RTÉ History - The First Dáil

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How a daring decision made the First Dáil happen

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In 1914 Ireland was on the path to Home Rule. But just four years later, a previously minor political party called Sinn Féin won a landslide victory and established the …

GPO veterans, accountants, chemists - who were the first TDs?

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Flags, prayers and cheers: The atmosphere of the First Dáil

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How the First Dáil was viewed at home - and in Britain

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Standing Alone: David McCullagh on the First Dáil

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Flags, funding and false moustaches

The First Dáil on film

Arthur Griffith

This archive footage shows Count George Plunkett, Eamon De Valera, Arthur Griffith and others arriving at a session of the First Dáil.

"No robes, no mace, no velvet": Organising the first Dáil meeting

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Funding the revolution: how the First Dáil was financed

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From farce to insanity: how the media covered the First Dáil

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The First Dáil in the RTÉ archive

The First Dáil - Witness Accounts

Listen to the witnesses of the First Dáil in a a fascinating collection of archive interviews

The History Show on the First Dáil

The History Show explores the First Dáil

The History Show heads to the Mansion House and beyond to explore the story and significance of the First Dáil

Century Ireland

History as it happened - Century Ireland, January 30th 1919

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History as it happened - Century Ireland, January 16th 1919

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History as it happened - Century Ireland, January 2nd 1919

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About the War of Independence project

About the War of Independence project

The War of Independence project is a partnership between RTÉ History, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media and The Atlas of the Irish Revolution