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The History Man: Simon Schama talks to RTÉ Arena

RTÉ Arena • 13 hrs

5 famous Irish people in history every child should know about

History • 19 hrs

A War on Women? Sexual violence during the Irish revolution

Documentaries • 14 Sep

The Lost DNA - Manchán Magan on the revelations of our past

Documentaries • 02 Sep

The Wallace Sisters

Documentary on One: The Little Shop of Secrets

The Little Shop of Secrets • 17 Jul

Playwright Peter Daly outside Druid Theatre

Four Days In July: Playwright Peter Daly on his Druid Debut

Theatre • 29 Jun

Frederick Douglass spent four months in Ireland at the end of 1845 that proved to be, in his own words, 'transformative'.

When Frederick Douglass came to Ireland - in his own words

Books • 07 Jun

The camp at Auschwitz: Jack Fairweather's book details the remarkable infiltration by Witold Pilecki

New books mark the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat

Books • 23 May

Roger Casement

Assessing Roger Casement - 'He was a very complex character'

Culture • 08 May

Unidentified young woman wearing Cumann na mBan pin. Image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland

Welcome to RTÉ History and the War of Independence

RTÉ History • 07 Apr

Book: A History of Ireland in 100 Words - Today With Miriam

Today with Miriam • 14 Nov 19

Salamanca Diaries author Tim Fanning

Salamanca Diaries by Tim Fanning - read an exclusive extract

Books • 17 Sep 19

Éamon De Valera on tour in America in 1919

De Valera i Meiriceá - how we made the new documentary

TG4 • 09 Sep 19

Documentary On One: Shining a light on Ireland's troubled past

Documentary On One • 23 Aug 19

David Donohoe live at The Funnel, circa 2000

The Funnel Generation: Irish electronic music's coming of age

Music • 01 Aug 19

The Mill: Artist Nathan O'Donnell on engaging with history

visual arts • 31 Jul 19

Road sign in Branch, Newfoundland (Pic: Michael Fortune)

Folklorist Michael Fortune - from Wexford to Newfoundland

Folklore • 25 Jul 19

Armistice 100 on RTÉ: Commemorating the end of World War One

RTÉ • 07 Nov 18

The crucial battles of the Second World War are recalled in detail, from the Battle of Midway (1942) through to Iwo Jima (1945)

Reviewed: Battles that Changed History

Books • 14 Sep 18

Helen Litton 'signals a new and distinct aim in train for the rebels of 1798'.

Reviewed: Irish Rebellions 1798-1921 by Helen Litton

Books • 19 Jul 18

The Rebellion of 1798 - the people's rising

Books • 12 Jul 18

National Treasures - the story of the Irish revolutionary years

National Treasures • 20 Apr 18

Lovely girls gather - from a classic Clancy Brothers &Tommy Makem album sleeve

National Treasures: Ruth Griffin on Ireland's style history

National Treasures • 05 Apr 18

National Treasures - creating a people's history of Ireland

National Treasures • 28 Mar 18

Dublinia diary - bringing Dublin's Medieval history back to life

History • 28 Sep 17

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