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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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33:05

Best of the BelTel: Dissident Republicanism - why do...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/14

The Provisional IRA have long since ended its armed campaign but republican political violence continues. What do groups like the New IRA hope to achieve, why do they continue with what they would describe as ‘armed struggle’ and do they have political ambitions? Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Dr Marisa McGlinchey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Drumcree: The crisis over an Orange parade which...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/13

The Orange Order wanted to march home from a church service in Drumcree back into Portadown, and still does. But the nationalists living on the Garvaghy Road opposed what they saw as a sectarian march. The stage was set for a clash over rights, identity, and freedoms and it brought NI to the edge of anarchy. Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Mervyn Jess. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:05

UFOs: Former Air Force officer says US is hiding...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/11

The US has given the wreckage of alien craft to defence contractors, a former Pentagon whistleblower has claimed. Some say we have to take him seriously and that the 'truth' about UFOs can't be hidden anymore. Host: Kevin Doyle. Guest: Sarah Collins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:24

Best of the BelTel: The Twelfth - what is the origin...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/09

The Twelfth goes back a long way.But what is the origin of the celebrations and of the Orange Order itself?Ciarán Dunbar is joined by historian Dr David Hume.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:48

Tubs: Ryan Tubridy, Noel Kelly & Dee Forbes –...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/08

The scandal engulfing RTE continues. The people at the centre of it, Dee Forbes, Noel Kelly and Ryan Tubridy have all made statements but are yet to answer questions.Who are they?Host: Tabitha Monahan. Guests: Melanie Finn and Kirsty Blake KnoxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:09

The Best of the BelTel: Serial Killers - how are...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/07

We just can get enough of murder, horror and psychopaths. Why is that? And serial killers, are they born or made?Ciarán Dunbar spoke to Craig Jackson, Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, at Birmingham City University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:44

Margaret Thatcher: The IRA's plot to kill the 'Iron...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/06

In 1984, a massive explosion rocked the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where the Tory party conference was being held. The bombing went down in history as one of the most audacious attacks on the British government since the Gunpowder Plot. The target, Margaret Thatcher and her entire cabinet. In the new book, Killing Thatcher, author and journalist Rory Carroll takes a look back at the attack and the consequences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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30:57

Abusing witness protection: Allison Morris introduces...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/04

The witness protection scheme in NI has raised moral questions and lacks penalties for those who’ve exploited it and lied in court. For some of Northern Ireland’s worst criminals – it's like winning the lottery. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:42

Entrepreneurship: Could teaching young people how to...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/02

According to Department of Communities figures from 2022 almost 250,000 in Northern Ireland live in absolute poverty – could entrepreneurship be a part of the solution? Ciarán Sheehan made the case for entrepreneurship to Ciarán Dunbar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:13

The RTÉ grilling, Ryan Tubridy’s contract and Patrick...

The BelTel ·

2023/07/01

What did we learn from the 2 day grilling of RTÉ bosses by TDs and senators on the inner workings of the €345,000 which the State broadcaster paid top presenter Ryan Tubridy?Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Gabija Gataveckaite & Hugh O’Connell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:46

Best of the Beltel: Men are far more likely to be...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/30

A staggering 96% of the people in prison in NI are men. Why are men much more likely to turn to crime and end up in jail than women?Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Dr Michelle Butler, Prof David Canter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:04

Prigozhin, Putin, and what happens next in the battle...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/30

Yevgeny Prigozhin marched his Wagner troops to Moscow, the world watched and waited for a showdown between the mercenary fighters and Vladimir Putin. But it never happened. A deal was done. What's next for Putin, and is Prigozhin a dead man walking? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Donnacha Ó Beacháin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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EXTRA: What Director General Dee Forbes knew – RTÉ...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/28

RTÉ has released a statement finding there was "no illegality" involved in the undeclared payments to presenter Ryan Tubridy, but Dee Forbes was centrally involved in negotiations. Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Irish Independent Ireland Editor Fionnán Sheahan to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:26

China and the USA: What’s driving tensions between...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/27

China and the USA are world’s most powerful countries, both militarily and economically. Recent tensions between the two over the future of Taiwan, amongst a host of other issues are a concern for us all. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by international affairs expert, Angus Lambkin, who has lived in China, to get his analysis on the situation and whether he thinks it will result in conflict. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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26:17

Punishment attacks: ‘What does it say about us that...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/25

Thousands of paramilitary attacks have been carried out in NI since the Good Friday agreement. Often, they are attacked by appointment – people turn up to be shot. Sometimes children are even accompanied by their parents, drugged up to dull the pain. Youth worker Stephen Hughes is based in Divis in west Belfast, he is active in the pressure group Stop Attacks which works to end these attacks forever. He spoke to Ciaran Dunbar.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast

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Best of the BelTel: Prigozhin - who is he and what is...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/24

Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group of mercenaries have rebelled against the Russian military. Putin called it “a stab in the back”. It is the biggest threat to his leadership in more than two decades in power.But who is he and what is the Wagner Group?This podcast was originally broadcast in February 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:22:35

Good Friday Agreement: Alex Kane’s historic interview...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/23

It has been 25 years since the first Assembly election following the Belfast Agreement. David Trimble, later Lord Trimble, was one of the key architects of the Belfast agreement, leading the largest unionist party at the time, the UUP. He died in July in 2022. In this bonus episode of the BelTel – we broadcast a remarkable in-depth interview from 2015 in which David Trimble gives his take on what happened during the peace process to Alex Kane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

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Suzanne Breen: Jamie Bryson sets up secret talks...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/22

A chance meeting between loyalist activist Jamie Bryson and Tory Simon Hoare led to the MP meeting loyalist leaders in Belfast. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee chairperson Hoare denies the meetings were secret negotiations, but they came as the government is trying to get Loyalists to buy into the Windsor trade protocol to help get Stormont back up and running. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by our political editor Suzanne Breen – who broke this exclusive story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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Extra: Race against time: the search for missing...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/21

Disaster at 13,000 feet below sea level. A trip to see the Titanic has gone horribly wrong for the occupants of a submersible that has now lost contact. The Titan vanished with five people on board during a dive to the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic on Sunday. Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Senan MolonySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:38

‘Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland’: Sam McBride...

The BelTel ·

2023/06/20

The BBC series Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland has been hailed as the finest ever on the Troubles. Featuring contributions from loyalists, republicans, soldiers, police, victims and civilians who found themselves living in an acutely abnormal society, the impressionistic work evokes empathy for all sides. Sam McBride interviews directors James Bluemel and Sian McIlwaine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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