# The BelTel

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Official site: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/
Author: Belfast Telegraph Podcasts
Episodes: 825

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [Does Andy Burnham really care about Northern Ireland?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/does-andy-burnham-really-care-about-northern-ireland) — 2026-07-21T15:00:21+00:00
- [Craigyhill UDA chief says he has "nothing to hide" after cops make murder appeal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/craigyhill-uda-chief-says-he-has-nothing-to-hide-after-cops-make-murder-appeal) — 2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00
- [“Clearly we have an issue”: Ballymena murder-suicide latest in number of similar tragedies to shock public](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/clearly-we-have-an-issue-ballymena-murder-suicide-latest-in-number-of-similar-tragedies-to-shock-public) — 2026-07-16T23:05:00+00:00
- [Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’, say counter-terrorism police](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/ann-widdecombe-killed-in-targeted-attack-say-counter-terrorism-police) — 2026-07-15T14:48:25+00:00
- [Where did Jeffrey Donaldson’s fortune go – and can he afford an appeal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/where-did-jeffrey-donaldson-s-fortune-go-and-can-he-afford-an-appeal) — 2026-07-14T23:05:00+00:00
- [The Orange Order and the Twelfth, how did it come about?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/the-orange-order-and-the-twelfth-how-did-it-come-about) — 2026-07-12T23:05:51+00:00
- [Conor McGregor: Why does America keep giving the disgraced fighter a platform?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/conor-mcgregor-why-does-america-keep-giving-the-disgraced-fighter-a-platform) — 2026-07-11T09:00:00+00:00
- [Bonfire season heats up as man arrested following replica of mosque placed on pyre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/bonfire-season-heats-up-as-man-arrested-following-replica-of-mosque-placed-on-pyre) — 2026-07-09T16:55:49+00:00
- [Woman claims Jeffrey Donaldson sexually assaulted her in Westminster DUP offices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/woman-claims-jeffrey-donaldson-sexually-assaulted-her-in-westminster-dup-offices) — 2026-07-07T16:31:42+00:00
- [New evidence revealed as John George murder trial expected to begin in January](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/new-evidence-revealed-as-john-george-murder-trial-expected-to-begin-in-january) — 2026-07-05T23:05:00+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe inquest adjourned following ‘unprecedented’ late night sitting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-inquest-adjourned-following-unprecedented-late-night-sitting) — 2026-07-03T12:31:43+00:00
- ['In the first four weeks, I spent £3 million' : The east Belfast man who won £10 million](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/in-the-first-four-weeks-i-spent-3-million-the-east-belfast-man-who-won-10-million) — 2026-07-02T23:05:00+00:00
- [Jeffrey Donaldson: Did MI5 and PSNI know of MP’s innapropriate behaviour?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/jeffrey-donaldson-did-mi5-and-psni-know-of-mp-s-innapropriate-behaviour) — 2026-07-01T16:51:49+00:00
- [Affairs, gay saunas, and drinking excessively: Former MLA on the Jeffrey Donaldson he knew](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/affairs-gay-saunas-and-drinking-excessively-former-mla-on-the-jeffrey-donaldson-he-knew) — 2026-06-29T17:40:02+00:00
- [Is Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots out of control? A strange decision, a huge U-turn...and no explanation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/is-assembly-speaker-edwin-poots-out-of-control-a-strange-decision-a-huge-u-turn-and-no-explanation) — 2026-06-28T23:05:00+00:00
- [Jeffrey Donaldson: Convicted paedophile’s mentor Enoch Powell also accused of preying on children in NI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/jeffrey-donaldson-convicted-paedophile-s-mentor-enoch-powell-also-accused-of-preying-on-children-in-ni) — 2026-06-25T23:05:00+00:00
- [Jeffrey Donaldson: Allison Morris on what we couldn’t report while trial was ongoing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/jeffrey-donaldson-allison-morris-on-what-we-couldn-t-report-while-trial-was-ongoing) — 2026-06-23T15:13:50+00:00
- [“Donaldson was a fraud”: Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen react as Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of sex offences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-was-a-fraud-allison-morris-sam-mcbride-and-suzanne-breen-react-as-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-sex-offences) — 2026-06-22T17:37:38+00:00
