http://www.rte.ie/news/wars-and-conflict/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie en-ie Copyright © RTÉ Publishing, see http://www.rte.ie/extra/rss.html for terms and conditions of reuse News Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:47 +0100 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:47 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie/news/wars-and-conflict// http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1042-northern-ireland-1969/319412-this-is-the-headline/ August 1969 was the month that Northern Ireland erupted into violence. Sectarian tensions manifested on the streets in a bloody conflict that would become known as "the Troubles" and claim more than 3,500 lives over four decades. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:47 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1042-northern-ireland-1969/319412-this-is-the-headline/ http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1011-ireland-and-the-great-war/292086-ireland-and-the-great-war/ In some respects this collection of RTÉ archive material is a microcosm of that Irish psyche. RTÉ (in the shape of 2RN) dates from the year prior to the Silver Tassie controversy. Its archive reflects Irish preoccupations. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:17:42 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1011-ireland-and-the-great-war/292086-ireland-and-the-great-war/ http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1031-civil-rights-movement-1968-9/289685-civil-rights-movement-1968-69/ In October 1968, when television pictures of RUC officers baton-charging a civil rights demonstration in Derry were shown around the world, the Northern Ireland civil rights movement became international news. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:14:51 +0100 http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1031-civil-rights-movement-1968-9/289685-civil-rights-movement-1968-69/