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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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35:02

Flights from hell: Do we need to clamp down on...

The BelTel ·

2025/03/24

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wants a two-drink airport limit as his airline threatens a clampdown as it tries to recover losses against disruptive passengers. Many of us simply love ‘airport pints’ but alcohol is a major source of trouble on planes. There have been a plethora of incidents involving air rage and disruptive passengers in recent years, some resulting in criminal convictions and even emergency landings.Belfast Telegraph reporter Kurtis Reid and Belfast Telegraph columnist Fionola

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27:49

Portadown teacher Niamh Farrell denies being ‘GAA...

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2025/03/21

Dublin secondary school Coláiste Éanna has been embroiled in controversy after it was claimed online that one of its teachers is the notorious GAA catfish. Teacher Niamh Farrell denies being the catfish who deceived at least 40 people, including multiple Ulster GAA players. Butan investigation at the school found that she confided in its principal that she was the catfish. She has now won an injunction to stop the school disciplining her.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Irish Independent’s Ellen Coyne

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24:00

NI21 (Part 2): “It fell apart in a way that no other...

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2025/03/19

NI21 appeared to many as a great idea. But the enthusiasm and positivity did not last long and the party’s collapse into chaos was a spectacular one. Just a day before the party’s first electoral test in 2014 – the party decides that they are now agnostic on the issue of the border, it was then torn apart by controversy and infighting.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Sam McBride to talk about how the wheels came off NI21, where the party’s leaders are now, and if a liberal unionist party could ever work

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29:41

NI21 (Part 1): The party which vowed to change NI...

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2025/03/17

NI21 – A party that sought to change the direction of a century of unionist politics but ended in disaster. Two charismatic Ulster Unionist MLAs – Basil Mccrea and John McAllister - quit their party in 2013 for pastures new. But following a last-minute decision to become agnostic on the border, sexual misconduct allegations against its leader, and a host of other fiascos, things quickly fell apart.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Sam McBride to talk about what NI21 believed in, who the big personalities

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28:20

Rosemary Nelson: RUC ‘threats’, Red Hand Defenders...

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2025/03/14

Rosemary Nelson died in March 1999 after a bomb exploded under her car. The Red Hand Defenders took responsibility. High-profile clients like IRA man Colin Duffy and the Garvaghy Road Residents’ association had made her a target for sectarian animosity. It was alleged she had been threatened by RUC officers.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by co-author of the book, ‘Who Killed Rosemary Nelson?’ Neil Root and Sunday Life editor Martin Breen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:20

On-the-run Magilligan prisoner before courts in Rhode...

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2025/03/12

An unlawfully at large Magilligan Prisoner with four names is to face a court in Rhode Island.Timothy O’Reilly, also known as Elijah Gavin, Timothy Kelly, or Elijah Thomas, was arrested in New York in January on charges of conning over $800,000 dollars from a 78-year-old woman. He has been on the run since 2022 after failing to return to Magilligan Prison after a temporary compassionate release – at the time he was facing charges over an attempt to trick another elderly woman out of £40,000. Ciarán

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27:38

Gerard Conway inquest: 32-year-old disappeared in...

The BelTel ·

2025/03/10

Gerard Conway was last seen in Cookstown in 2007. The 32-year-old father-of-one was recorded on CCTV at a bank in the town on the 25th of January. He was officially reported missing by his family on 13th of February. Despite searches, he has never been seen since. What happened to Gerard remains a mystery, but the coroner is satisfied he is dead. An inquest has heard from family, friends and witnesses.Several of them, believed that thereis a possibility that he had been murdered.Ciarán Dunbar is

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21:23

PSNI Chief Con denies intrusive surveillance on...

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2025/03/07

The PSNI have broken its silence on claims that it spied on journalist Donal MacIntyre, who is investing the death of teenager Noah Donohoe. The Chief Constable Jon Boucher says that “No Journalistic material was viewed, recorded, or sought by the PSNI”. He says that the PSNI only accessed information that was publicly posted on two X accounts. The PSNI also now denies breaking into the investigative journalist’s car – after they initially refused to comment.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Sam McBride,

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30:04

Allison Morris on the New IRA’s potential ceasefire...

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2025/03/07

The New IRA is in secret peace negations with the British and Irish governments. But the group’s leadership, who were previously arrested in an MI5 sting, is understood to be at loggerheads with hardliners over whether they should abandon their armed campaign. The New IRA is currently the most active of the dissident groups and is responsible for at least seven murders.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris, who broke the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:07

Noah Donohoe: PSNI accused of spying on journalist...

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2025/03/05

The tragic and highly unusual nature of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe’sdeath in 2020, along with criticism of the police search for him, had led to substantial public concern, speculation, and anger. Two years ago, investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre began investigating the disappearance and the circumstances around it. A source has now told the Belfast Telegraph that as Mr MacIntyre began his work, the PSNI moved to put him under significant online surveillance. He says he is “disappointed but not

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38:49

Martin Dillon: “There’s no evidence for the ‘Say...

