{"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: Prosecution accuses Jeffrey Donaldson of ‘sinful and deceitful lies’","slug":"donaldson-trial-prosecution-accuses-jeffrey-donaldson-of-sinful-and-deceitful-lies","published_at":"2026-06-12T17:54:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-trial-prosecution-accuses-jeffrey-donaldson-of-sinful-and-deceitful-lies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-trial-prosecution-accuses-jeffrey-donaldson-of-sin","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a2c47df0592e8254597d5ce/media.mp3","summary":"Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has now been cross-examined by the prosecution in Newry Crown Court where he is on trial over 18 alleged offences. He has plead not guilty to charges including rape and allegations of indecent assault and gross indecency. Both complainants alleged they were abused as children. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, from Dublinhill Road in Dromore, denies several charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s alleged offending. She is facing a trial of the facts on mental health grounds.    Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfast Telegraph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has now been cross-examined by the prosecution in Newry Crown Court where he is on trial over 18 alleged offences. He has plead not…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":545,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/donaldson-trial-prosecution-accuses-jeffrey-donaldson-of-sinful-and-deceitful-lies/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-prosecution-accuses-jeffrey-donaldson-of-sinful-and-deceitful-lies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}