Crowds expected at Béal na Bláth on 100th anniversary Over 5,000 people are expected to attend next weekend's commemoration marking the 100th anniversary of the ambush and shooting dead of General Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth in west Cork. Munster • 17 Aug 22
Crowds expected at Béal na Bláth on 100th anniversary Over 5,000 people are expected to attend next weekend's commemoration marking the 100th anniversary of the ambush and shooting dead of General Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth in west Cork. Munster • 17 Aug 22
The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War While the Catholic Church became one of the most important pro-Treaty organisations in the country, some individual clerics offered support to the anti-Treaty side during the Civil War, as Brian Heffernan explains History • 18 Aug 22
The Catholic Church and the Irish Civil War While the Catholic Church became one of the most important pro-Treaty organisations in the country, some individual clerics offered support to the anti-Treaty side during the Civil War, as Brian Heffernan explains History • 18 Aug 22
War of words: censorship and propaganda during the Civil War The Civil War was fought not only in the streets and townlands of Ireland, but also in the pages of newspapers and pamphlets, as Donal Ó Drisceoil explains History • 18 Aug 22
War of words: censorship and propaganda during the Civil War The Civil War was fought not only in the streets and townlands of Ireland, but also in the pages of newspapers and pamphlets, as Donal Ó Drisceoil explains History • 18 Aug 22
What was the Conventional Phase of the Civil War? There were two phases to the Civil War. The first is known as the Conventional phase - and it was more dramatic than its name suggests, as Helene O'Keeffe explains. Conventional Phase • 11 Aug 22
What was the Conventional Phase of the Civil War? There were two phases to the Civil War. The first is known as the Conventional phase - and it was more dramatic than its name suggests, as Helene O'Keeffe explains. Conventional Phase • 11 Aug 22
The 1922 'Pact' Election In June 1922, the people of Ireland went to the polls. Collins and De Valera signed a pact that candidates on both sides would not fight the campaign as pro- or anti-Treatyites. Did it work? History • 16 Jun 22
The 1922 'Pact' Election In June 1922, the people of Ireland went to the polls. Collins and De Valera signed a pact that candidates on both sides would not fight the campaign as pro- or anti-Treatyites. Did it work? History • 16 Jun 22
Dervla Kirwan discusses her Michael Collins connections Dervla Kirwan, who stars as scheming matriarch Val Ahern in RTÉ drama Smother, has revealed that she and her family are planning to correct an error on the gravestone of her great grand uncle Michael Collins' to mark the centenary of his death. Television • 15 Jan 22
Dervla Kirwan discusses her Michael Collins connections Dervla Kirwan, who stars as scheming matriarch Val Ahern in RTÉ drama Smother, has revealed that she and her family are planning to correct an error on the gravestone of her great grand uncle Michael Collins' to mark the centenary of his death. Television • 15 Jan 22
Blurred lines: the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State The British may have formally handed over power in January 1922, but the subsequent creation of a new government was a complex business. Helene O'Keeffe explains what happened. Dublin Castle • 12 Jan 22
Blurred lines: the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State The British may have formally handed over power in January 1922, but the subsequent creation of a new government was a complex business. Helene O'Keeffe explains what happened. Dublin Castle • 12 Jan 22
Michael Collins: From Treaty to Civil War Of all the Irish signatures on the Treaty, Michael Collins was the one His Majesty's Government had prized the most. He became Chair of the Provisional Government - but by the summer he was locked in the Civil War. Gabriel Doherty tells the story. Dublin Castle • 13 Jan 22
Michael Collins: From Treaty to Civil War Of all the Irish signatures on the Treaty, Michael Collins was the one His Majesty's Government had prized the most. He became Chair of the Provisional Government - but by the summer he was locked in the Civil War. Gabriel Doherty tells the story. Dublin Castle • 13 Jan 22
"The Castle has fallen": the transfer of power On the day the new Irish government formally took the reins of power at Dublin Castle, Michael Collins told Arthur Griffith that "the Castle has fallen!" But the withdrawal of British power from the Castle was a longer and more complex process. History • 15 Jan 22
"The Castle has fallen": the transfer of power On the day the new Irish government formally took the reins of power at Dublin Castle, Michael Collins told Arthur Griffith that "the Castle has fallen!" But the withdrawal of British power from the Castle was a longer and more complex process. History • 15 Jan 22
Diaries of Michael Collins presented to the State Five work diaries belonging to Michael Collins, covering the periods immediately before and after the formation of the State, have been presented to Taoiseach Micheál Martin by members of the Collins family. Ireland • 08 Nov 21
