The BelTel
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Jan 30, 2024
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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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Lordship: The murder of Adrian Donohoe and the runaway Co. Armagh suspect – Part One
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May 05, 2024 |
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EXTRA: The extraordinary life of Stephen Grimason, the journalist and top Stormont Spin doctor who broke news of Good Friday Agreement
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May 04, 2024 |
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BelTel Sport: Linfield and Cliftonville set to face off in tense Irish Cup Final
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May 02, 2024 |
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Sunningdale and the Ulster Workers Strike (Part Three): Who really won?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Sunningdale and the Ulster Workers Strike (Part Two): The loyalist ‘revolt’
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Sunningdale and the Ulster Workers Strike: The forgotten power-sharing ‘experiment’
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Warrenpoint-based Michael O’Loughlin breaks gangster code by admitting crimes
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Jeffrey Donaldson in court over historical sex offences
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Col Tim Collins ruffles Alliance feathers, Irish signs ‘traumatise’
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Newtownards Falklands and Troubles veteran on the reality of war
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Michael Stone: The life and crimes of the notorious loyalist gunman
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Suzanne Breen on Jeffrey Donaldson’s potential replacement in Lagan Valley
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Middle East on the brink after Iran's unprecedented revenge attack on Israel
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Kew Files: Sam McBride on the secret papers on Peter Robinson, Ulster Resistance and Emma Little-Pengelly's father
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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The Kew Files: Sam McBride and the secret files on Martin McGuinness, the IRA and SDLP
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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A United Ireland: Inevitable or a fantasy?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Gerard ‘Hucker’ Moyna: From killing Lenny Murphy for the IRA to IPLO feuds
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Private Investigator: Ian Withers on tracking the IRA, informing for the Seychelles government and murder allegations
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Sam McBride and Allison Morris on Jeffrey Donaldson’s arrest and what it means for the DUP
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Best of the BelTel: James Mitchell, the Butcher of Glenanne
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after being charged with historical sex offences
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Ian Hurst: The Army ‘spook’ who exposed Scappaticci and accuses McGuinness
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Simon Harris and NI, Sinn Féin heckled left and right
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Megan McAlorum: Murderer of west Belfast teen dies in road crash
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Pat McArt: Derry, the Troubles and Martin McGuinness
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Pearse McCauley: The life and crimes of the IRA garda killer and wife beater
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Sam McBride's week in politics: TUV, Reform, Gaza and Biden
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Millionaire heiress to IRA mastermind - Rose Dugdale, the renegade debutante
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Is Ukraine losing the war, and how far will Russia go?
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Red Army Faction member captured after 30 years, who were the terror gang?
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Eamonn Mallie: ‘Eyewitness to War and Peace’
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Sam McBride: What will PM Starmer mean for NI and a border poll?
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Britain’s worst mass murders – what drove the killers?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Oscar drama: The scandals, snubs and controversies that shook Hollywood
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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OnlyFans: NI 'pornstar' defends her work - but is it empowerment or exploitation?
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Alliance Party members begin to lean towards Irish unity
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Allison Morris: Antrim ATM raiders jailed – but where’s the money?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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How BDSM fetish chatroom led to mass murder in Fermanagh
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Allison Morris: Supergrass Haggarty's evidence 'unreliable' as UVF man not guilty of Convie & Fox murders
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Casement Park: Will stadium controversy poison atmosphere at Stormont?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Davy Tweed: Stepdaughter on life with former Ireland rugby player and ‘violent paedophile’
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Conor Bradley: How the young Tyrone man took Liverpool and the Premier League by storm
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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That Girls' night in the Devenish: Pleasure Boys shock, but some think it's just 'a bit of fun'
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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BelTel LucidTalk poll: Is there now support for a united Ireland?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Texas and 'civil war': The Russian disinformation campaign stoking division in the US
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Life beyond Earth and UFOs: What does the ‘evidence’ tell us?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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BelTel politics: Where’s Stormont going to get the cash from?
