{"podcast":{"title":"The BelTel","slug":"the-beltel-5373912","podcast_index_feed_id":5373912,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324","website_url":"https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/show-cover.jpg","author":"Belfast Telegraph Podcasts","episode_count":825,"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:36.697495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912"},"episode":{"title":"David McCann on the challenges facing Sinn Féin and a United Ireland","slug":"david-mccann-on-the-challenges-facing-sinn-f-in-and-a-united-ireland","published_at":"2026-05-06T07:18:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/david-mccann-on-the-challenges-facing-sinn-f-in-and-a-united-ireland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/david-mccann-on-the-challenges-facing-sinn-fein-and-a-united","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/69fa37aea6ade25592122c88/media.mp3","summary":"Sinn Féin are still top of the polls north and south – but all polls show the party has lost ground. Many commentators think Sinn Féin have lost their direction and sense of purpose.  So - has Sinn Féin really lost its mojo and what can it do about it?     Ciarán Dunbar is joined by politics lecturer and commentator David McCann to discuss what Sinn Féin will have to do to hold its ground ahead of the 2027 Northern Ireland Assembly elections.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Sinn Féin are still top of the polls north and south – but all polls show the party has lost ground. Many commentators think Sinn Féin have …","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2487,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/david-mccann-on-the-challenges-facing-sinn-f-in-and-a-united-ireland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/david-mccann-on-the-challenges-facing-sinn-f-in-and-a-united-ireland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}