Listen back: It's a hundred years since Dáil Eireann first sat - Waterford historian James Doherty looks back..

1919 was a huge time of change in Ireland, and the sitting of the first Dáil, which would have been considered hugely anti-establishment, attracted a lot of foreign press to Dublin.

At the same time violent events were taking place in Tipperary, as James explained, "On the Fringe.."

Have a listen to his chat with Mary

https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/local-historian-james-doherty-discusses-the-impact-of-the-first-dail-in-1919