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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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27:09

Would the Republic vote for a United Ireland?

The BelTel ·

2022/10/31

Sinn Féin, and others, continue to call for a border poll in Northern Ireland, a referendum on a United Ireland. But it takes two to tango, not only would Northern Ireland have to vote for unity – so would the Republic of Ireland. Fionnán Sheehan is Ireland Editor at with the Sunday Independent and Irish Independent – Ciarán Dunbar asks him the simple question – would the south vote for a united Ireland? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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21:27

Downing Street's 60 days of chaos!

The BelTel ·

2022/10/27

Liz Truss was the UK’s shortest serving Prime Minister, ever. How did it come to pass that the UK has seen three prime ministers in two months and why did the Conservative Party lose faith in Truss in a matter of weeks? David McCann explains the chaos in the Conservative Party and if new leader Rishi Sunak can bring it to an end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:22

Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, new book says she's a...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/25

What could we expect from a Sinn Féin government and more importantly what do we know about its leader Mary Lou McDonald? Former TD Shane Ross attempts to answer the question in his new book ‘Mary Lou McDonald : A Republican Riddle’.Host: Fionnán Sheehan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:26

‘The Big Man’ - Suzanne Breen profiles Ian Paisley,...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/23

Ian Paisley was the the founder of both the DUP and the Free Presbyterian Church. He was the firebrand preacher and uncompromising street agitating politician always seeming to prefer confrontation. But in the end, he compromised, sitting down in joint-office with Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness, becoming one half of the so-called ‘Chuckle Bros’. Joining Ciarán Dunbar to discuss Ian Paisley’s career, from a very personal point of view, is the Belfast Telegraph’s political editor - Suzanne Breen

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21:47

'Feis fixing': Irish dancing embroiled in cheating...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/20

The prestigious global body that governs Irish dancing is mired in allegations of competition fixing and cheating. Irish Independent News Correspondent Ellen Coyne reveals the revelations that have rocked the Irish dancing world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:03

Who killed the judge's daughter?: The murder of...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/18

Patricia Curran’s mutilated body was discovered just 40 yards from her home at 2 o’clock in the morning on the 13th of November 1952. She was a judge’s daughter – savagely stabbed to death - the pressure was on to find her killer. An innocent - but compromised man - Iain Hay Gordon, was eventually blackmailed into signing a confession and sent to a Psychiatric hospital – only to be quietly released and packed off to home to Scotland. In this episode of the BelTel, Journalist Stephen Gordon,

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27:59

Who killed the judge's daughter?: The murder of...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/16

The early hours of the morning on the 12th of November 1952, a judge’s daughter, Patricia Curran, is found dead in the garden of her family home. She had been stabbed 37 times. The BelTel looks at the shocking killing and how Iain Hay Gordon, a young Scot doing his national service in the RAF, was intimidated into signing a false confession, frightened that his mother would find out about his sex life. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by journalist Stephen Gordon, who’s been fascinated by this horrific

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26:43

'Mad Dog' (Part 2): Bloody loyalist feuds and the...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/13

Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair was behind the murder of many innocent Catholics during the Troubles but his lower Shankill mob, ‘C Company’, was also behind two bloody feuds with fellow loyalists. The first with their rivals the UVF, the second with the rest of the UDA - that’s when C-Company went too far. Ciarán Barnes tells the story of the fall of Johnny Adair and the banishment of his supporters and their families from west Belfast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast

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23:51

'Mad Dog' (Part 1): The rise of Johnny ‘Mad Dog’...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/11

Johnny Adair’s name is well known, his face instantly recognizable, his voice familiar but he’s not a famous actor or singer, he’s a ‘celebrity terrorist’. He was the pumped-up skinhead hardman who led a bloody loyalist faction in carrying out over 40 murders – most of his victims were entirely innocent Catholics. The Sunday Life’s Ciaran Barnes tells the story of how Adair rose to power in the lower Shankill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See

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25:46

West Belfast’s ‘Marbella’ drugs crew being decimated...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/09

