Belfast Telegraph
Stephen McCullagh trial: Jury shown YouTube ‘live stream’ from night Natalie McNally was killed
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- Stephen McCullagh trial: Jury shown YouTube ‘live stream’ from night Natalie McNally was killed
- Runtime
- 16:30
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The trial of the man accused of murdering Natalie McNally is continuing in Belfast. 36-year-old Stephen McCullagh of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, denies murdering Ms McNally.
She was fifteen weeks pregnant when was killed at her home in Lurgan in December 2022. On Tuesday, the state pathologist outlined the injuries she sustained in a prolonged attack – including defence wounds as she tried to fight off her attacker.
On Wednesday, the jury heard that experts from the PSNI’s cyberteam determined McCullagh’s six-hour stream on YouTube was not in fact live at all but had been recorded some days before. The crown’s case is that this constituted a false alibi.
Allison Morris was in court.
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- Michael Conlan: "I didn't enjoy a lot of my career"
- Runtime
- 25:02
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- In an exclusive interview with the Belfast Telegraph, Belfast boxing star Michael Conlan opens up about the dark side of social media, learning to ignore online criticism, and why he’s finally enjoying his career again.
The 2012 Olympic bronze medallist reflects on the early days of his professional career, from his headline-grabbing debut at Madison Square Garden to being walked out by Conor McGregor, and how constant online negativity stopped him from appreciating his biggest moments.
Now 34, Conlan reveals how he developed a tougher mindset towards trolls, something which he said he struggled with at the start of his career.
With a huge fight at the SSE Arena Belfast on March 20 against unbeaten American Kevin Walsh (19–0), Conlan knows victory could secure him a shot at WBC world champion Bruce Carrington later this year.
Promoter Kalle Sauerland says it could be a defining moment in Conlan’s 27-year journey in boxing, but first, h...
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- Noah Donohoe: Inquest hears there was no interaction between Noah and Daryl Paul | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 31:46
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Police received an anonymous tip-off that Daryl Paul had Noah Donohoe's backpack, the inquest into the 14-year-old's death has heard.
The inquest also heard that there “is categorical acceptance that Mr Paul would not have interacted with Noah during his journey from south to north Belfast”.
Noah’s naked body was found in a storm drain tunnel in north Belfast, six days after leaving home on his bike.
The inquest is now in its fifth week of hearing evidence.
Liam Tunney is covering for the Belfast Telegraph.
#Noahdonohoe #Northernireland #news
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- Noah Donohoe: Former PSNI officer said search had been as professional and as urgent as possible
- Runtime
- 22:39
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- A former PSNI officer who searched the culvert in which the remains of Noah Donohoe were ultimately found has indicated felt the search operation had been as professional and as urgent as possible. He also said there had been “no suggestion or evidence he had ever gone into the culvert”. The inquest into the death of 14-year-old schoolboy Noah Donohoe is continuing in Belfast.
Liam Tunney is covering proceedings for the Belfast Telegraph.
#Noahdonohoe #BelTel #news #northernireland
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- Noah Donohoe: Conditions in pitch-dark tunnel would have be ‘challenging’ to survive in
- Runtime
- 23:33
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Conditions inside the pitch-black tunnel in which Noah Donohoe’s remains were found would be a very challenging place to survive if you were naked – a PSNI officer has told the inquest into the schoolboy’s death.
14-year-old Noah’s body was discovered in north Belfast on June 27, 2020, six days after the St Malachy’s College student went missing.
On Tuesday – the jury also heard police say ‘Hundreds of local residents had gathered in quite an agitated state'
Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph.
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- The Firm out for revenge after Armagh City attack on alleged enforcer | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 19:56
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The North-Armagh crime outfit ‘The Firm’ will take matters into its own hands after convicted double killer Stephen Smith died in January. Smith passed away after a seizure at home but that followed him being injured in an attack in Armagh before Christmas. That incident is being linked to a rival crime gang based in Armagh City – and the Firm are not happy. Why not?
The Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris joins Ciarán Dunbar.
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- Is David Healy’s job at #Linfield really under threat? | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 12:30
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Last Friday’s Irish Cup loss to Limavady United heaped pressure on Linfield boss David Healy.
