The BelTel

By: Belfast Telegraph
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  • Summary

  • 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.

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Episodes
  • Trump triumphant by a landslide – how and why did he win the American people?

    Trump triumphant by a landslide – how and why did he win the American people?
    Nov 6 2024

    Donald Trump has resoundingly won the US Presidency. He is now the oldest person to win the presidency, the only convicted felon to do so, and the only won to have incited an insurrection. But not of that matters now – the American people have spoken. How did the night play out, how surprised are we, and what does it mean for Northern Ireland and the Republic?

    Keith Bailie, Brett Campbell, Margaret Canning and Olivia Peden join Ciarán Dunbar.



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    40 mins
  • Trevor Birney on the Loughinisland Massacre, the PSNI’s ‘Stasi’ tactics, and his arrest

    Trevor Birney on the Loughinisland Massacre, the PSNI’s ‘Stasi’ tactics, and his arrest
    Nov 6 2024
    Loughinisland is a small parish in Co. Down. Its name has become synonymous with the infamous Loughinisland Massacre, when six were killed by the UVF in a pub while watching Ireland play Italy in the 1994 World Cup. Trevor Birney helped make a documentary about the murders – but in 2018, he was arrested by PSNI over material used in the film, alongside his colleague Barry Mccaffrey. Six years later, they’re at the center of a major tribunal against the authorities over keeping surveillance of local Journalists. He joins Ciarán Dunbar.

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    32 mins
  • Alf McCreary: Journalism, a lucky break, Ian Paisley and faith

    Alf McCreary: Journalism, a lucky break, Ian Paisley and faith
    Nov 3 2024

    Alf McCreary walked into the Belfast Telegraph on September 1, 1964 – and asked for a job. 60 years on, he's still writing for the paper. Alf’s career has given him many insights into our society and its divisions. He charted the evolution of the Rev Ian Paisley, and he wrote a biography of Gordon Wilson, whose daughter Marie was killed in the Enniskillen bombing.

    He spoke to Ciarán Dunbar about his life in journalism.


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    29 mins

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