{"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: Jeffrey Donaldson asked Witness B to ‘forgive him’, court hears","slug":"donaldson-trial-jeffrey-donaldson-asked-witness-b-to-forgive-him-court-hears","published_at":"2026-06-05T15:47:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jeffrey-donaldson-asked-witness-b-to-forgive-him-court-hears","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-trial-jeffery-donaldson-asked-witness-b-to-forgive","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a22efa7ebd8b0fa733155b6/media.mp3","summary":"“Almost like a bomb went off”, that’s it was like, a witness told Newry Crown Court, when one of Jeffrey Donaldson’s alleged victims confided in her.     Claire Selfridge was giving evidence on the eighth day of the trial.    The jury also heard a claim that Jeffrey Donaldson asked one of the complainants to forgive him.    The former DUP leader is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences.    The charges span a period between 1985 and 2008 involving two alleged victims.    Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road, Dromore, Co Down, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending.    She is facing a trial of the facts.    Kurtis Reid reports.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"“Almost like a bomb went off”, that’s it was like, a witness told Newry Crown Court, when one of Jeffrey Donaldson’s alleged victims confided in her. …","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":369,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/donaldson-trial-jeffrey-donaldson-asked-witness-b-to-forgive-him-court-hears/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-jeffrey-donaldson-asked-witness-b-to-forgive-him-court-hears.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}