But is the man who six league titles in ten years really in danger of losing his job?
Host Keith Bailie is joined by Chief Sportswriter Steven Beacom to discuss the Northern Ireland record goalscorer’s future, with ex-Linfield boss David Jeffrey recalls a difficult spell during his time at Windsor Park.
#football #northernireland #sport #linfield #davidhealy #davidjeffrey
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- Referee’s decision takes centre stage on dramatic night at Inver Park | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 16:54
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- There was a dramatic night of Irish League action on Tuesday night, with the highlight Larne’s 2-2 draw with Glentoran at Inver Park.
Presenter Keith Bailie is joined by Irish League legend David Jeffrey and Chief Sportswriter Steven Beacom to discuss all five games, including some controversial decision at Larne as the Invermen were awarded two penalties and Glentoran had two men sent off.
Elsewhere, there was a dramatic fightback at the Coleraine Showgrounds, another positive result for Carrick Rangers and comfortable wins for Cliftonville and Linfield.
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- Irish Unity "Not inevitable": SDLP leader Claire Hanna | The BelTel Podcast
- Runtime
- 55:55
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Stormont should not be treated as a “soft-play area” for politicians, the SDLP leader Claire Hanna has said in an in-depth interview with the BelTel podcast.
In it, she gave her views on Irish unity, on Stormont reform and on the SDLP’s chances of recovery.
Claire Hanna became the leader of the SDLP unopposed in October 2024 having been an MP for south Belfast since 2019.
Many commentators say the SDLP has been more stridently pro-unity under Hanna’s leadership.
Does she agree?
Can she square making Northern Ireland work with not wanting it at all?
And can she turn around the SDLP’s long-term decline.
Claire Hanna joined Ciarán Dunbar on the BelTel.
1:12 - 7:24 Why Claire Hanna got into politics and her personal politics
7:24 - 11:19 Experiences in Westminster
11:19 - 18:07 Stormont, constitutional change and the EU
19:06 - 24:43 Sta...
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- Mount Vernon UVF Killer Mark Haddock released | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 13:18
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Former UVF man Mark Haddock has been released from prison in England. A serial killer, Haddock was previously the commander of the notorious Mount Vernon UVF gang. But the loyalist informer has been told he is a ‘dead man walking’ if he tries to return to home to Belfast – might he chance it?
The Belfast Telegraph’s security correspondent Allison Morris joins Ciarán Dunbar.
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- Is the current level of spending in the Irish League sustainable? | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 10:14
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- On Monday we had one of the most dramatic Transfer Deadline Days in Irish League history as Ballymena United signed Fuad Sule and Glentoran recruited Josh Daniels.
With several clubs signing high profile players, host Keith Bailie and Irish League legend David Jeffrey ask whether the current level of spending in the Irish League is sustainable.
#football #northernireland #irishleague #belfasttelegraph
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- ‘Let’s get as many fans inside Windsor Park as possible for the Big Two cup final’ | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 9:32
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Thanks to Glentoran’s dramatic extra-time victory over Coleraine on Tuesday night, we will have our first Big Two Cup Final in 16 years when the Glens take on Linfield at Windsor Park on Sunday March 15.
Host Keith Bailie and Irish League legend David Jeffrey look back on Tuesday’s Semi-Final and discuss the exciting prospect of the first Big Two cup final in 16 years.
#beltel #football #sport #irishleague #northernireland #davidjeffrey #linfield #glentoran
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- Nama trial: How Frank Cushnahan was cleared of fraud | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 10:44
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A jury has cleared veteran Belfast business figure Frank Cushnahan of wrong-doing.
He had been accused of dishonestly failing to disclose he was in line for millions of pounds from the sale of Nama’s Northern Ireland loans more than a decade ago.
Cushnahan (84) may still face another charge, so what’s next for the Northern Ireland businessman?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor, Sam McBride.
