{"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: Jury hears complainant wrote to defendants over “secret”","slug":"donaldson-trial-jury-hears-complainant-wrote-to-defendants-over-secret","published_at":"2026-05-27T17:09:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-complainant-wrote-to-defendants-over-secret","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-complainant-wrote-to-defendants-o","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a172562cb11d38a8b4117c5/media.mp3","summary":"Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson apologised to one of his alleged victims at a church retreat in the mid-1990s, a court heard today. Jurors were also told second complainant wrote letter to two defendants about the secret ‘she had to keep’    The prosecution delivered its opening address in the Donaldson trial on Wednesday. The former DUP leader is on trial at Newry Crown Court for alleged historical sexual offences. The 63 year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.    Allison Morris was in court.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson apologised to one of his alleged victims at a church retreat in the mid-1990s, a court heard today. Jurors were also t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":483,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-complainant-wrote-to-defendants-over-secret/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-jury-hears-complainant-wrote-to-defendants-over-secret.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}