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

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Podcast: [The BelTel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912)
Published: 2026-05-10T16:00:00+00:00
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Five years ago, the DUP was in largest party in Northern Ireland, lurched to open civil war. The party had been led by Ian Paisley for 37 years – but an unprecedented outbreak of factional politics saw three different leaders in just 50 days.   The middle one, Edwin Poots, lasted a total of just 33 days.  To explain the background to the DUP’s woes and their long-term effect, Ciarán Dunbar joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s political editor, Suzanne Breen  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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