- [GUILTY: Jeffrey Donaldson is now a convicted child rapist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/guilty-jeffrey-donaldson-is-now-a-convicted-child-rapist) — 2026-06-22T14:40:25+00:00
- [Extra: Starmer out - 'de facto' PM Andy Burnham in](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/extra-starmer-out-de-facto-pm-andy-burnham-in) — 2026-06-22T12:35:02+00:00
- [Nicola Tallant on why Katie Simpson’s tragic murder leaves so many unanswered questions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/nicola-tallant-on-why-katie-simpson-s-tragic-murder-leaves-so-many-unanswered-questions) — 2026-06-21T14:21:57+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe: ‘Questions over teen’s death may never be answered’, final witness tells inquest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-questions-over-teen-s-death-may-never-be-answered-final-witness-tells-inquest) — 2026-06-18T10:48:03+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Evidence “not sufficiently reliable” to convict, court hears](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-evidence-not-sufficiently-reliable-to-convict-court-hears) — 2026-06-17T15:50:51+00:00
- [Sam McBride assaulted as he questions protesters in east Belfast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/sam-mcbride-assaulted-as-he-questions-protesters-in-east-belfast) — 2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: ‘It is their word against his word’, defence tells jury](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-it-is-their-word-against-his-word-defence-tells-jury) — 2026-06-16T17:53:16+00:00
- [Ambush in Adare: The IRA killing of Garda Jerry McCabe and why case still remains open](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/ambush-in-adare-the-ira-killing-of-garda-jerry-mccabe-and-why-case-still-remains-open) — 2026-06-14T23:05:00+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Prosecution accuses Jeffrey Donaldson of ‘sinful and deceitful lies’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-prosecution-accuses-jeffrey-donaldson-of-sinful-and-deceitful-lies) — 2026-06-12T17:54:33+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe: Mental health experts agree Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules For Life had ‘influence’ on teen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-mental-health-experts-agree-jordan-peterson-s-12-rules-for-life-had-influence-on-teen) — 2026-06-12T15:44:08+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jeffrey-donaldson-denies-child-rape-admits-affair) — 2026-06-11T18:58:43+00:00
- [Violence continues as police respond with water cannon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/violence-continues-as-police-respond-with-water-cannon) — 2026-06-11T14:11:33+00:00
- [Man charged over knife attack as bus and homes destroyed in NI race riot chaos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/man-charged-over-knife-attack-as-bus-and-homes-destroyed-in-ni-race-riot-chaos) — 2026-06-10T12:15:35+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Eleanor says husband Jeffrey unfaithful throughout marriage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-eleanor-says-husband-jeffrey-unfaithful-throughout-marriage) — 2026-06-09T17:58:52+00:00
- [Revulsion over 'attempted beheading' in north Belfast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/revulsion-over-attempted-beheading-in-north-belfast) — 2026-06-09T12:25:11+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Jury hears denials during police interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-denials-during-police-interviews) — 2026-06-08T17:36:14+00:00
- ["I’m not a soft unionist” says independent MLA Claire Sugden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/i-m-not-a-soft-unionist-says-independent-mla-claire-sugden) — 2026-06-08T00:00:00+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson asked Witness B to ‘forgive him’, court hears](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jeffrey-donaldson-asked-witness-b-to-forgive-him-court-hears) — 2026-06-05T15:47:34+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Court hears Jeffrey Donaldson ‘sent WhatsApp to minister saying he wanted to repent’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-court-hears-jeffrey-donaldson-sent-whatsapp-to-minister-saying-he-wanted-to-repent) — 2026-06-04T17:32:01+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Witness says she wishes she had “screamed”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-witness-says-she-wishes-she-had-screamed) — 2026-06-03T17:52:11+00:00
- [Natalie McNally murderer McCullagh gets 31 years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/natalie-mcnally-murderer-mccullagh-gets-31-years) — 2026-06-03T14:49:05+00:00