#nama #northernireland #belfast #news #belfasttelegraph #thebeltel
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- Noah Donohoe Inquest: Witness heard ‘scream’ and mother Fiona was worried over Jordan Peterson book
- Runtime
- 29:26
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The inquest into the death of Belfast teenager Noah Donohoe is continuing. On Monday one witness testified she heard a “high-pitched scream” near to where Noah’s remains were found - on the night he went missing. Another said she was awoken by a noise at her back door of the handle being tried in the early hours of the morning. On Tuesday, the jury heard Noah’s mother Fiona Donohoe had bought Noah a book by Jordan Peterson and that he had not put it down all week. A police witness reported she was worried it might have affected her son.
Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph.
Key updates:
First police witness to give evidence spoke of night he attended Fiona Donohoe's house when Noah reported missing
Inquest heard from witness who found Noah's phone
Witness described hearing 'high-pitched scream' on night Noah disappeared
Witness heard someone trying to access her home via back door in early hours of m...
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- Noah Donohoe Inquest: Police notes described Noah as a 'high functioning autistic teenager'
- Runtime
- 18:05
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The Noah Donohoe inquest has been hearing from witnesses in the street near to where the 14-year-olds remains were found.
His body was discovered in north Belfast on June 27, 2020, six days after the St Malachy’s College student went missing as he cycled to meet friends.
Liam Tunney is covering the inquest for the Belfast Telegraph.
Among the evidence heard on Thursday 29th January:
* Witness saw figure 'totally naked' and 'sitting down cycling'
* One person said that she thought at the time that that person she saw was “maybe drunk”
* Inquest hears storm drain area could only be accessed through locked gate or through nearby homes
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- Which Irish League club has had the best transfer window? | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 11:29
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Over the last four weeks several high-profile deals have been made in the Irish League with Glentoran signing Aaron McEneff, Coleraine snaring Mark Coyle and Linfield recruiting Adam Frizzell.
But which club has had the best transfer window and will there be more deals to come before the window slams shut on Monday night?
Host Keith Bailie and Chief Sports Writer Steven Beacom take you through all the latest transfer gossip.
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- Noah Donohoe Inquest: Day Five
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A woman who saw Noah Donohoe fall from his bike on the evening he went missing has said she was “confused” about a police theory that the schoolboy suffered a head injury.
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- Jon Burrows: New UUP leader on his meteoric rise, selling the union, and Nigel Farage |The BelTel
- Runtime
- 50:32
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Six months into his career as a politician, Jon Burrows has become the leader of the UUP unopposed.
It’s understood the former PSNI officer had overwhelming support from the party’s rank and file membership nut he remains a relative unknown to the media and to the wider public.
So – where does Jon Burrows stand politically?
What is his vision for reviving the UUP?
And how is he going to sell unionism to a wider audience?
Jon Burrows joined Ciarán Dunbar in the BelTel studio.
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- Is TIG’s Cliftonville takeover really dead in the water? | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 15:20
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- It’s been a tumultuous week at Cliftonville with the Toronto Investment Group pulling out of their proposed takeover of the Solitude club.
Is this really the end of the Canadian group’s courtship of the Reds and what does it mean for club chairman Kieran Harding’s position?
Host Keith Bailie and Chief Sports Writer Steven Beacom sit down to discuss all the latest from the north Belfast club.
Keep up with all things Irish League at Belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport ⚽️
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- South East Antrim UDA and its grip on Carrickfergus | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 7:06
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Sources say UDA enforcer Colin Simms is offering his services beyond his native South-East Antrim and is trying to get out of Carrickfergus.
But UDA brigadiers want £10,000 up front before they take him on – despite Simms bringing a substantial criminal contact book with him.
Those contacts include connections to organised crime gangs south of the border and in England.
The South-East Antrim UDA have long had a strong grip on Carrickfergus.
Since 1996, the seaside town has seen seven unsolved murders, including Glen Quinn, who was killed in 2020.
Quinn’s family are now offering a £40,000 pay out for any information on the murder.
The Sunday World’s Richard Sullivan reports.
#northernireland #news #crime
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- Noah Donohoe Inquest: Jury hears mother’s call to the PSNI | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is underway in Belfast.
Noah Donohoe’s body was found in a storm drain in north Belfast on June 27, 2020, six days after the St Malachy’s College student went missing.