Diaries of Michael Collins presented to the State Five work diaries belonging to Michael Collins, covering the periods immediately before and after the formation of the State, have been presented to Taoiseach Micheál Martin by members of the Collins family. Ireland • 08 Nov 21
Michael Collins as a finance man Michael Collins was the country's Finance Minister from 1919 to 1921. Business • 22 Oct 21
Michael Collins as a finance man Michael Collins was the country's Finance Minister from 1919 to 1921. Business • 22 Oct 21
Walking stick owned by Michael Collins sold for £52,000 A walking stick reputedly owned by Michael Collins has sold for more than five times its estimate at auction in Belfast. Ireland • 28 Sep 21
Walking stick owned by Michael Collins sold for £52,000 A walking stick reputedly owned by Michael Collins has sold for more than five times its estimate at auction in Belfast. Ireland • 28 Sep 21
Michael Collins walking stick up for auction A walking stick belonging to Michael Collins is to be auctioned in Belfast next week. Ireland • 20 Sep 21
Michael Collins walking stick up for auction A walking stick belonging to Michael Collins is to be auctioned in Belfast next week. Ireland • 20 Sep 21
Liam Neeson unveils Michael Collins statue in Clonakilty - 2002 Over 10,000 people turned out in the West Cork town to see a life size statue of Michael Collins unveiled on the 80th anniversary of his death. Michael Collins was assassinated in an ambush at Béal na mBláth in Cork on 22 August 1922. Archives • 23 Aug 21
Liam Neeson unveils Michael Collins statue in Clonakilty - 2002 Over 10,000 people turned out in the West Cork town to see a life size statue of Michael Collins unveiled on the 80th anniversary of his death. Michael Collins was assassinated in an ambush at Béal na mBláth in Cork on 22 August 1922. Archives • 23 Aug 21
Annual Michael Collins commemoration not taking place The annual Michael Collins commemoration at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork is not taking place this year, the organising committee has said. Regional • 18 Aug 21
Annual Michael Collins commemoration not taking place The annual Michael Collins commemoration at Béal na Bláth in Co Cork is not taking place this year, the organising committee has said. Regional • 18 Aug 21
What's the real legacy of Michael Collins? 'Because he was cut down so young, you can paint whatever idealised image of Michael Collins you want onto that blank canvas' Michael Collins • 16 Aug 22
What's the real legacy of Michael Collins? 'Because he was cut down so young, you can paint whatever idealised image of Michael Collins you want onto that blank canvas' Michael Collins • 16 Aug 22
Documentary On One - a photograph, a bicycle and Bloody Sunday This weekend's Documentary On One on RTÉ Radio 1, 100 Years, 100 Miles, tells the story of a photograph, a bicycle and the events of Bloody Sunday 1920... Documentary On One • 18 Dec 20
Documentary On One - a photograph, a bicycle and Bloody Sunday This weekend's Documentary On One on RTÉ Radio 1, 100 Years, 100 Miles, tells the story of a photograph, a bicycle and the events of Bloody Sunday 1920... Documentary On One • 18 Dec 20
The Squad: Michael Collins and Bloody Sunday When Michael Collins ordered the mass assassination of British intelligence agents, it was the "gamble of all gambles" that became the tipping point in the War of Independence bloody sunday • 21 Nov 20
The Squad: Michael Collins and Bloody Sunday When Michael Collins ordered the mass assassination of British intelligence agents, it was the "gamble of all gambles" that became the tipping point in the War of Independence bloody sunday • 21 Nov 20
Sliabh Na mBan Armoured Car For a Late Late Show dedicated to the Defence Forces, Gay Byrne arrives in an armoured car used by Michael Collins. Wars and Conflict • 08 Nov 21
Sliabh Na mBan Armoured Car For a Late Late Show dedicated to the Defence Forces, Gay Byrne arrives in an armoured car used by Michael Collins. Wars and Conflict • 08 Nov 21
Neeson interested in new Michael Collins film Actor Liam Neeson has said that he would like to make another film about Michael Collins set during Ireland's treaty negotiations with Britain. Movies • 22 Oct 20
Neeson interested in new Michael Collins film Actor Liam Neeson has said that he would like to make another film about Michael Collins set during Ireland's treaty negotiations with Britain. Movies • 22 Oct 20
The deadly toll of the Bloody Sunday assassinations 'If shell shock existed in the IRA ... the place to look for it was among these men.' The targeted killing of British forces on Bloody Sunday was "a gruesome rite of passage" for the men who took part. Bloody Sunday • 11 Nov 20
The deadly toll of the Bloody Sunday assassinations 'If shell shock existed in the IRA ... the place to look for it was among these men.' The targeted killing of British forces on Bloody Sunday was "a gruesome rite of passage" for the men who took part. Bloody Sunday • 11 Nov 20
Michael Collins' anniversary marked at Béal na Bláth A commemoration marking the 97th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins has taken place at Beál na Bláth in Co Cork. Ireland • 26 Aug 19
Michael Collins' anniversary marked at Béal na Bláth A commemoration marking the 97th anniversary of the death of Michael Collins has taken place at Beál na Bláth in Co Cork. Ireland • 26 Aug 19
