A Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfather

Tony Connelly's grandfather was an RIC constable who went north and joined the RUC after the War of Independence. In a new documentary, Connelly traces …

Taking Sides: Britain's involvement in the Irish Civil War

A new documentary, Taking Sides, explores how former enemies worked together to establish Irish independence. It reveals Britain's far from impartial role in Ireland's Civil …

How sound came to light: the forgotten tapes of the Civil War

Liam McGrath, executive producer of The Silent Civil War, explains how hours of audio recordings with Irish revolutionaries made their way from an attic in …

'If we stand united, victory is certain': Liam Lynch's final days

He was the military commander of the anti-Treaty forces whose death in April 1923 was the beginning of the end of the Civil War. Gerard …

Broken for generations: the Civil War's transgenerational impact

Pitting former comrades against each other, the Civil War was a traumatic event for most of its participants. But what was the impact of the …

Remembering so we don't forget: the National Folklore Collection

For nearly ninety years, the National Folklore Collection has gathered oral history from all over the country. Its new endeavour, the Civil War Memory Project, …

Nan Hogan: a revolutionary life

Nan Hogan was a revolutionary activist who played a part in both in the War of Independence and Civil War. Now, thanks to her nephews, …

Civil War Ireland then and now: a raid on Baggot Street

A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

Old wounds: bringing dark family stories into the light

Deirdre Nuttall tells how family stories can shed light on the shadows of the Civil War

The Silent Civil War: memory and trauma

Memory, and forgetting, are at the heart of the subsequent history of the Irish Civil War and its place in the collective Irish psyche, says …

Hurled into eternity: after the executions

A riotous bunch: what happened to Civil War internees

The legacy of the Civil War

It was a conflict that cast a long shadow. Diarmaid Ferriter examines the complex legacy of the Civil War.

Workers unite! Communists and the Irish Civil War

Civil War Ireland then and now: British soliders queue

A century ago, Ireland was a theatre of war. How have the locations changed since then?

A three minute guide to social class and the Civil War divide

From grievance to reconciliation: commemoration and the Civil War

How does a country commemorate the dead of a Civil War? As Eve Morrison shows, it has been a complicated process

Family resemblances: the Irish Civil War in context

A civil war is an imprecise thing, but the Irish Civil War wasn't the only conflict that could be described as such between 1918 and …

Bitter enemies: the guerrilla phase of the Civil War

It was the most brutal phase of the Civil War, and it would cast a long shadow. John Borgonovo tells the story of the guerrilla …

"It's part of who we are today": today's kids and the Civil War

As Dublin's Historian in Residence for Children, Dervilia Roche faced the challenge of exploring the history of the Civil War with primary school children. She …

Civil War Ireland then and now: children meet soldiers

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

Hidden away: the treatment of Civil War internees

During the Civil War, thousands of of anti-Treaty militants were interned by the Provisional Government without trial, in increasingly overcrowded camps and prisons. Anne-Marie McInerney …

Making peace: how people on all sides tried to end the Civil War

As the Civil War dragged on, both neutral parties and combatants made moves to end the conflict. Eve Morrison explains how that played out

The Irish Civil War: The Making of the Documentary