The jury has been played the recording of the phone call Noah’s mother Fiona Donohoe made to police on the evening he went missing.
Belfast Telegraph reporter Liam Tunney is covering the proceedings, he joined Ciarán Dunbar.
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- Noah Donohoe Inquest: Jury hears mother’s call to the PSNI | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 14:40
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is underway in Belfast.
Noah Donohoe’s body was found in a storm drain in north Belfast on June 27, 2020, six days after the St Malachy’s College student went missing.
The jury has been played the recording of the phone call Noah’s mother Fiona Donohoe made to police on the evening he went missing.
Belfast Telegraph reporter Liam Tunney is covering the proceedings, he joined Ciarán Dunbar.
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- Why are Linfield fans are fed up with Friday night football? | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 12:41
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Several Linfield supporters’ clubs have announced their intention to boycott next month’s Irish Cup clash with Limavady United at the Coleraine Showgrounds.
Linfield fans outlined their disappointment that yet another one of their fixtures had been moved to a Friday night to accommodate live television coverage.
Host Keith Bailie and Irish League legend David Jeffrey discuss the boycott and the role broadcast media plays in the future of football in Northern Ireland.
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- Carrick Rangers end 33-year wait for senior trophy with Shield victory | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 14:43
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Tuesday night was an incredible night for Carrick Rangers as Stephen Baxter’s men ended their 33-year wait for a senior trophy by winning the County Antrim Shield.
Carrick defeated Cliftonville 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Seaview.
While there were celebrations for Carrick, the loss heaped more misery on the Reds just one day after the club’s controversial EGM.
Host Keith Bailie is joined in the studio by Irish League legend David Jeffrey to pour over Tuesday night’s final.
#irishleague #carrickrangers #nifl #northernireland #sport #football
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- Jon Burrows takes charge of UUP: Could Unionist unity ever work? | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 11:01
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Jon Burrows is taking the leadership of the UUP unopposed after current deputy leader Robbie Butler confirmed that he would not be standing.
Current party leader Mike Nesbitt has also said that any decision to replace him as health minister would “perhaps raise questions”.
The DUP’s Gavin Robinson has wasted no time - invited his rival for talks, telling him to “set aside issues of the past” - but could ‘unionist unity’ ever really happen?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Unionist commentators Tim Cairns and Alex Kane and Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride.
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- NI dating profiles revealed in ‘Nazi Tinder’ data leak | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The right-wing dating site Whitedate.net, dubbed ‘Nazi Tinder’, has dozens of members from across Ireland.
Only one of those on the site mention love as a motivation, but many mentioned the need to “breed” for the “white race”.
The site’s thousands of profiles were leaked online after a hack, Whitedate’s owner says, “there will be repercussions”.
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#news #farright #northernireland
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- Capybara feeding experience draws visitors from across Ireland to Co Down aquarium
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Employees at Exploris Aquarium have said visitors have been travelling from across Ireland for the chance to feed capybaras, after the Co Down attraction reopened with a new hands-on animal experience.
Last month, the aquarium introduced a series of guided visitor experience days, including a 30-minute “Capybara Lunch” that allows guests to prepare and hand-feed food to resident siblings Jack and Jill, under the supervision of its animal care team.
#northernireland #capybara #animals #news #codown #portaferry
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- Enniskillen Bombing: Reports claim female who led massacre living an ‘ordinary life’ in Fermanagh
- Runtime
- 10:39
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A woman identified by Garda as the Enniskillen bombing IRA commander is living an ‘ordinary life’ in Fermanagh – reports have claimed.
The Times claimed that Garda identified her as a leader in the unit responsible for the 1987 bombing.
It was also claimed that she had fled to the US for several years before resettling in Fermanagh.
Twelve people died in the massacre which took place during a remembrance day service in 1987.
Relatives of the victims, including Stephen Gault, who lost his father and was injured in the attack, say they are sickened by the allegation.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by journalist David O’Dornan, who has been covering the story, and by Stephen Gault, whose father died in the Enniskillen Bombing.
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- Should Northern Ireland change it's football season? | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 12:16
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Northern Ireland Football League clubs will sit down later this change and discuss the possibility of changing the season so it kicks-off in May and ends in February.