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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'I spoke to Ian Bailey the day before he died' - The expert who questions his guilt
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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McGladdery: The last man hung in Northern Ireland for the vicious murder of Pearl Gamble
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Ireland and Palestine: Will Sinn Féin skip the annual White House Visit?
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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East Belfast UVF: PSNI cocaine crackdown brings down gang
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Stormont Return: Sam McBride and David McCann on how’s it going
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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RAF Chinook crash: The Mull of Kintyre tragedy
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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"I never had any doubt that Ian Bailey killed Sophie Toscan du Plantier"
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Sir Jeffrey strikes a bargain: What’s in the DUP’s new deal?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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DUP return to Stormont: Who is Jamie Bryson’s ‘mole’?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Kneecap: Critics rave over film but unionists rage over its funding
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Sinn Féin: Where does the party stand on immigration?
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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DUP Update: Sir Jeffrey throws down the gauntlet
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Europe 2024: What's lies ahead for the EU with Donald Trump on the horizon?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Margaret Perry and the IRA’s execution of her alleged murderer
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Rose Dugdale: The English millionaire debutante who joined the IRA
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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The United Nations: Why is it so powerless as wars continue to rage?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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General Sir Frank Kitson: The legacy of the British officer most associated with the Troubles
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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The Foundlings: Three siblings abandoned alone search for fourth ‘foundling’
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Kevin Conway: ‘Firm’ member slain in west Belfast gangland murder
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Post Office scandal: “They knew what was going on”
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The Persuader: Sam McBride and Stephen Walker on John Hume
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Best of the Beltel: Colm Murphy, the veteran republican found liable for Omagh Bombing
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Best of the BelTel: How romance monster Phillip O'Shea went from online catfisher to real life stalker – and how he got caught (Part 2)
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Best of the BelTel: Romance monster catfisher threatens dozens of women – just for kicks (Part 1)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Best of the BelTel: The 'living hell' of winning the Lottery
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: The life and crimes of Ballymena’s 'Cocaine King' Noel Johnston
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: John DeLorean, the man who brought the future back to Belfast
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: ‘How a cult brainwashed me, and how I escaped’
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Gerard Mackin, the Belfast-born Kinahan enforcer the criminal underworld fears
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Stalkers, sexism and Santa: Could Christmas movies like Love Actually be made today?
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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‘Winkie’ Rea: The loyalist leader who led the Red Hand Commando
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Israeli ambassador says “absolutely no” to Palestinian statehood
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Alexei Navalny: Imprisoned but still Putin's greatest opponent
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Sam McBride: 'Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has struck a deal’
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Elon Musk: Who is the world’s wealthiest man?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Alan Scott: Ex-North Coleraine pastor under fire for alleged ‘spiritual abuse’
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Gunned down: The IRA murder of the lawyer Edgar Graham (Part 2)
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Gunned down: The IRA murder of the lawyer Edgar Graham (part one)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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The other IRA: The Story of the Officials and The Workers’ Party
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Shane MacGowan: London-Irish punk, performer and poet
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Robin ‘the Jackal’ Jackson and the murders of Tullylish
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Longford double murder: Mysterious case linked to loyalists
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Joris Minne: The recipe behind restaurant reviews revealed
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Dublin riots: what happens next in Ireland's capital after night of anarchy?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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East Belfast UVF: Ciaran Barnes reports the latest on the drug dealer purge
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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The British Army's Troubles tactics: Sam McBride interviews expert Huw Bennett
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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BelTel Sport: Linfield’s historic return to Solitude
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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UVF ‘clean-up’: Allison Morris on East Belfast battalion’s ‘stand down orders’
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Rishi Sunak ‘reshuffles’ the deck, dumps Suella and brings back Brexit-Dave
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Authoritarianism: what is it, why are people attracted to it, and why is it on the march?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Mother, monster, killer: Who is the real Molly Martens?
