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In this episode we introduce the British delegation and kick off the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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Of all the figures of the Irish War of Independence none has been mythologised as much as Michael Collins. Today, we examine why...
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In this episode we continue our examination of the plenipotentiaries, who they were and why Dev chose them.
Image: George Gavan Duffy, Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith.
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In this episode we introduce the men that would be sent over to London to negotiate with the British, and ask the question why did Éamon de Valera not take part in the Anglo-Irish Treaty Negotiations.
Cover photo: George Gavan Duffy, Erskine Childers, Robert Barton and Arthur Griffith in a group.
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Today we continue our look at the political negotiations that went on between Dev and Lloyd George in the build up to the treaty negotiations.
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In this episode we ask what did the men of the IRA and their leaders got up to during the Truce period? The answer starts to shed light on the division within the movement and help us lay down the foundations for one of the saddest parts of Irish history.
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In this episode we follow Eamon De Valera as he steps into 10 Downing Street to negotiate with David Lloyd George, as the two men try to figure out what it is the other wants and how best to build on the Truce.
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Exactly one hundred years ago today, at 12 o'clock in the afternoon a truce between British forces and the Irish Republican Army came into effect. This truce effectively ended the Irish War of Independence, though know one knew that for sure at the time. In this episode we look at how the truce talks began and how the Irish population reacted to the prospect of a summer free of violence.
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In this episode we ask whether the only military operation discussed and approved by the Dail was a propaganda masterstroke or a military blunder...
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In this episode we look at everything going on in March, April and May of 1921. These last months were the bloodiest of the war and both sides were starting to struggle.
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