

The BelTel
Belfast Telegraph
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.
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Jun 23, 2022 • 25min
Could Donald Trump end up in jail?
Could Donald Trump end up in jail?The big revelations from the first House Select committee hearing into the January 6th attack on the US Capitol including the president’s daughter Ivanka and the former Attorney General Bill Barr stating that there was no election fraud. HOST: Fionnan Sheahan GUEST: Gina London Columnist with the Sunday Independent, Founder of ‘Language of Leadership’ and former White House Correspondent for CNNSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 20, 2022 • 22min
The murder of Lyra McKee and the New IRA in Derry
Although critically damaged in the crackdown following their murder of Lyra McKee the dissident the New IRA continue to operate in Derry. What drives them, who leads them and what are they capable of? Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Ciaran Barnes, chief reporter with The Sunday Life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2022 • 34min
Bonus Episode: Sam McBride interviews Maroš Šefčovič.
The Belfast Telegraph's Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride has an in depth conversation with Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, to get the EU's reaction to UK moves to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland Protocol. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 2022 • 24min
The UDA - why does it still exist?
28 years since the loyalist ceasefires the UDA is still armed, still involved in crime and has continued to murder people. Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Ciaran Barnes, chief reporter with The Sunday Life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 2022 • 24min
Northern Ireland’s other disappeared, women murdered by men and secretly buried
Murdered by men and their bodies secretly buried: Arlene Arkinson, Caroline Graham, Charlotte Murray, Lisa Dorrian and Saoirse Smyth, are the Northern Ireland’s other Disappeared. Allison Morris tells their stories and their families’ quest to find them. Host Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 2022 • 22min
Bonus episode: Why do so many of us love Love Island?
For so many of us Love Island is a guilty pleasure. The Indo Daily finds out why. Host Denise Calnan. Guest: Deirdre MolumbySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 8, 2022 • 23min
'Vladimir Putin has turned Russia into a totalitarian state'
Vladimir Putin has never hidden his contempt for Ukraine but on the 24th of February, rhetoric turned to action as Russian tanks rumbled in. War has raged since. What was Putin thinking and what sort of Russia has he created? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Mattia Bagnoli, former ANSA bureau chief in Moscow and author of a book on Putinism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 7, 2022 • 20min
The Castlereagh Break-in – how the IRA did it and what they took
In 2002 the IRA walked into a Belfast PSNI station and walked out with the secret security files they were looking for. Who planned it and why? And what did the IRA do with the information they found?Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph security correspondent, Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 1, 2022 • 23min
Airport Chaos: How to get your money back when a flight is cancelled
Dublin airport has seen cancelled flights and mile-long queues for security. What went wrong and what can you do when your flights get cancelled? Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guests: Simon Calder and Siobhán Maguire See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 30, 2022 • 23min
PSNI: Beaten, attacked with bricks and shot at!
Northern Ireland cops on the frontline. Sharon O’Neill hears from PSNI officers about the gauntlet of hate and violence they run daily just to serve and protect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.