The BelTel

People throughout the UK are in mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. She visited Northern Ireland many times and is remembered with great fondness, especially in the Unionist community. The Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor, Sam McBride reacts to the Queen’s death and and shares his thoughts on how it will impact NI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was Boris Johnson a bungling buffoon propelled to high office by privilege or an astute political operator who became a very unconventional prime minister? What is his legacy here and what might Liz Truss have planned for Northern Ireland? Belfast Telegraph reporter, Andrew Madden joins Ciarán Dunbar in the studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Dunbar speaks to Angus Lambkin, a UN specialist on conflict about our world’s wars today and about the huge and potentially deadly challenges we face in the future as climate changes our planet and its politicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean Quinn was once Ireland’s richest man. Last November, members of the former billionaire’s family used a privacy law to erase from Google much of their past, including lavish spending and court battles over the collapse of the Quinn empire. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guests: Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor of the Irish Independent and Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor of the Irish and Sunday Independent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The SNP’s leader Nicola Sturgeon wants another referendum on Scottish independence. If she succeeds, could she lead Scottish nationalists to victory and what impact would that have on Northern Ireland? Host: Niamh Campbell: Guests, Alba Party MP Neale Hanvey, political analyst David McCann, the Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor, Sam McBride, and the Belfast Telegraph’s political editor, Suzanne Breen.Opening music by Dark Isle Bagpiper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been 25 years since Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris. She was at the time, the most famous woman in the world, and many would say she remains so. Fashion designer Paul Costelloe shares his memories of the mother behind the icon. And we ask what impact did her death have in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Áine Toner, Andrew Madden, Morgane Shanley, Sinéad Ryan and Paul Costelloe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rural Castlerock, 1991; Embroiled in a sordid affair, Hazel Stewart and Colin Howell plot the double murder of their spouses, disguising them as suicides. Their crimes would not be revealed until 19 years later, when a guilt-ridden Howell confessed and provided evidence against his ex-lover in trial. But is Hazel Stewart truly a cold and callous killer as some think she is portrayed? Or is there more than meets the eye to this former Sunday school teacher? Host: Niamh Campbell. Guests: Allison Morris, Dan Keenan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In February 2005, 25-year-old Lisa Dorrian went missing from a caravan park in Co Down and has never been seen again. Almost two decades on, her family and the PSNI are still searching for her body in the hope for answers and justice. They have only one suspect in mind as to who killed Lisa, and her sister Joanne reveals she has even spoken to him. Host: Niamh Campbell. Guests: Joanne Dorrian, Ciaran Barnes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's exactly 100 years since the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins was killed during an ambush in Co Cork during Ireland's Civil War. What happened back in August 1922 and who shot the Big Fella? Host: Fionnan Sheahan. Guest: Senan Molony.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sex trafficker Martin Heaney is thought to have exploited hundreds of vulnerable women in Northern Ireland for over a decade. He finally received sentencing for his crimes in July 2022. The BelTel delves into how ‘Mucky Marty’ was finally caught, and we reveal the trauma some of his victims have gone through. Host:?Niamh Campbell. Guests: Allison MorrisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.