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Sam McBride interviews Michael Cameron, former top NIO official, playwright and spouse to a DUP MLA
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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The Ashling Murphy trial: how Jozef Puska tried to get away with murder
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Lucid Talk: Border polls, party support and Casement
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Suzanne Breen on Rishi Sunak boredom with NI & DUP, Sinn Fein’s sudden U-turn after heavy criticism and much more
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Unsolved disappearances in the midst of the Troubles: The lost boys of Belfast
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict explained: “Two peoples, one land”
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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The IRA's Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape and the manhunt that followed
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The witch trials of Islandmagee
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Meet John Bew, the NI global policy expert with the ear of the PM
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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The 'Rules of War' explained
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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‘Supergrass’ trial: Allison Morris breaks down UVF murder case
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Fake News: Why do people believe it and how can it be fought?
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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James Mitchell: The Butcher of Glenanne
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Black Magic: How the spooks used superstition against the IRA
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Malachi O’Doherty: ‘How to fix Northern Ireland’
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Black Axe: Massive international gang now firmly established in Ireland
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Casement Park: The Euros are coming to Belfast, but NI fans divided
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Politics: The Israeli-Hamas war and the NI split over it
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Explainer: Israel-Hamas war - what happened and what could follow
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Unsolved: The murder of Brian McDermott in 1973 Belfast
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Máiría Cahill: "Republican movement underestimated my staying power"
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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‘Children identifying as cats’: Where does fake news come from?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Patrick Devaney: Portaferry man’s reign of terror over teens in detention
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Ihab Shoukri and the UDA murder of Gerard Lawlor
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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GB News scandal: Wootton sacked from MailOnline in fallout from Laurence Fox interview
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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The DUP: Jeffrey Donaldson and the factions vying for the soul of his party
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Pat Ward: The brutal murder which shocked a Tyrone village
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Jay the Barber: From tragedy to triumph
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Sean Quinn: Bankrupt former billionaire tells his side of the story
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Christine Connor: The ‘lone wolf’ republican
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Russell Brand: The mounting allegations and now the financial fallout
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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The Wolfe Tones: Despite the condemnation, young people are flocking to hear them – why?
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Putin and Kim Jong Un: What does the bromance mean for Ukraine
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Apocalypse Neagh: The source of 40% of NI’s water poisoned by bacteria
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Thomas Niedermayer: How the IRA murder of a German businessman led to the death of his family
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sinn Féin: Aoife Moore's new book sets out to reveal the inner workings of Ireland’s largest political party
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Wallace Thompson: DUP founder tells Sam McBride ‘New’ Ireland is inevitable
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Comedian Tim McGarry talks comedy, religion and the need for integrated education
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Policing in crisis: What next for the PSNI as Simon Byrne bows to the inevitable?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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‘A People Under Siege’: Author Aaron Edwards in conversation with Sam McBride on the history and future of Ulster’s unionists
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Putin after Prigozhin: Could he reach for the nuclear option to halt Ukrainian advance?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Polls back Jeffrey Donaldson’s boycott of Stormont – so what next?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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What would a Labour Government mean for Northern Ireland?
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Lucy Letby: We know what she did, but why did she do it?
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Lucy Letby: Allison Morris breaks down the serial killer nurse case
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The IRA murder of Andrew Kearney
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: The complex legacy of SAS legend Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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BelTel Revisited: The murder of Sean Fox and the hitmen taking out the ‘Marbella Crew’
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Bloody Friday- the IRA’s blitz of Belfast
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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BelTel Sport: Does the Irish League have a bright future or is it still stuck in the past?
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Unsolved: Why was the murder of Rosaleen O'Kane not investigated?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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PSNI Data Breach: officers left vulnerable due to ‘human error’
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Brian Rowan: "We need outsiders to sort out the legacy of the Troubles"
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Twitter becomes X: What is Elon Musk thinking and where can those fleeing the platform go?
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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QAnon: The ultimate conspiracy theory - the cabal, a shaman and a former US president
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Stormont: Politics isn’t working so does Northern Ireland have a workable plan B?
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Ronan Hughes and ‘Mo’ Robinson: The Armagh people smugglers and their 39 victims
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Sinead O’Connor: Singer, songwriter, storyteller
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Will Northern Ireland ever solve its ‘flags’ issue?
