Podcast

The BelTel

Author: Belfast Telegraph Podcasts
Feed episode count: 825
Official site: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/
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Summary

The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Does Andy Burnham really care about Northern Ireland?

Duration seconds: 1177
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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

Craigyhill UDA chief says he has "nothing to hide" after cops make murder appeal

Duration seconds: 1661
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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

“Clearly we have an issue”: Ballymena murder-suicide latest in number of similar tragedies to shock public

Duration seconds: 1695
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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’, say counter-terrorism police

Duration seconds: 1759
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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

Where did Jeffrey Donaldson’s fortune go – and can he afford an appeal?

Duration seconds: 1892
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Jul 12, 2026 · not_requested

The Orange Order and the Twelfth, how did it come about?

Duration seconds: 1584
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Jul 11, 2026 · not_requested

Conor McGregor: Why does America keep giving the disgraced fighter a platform?

Duration seconds: 1229
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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Bonfire season heats up as man arrested following replica of mosque placed on pyre

Duration seconds: 1457
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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Woman claims Jeffrey Donaldson sexually assaulted her in Westminster DUP offices

Duration seconds: 1241
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Jul 5, 2026 · not_requested

New evidence revealed as John George murder trial expected to begin in January

Duration seconds: 1341
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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe inquest adjourned following ‘unprecedented’ late night sitting

Duration seconds: 1042
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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

'In the first four weeks, I spent £3 million' : The east Belfast man who won £10 million

Duration seconds: 2503
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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Jeffrey Donaldson: Did MI5 and PSNI know of MP’s innapropriate behaviour?

Duration seconds: 2112
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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Affairs, gay saunas, and drinking excessively: Former MLA on the Jeffrey Donaldson he knew

Duration seconds: 1547
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Jun 28, 2026 · not_requested

Is Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots out of control? A strange decision, a huge U-turn...and no explanation

Duration seconds: 1647
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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Jeffrey Donaldson: Convicted paedophile’s mentor Enoch Powell also accused of preying on children in NI

Duration seconds: 1047
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Jeffrey Donaldson: Allison Morris on what we couldn’t report while trial was ongoing

Duration seconds: 2642
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

“Donaldson was a fraud”: Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen react as Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of sex offences

Duration seconds: 1500
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

GUILTY: Jeffrey Donaldson is now a convicted child rapist

Duration seconds: 453
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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Extra: Starmer out - 'de facto' PM Andy Burnham in

Duration seconds: 1258
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Jun 21, 2026 · not_requested

Nicola Tallant on why Katie Simpson’s tragic murder leaves so many unanswered questions

Duration seconds: 1586
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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe: ‘Questions over teen’s death may never be answered’, final witness tells inquest

Duration seconds: 1773
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Evidence “not sufficiently reliable” to convict, court hears

Duration seconds: 483
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Sam McBride assaulted as he questions protesters in east Belfast

Duration seconds: 2342
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: ‘It is their word against his word’, defence tells jury

Duration seconds: 846
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Jun 14, 2026 · not_requested

Ambush in Adare: The IRA killing of Garda Jerry McCabe and why case still remains open

Duration seconds: 1537
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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Prosecution accuses Jeffrey Donaldson of ‘sinful and deceitful lies’

Duration seconds: 545
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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe: Mental health experts agree Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules For Life had ‘influence’ on teen

Duration seconds: 1460
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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair

Duration seconds: 952
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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

Violence continues as police respond with water cannon

Duration seconds: 1350
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Man charged over knife attack as bus and homes destroyed in NI race riot chaos

Duration seconds: 1233
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Eleanor says husband Jeffrey unfaithful throughout marriage

Duration seconds: 816
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Revulsion over 'attempted beheading' in north Belfast

Duration seconds: 981
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Jury hears denials during police interviews

Duration seconds: 635
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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

"I’m not a soft unionist” says independent MLA Claire Sugden

Duration seconds: 2432
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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson asked Witness B to ‘forgive him’, court hears

Duration seconds: 369
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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Court hears Jeffrey Donaldson ‘sent WhatsApp to minister saying he wanted to repent’

Duration seconds: 379
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Witness says she wishes she had “screamed”

Duration seconds: 628
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Natalie McNally murderer McCullagh gets 31 years

Duration seconds: 1074
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Suzanne Breen on the UUP: Beattie and Burrows battle it out