Keith Bailie is joined by Irish League legend David Jeffrey in the BelTel Football studio to discuss the pros and cons of a seasonal switch.
Should we do everything we can to help Irish League teams in Europe or maintain our traditional August-to-May season.
#northernireland #davidjeffrey #irishleague #nifl
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- ‘Larne may be 10 points clear, but there’s a long way to go’ | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 10:14
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- On Tuesday night Larne took a step towards their third Irish League title with a 4-1 win over Glentoran at The Oval, while champions Linfield drew 0-0 away to Carrick Rangers.
Can anyone stop Larne from romping to the Gibson Cup, or is the title race over in January?
Keith Bailie is joined by Irish League legend David Jeffrey in the BelTel Football studio to discuss all the midweek action.
#beltel #belfasttelegraph #irishleague #larne #northernireland #sport
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- Allison Morris: PSNI investigating after finding AI manipulated images of NI teenagers | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 12:13
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The PSNI are investigating after finding manipulated images of children.
It is alleged Artificial Intelligence software was used to remove teenagers’ clothing.
The story was revealed by SDLP MLA Cara Hunter – who has been a victim of deep-fake technology.
The story comes to light as the UK plans a law to make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images.
Grok – X’s AI tool – came under fire in recent weeks after a new update allowed users to generate sexually explicit photos of people without their consent – leading Elon Musk to limit its image generation features to paying subscribers.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent, Allison Morris.
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- Northern Ireland Barrister’s Strike: ‘Unviable’ Pay and the Justice System | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 9:27
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Northern Ireland’s criminal defence barristers are on indefinite strike over pay.
The move will exacerbate delays in a system already notorious for how slowly it can operate but the lawyers say they have been left with no option.
Justice Minister Naomi Long says the strike is unnecessary and will have a "devastating impact on the justice system, particularly for victims".
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by criminal defence barristers, Michael Forde and Aoife Macauley, who put forward their case.
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- Greenland saga "The worst situation the UK could find itself in" | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- After the abduction of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro the US now openly seeks to dominate the western hemisphere and to control its wealth. JD Vance says the US will now control Venezuela’s natural resources for its own benefit. Now the White house is considering seizing Greenland by force leaving Europe in a very awkward place.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Danish journalist Tom Carstensen and by former journalist and RAF reservist Michael Cairns to discuss the impact on Europe.
#news #northernireland #belfasttelegraph
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- Title
- "We are here to support both customers and businesses in Northern Ireland"
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- #Sponsored
- Title
- "We are here to support both customers and businesses in Northern Ireland"
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- #Sponsored
- Title
- DUP’s Phillip Brett: “My brother was murdered by loyalist terrorists...they have no place in NI"
- Runtime
- 44:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- At 34, Phillip Brett is one of Stormont’s younger MLAs.
The North Belfast Assembly man has seen his profile grow since being elected to Stormont in 2022 – before that, he served as councillor on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough council.
He says he joined the DUP after Peter Robinson called him over at a Freshers fair, and that much of his politics has been shaped by his close relationship with Nigel and Dianne Dodds, who he calls his ‘political mother and father’.
Philip Brett’s family life was torn asunder when his 19-year-old brother Gavin was murdered by the UDA in 2001 – he says he wants justice for his mum.
In an exclusive interview with The BelTel podcast, the MLA joined Ciarán Dunbar in the studio to talk politics, ambition and the work involved in being an MLA.
01:10 - 07:00 Why Phillip Brett got into politics and the DUP
07:00 - 10:20 Relationship with Nigel Dodds
10:20 - 13:30 His...
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- Northern Ireland’s top 15 2025 Sport moments | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 52:23
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 2024 was a golden year for Northern Irish with four gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
There was no way 2025 could possibly live up to it…but somehow it was even better.
Our sporting superstars won Premier League medals, World titles and created sporting history, from Rory McIlroy finally getting his hands on the green jacket to Lewis Crocker upsetting the odds to win the IBF Welterweight World title at Windsor Park.
Northern Ireland also won its first ever World Cup... as Josh Rock and Daryl Gurney took home the glory of the 2025 PDC world cup.