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Belfast Pride, how it began and what life was like for gay people in NI
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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The Peace Train: The IRA’s campaign against cross-border trains and the group set up to oppose it
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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The history of Pride: From the Stonewall Riots to Mardi Gras, how the LGBGT+ movement began
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Suwei Shang: Where is the woman who stabbed her Derry husband to death?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Patricia Curran, who really murdered the judge's daughter? (Part 2)
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: The murder of Patricia Curran and the innocent man framed for it (Part 1)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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PROMO: ‘I’m Not Here to Hurt You’ – A new podcast about Ireland’s most ‘polite bank robber’
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Unsolved - the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and a search for the truth
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Rise of the far-right: Across Europe once untouchable parties are making it in power
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Dissident Republicanism - why do they continue with violence?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Drumcree: The crisis over an Orange parade which brought NI to the brink
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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UFOs: Former Air Force officer says US is hiding alien spacecraft… and bodies
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: The Twelfth - what is the origin of Orange culture?
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Tubs: Ryan Tubridy, Noel Kelly & Dee Forbes – Profiling the 'talent', his agent & the director
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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The Best of the BelTel: Serial Killers - how are monsters made?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Margaret Thatcher: The IRA's plot to kill the 'Iron Lady' in the Brighton Bombing
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Abusing witness protection: Allison Morris introduces the criminals given a new life paid for by the taxpayer
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Entrepreneurship: Could teaching young people how to start a business be the key to economic progress?
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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The RTÉ grilling, Ryan Tubridy’s contract and Patrick Kielty’s pay
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Best of the Beltel: Men are far more likely to be criminals than women, why?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Prigozhin, Putin, and what happens next in the battle for power in Russia
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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EXTRA: What Director General Dee Forbes knew – RTÉ break silence on Ryan Tubridy pay scandal
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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China and the USA: What’s driving tensions between the nuclear superpowers?
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Punishment attacks: ‘What does it say about us that we tolerate the beating, shooting and abuse of our children?’
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Prigozhin - who is he and what is the Wagner group?
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Good Friday Agreement: Alex Kane’s historic interview with David Trimble
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Suzanne Breen: Jamie Bryson sets up secret talks between UDA, UVF and top Tory Simon Hoare
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Extra: Race against time: the search for missing Titanic tourist sub
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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‘Once Upon A Time in Northern Ireland’: Sam McBride interviews directors of stunning BBC doc
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Artificial Intelligence: Is it really ‘far more dangerous than nukes’ as the likes of Elon Musk claim?
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Unsolved: A right royal scandal – who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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The Monster of Romance (Part 2): How Philip O’Shea went from online catfisher to real life stalker – and how he got caught
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The Monster of Romance (Part 1): ‘Evil’ catfisher threatens dozens of women – just for kicks
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Chloe Mitchell murder accused ‘escaped three times from secure mental health facility’
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Sam McBride: 'The state of Defence Forces shows the Irish government and republicans aren't seriously planning for a United Ireland'
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Queen Elizabeth II, the IRA and the FBI
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Rory McIlroy on LIV Golf, The PGA Tour merger and Saudi Money: What next for golf?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Ireland’s Defence Forces: Does neutrality mean having no military capability?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Belfast’s Eamonn Holmes takes no prisoners as he levels the accusations at Phillip Schofield
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Phillip Schofield scandal: 'Unwise but not illegal', but will ITV's morning show survive the fallout of his affair?
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: The Birmingham Six, why were they framed and who really planted the IRA's bombs?
