{"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 denials during police interviews","slug":"donaldson-trial-jury-hears-denials-during-police-interviews","published_at":"2026-06-08T17:36:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-denials-during-police-interviews","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-trial-jury-hears-denials-during-police-interviews","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a26fceb401089d02d5a6e08/media.mp3","summary":"“I can’t get my head around” the abuse allegations made by Witness B, Jeffrey Donaldson told police.  The tape of the former MP’s interview with the PSNI was played at his trial in Newry Crown Count on Monday morning.    The jury also heard Donaldson deny that he apologised to Witness in the case because he thought it would “make this go away”.   “I wasn’t doing anything untoward,” Jeffrey Donaldson told police officers in relation to accusations made by Witness A.   Donaldson (63) is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. He denies all 18 alleged offences. There are two alleged victims, Complainant A and Complainant B.   His wife Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending.   Allison Morris was in court.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"“I can’t get my head around” the abuse allegations made by Witness B, Jeffrey Donaldson told police. The tape of the former MP’s interview with the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":635,"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-denials-during-police-interviews/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-denials-during-police-interviews.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}