To count down Northern Ireland’s top 15 Sporting Moments of 2025, Keith Bailie is joined by Belfast Telegraph chief sportswriter Steven Beacom and reporter Niamh Campbell.
#belfasttelegraph #northernireland #sport #belfasttelegraph #podcast
0:00 - 4:30 Intro and missed spots
04:34 - 06:16 Ulster appoint Rory Best
06:16 - 07:32 Belfast Giants wi...
- Title
- Christmas hugs and homecomings at Belfast City Airport
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- There were hugs and homecomings aplenty at Belfast City Airport today as people returned to spend Christmas with their families 🫂
Sure it would do your heart good 🥲
- Title
- BelTel Football’s club-by-club review of 2025: The good, the bad and the ugly
- Runtime
- 11:00
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- With 2025 drawing to a close it’s time for the BelTel Football team to hand out their end of term grades.
Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and David Jeffrey review each Sports Direct Premiership club, looking back on the good, the bad and the ugly of the last 12 months.
Steven also reveals who has won the battle for supremacy between David and Keith in our Prediction League.
#northernireland #irishleague #davidjeffrey
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- Unsolved: The murder of Denis Donaldson | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 9:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Denis Donaldson was murdered in April 2006. The former IRA man had just months before confessed to being an informer.
In a press conference, the leading Sinn Féin insider he revealed he had been spying for British intelligence for two decades.
““I was a British agent. I was recruited in the 1980s after compromising myself during a vulnerable time in my life,” he said.
He retreated to a lonely cottage in west Donegal. He was discovered there by a Sunday newspaper but did not flee.
He was gunned down at the cottage three weeks later. No-one has ever been convicted of the murder – his family rejected a claim by the Real IRA that they did it.
But whilst much of this story remains a mystery, further details have emerged.
The Belfast Telegraph’s security correspondent, Allison Morris, has written a three-part investigation into the murder – and she joined Ciarán Dunbar on the BelTel.
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- Title
- Brad Pitt's art teacher: Introverted Belfast schoolboy Colin Davidson's journey to global painter
- Runtime
- 1:03:17
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Belfast man Colin Davidson is one of Ireland’s most celebrated painters. Queen Elizabeth II, Bono, Ed Sheeran and Seamus Heaney are among the host of famous faces to have sat for him. Yet the Belfast-born painter regards his greatest work as a series of 18 portraits, which he did for free. In his new book, titled ‘Twelve paintings: Conversations with Mark Carruthers’ the NI artist speaks to BBC Journalist about 12 of his key works about why he does what he does.
Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride is joined by Colin Davidson and Mark Carruthers.
#northernireland #sammcbride #belfast #belfasttelegraph #thequeen
00:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:00 - 11:11 Colin's upbringing and getting involved in the arts
11:11 - 19:05 Writing the book
19:05 - 33:18 Painting the Queen
33:18 - 57:58 Colin's most important work
57:58 - 1:03 Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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- Homeless for Christmas: Belfast's crisis worsens as a man is found dead on the streets
- Runtime
- 14:08
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Just days after a man was found dead on the streets of Belfast, another begins his nightly search for somewhere safe to sleep on those same streets.
David spoke to the Belfast Telegraph's Flávia Gouveia after a new report estimated that 20 people sleeping rough died on the city’s streets last year. “Where does the cycle end?” he asks.
For more on this story, go to Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
#homelessness #belfast #northernireland #belfasttelegraph #journalism
- Title
- ‘NIFL TV’ Irish League streaming service to be launched on Boxing Day | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 14:29
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Northern Ireland Football League plan to show four Boxing Day derbies live on an in-house streaming service in an experimental move that promises to transform how the game is screened here.
NIFL are set to follow in the footsteps of the League of Ireland and have an official streaming site like LOITV which will be called NIFLTV.
In this festive edition of BelTel Football, Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and Irish League legend David Jeffrey don their Christmas jumpers to discuss The Northern Ireland Football League’s move to have an official streaming site.
