-on-this-week-jfk-in-ireland-and-the-murder-of-veronica-guerin/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0616/1578686-rte-guide-flashback-kicking-of-the-world-cup-in-1982/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:01:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0616/1578686-rte-guide-flashback-kicking-of-the-world-cup-in-1982/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0611/1577895-on-this-week-the-kennedys-rory-gallagher-and-ireland-beat-italy/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:31:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0611/1577895-on-this-week-the-kennedys-rory-gallagher-and-ireland-beat-italy/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0609/1577582-rte-guide-flashback-the-ireland-of-tomorrow/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:06:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0609/1577582-rte-guide-flashback-the-ireland-of-tomorrow/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0604/1576826-on-this-week-elections-a-plane-crash-and-italia-90-kicks-off/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:49:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0604/1576826-on-this-week-elections-a-plane-crash-and-italia-90-kicks-off/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:39:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0602/1576414-rte-guide-flashback-amateur-showbiz-at-the-john-player-tops/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:17:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0602/1576414-rte-guide-flashback-amateur-showbiz-at-the-john-player-tops/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/33187/In the 1960s, John Charles McQuaid faced a number of serious challenges that saw his influence over Ireland wane. The advent of television and the women's movement were major problems for him - and Vatican 2 presented the biggest threat to his authority.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/33187/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/32864/John Charles McQuaid, archbishop of Dublin from 1940 to 1972, was described as the ruler of Catholic Ireland. Obsessed with moral purity, he ran a massive spying operation to monitor citizens at home and abroad. Part one charts his early life, rise to powSat, 30 May 2026 10:45:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/32864/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0529/1575889-on-this-week-everest-drive-in-movies-and-pregnant-pat-kenny/Fri, 29 May 2026 11:03:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0529/1575889-on-this-week-everest-drive-in-movies-and-pregnant-pat-kenny/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0526/1575320-rte-guide-flashback-fitness-gimmicks-1970s-style/Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0526/1575320-rte-guide-flashback-fitness-gimmicks-1970s-style/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0522/1574720-on-this-week-mini-gaeltachts-and-a-disco-turned-nuclear-bunker/Fri, 22 May 2026 11:18:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0522/1574720-on-this-week-mini-gaeltachts-and-a-disco-turned-nuclear-bunker/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/video/id/32611/With by-elections in the air, Diarmaid and Catriona look back at some of the most significant ones in Irish history.Wed, 20 May 2026 10:55:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/32611/What Were We Likehttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573361-happy-birthday-rte-ie/Neil Leyden, Head of RTÉ.ie, looks back at the evolution of RTÉ's public service media website, thirty years after it first launched.Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573361-happy-birthday-rte-ie/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0519/1574182-rte-guide-flashback-stars-line-up-for-self-aid/Tue, 19 May 2026 16:35:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0519/1574182-rte-guide-flashback-stars-line-up-for-self-aid/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0512/1572940-on-this-week-an-art-heist-a-make-up-bill-and-gaybos-last-show/Tue, 12 May 2026 10:58:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0512/1572940-on-this-week-an-art-heist-a-make-up-bill-and-gaybos-last-show/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573166-it-was-thirty-years-ago-today-happy-birthday-rte-ie/John McMahon, now a Commissioning Executive Producer with RTÉ Television, shares his reminiscence of the day RTE.ie went live thirty years ago.Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0524/1573166-it-was-thirty-years-ago-today-happy-birthday-rte-ie/Happy Birthdayhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0506/1572039-on-this-week-tragedy-thin-lizzy-and-garth-at-croke-park/Wed, 06 May 2026 17:20:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0506/1572039-on-this-week-tragedy-thin-lizzy-and-garth-at-croke-park/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571688-rte-guide-flashback-from-harvard-scholar-to-irish-sheep-farmer/Mon, 04 May 2026 17:35:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571688-rte-guide-flashback-from-harvard-scholar-to-irish-sheep-farmer/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571651-rte-guide-flashback-boyzone-on-fame-and-fans-in-1995/Mon, 04 May 2026 10:30:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0504/1571651-rte-guide-flashback-boyzone-on-fame-and-fans-in-1995/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0430/1571058-on-this-week-bobby-sands-radioactive-milk-and-dr-roy-keane/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:13:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0430/1571058-on-this-week-bobby-sands-radioactive-milk-and-dr-roy-keane/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22605257/Come to your census - a journey to know your relatives | Today with David McCullagh - RTÉ Radio 1Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:11:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22605257/Census 1926https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0428/1570665-rte-flashback-noughties-fashion-with-trinny-and-susannah/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:11:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0428/1570665-rte-flashback-noughties-fashion-with-trinny-and-susannah/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1570028-come-to-your-census-gormfhlaith-ni-thuairisg-on-connemara/Broadcaster Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisg invited us to her home place in Connemara, searching the census for traces of her grandparents' generation in the Gaeltacht.