{"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 was a fraud”: Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen react as Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of sex offences","slug":"donaldson-was-a-fraud-allison-morris-sam-mcbride-and-suzanne-breen-react-as-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-sex-offences","published_at":"2026-06-22T17:37:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/donaldson-was-a-fraud-allison-morris-sam-mcbride-and-suzanne-breen-react-as-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-sex-offences","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/donaldson-was-a-fraud-allison-morris-sam-mcbride-and-suzanne","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/6a396d6830d5ebf3c9258cdf/media.mp3","summary":"Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences, including one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency. The offences were against two women when they were children. His wife Eleanor Donaldson has been found to have committed the acts relating to offences of aiding and abetting following a trial of the facts.  The leaders of the UUP and TUV immediately called for the Donaldsons to be stripped of their titles.   Jeffrey Donaldson has been taken to Maghaberry prison to start his sentence.  Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris, Sam McBride, and Suzanne Breen.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences, including one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/donaldson-was-a-fraud-allison-morris-sam-mcbride-and-suzanne-breen-react-as-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-sex-offences/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-was-a-fraud-allison-morris-sam-mcbride-and-suzanne-breen-react-as-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-sex-offences.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}