Ruan Magan, the writer director of RTÉ's epic new series The Irish Revolution, spoke to Sean Rocks about the challenge of creating a major documentary project to mark the centenary of the Irish War of Independence, narrated by Cillian Murphy.

Listen to Ruan in conversation below, and watch The Irish Revolution here.

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