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

Dearbhail McDonald explores the role of nuns in Ireland past and present in the new documentary.

Preview: The Last Nuns in Ireland

Watch an extract from the new documentary

History • 12 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

A safe home: growing up after the Good Friday Agreement

Anna McKinney worked on the new documentary The Agreement, but she wasn't yet born when the GFA was signed. Working on the series made her realise how much Northern Ireland has changed.

Good Friday Agreement • 03 Apr 23

The title card of the new documentary series

The Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentary

Telling the story of the Civil War was a daunting challenge for director Ruán Magan and his team. Here he tells the story of how the groundbreaking documentary series was made

History • 17 Jan 24

The Great Irish Famine

Famine Ireland

After the Famine

The Lockout

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

The Treaty

Overview

Transfer of Power

IRA Convention

The Pact Election

The Battle of Dublin

The Conventional Phase

The Sea Landings

The death of Michael Collins

Guerrilla warfare

The Irish Free State

The arrest of Liam Deasy

The end of the Civil War

The Silent Civil War

The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project

Stardust

The Good Friday Agreement

History on screen