RTÉ History Show - Irish War of Independence - The Gathering Storm

Brian Hanley, Heather Laird, Daithí Ó Corráin and John Gibney join Myles Dungan to discuss how the war began, and how Dáil Eireann built and financed a new Irish republic.

Image shows a scene from the First Dáil in January 1919. (Credit: Illustrated London News)

Themes/Issues discussed:
1.08 Soloheadbeg & the beginning of attacks on Police
8.40 Dáil courts
19.10 Geography of Revolution - different county experiences
23.10 Labour, strikes & Revolution - ‘Growing confidence of labour’
25.10 Limerick Soviet - labour unrest and relations with Sinn Féin
29.45 Propaganda war - making the case for Irish independence on international stage
(cultivation of foreign journalists; Irish Bulletin; An t-Oglach)
32.35 Publicising the Dáil Courts
33.40 Dáil Diplomats (Dr. John Gibney discusses)
41.00 De Valera in America
45.30 Art O’Briain & Sinn Fein in London
46.30 Funding the republic - the Dail loan
49.50 The assassination of Alan Bell
50.13 Funding the Dáil courts
54.00 The Wind that shakes the barley - how accurate was the film?
55.20 Impact of War of Independence on RIC
56.20 Michael Collins & the Intelligence war (establishing the Squad)
59.00 Press Coverage and the Escalation of Violence; Suppression of the press
00.01.01 Assassination attempt on Lord French
01.03.00 The dangers of working for the Dáil Courts - Kevin O’Shiel
01.05.06 Preview of 1920 - escalation of conflict



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