Duration seconds: 1131
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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Complainant describes alleged rape

Duration seconds: 440
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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse, Newry court hears

Duration seconds: 357
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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Former Free Presbyterian minister jailed with Ian Paisley ‘dares’ colleagues to expel him

Duration seconds: 2314
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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Wife planted bug in MP’s car over suspicions of an affair, Newry court hears

Duration seconds: 381
Source: https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-trial-wife-planted-bug-in-mps-car-over-suspicions

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe Inquest: Searching culvert “not a priority”

Duration seconds: 1056
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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

The very public break-up of Tommy Fleming and Tina Mitchell

Duration seconds: 1512
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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson asked alleged victim for forgiveness for ‘hurt and pain’ caused

Duration seconds: 576
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson trial: Jury hears complainant wrote to defendants over “secret”

Duration seconds: 483
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Dig begins for disappeared victim 29-year-old Seamus Maguire

Duration seconds: 1171
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May 24, 2026 · not_requested

Pat Finucane: Inquiry set to begin into the Belfast solicitor’s murder

Duration seconds: 1834
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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson trial to begin: Attorney General warns public of contempt laws

Duration seconds: 1448
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe inquest, week 16: Jury hears of ‘terrifying’ conditions

Duration seconds: 1559
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Ulster's Lost Counties: Ed Burke on Loyalism and Paramilitarism in Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal

Duration seconds: 2320
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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Tattle Life: Why the case against gossip site fell apart

Duration seconds: 1368
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May 16, 2026 · not_requested

100 years of Fianna Fáil: The highs, the lows, the controversies

Duration seconds: 1683
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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe Inquest: Jury shown footage of Noah’s remains

Duration seconds: 1682
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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

David Graham: When my kids are 40 there won’t have been border poll, but unionism needs a reset

Duration seconds: 2518
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Kew Files: Buried for decades, a mother’s harrowing letter amid officials’ Bloody Sunday papers

Duration seconds: 2284
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

'All Ana wanted was a friend': Eight years on from the disturbing killing of Ana Kriegel

Duration seconds: 2044
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May 10, 2026 · not_requested

Suzanne Breen on the ‘DUP Civil War’ - five years on

Duration seconds: 2339
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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe Inquest: ‘I’ve f***ked it’ - Stormont employee’s panic over unlocked hatch

Duration seconds: 1506
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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Sam McBride’s hunt for Stormont’s secret civil servant on a vast salary

Duration seconds: 2235
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

David McCann on the challenges facing Sinn Féin and a United Ireland

Duration seconds: 2487
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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

PSNI slammed by review of Katie Simpson murder investigation

Duration seconds: 1437
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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Kew Files: How DUP tried to get back into Agreement talks – right after walking out

Duration seconds: 1386
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May 2, 2026 · not_requested

Bonus: Olympic Swimmer Conor Ferguson: How to How to turn setbacks into business lessons | In Good Company

Duration seconds: 1903
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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Julia Holmes: The Castlederg woman, her many aliases, and the lives she destroyed

Duration seconds: 1500
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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe: Laptop thief denies photo of hand on teen’s phone is his

Duration seconds: 1185
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

Dissident Republicans strike again as bomb explodes at west Belfast PSNI station

Duration seconds: 1476
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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Kew Files: Spooks tried to suppress Stakeknife story – and feared McGuinness article

Duration seconds: 2252
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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Stormont backed CIA-linked firm's software used by Donald Trump’s ICE

Duration seconds: 2200
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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe: Daryl Paul says he’s telling the truth

Duration seconds: 1921
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

LucidTalk: Majority believe Gerry Adams was in IRA – but don’t care

Duration seconds: 2059
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Apr 19, 2026 · not_requested

Kew Files: What happened when the Garda arrested the SAS men

Duration seconds: 2517
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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

“I didn’t kill my little brother” - Brian McDermott’s brother says he can’t move forward because family blame him

Duration seconds: 1825
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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe: Expert believes teen likely died the night he went missing

Duration seconds: 2189
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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

Kew Files: Gerry Adams the focus of declassified docs – including Workers Party sectarian claims

Duration seconds: 2150
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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

How Rory McIlroy compares to golfing greats after another Masters win

Duration seconds: 1719
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Apr 11, 2026 · not_requested

Sex, lies and video tape: Julie McGinley and the murder of husband Gerry McGinley

Duration seconds: 1445
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