LISTEN: The First Dáil & the Soloheadbeg Ambush

On the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of Dáil Éireann, Myles Dungan, presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s The History Show, is joined by a panel of experts, Dr Darragh Gannon, Dr Brian Hanley and Dr Catherine Scuffil, to assess the significance of the occasion, as well as the Soloheadbeg Ambush on the same day in Tipperary, often cited as the opening shots of the Irish War of Independence. The show also features material from the RTÉ Archives and a report from Colette Kinsella from the Mansion House, which hosted the first public session of the First Dáil, with contributions from Donal Fallon.

The programme was produced by Lorcan Clancy.