The Civil War

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 an extraordinary family story

RTÉ History - The Civil War

A Hidden History: Tony Connelly on his RIC constable grandfather

Civil War story: how one man met his opponent decades later

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

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

Explore the Irish Civil War project

About the Civil War project

Civil War documentaries

The Irish Civil War: watch the documentary

Beyond the Bullets: watch the documentary series

Taking Sides: watch the documentary here

The Silent Civil War: watch the documentary series

Civil War Ireland then and now

Civil War Ireland then and now: O'Connell St ambulance

Civil War Ireland then and now: British soliders queue

Civil War Ireland then and now: Cathal Brugha's funeral

Civil War Ireland then and now: Waterford is taken

Civil War Ireland then and now: Limerick at war

Civil War Ireland then and now: children meet soldiers

Civil War Ireland then and now: effigy on armoured car

Civil War Ireland then and now: Collins's funeral

Civil War Ireland then and now: Dublin evacuees

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers venture out

Civil War Ireland then and now: gunfire on Henry Street

Civil War Ireland then and now: soldiers on Lee banks

Women and the Civil War

Crochet, cards and céilís: Civil War women behind bars

'The Mainstay of the Trouble': imprisonment of 'suspect women'

Soldiers of the Republic: Cumann na mBan and the Civil War

"Most Effective Women": The story of Eileen McGrane