THE WIDOWS OF THE REVOLUTION

We all know the men who were executed in 1916 but seven of them also left behind wives and children. What happened to them as they survived the revolution and faced the birth of the new Ireland? This new one-hour documentary featuring historian Lindsey Earner-Byrne (left) tells the stories of these hidden heroines and their children who were neglected and left in the shadows. Thursday, 10.15pm, RTE One