Readers' Blog: Rewriting the narratives of Irish history in RTÉ series

Congratulations to RTÉ on its documentary series, The Irish Revolution (February 4).

Readers' Blog: Rewriting the narratives of Irish history in RTÉ series
Sat, 09 Feb, 2019 - 00:00

Congratulations to RTÉ on its documentary series, The Irish Revolution (February 4).

In the first episode the narrator informed us that Britain “rejected the democratic mandate of the Irish people”, as clearly expressed in the 1918 election. It is rare to hear this simple fact of history so boldly stated.

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