{"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":"Kew Files: What happened when the Garda arrested the SAS men","slug":"kew-files-what-happened-when-the-garda-arrested-the-sas-men","published_at":"2026-04-19T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912/kew-files-what-happened-when-the-garda-arrested-the-sas-men","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beltel-5373912","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-beltel/episodes/kew-files-what-happened-when-the-garda-arrested-the-sas-men","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/e/69e1fa6d0b4baf3bf22c0d21/media.mp3","summary":"When a lone Garda decided to arrest a squad of SAS men found in the Republic of Ireland on 1976, little did he know he had sparked an international incident which would involve the Taoiseach and Prime Minister – or that it would see the Irish government interfere with the justice system. Top secret files have revealed how the PM drew up a law to let two SAS men go on the run from the Irish but that in fact Dublin was determined that the soldiers would never do time.  Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride discovered the file at the National Archives in Kew, London.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"When a lone Garda decided to arrest a squad of SAS men found in the Republic of Ireland on 1976, little did he know he had sparked an international incide…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2517,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beltel-5373912/episodes/kew-files-what-happened-when-the-garda-arrested-the-sas-men/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/kew-files-what-happened-when-the-garda-arrested-the-sas-men.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}