#irishleague #linfield #glentoran #belfasttelegraph #northernireland #football
- Title
- Ulster Scots and Ulster British Commissioner: Ulster Scots 'A wealth that was denied' | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 14:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Lee Reynolds is Northern Ireland's first Commissioner for the Ulster-Scots and the Ulster-British tradition.
The Coleraine man is a former DUP special advisor, Belfast city councillor and he’s the man who coordinated the campaign for Brexit in Northern Ireland.
The commissioner's role is a new one – part of the New Decade, New Approach deal.
What does the role entail, what is Mr Reynolds' vision, and what changes can people expect to see and hear?
Lee Reynolds joined Ciarán Dunbar in the studio.
#northernireland #ulsterscots #news #podcast #thebeltel
- Title
- NI painter Colin Davidson: Late Queen ‘suffered personal loss through the troubles’ | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 11:01
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Belfast man Colin Davidson is one of Ireland’s most celebrated painters. Queen Elizabeth II, Bono, Ed Sheeran and Seamus Heaney are among the host of famous faces to have sat for him.
Yet the Belfast-born painter regards his greatest work as a series of 18 portraits, which he did for free.
In his new book, titled ‘Twelve paintings: Conversations with Mark Carruthers’ the NI artist speaks to BBC Journalist about 12 of his key works about why he does what he does.
Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride is joined by Colin Davidson and Mark Carruthers.
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- Title
- "He was the most unlikely spy": The Chicago trucker who infiltrated the Real IRA | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 11:24
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Dave Rupert, a six and half foot tall, middle-aged trucker from Chicago, with no Irish links.
Rupert was a tourist who enjoyed a pint and through a series of chance events became a trusted republican insider and then an agent working for the FBI.
How did an American man with no background in republicanism end up living a double life as part of the Real IRA Army council, and why did its leader Mickey McKevitt believe him?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Abdon Pallasch, who followed the story of David Rupert in the Chicago Sun Times and even met Rupert himself.
#ira #thetroubles #northernireland #ireland #podcast
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- Title
- "I'm not a fan of Kneecap": Northern Ireland's first Irish Language Commissioner
- Runtime
- 8:42
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The newly appointed Irish Language Commissioner says the Irish language is not controversial and that opposition to it is “amplified” by the media. Dr Pól Deeds also said he couldn’t think of an example of language “weaponisation”. Unionist opposition to the language has long been justified as legitimate due to “weaponisation” of Irish by republicans.
Dr Deeds spoke to the BelTel’s Ciarán Dunbar in a wide-ranging interview.
#stormont #irishlanguage #Poldeeds #politics
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- Title
- ‘At least there was no Peace Prize’: The BelTel Football panel reflect on the Irish Cup draw
- Runtime
- 10:40
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Keith Bailie and David Jeffrey are in the BelTel Football studio to discuss the draw for the Fifth Round of the Irish Cup.
Thankfully there were no peace prizes or musical interludes like there were at the World Cup draw, but the simple ceremony did throw up some cracking cup ties including Coleraine versus Crusaders.
#irishleague #football #davidjeffrey
- Title
- David Jeffrey: ‘Oran Kearney has to prove himself all over again at Ballymena’ | BelTel Football
- Runtime
- 12:17
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- David Jeffrey joins Keith Bailie in the BelTel Football studio to discuss Oran Kearney’s appointment as the new manager of Ballymena United.
Keith and David discuss whether the experience manager must prove himself all over again after a spell away from the game, and whether it is possible for a semi-pro team like United to compete at the top end of the table.
The panel also reflect on Ballymena’s decision to part company with Jim Ervin.
#irishleague #ballymena #football #orankearney #davidjeffrey
- Title
- Why was Freddie Scappaticci not named as #Stakeknife in the Kenova Report? | The BelTel
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- The long-awaited report on the activities of IRA double agent ‘Stakeknife’, Freddie Scappaticci, has now been released. The investigation, which cost close to £48 million and took eight years, has revealed new details, despite not naming Scappaticci as Stakeknife. It reveals details of security forces confirming that the Stakeknife operation probably cost more lives than it saved and established. that Scappaticci ‘volunteered interest in helping security forces’.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Kurtis Reid.
#thetroubles #stakeknife #ira #freddiescappaticci
