More Christmas TV Past
Here are some more clips from our Christmas past as covered by RTÉ Television, including "The Late Late Toy Show." Watch some hardy souls go for a Christmas Day swim and see live turkeys being sold the old-style way at a country market.
Look & Listen...

Halloween
Leaving out food for the dead, making costumes from black bin liners and predicting marriage are just some of the Halloween traditions presented here.
Look & Listen...

U2 30
30 years after RTÉ listeners chose the "A" side to U2's first single, RTÉ Libraries and Archives presents 30 moments from the band's career as covered by RTÉ.
Look & Listen...

Northern Ireland 1969
Following on from our civil rights topic, here we present radio and television recordings of some of the major events of 1969, when the Troubles erupted in Northern Ireland.
Look & Listen...

Seamus Heaney
Throughout his career, Seamus Heaney has appeared on radio and television to talk about his work and his life and to read his poetry. Here we take a look at the poet in his own words.
Look & Listen...

St Patrick's Day As Seen On TV
Take a look back at some of the St Patrick's Day events of the last five decades. Watch 1965 parades from around the country, the 1979 Dublin parade and the world's self-proclaimed shortest parade.
Look & Listen...

First Dáil Éireann 1919
On the 90th anniversary of the first Dáil, RTÉ Libraries and Archives looks back on 1919 and features the reminiscences of some of those who attended that first meeting in the Mansion House, Dublin. You can also watch RTÉ coverage of the 50th and 90th anniversary celebrations.
Look & Listen...

Peig Sayers: I Will Speak To You All
Listen to archive clips of Peig Sayers describing life on the Blasket Islands and singing an old love song.
Look & Listen...

Ireland and the Great War
Irish veterans of the First World War recall their experiences in this selection of RTÉ television and radio recordings.

Look & Listen...

Civil Rights Movement 1968-69
RTÉ television cameras captured all of the major civil rights marches and protests in Northern Ireland between the summer of 1968 and the spring of 1969. Watch the live action and listen to the radio debates here.
Look & Listen...

Memorable Budgets
RTÉ Libraries and Archives looks back on memorable budgets, remembering VAT on children's shoes, 'Mac the Knife', decentralisation...
Look & Listen...

Eamon de Valera
Eamon de Valera appeared regularly on both radio and television throughout his long political career. RTÉ Libraries and Archives website presents a selection of his broadcasts, together with a specially recorded audio introduction by historian and broadcaster Dr Diarmaid Ferriter.
Look & Listen...

RTÉ Coverage of General Elections since 1965
Revisit moments of drama, entertainment and history from RTÉ Television and Radio coverage of the last twelve general elections.
Look & Listen...

Cuimhneachán 1916
In 1966, the nation commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the 1916 Rising. RTÉ published a special schedule of television and radio programmes for the commemorations.
Look & Listen...