De Valera in America

Weather Warning

Terence MacSwiney

Death of a Lord Mayor

History • 20 Oct

A civilian is searched in Drumcondra, 1921. Image from RTE Photographic Archive, colourised by Matt Loughrey

War of Independence in colour: searching a civilian

History • 16 Oct

Sean Treacy

Seán Treacy: a life - and death - in images

History • 14 Oct

Courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW KMGLM 19PC-3N12-14

Dick McKee: the Dublin Brigade leader who died on Bloody Sunday

History • 10 Oct

Dr Mary McAuliffe

Indignities and outrages: War of Independence and sexual violence

History • 08 Oct

May Gibney

War of Independence in colour: May Gibney remembers

History • 09 Oct

'Other cheated dead': Murder and reprisals in 1920 Galway

History • 05 Oct

Hunger strikers recovering in Mountjoy, 1920, colourised by Matt Loughrey. Original image courtesy of the Irish Military Archives IE-MA-BMH-CD-208-2-11

War of Independence in colour: hunger strikers recover

History • 01 Oct

Vincent Byrne

Vincent Byrne: the last survivor of Michael Collins's Squad

History • 25 Sep

An auxiliary smoking in the streets of Dublin. Original photo from the National Library of Ireland collection, colourised by Matt Loughrey.

War of Independence in colour: an auxiliary smoking

History • 25 Sep

Image from the Irish Revolution documentary series

Irish history on RTE television

History • 21 Sep

John Joseph O'Kelly in the 1920s

John Joseph O'Kelly: devout Catholic and republican purist

History • 18 Sep

William O'Brien circa 1930. Image: RTE Archives

William O'Brien: labour activist who dreamed of socialist Ireland

History • 11 Sep

Sir Charles Edward F. Trevelyan, K.C.B. Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by John Watkins, Parliament Street. Image: Getty Images

The truth about Trevelyan

History • 22 Sep

Peadar Clancy. Image courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/OPW 17PO-1A22-20

Peadar Clancy: the charismatic "superman" who played a key role

History • 04 Sep

Peadar Clancy. Image courtesy of Kilmainham Gaol Museum/)PW 17PO-1A22-20

War of Independence in colour: Peadar Clancy

History • 04 Sep

Laurence Ginnell. Image: Getty Images

Laurence Ginnell: "highly strung" T.D. who followed his own path

History • 28 Aug

Maire Comerford

Máire Comerford: the life-long radical who never stopped fighting

History • 21 Aug

Flames emerge from the Custom House in 1921 in this image colourised by John Breslin

War of Independence in colour: the Custom House burns

History • 20 Aug

Oscar Traynor in 1953

Oscar Traynor: rebel goalkeeper who became Minister for Defence

History • 15 Aug

RIC men on Patrick Street, Cork, in 1921. Image colourised by John Breslin

War of Independence in colour: armed RIC men in Cork

History • 25 Aug

Kathleen MacKenna in 1921

Kathleen McKenna: 'Dáil Girl' who spread the word about the War

History • 31 Jul

Women protesting outside Mountjoy in 1920. Image colourised by John Breslin

War of Independence in colour: women's Mountjoy protest

History • 20 Aug

A funeral cortege at Shepperton Lakes, West Cork, Ireland during the Great Famine (aka the Irish potato Famine), 1847. Sketch by James Mahony. Original publication - Illustrated London News, 13th February 1847 (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton

Deadly disease: how the Great Famine led to outbreaks of illness

The Great Irish Famine • 22 Sep

Unidentified young woman wearing what looks like a Cumann na mBan pin

War of Independence in colour: who is the mystery woman

History • 24 Jul

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