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:45:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1570028-come-to-your-census-gormfhlaith-ni-thuairisg-on-connemara/Gormfhlaith Ní Thuairisghttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1570025-come-to-you-census-lousie-duffy-on-crossmolina-in-mayo/Broadcaster Louise Duffy begins with her own family's connection to Crossmolina in County Mayo, but her search soon develops to tell a wider story about the lives of women in 1920s rural Ireland.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:40:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1570025-come-to-you-census-lousie-duffy-on-crossmolina-in-mayo/Louise Duffyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1570003-come-to-you-census-dermot-bannon-on-cappoquin-in-waterford/Architect Dermot Bannon travels to Cappoquin in County Waterford, where his father's family once lived, to examine the lives of families there a century ago.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:46:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1570003-come-to-you-census-dermot-bannon-on-cappoquin-in-waterford/Dermot Bannonhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569999-come-to-you-census-mick-lynch-on-corks-working-class/Trade unionist Mick Lynch turned to the 1926 census to explore the stories of two men [back then they were just young boys] who shared the same name: Jack Lynch.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:41:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569999-come-to-you-census-mick-lynch-on-corks-working-class/Mick Lynchhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569997-come-to-your-census-joseph-oconnor-on-the-liberties-in-dublin/Author Joseph O'Connor returns to Francis Street in Dublin's Liberties, where both sides of his family once lived.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:38:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569997-come-to-your-census-joseph-oconnor-on-the-liberties-in-dublin/Joseph O'Connorhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569995-come-to-your-census-eileen-walsh-on-quaker-road-in-cork/Actor Eileen Walsh travelled to Quaker Road in Cork, where her grandfather Patrick McCarthy spent most of his adult life, laying family roots in a community still occupied by Eileen's close family today.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:33:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569995-come-to-your-census-eileen-walsh-on-quaker-road-in-cork/Eileen Walshhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569992-come-to-your-census-behind-the-documentary-series/In April 1926, a few short years after the foundation of the Irish Free State, a census was taken to count and record people resident here.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:22:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0424/1569992-come-to-your-census-behind-the-documentary-series/Census 1926https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0423/1569726-rte-guide-flashback-moya-brennan-raises-a-glass/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:45:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0423/1569726-rte-guide-flashback-moya-brennan-raises-a-glass/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0422/1569593-on-this-week-a-hijack-riverdance-and-being-gay-in-1990s-ireland/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:53:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0422/1569593-on-this-week-a-hijack-riverdance-and-being-gay-in-1990s-ireland/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/radio-moments/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:21:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/radio-moments/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-miscellany/2026/0111/1552509-sunday-miscellany-sunday-11-january-2026//Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:27:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/sunday-miscellany/2026/0111/1552509-sunday-miscellany-sunday-11-january-2026//Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0418/1568135-census-1926-passion-and-patriotism-recreation-in-ireland/Census 1926: Passion and patriotism: recreation in independent IrelandSat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/census-1926/2026/0418/1568135-census-1926-passion-and-patriotism-recreation-in-ireland/Census 1926https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-1926-census/The Census 1926 map gives geographical insights into your Census 1926 Search. The map covers the 26 counties included in the census.