Browse all episodes of The Irish Civil War

The events leading up to the outbreak of hostilities between pro and anti-Treaty forces.

Episode 1

Three-part documentary telling the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923.

Episode 2

The challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923.

Episode 3

The 3-part documentary series The Irish Civil War tells the epic and often challenging story of the origins, conflict and legacy of the civil war that took place in Ireland in 1922 and 1923.

Narrated by Brendan Gleeson, produced in partnership with University College Cork by RTÉ Cork as part of the Decade of Centenary commemorations and based on UCC’s “mammoth and magnificent” Atlas of the Irish Revolution, this documentary series features extensive archive film footage, photographs and materials, interviews with leading academics, archive interviews with contemporary participants and witnesses, firsthand witness accounts read by actors, detailed and dynamic graphic maps based on those featured in the Atlas of the Irish Revolution, and stunning cinematography of the very locations where events took place.

All Episodes of The Irish Civil War

All Episodes of The Irish Civil War

Season 1

Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/11/2022

Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/12/2022

Episode 3

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2022