- [Suzanne Breen on the UUP: Beattie and Burrows battle it out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/suzanne-breen-on-the-uup-beattie-and-burrows-battle-it-out) — 2026-06-03T06:03:57+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Complainant describes alleged rape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-complainant-describes-alleged-rape) — 2026-06-02T17:19:14+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Eleanor Donaldson “did nothing” when told of an allegation of abuse, Newry court hears](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-eleanor-donaldson-did-nothing-when-told-of-an-allegation-of-abuse-newry-court-hears) — 2026-06-01T17:18:21+00:00
- [Former Free Presbyterian minister jailed with Ian Paisley ‘dares’ colleagues to expel him](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/former-free-presbyterian-minister-jailed-with-ian-paisley-dares-colleagues-to-expel-him) — 2026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Wife planted bug in MP’s car over suspicions of an affair, Newry court hears](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-wife-planted-bug-in-mp-s-car-over-suspicions-of-an-affair-newry-court-hears) — 2026-05-29T17:37:54+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe Inquest: Searching culvert “not a priority”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-inquest-searching-culvert-not-a-priority) — 2026-05-29T15:58:43+00:00
- [The very public break-up of Tommy Fleming and Tina Mitchell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/the-very-public-break-up-of-tommy-fleming-and-tina-mitchell) — 2026-05-29T07:30:00+00:00
- [Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson asked alleged victim for forgiveness for ‘hurt and pain’ caused](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jeffrey-donaldson-asked-alleged-victim-for-forgiveness-for-hurt-and-pain-caused) — 2026-05-28T17:49:49+00:00
- [Donaldson trial: Jury hears complainant wrote to defendants over “secret”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-complainant-wrote-to-defendants-over-secret) — 2026-05-27T17:09:54+00:00
- [Dig begins for disappeared victim 29-year-old Seamus Maguire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/dig-begins-for-disappeared-victim-29-year-old-seamus-maguire) — 2026-05-26T14:52:23+00:00
- [Pat Finucane: Inquiry set to begin into the Belfast solicitor’s murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/pat-finucane-inquiry-set-to-begin-into-the-belfast-solicitor-s-murder) — 2026-05-24T15:00:00+00:00
- [Donaldson trial to begin: Attorney General warns public of contempt laws](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-to-begin-attorney-general-warns-public-of-contempt-laws) — 2026-05-21T15:39:58+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe inquest, week 16: Jury hears of ‘terrifying’ conditions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-inquest-week-16-jury-hears-of-terrifying-conditions) — 2026-05-20T16:51:13+00:00
- [Ulster's Lost Counties: Ed Burke on Loyalism and Paramilitarism in Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/ulster-s-lost-counties-ed-burke-on-loyalism-and-paramilitarism-in-cavan-monaghan-and-donegal) — 2026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00
- [Tattle Life: Why the case against gossip site fell apart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart) — 2026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00
- [100 years of Fianna Fáil: The highs, the lows, the controversies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/100-years-of-fianna-f-il-the-highs-the-lows-the-controversies) — 2026-05-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe Inquest: Jury shown footage of Noah’s remains](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-inquest-jury-shown-footage-of-noah-s-remains) — 2026-05-15T17:41:15+00:00
- [David Graham: When my kids are 40 there won’t have been border poll, but unionism needs a reset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/david-graham-when-my-kids-are-40-there-won-t-have-been-border-poll-but-unionism-needs-a-reset) — 2026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00
- [Kew Files: Buried for decades, a mother’s harrowing letter amid officials’ Bloody Sunday papers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-buried-for-decades-a-mother-s-harrowing-letter-amid-officials-bloody-sunday-papers) — 2026-05-13T00:00:00+00:00
- ['All Ana wanted was a friend': Eight years on from the disturbing killing of Ana Kriegel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/all-ana-wanted-was-a-friend-eight-years-on-from-the-disturbing-killing-of-ana-kriegel) — 2026-05-11T23:05:00+00:00
