The BelTel

The Belfast Telegraph's Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride has an in depth conversation with Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, to get the EU's reaction to UK moves to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland Protocol. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 years since the loyalist ceasefires the UDA is still armed, still involved in crime and has continued to murder people. Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Ciaran Barnes, chief reporter with The Sunday Life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Murdered by men and their bodies secretly buried: Arlene Arkinson, Caroline Graham, Charlotte Murray, Lisa Dorrian and Saoirse Smyth, are the Northern Ireland’s other Disappeared. Allison Morris tells their stories and their families’ quest to find them. Host Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

For so many of us Love Island is a guilty pleasure. The Indo Daily finds out why. Host Denise Calnan. Guest: Deirdre Molumby See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vladimir Putin has never hidden his contempt for Ukraine but on the 24th of February, rhetoric turned to action as Russian tanks rumbled in. War has raged since. What was Putin thinking and what sort of Russia has he created? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Mattia Bagnoli, former ANSA bureau chief in Moscow and author of a book on Putinism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted o...

In 2002 the IRA walked into a Belfast PSNI station and walked out with the secret security files they were looking for. Who planned it and why? And what did the IRA do with the information they found? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph security correspondent, Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dublin airport has seen cancelled flights and mile-long queues for security. What went wrong and what can you do when your flights get cancelled? Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guests: Simon Calder and Siobhán Maguire See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Northern Ireland cops on the frontline. Sharon O’Neill hears from PSNI officers about the gauntlet of hate and violence they run daily just to serve and protect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Belfast actor Ian McElhinney has been in Star Wars, but he’ll be best known as Granda Joe in Derry Girls, a show he believes has educated English audiences about Northern Ireland. He tells Maureen Coleman about the impact the show has had on him, what it was like to work on it and why he thinks it worked so well. Host Maureen Coleman, Guest Ian McElhinney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Ballymena’s Green Pastures, a 1,600-seat capacity American style evangelical church, is unique in Northern Ireland. But recent years have seen controversies at the mega-church. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Sunday Life journalist Christopher Woodhouse and Belfast Telegraph journalist Andrew Madden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

That’s it, the final episode of Derry Girls has aired. The most watched series ever in Northern Ireland, the iconic teen sitcom was also a global hit. What impact has it had on the city and is there a chance we might see the Derry Girls again in the future? Warning – podcast contains spoilers. Host Áine Toner. Guests, the Belfast Telegraph’s Entertainment Correspondent, Maureen Coleman, and Gillia...

Health was a big issue during Northern Ireland's recent election and one thing everyone agrees on is that the NHS and its staff is under a lot of strain, but what does it need most, more money or more reform? The Belfast Telegraph’s Health Correspondent, Lisa Smyth, gives her analysis to Ciarán Dunbar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Dominating the airwaves, the Northern Ireland Protocol brought down the Stormont Assembly, sparked street protests and even rioting but what exactly is it? We explain what it involves, why it came about and how, and why unionists are so annoyed about it. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride and Belfast Telegraph Business Editor Margaret Canning. See om...

Northern Ireland’s people have spoken and there have been some real changes in Stormont’s political landscape with Sinn Féin and Alliance having a great election. But what will it mean for the future? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Andrew Madden, Belfast Telegraph City Reporter, and Sam McBride, Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on...

Dissident republicans have continued to use violence to try and bring about a united Ireland but they don’t pose the threat they once did. How did that happen, who is Dennis McFadden and what role did he play in helping MI5 to decimate the New IRA? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph security correspondent, Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Ac...

As Northern Ireland votes for a new Stormont Assembly, the BelTel examines where your vote could make a big difference. Host Ciarán Dunbar, guest Belfast Telegraph Political Editor, Suzanne Breen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denis Donaldson answered to former Sinn Féin leader, Gerry Adams, and was at the heart of the republican movement for 20 years. So, how did he manage to spy for so long for the British? The Bel Tel finds out. Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph Political Editor, Suzanne Breen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Vet Dr Tamara Bronckaers highlighted breaches of animal welfare law and tried to do something about it. So how did that lead to her being hounded out of Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and a £1.25m payout of taxpayers' money? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guest: Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The BelTel takes you beyond the headlines of the stories people are talking about. This is news like you’ve never heard it before from the best journalists in Northern Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.