History: RTÉ

The Famine Monologues: The Emigrant's Story

The Emigrant's Story is the final episode in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey ...

History • 06 Oct

The Famine Monologues: The Mother's Story

The Mother's Story is the fifth in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals ...

History • 30 Sep

The Famine Monologues: The Quaker's Story

The Quaker's Story is the fourth in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals ...

History • 23 Sep

The Famine Monologues: The British Official's Story

The British Official's Story is the third in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey ...

History • 23 Sep

The Famine Monologues: The Doctor's Story

The Doctor's Story is the second in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals ...

History • 09 Sep

The Famine Monologues: The Cottier Girl's Story

The Cottier Girl's Story is the first in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey ...

History • 09 Sep

The Distress Papers: "My heart is sore I can't spake"

The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ...

History • 27 Aug

Major Compton-Smith and wife Gladys Mary Lloyd, 1916

Documentary On One: I Am To Be Shot

20 year old Saoirse Sheehan introduces this weekend's Documentary On One which is based on her secondary school project.

Documentary On One • 30 Aug

The Distress Papers: desperation in Killarney

The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ...

History • 20 Aug

Martin Sheridan: Ireland's greatest Olympian

History • 16 Aug

The Distress Papers: dying in the streets

The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ...

History • 13 Aug

The Distress Papers: "Allowed to die as rebels"

The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ...

History • 05 Aug

The Distress Papers: a letter from Trevelyan

The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ...

History • 31 Jul

Century Ireland on the week of the Truce

History • 08 Jul

The History Show on how the War of Independence drew to an end

History • 08 Jul

Endgame 1921: Towards Truce and Treaty in Ireland

History • 08 Jul

The Flying Column of the 4th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade. Munster was one of the most active regions during the War of Independence

How the War of Independence played out across the country

Not all of the people or places on the island of Ireland participated uniformly in the War of Independence. John O'Callaghan explains how the war ...

History • 08 Jul

The History Show on the founding of Northern Ireland

History • 21 Jun

Soldiers on the streets of Belleek in 1921

Northern Ireland 1921-1925: a state of emergency

The early years of Northern Ireland were marked by violence, fear and distrust. Robert Lynch tells the story of a troubled beginning

History • 21 Jun

Century Ireland on the origins of Northern Ireland

History • 18 Jun

Gunplot: the story of an Irish scandal

History • 17 Jun

Miriam O'Callaghan during the making of the new documentary, meeting Billy Kohner

Border Lives: Miriam O'Callaghan on a century of personal stories

As part of RTÉ's ongoing Decade of Centenaries coverage, Miriam O'Callaghan has authored a new documentary on the lives of some of those caught up ...

History • 17 Jun

The Great Irish Famine

Famine Ireland

After the Famine

The Lockout

Ireland and The Great War

From the RTÉ Archives: Irish memories of WW1

Gallipoli

The 1916 Rising

Overview

The 1918 General Election

The First Dáil

Soloheadbeg

De Valera in America

The Dáil Ban

Suppression of Cumann na mBan

Hunger Strikes

The Munitions Strike

The death of Terence MacSwiney

Bloody Sunday

Martial Law

The Burning of Cork

The Border

The burning of the Custom House

Northern Ireland's parliament opens

The Truce

Black History Lessons

The Famine Monologues: explore the podcast drama series

The Famine Monologues: explore the podcast drama series

The Famine Monologues: The Emigrant's Story

The Famine Monologues: The Mother's Story

The Famine Monologues: The Quaker's Story

The Famine Monologues: The British Official's Story

The Famine Monologues: The Doctor's Story

The Famine Monologues: The Cottier Girl's Story

The Distress Papers: "My heart is sore I can't spake"

Documentary On One: I Am To Be Shot

The Distress Papers: desperation in Killarney

Martin Sheridan: Ireland's greatest Olympian

The Distress Papers: dying in the streets

The Distress Papers: "Allowed to die as rebels"

The Distress Papers: a letter from Trevelyan

Century Ireland on the week of the Truce

The History Show on how the War of Independence drew to an end

Endgame 1921: Towards Truce and Treaty in Ireland

How the War of Independence played out across the country

The History Show on the founding of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland 1921-1925: a state of emergency

Century Ireland on the origins of Northern Ireland

Gunplot: the story of an Irish scandal

Border Lives: Miriam O'Callaghan on a century of personal stories