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2025/03/03

Journalist Martin Dillon disputes the ending of the ‘Say Nothing’ tv show depicting the murder of Jean McConville. In his new book ‘The Sorrow and the Loss: The Tragic Shadow Cast by the Troubles on the Lives of Women’, he writes about people like Caroline Moreland, shot as an informer just weeks before the IRA ceasefire – he believes Martin McGuinness must have known about it. Mairead Farrell killed by the SAS in Gibraltar despite being well-known to the security services also features in the

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44:43

Alliance: From liberal Unionism, to the agnostic...

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2025/02/28

Alliance was founded in 1970.Originally a strongly pro-union party before becoming agnostic on the border. 55 years later the party still exists and still seeks, as it would see it, to unite Northern Ireland. Who founded the party and why, what challenges has it faced, and how did it go from supporting the union to being agnostic on the question that dominates our politics? Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Professor Jon Tonge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:11

Suzanne Breen: Irish unity, Sinn Féin’s and the White...

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2025/02/26

Suzanne Breen joins Ciarán Dunbar to go through the Belfast Telegraph’s latest LucidTalk polling, including the narrowing gap between support for the union and a united Ireland, Sinn Féin’s decision to decline this year’s White House visit, and potential pay rises for MLAs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Allison Morris on attempted murder of Sean O’Reilly...

The BelTel ·

2025/02/24

There are fears of further bloodshed after an attempt on the life of a dissident republican in west Belfast. Taxi driver Sean O’Reillywas shot in the shoulder in Poleglass on Sunday. The shooting comes amid an escalating feud between factions of Óglaigh na hÉireann, better known asONH. So far, the tensions have played out with graffiti and accusations on social media. But this shooting has sparked fears of retaliation. Ciarán Dunbar isjoined bythe Belfast Telegraph security correspondent - Allison

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22:35

William Hampton: The eccentric English millionaire...

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2025/02/24

William Hampton was a nomadic millionaire famously described by Leo Varadkar “a vagabond who lived in a caravan”.Hampton left most of his fortune to Sinn Fein.Unsurprisingly – the party were happy to take the money, and equally unsurprisingly their rivals were quick to criticise that, especially given that the money went north.Now Sinn Féin is set to take in over £80k after a derelict cottage in County Carlow was found to belong to Hampton.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Andrew

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24:13

‘King Con’: Belfast conman Cartmill who scammed...

The BelTel ·

2025/02/21

Celebrity conman Jay Cartmill is facing prison after pleading guilty to 46 new fraud charges, taking his total number of criminal convictions to more than 200. Cartmill, who told Stephen Nolan in 2015 that he was changing his ways, has confessed to masterminding another scam which is believed to total close to £1m. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Sunday Life’s Ciaran Barnes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:32

The East Tyrone IRA, Loughgall, Clonoe, and the SAS

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2025/02/19

A coroner’s ruling the SAS was unjustified in shooting dead four IRA men in Tryone has been controversial with unionist politicians and British Army veterans.The four IRA men were shot dead in Clonoe in 1992, minutes after attacking Coalisland RUC Station. All four were members of the IRA’s East Tyrone brigade – one of the organisations most active. But it was also one which lost many of its own members at the hands of the security forces, particularly the SAS.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by author of

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26:14

Ivan Little on the IRA’s La Mon Bombing and the...

The BelTel ·

2025/02/17

Twelve people died when the IRA fired bombed the La Mons House hotel on the 17 February 1978. Scores were injured, some horrifically.The Provisional IRA claimed responsibility for the attack, it apologised for the deaths - claiming the bombers had planned to give adequate warning – but were thwarted by a broken phone box.Journalist Ivan Little’s first shift as a news editor was on that day and has worked on the story ever since – he joinsCiarán Dunbar to tell the story. Hosted on Acast. See

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26:32

The Official IRA’s ‘training’ trip to North Korea

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2025/02/14

North Korea is one of the world’s most secretive states – known for its dictators who are treated like gods and an iron-clad grip on their citizens. Back in 1988, six members of the Official IRA made their way to North Korea to receive state of the art training – some were expelled from the country after a drunken brawl. The unusual alliance came as secretary general of the Irish Workers Party, Sean Garland, allegedly laundered millions of fake dollars for the Kim dynasty.Olivia Peden is joined by

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31:28

Allison Morris: The origins of the PSNI and the...

The BelTel ·

2025/02/12

23 years after its emergence, the PSNI is still less than one third Catholic and the numbers attempting to join are according to the Chief Constable "below what's needed". Its latest recruitment campaign attracted a total of 3,500 applications but only 27% are perceived to be Catholic. The PSNI was born out of the Patten reforms of the old RUC but the changes which reforms brought about were painful for many who saw them as a betrayal. The controversial 50/50, Catholic / Protestant recruitment

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