- [Suzanne Breen on the ‘DUP Civil War’ - five years on](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/suzanne-breen-on-the-dup-civil-war-five-years-on) — 2026-05-10T16:00:00+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe Inquest: ‘I’ve f***ked it’ -  Stormont employee’s panic over unlocked hatch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-inquest-i-ve-f-ked-it-stormont-employee-s-panic-over-unlocked-hatch) — 2026-05-08T16:40:32+00:00
- [Sam McBride’s hunt for Stormont’s secret civil servant on a vast salary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/sam-mcbride-s-hunt-for-stormont-s-secret-civil-servant-on-a-vast-salary) — 2026-05-08T00:00:00+00:00
- [David McCann on the challenges facing Sinn Féin and a United Ireland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/david-mccann-on-the-challenges-facing-sinn-f-in-and-a-united-ireland) — 2026-05-06T07:18:37+00:00
- [PSNI slammed by review of Katie Simpson murder investigation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/psni-slammed-by-review-of-katie-simpson-murder-investigation) — 2026-05-05T16:01:09+00:00
- [Kew Files: How DUP tried to get back into Agreement talks – right after walking out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-how-dup-tried-to-get-back-into-agreement-talks-right-after-walking-out) — 2026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00
- [Bonus: Olympic Swimmer Conor Ferguson: How to How to turn setbacks into business lessons | In Good Company](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/bonus-olympic-swimmer-conor-ferguson-how-to-how-to-turn-setbacks-into-business-lessons-in-good-company) — 2026-05-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [Julia Holmes: The Castlederg woman, her many aliases, and the lives she destroyed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/julia-holmes-the-castlederg-woman-her-many-aliases-and-the-lives-she-destroyed) — 2026-04-30T23:05:00+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe: Laptop thief denies photo of hand on teen’s phone is his](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-laptop-thief-denies-photo-of-hand-on-teen-s-phone-is-his) — 2026-04-30T16:45:12+00:00
- [Dissident Republicans strike again as bomb explodes at west Belfast PSNI station](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/dissident-republicans-strike-again-as-bomb-explodes-at-west-belfast-psni-station) — 2026-04-28T15:56:23+00:00
- [Kew Files: Spooks tried to suppress Stakeknife story – and feared McGuinness article](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-spooks-tried-to-suppress-stakeknife-story-and-feared-mcguinness-article) — 2026-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
- [Stormont backed CIA-linked firm's software used by Donald Trump’s ICE](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/stormont-backed-cia-linked-firm-s-software-used-by-donald-trump-s-ice) — 2026-04-23T23:05:00+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe: Daryl Paul says he’s telling the truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-daryl-paul-says-he-s-telling-the-truth) — 2026-04-23T17:15:13+00:00
- [LucidTalk: Majority believe Gerry Adams was in IRA – but don’t care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/lucidtalk-majority-believe-gerry-adams-was-in-ira-but-don-t-care) — 2026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00
- [Kew Files: What happened when the Garda arrested the SAS men](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-what-happened-when-the-garda-arrested-the-sas-men) — 2026-04-19T23:05:00+00:00
- [“I didn’t kill my little brother” - Brian McDermott’s brother says he can’t move forward because family blame him](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/i-didn-t-kill-my-little-brother-brian-mcdermott-s-brother-says-he-can-t-move-forward-because-family-blame-him) — 2026-04-17T00:05:00+00:00
- [Noah Donohoe: Expert believes teen likely died the night he went missing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/noah-donohoe-expert-believes-teen-likely-died-the-night-he-went-missing) — 2026-04-16T17:22:25+00:00
- [Kew Files: Gerry Adams the focus of declassified docs – including Workers Party sectarian claims](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-gerry-adams-the-focus-of-declassified-docs-including-workers-party-sectarian-claims) — 2026-04-15T00:05:00+00:00
- [How Rory McIlroy compares to golfing greats after another Masters win](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/how-rory-mcilroy-compares-to-golfing-greats-after-another-masters-win) — 2026-04-13T13:37:59+00:00
- [Sex, lies and video tape: Julie McGinley and the murder of husband Gerry McGinley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/sex-lies-and-video-tape-julie-mcginley-and-the-murder-of-husband-gerry-mcginley) — 2026-04-11T17:10:44+00:00

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