{"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":"Donaldson Trial: Eleanor says husband Jeffrey unfaithful throughout marriage","slug":"donaldson-trial-eleanor-says-husband-jeffrey-unfaithful-throughout-marriage","published_at":"2026-06-09T17:58:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-eleanor-says-husband-jeffrey-unfaithful-throughout-marriage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-trial-eleanor-says-husband-jeffrey-unfaithful-thro","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a28545c6642088a10cdbd4b/media.mp3","summary":"Eleanor Donaldson “met with a blank wall” when asking her husband Jeffrey about an incident with an alleged abuse – a jury has heard.  Eleanor Donaldson also accused her husband of infidelity during police interviews.      And Jeffrey Donaldson told police a letter sent to one of his alleged victims had nothing “to do with any allegation or any action involving sexual abuse”.  His trial over alleged sexual offences is continuing in Newry Crown Court.      The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges, including one count of rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency.  His wife Eleanor Donaldson faces five related charges including aiding and abetting – she is facing a trial of the facts due to her mental health issues.     Allison Morris is covering the trial.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Eleanor Donaldson “met with a blank wall” when asking her husband Jeffrey about an incident with an alleged abuse – a jury has heard. Eleanor D…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":816,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/donaldson-trial-eleanor-says-husband-jeffrey-unfaithful-throughout-marriage/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/donaldson-trial-eleanor-says-husband-jeffrey-unfaithful-throughout-marriage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}