How a new documentary pays tribute to the widows of 1916

Lindsey Earner-Byrne explains how her new documentary pays tribute to the women left behind after the executions of 1916

Forgotten Widows of the Revolution: Kathleen Clarke

She was a 1916 widow who became a formidable politician in her own right, including a stint as Dublin's first female Lord Mayor. In this …

Forgotten widows: new documentary on women left behind in 1916

They were the wives of the executed 1916 leaders. What happened to them next? A new documentary by Lindsey Earner-Byrne tells their story.

How endemic poverty led to Famine devastation

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers on Lee banks

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

Civil War Ireland then and now: gunmen on Grafton St

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

Civil War Ireland then and now: troops arrive in Cork

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

Commemorating the Famine

Civil War Ireland then and now:soldiers in Passage West

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

How the Famine changed Ireland

De Valera in America: David McCullagh on a fateful trip

Civil War Ireland then and now: gates of Dublin Castle

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

Civil War Ireland then and now: National Army on patrol

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

What happened to children during the Famine?

How did Victorian artists depict the Famine?

Civil War Ireland then and now: sniper on O'Connell St

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

Shadow boxing: the Limerick Stand-Off, March 1922

When British forces left Limerick in March 1922, anti-treaty forces stepped in. John O'Callaghan tells the story of a stand-off that highlighted divisions that would …

Civil War Ireland, then and now: O'Connell St ruins

In 1922, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?