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Ireland’s Defence Forces: Not neutral, just defenceless and couldn’t cope with united Ireland, says TD
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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John Caldwell trial: Allison Morris has the latest as seven are charged
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May 30, 2023 |
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Allison Morris and Sam McBride survey the NI political landscape after an election earthquake
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May 28, 2023 |
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GAA manager Rory Gallagher, Nicola Gallagher and the domestic abuse allegations
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May 25, 2023 |
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Lives taken (Pt 4 of 4): ‘I’m still seeking the truth, 51-years-on, I don’t want Robert’s name forgotten’
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May 24, 2023 |
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Lives taken (Pt 3 of 4): RUC victim’s son says ‘The IRA had a choice, but they took away other people’s choices when they took their lives’
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May 23, 2023 |
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Lives taken (Pt 2 of 4): ‘My father was murdered in front of me when I was ten’ - it was ‘ethnic cleansing’
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May 22, 2023 |
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Lives taken (Pt 1 of 4): Slain UDR man’s daughter feels IRA wanted to "get rid of as many Protestants as possible"
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May 21, 2023 |
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Profiled: Patrick Kielty, the new Late Late Show host
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May 19, 2023 |
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‘How a cult brainwashed me, and how I escaped’
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May 18, 2023 |
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Gerard Mackin: Meet the brutal Belfast-born Kinahan enforcer the Irish criminal underworld fears
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May 16, 2023 |
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Elections in Belfast, can the ‘others’ become the largest block?
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May 14, 2023 |
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Derry and Strabane Council will see Sinn Féin and SDLP fight for the top spot – but the pack is snapping at their heels
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May 12, 2023 |
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The Irish Famine: ‘Trevelyan’s Corn’ and should his descendants make amends?
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May 11, 2023 |
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NI local elections: Nationalism, Unionism and others battle to win council seats
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May 09, 2023 |
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Sectarian incidents continue: is the problem getting even worse?
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May 07, 2023 |
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King Charles is crowned with support of just 42% of NI folk for monarchy
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May 04, 2023 |
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LucidTalk: Polls, politics and parties – support for Sinn Féin holds, unionists support DUP hardline on Stormont
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May 03, 2023 |
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Ann Ogilby: Murdered by teenage UDA girls over jealousy
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May 02, 2023 |
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‘Nutting Squad’: Third member of IRA's security unit suspected of being a double agent
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Sam McBride tells story of Mobuoy, the illegal super dump polluting Londonderry’s water supply
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Dublin's Trial of the Century (Part 1): The life and crimes of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Dublin's Trial of the Century (Part 2): Robin Schiller's first-hand account of Regency shooting.
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Dublin's Trial of the Century (Part 3): Jonathan Dowdall, criminal connections, and his shadow over Sinn Féin
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Peace and sport in NI: poaching players, police playing GAA, Premier League football in Belfast and the Giants
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Colm Murphy: Who was the veteran republican found liable for Omagh Bombing?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Columba McVeigh: The teenager 'disappeared' by the IRA
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Unsolved: Allison Morris investigates the murder of Michaela McAreavey
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: How ‘Mad Dog’ Adair lost the Shankill
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: How Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair took over the Shankill
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Freddie Scappaticci: British spy Stakeknife and IRA 'nutting squad' executioner
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Good Friday Agreement: ‘25 year later, we are no nearer to agreeing what happened’
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Peace at last? 25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Good Friday Agreement: ‘We missed every opportunity’, admits Stormont’s former top spin-doctor
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Enoch Burke claims 'judge laughed, mocked, and ridiculed me' - controversial Christian's court travails
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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What does Russia really want in Ukraine and what are ordinary Russians thinking?
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Scissor Sisters: Carved and discarded, the gruesome tactics of Dublin's murderous siblings
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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MI5 raises terror threat in NI to “severe” before US president Biden visit
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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East Belfast UVF expels 20 for drug-dealing as PSNI crack down
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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South-East Antrim UDA: ‘Purge’ underway as new management takes over
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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The week that was in it, Boris, Trump, and the price of a pint
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Census reveals lower percentage of LGB+ people in NI and more
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Michael O'Neill: Can the returning Northern Ireland manager recapture the magic of Euro 2016?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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New IRA: Why do dissident republicans continue with their violent campaigns?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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The Burkes: Mayo Christian family cause chaos in court
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Jeffrey Donaldson’s quandary as DUP supporters say ‘No’ to Windsor Framework Brexit deal
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Belfast’s heroin epidemic, are overdose prevention centres a solution?