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:02:58 +0100https://nationalarchives.ie/collections/search-the-1926-census/Census 1926https://www.rte.ie/video/id/31984/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:31:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/video/id/31984/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/adhmhaidin/2026/0406/1566882-adhmhaidin-de-luain-6-aibrean-2026//Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:41:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/adhmhaidin/2026/0406/1566882-adhmhaidin-de-luain-6-aibrean-2026//Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0417/1568770-the-signal-brings-a-century-of-irish-radio-to-life/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:47:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0417/1568770-the-signal-brings-a-century-of-irish-radio-to-life/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0416/1568544-on-this-week-lebanon-a-1916-wedding-and-give-it-a-lash-jack/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:11:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0416/1568544-on-this-week-lebanon-a-1916-wedding-and-give-it-a-lash-jack/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0414/1568214-rte-guide-flashback-the-many-faces-of-twink/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:22:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0414/1568214-rte-guide-flashback-the-many-faces-of-twink/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0409/1567455-on-this-week-the-general-strips-off-and-irelands-first-soap/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:51:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0409/1567455-on-this-week-the-general-strips-off-and-irelands-first-soap/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0407/1567029-rte-guide-flashback-1970s-teens-defend-their-favourite-shows/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:34:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0407/1567029-rte-guide-flashback-1970s-teens-defend-their-favourite-shows/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0402/1566515-on-this-week-kidnapping-the-1980s-man-and-shakespeare-in-space/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:51:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0402/1566515-on-this-week-kidnapping-the-1980s-man-and-shakespeare-in-space/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0401/1565957-rte-guide-flashback-dustin-the-easter-turkey/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0401/1565957-rte-guide-flashback-dustin-the-easter-turkey/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0326/1565393-on-this-week-annie-murphy-1916-memories-and-a-boyzone-blockade/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:29:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0326/1565393-on-this-week-annie-murphy-1916-memories-and-a-boyzone-blockade/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0324/1564951-rte-guide-flashback-the-aids-crisis-hits-the-screen-in-1986/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:14:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0324/1564951-rte-guide-flashback-the-aids-crisis-hits-the-screen-in-1986/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0319/1564237-on-this-week-1960s-emigrants-oscar-glory-and-a-wall-of-death/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:32:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0319/1564237-on-this-week-1960s-emigrants-oscar-glory-and-a-wall-of-death/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0316/1563717-rte-guide-flashback-when-do-you-die-friend/A 1798 period drama was the RTÉ Guide cover story sixty years agoMon, 16 Mar 2026 13:54:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0316/1563717-rte-guide-flashback-when-do-you-die-friend/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0315/1563097-on-this-week-ploughing-waterbeds-and-st-patricks-day-parades/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone bySun, 15 Mar 2026 23:34:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0315/1563097-on-this-week-ploughing-waterbeds-and-st-patricks-day-parades/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0309/1562009-on-this-week-love-lessons-opera-dogs-and-the-birmingham-six/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life. Here's your dose of Irish history from 9th-15th MarcMon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0309/1562009-on-this-week-love-lessons-opera-dogs-and-the-birmingham-six/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0311/1562420-rte-guide-flashback-thanks-for-the-memories-jack-charlton/Every week we take a look in the RTÉ Guide archives to check out the cover stories from years gone by. On this week thirty years ago, the Guide paid tribute to the much-loved Jack CharltonWed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0311/1562420-rte-guide-flashback-thanks-for-the-memories-jack-charlton/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0302/1560135-on-this-week-seventies-singles-model-tds-and-a-famous-disco-fan/Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life. Here's your dose of Irish history from 2nd-8th MarchMon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0302/1560135-on-this-week-seventies-singles-model-tds-and-a-famous-disco-fan/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0227/1560850-rte-guide-flashback-being-gerry-ryan/He was one of the biggest broadcasters in Ireland. 25 years ago this week, Gerry Ryan spoke to the RTÉ GuideFri, 27 Feb 2026 17:33:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/100/2026/0227/1560850-rte-guide-flashback-being-gerry-ryan/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0223/1559588-rte-guide-flashback-dreaming-of-the-sun-with-marty-whelan/The RTÉ Guide archives offer glimpses of Irish telly and radio over the decades. On this week back in 1989, a still familiar face (and moustache) was on the cover, promising readers a trip to sunnier climes.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2026/0223/1559588-rte-guide-flashback-dreaming-of-the-sun-with-marty-whelan/History