What happened when Éamon de Valera toured America during the start of the War of Independence

"Irish without, Scots within" The complex history of Ulster Scots

In a new documentary, rugby star Andrew Trimble explores his Ulster-Scots roots and asks how different identities can coexist peacefully on this island, as they always have in his life. Ulster-Scots expert Mark Thompson puts the film in historical context

History • 06 Feb 24

Dominican nun Sr Marian O Sullivan with her family

Last orders? Dearbhail McDonald on the Last Nuns in Ireland

Dearbhail McDonald, presenter of The Last Nuns in Ireland, reflects on the causes and consequences of the seemingly terminal decline in religious vocations in Ireland.

History • 17 Jan 24

The Niedermayer family taken in Belfast a few years before the kidnapping. From Face Down: The Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer

Face Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer

A new documentary tells the shocking story of a German businessman kidnapped and murdered by the IRA. David Blake Knox, producer and author of the book Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer, explains how the events cast a shadow on the family

History • 20 Dec 23

Caimin Gilmore, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Loah and Lisa Hannigan at Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung. Photo: Rich Gilligan

Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung: the story behind the show

On Monday October 30th, RTÉ and South Wind Blows concert commemorates 100 years of the Irish State with performances from Dermot Kennedy, Damien Dempsey, Tolü Makay and more. Two of the producers of Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung explain how it happened

History • 02 Nov 23

The letter to de Valera, held in the National Archives, as seen in The Records Show.

When the women of Ireland demanded de Valera's attention

In 1936 a group of women's organisations wrote to Éamon de Valera to voice their concerns about women's role in the new constitution. Bláithin Ni Chathain, producer and archive researcher of The Records Show, tells what happened next

History • 23 Oct 23

The Great Irish Famine

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From the RTÉ Archives: Irish memories of WW1

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The 1918 General Election

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De Valera in America

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Northern Ireland's parliament opens

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The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project

Stardust

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"Irish without, Scots within" The complex history of Ulster Scots

Last orders? Dearbhail McDonald on the Last Nuns in Ireland

Face Down: the Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer

Ireland 100: An Old Song Resung: the story behind the show

When the women of Ireland demanded de Valera's attention

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