Sean Fox was gunned down while drinking in the Donegal Celtic Social Club in west Belfast, on Sunday 2 October, in front of more than 100 people. It’s the latest in a series of murders carried out in west Belfast linked to drug-dealing and the so-called ‘Marbella Crew’. Who is responsible for carrying out these killings and why? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:42

Carrickfergus, the seaside town in the grip of the...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/06

The South-East Antrim UDA has carried out seven brutal murders in Carrickfergus since 1995, but no one has ever been convicted in connection with them. The UVF has also been in the news after confronting families over a fight between teenage girls. In this episode of the BelTel – we look at the gangs of Carrickfergus and how they are getting away with murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:17

Alex Kane on where ‘despondent’ unionism goes now

The BelTel ·

2022/10/04

With Stormont moribund, census result posing questions, and nationalists continuing to campaign for a border poll, where to now for unionism? “We have failed, to sell ourselves, to sell our identity, to sell our beliefs. We can’t blame Sinn Féin for that, it’s our own fault,” commentator Alex Kane told the BelTel. Should it be reaching out to Catholics – or should it take a harder line? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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22:22

Whitey Bulger and me – John Crawley on his life as an...

The BelTel ·

2022/10/02

How does a United States Marine Corps end up as a gunrunner for the Provisional IRA and working alongside notorious gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger? Fionnán Sheahan talks to John Crawley about his life as an IRA gunrunner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:29

Do we need to dump comforts and capitalism to solve...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/29

Catastrophic floods in Pakistan, ice sheets melting, an incredibly hot summer. The effects of climate change seem to be everywhere. Experts warn these changes in the climate will affect billions of us, will cause huge migrations, could lead to war, cause mass extinctions and even lead to economic and social collapses. Then why do most people not seem particularly bothered by it? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph columnist and climate activist Rosalind Skillen. See

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23:54

NI has held a United Ireland border poll before,...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/27

The Northern Ireland Sovereignty Referendum of 1973. Ever heard of it? Not surprised if you haven’t. It’s rarely mentioned but it was a border poll – it was a referendum on a United Ireland held at the very height of the troubles. Lecturer, writer, commentator and deputy editor of the website Slugger O’Toole, David McCann, tells Ciarán Dunbar all about the 1973 referendum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:25

Madeleine McCann — The little girl lost in time and...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/25

On the 3rd of May in 2007, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old girl, started a global conversation as to what could have happened her. With the 15th anniversary of that disappearance this year, and a new ‘arguido’ or official suspect named, the Indo Daily revisits the events on the night she went missing and what followed, including her parents Kate and Gerry finding themselves under intense media scrutiny and police suspicion.Presenter Siobhán Maguire is joined by Sunday

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28:37

Ready, Steady, Census.... Catholics outnumber...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/22

Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland, but what does that really mean? Are there any winners in the 2021 Census? What about passports identity and language? Andrew Madden and Ciarán Dunbar discuss the Northern Ireland census results, if they mean a border poll and there’s even a mention of kangaroos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:18

Nurses warn hospitals aren’t safe for patients as...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/21

The NHS in Northern Ireland is ‘absolutely broken’, say nurses as they warn that they are set was a winter strike. In this episode of the BelTel we ask why health care professionals are not being listened by administrators and politicians. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Rita Devlin and Conor McDowell from the Royal College of Nursing and Lisa Smyth, Belfast Telegraph health correspondent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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30:41

Eamonn McCann: Protestants coming round to the idea...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/20

Eamonn McCann's name is synonymous with the Civil Rights Movement, Socialism, and his home city of Derry. Garret Hargan interviews him about his influences, his views and whether or not he thinks there will be a United Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:28

The Spence family tragedy ten years on, Nevin’s rugby...

The BelTel ·

2022/09/14

It has been ten years since Ulster Rugby star Nevin Spence died in a farm accident along with his brother Graham and father Noel. Nevin was at the beginning of his professional rugby career, and it is widely thought he would have become a massive star before his life was cut short. Host, Ciarán Dunbar: Guests, Michael Sadlier and Jonathan Bradley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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