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Michael Carroll, Lottery win disasters and how to avoid them
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Noel Johnston: The life and crimes of Ballymena’s 'Cocaine King'
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Bonus: NI's first referendum on a United Ireland, 50 year ago
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Kim Jong-un's North Korea: Assassinations, nuclear tensions and the child heiress to the throne
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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John DeLorean: The rise and fall of the man who brought the future back to Belfast
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The murder of Robert McCartney and the IRA cover up
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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What is the Windsor Framework and will it be enough for the DUP?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Allison Morris on the New IRA threat after Omagh shooting
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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‘The Firm’ - Lurgan and Portadown’s cross-community crime gang
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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What makes a serial killer and why are we fascinated by them?
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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High profile PSNI detective critical after suspected New IRA gun attack
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Sean Fox: Drugs boss murdered ‘after protection money for dissidents not passed on’
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Wagner: Putin's private army of prisoners
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Nicola Sturgeon: why has the Scottish FM decided to go?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Nicola Bulley: Rumours rife as mother of two remains missing
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Submarines and secret planes: How Dublin's Kinahans and other cartels are smuggling drugs
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Sam McBride quizzes Paul Gosling, the Englishman arguing for Irish unity
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Stephen Fulton, the wife-killer forced to resign from top Orange Order position
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Enoch Burke: What is the Mayo evangelical Christian trying to achieve?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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‘Mo’ Courtney, the UDA, and trouble brewing on the Shankill
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Eoin McGonigal - Paddy Mayne’s best friend and SAS original
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Lucid Talk poll reveals unionists have turned against Good Friday Agreement
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Meet the Burkes - The evangelical family from Mayo at the centre of controversy
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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True Crime: Robert Black, the making of a child serial killer
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Andrew Tate: Who is this champion of toxic masculinity?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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How spy Dennis McFadden and MI5 controlled a human rights group fronted by Gerry Conlon
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Stephen Nolan on Jamie Bryson, money, and his longing for a family (Part 2)
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Stephen Nolan: Sam McBride’s exclusive with ‘biggest journo in the country’ (Part 1)
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Prince Harry: What is he playing at?
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Allison Morris on the murder of Natalie McNally and the scourge of femicide
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried and Newry’s millionaire wonderkid
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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1998: Talks, an agreement and Mo Mowlam
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Lord Lucan, the horrific murder, his Irish links and could a man in Australia really be him?
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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“My Name is Joseph”: How a young Belfast man lost his life in prison
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Best of the BelTel: Dennis Donaldson, Britain's agent at the heart of Sinn Féin and the IRA
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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The Best of the BelTel: What happened to Lisa Dorrian?
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Best of the BelTel: Murdered in prison - How the INLA killed Billy Wright
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Best of the BelTel: ‘King Rat’, Billy Wright’s rise as a loyalist icon and LVF chief
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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2022, a massive year for news, profound change and not short of farce
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Best of the BelTel: Inside the mind of Hazel Stewart
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Best of the BelTel: The story of the Castlereagh Raid
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Downfall: Sean Quinn, the Cavan Versailles and the wrath of the fairies
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Colin Harvey makes the case for a United Ireland
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Lee Reynolds makes the case for the Union
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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The complex legacy of SAS legend Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Newry gangland murder sparks fears of further bloodshed
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Wrightbus and Green Pastures in the headlines as court actions begun against the company directors and the mega-church
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The Loyalist Flag Protests, 10 years on
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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The Peru Two: From dancer to drug smuggler, the Michaela McCollum story
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Unsolved: The murder of Marian Beattie
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Sam McBride on the new details which have emerged in the NAMA controversy
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Prisons are filled with men and not women - is it that men are simply more likely to be 'evil'?
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Monica McWilliams tells the story of the Northern Ireland Womens’ Coalition
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Suzanne Breen talks polls, politics and parties and whether ‘joint authority’ is a runner
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Miscarriage of justice: The story of the Birmingham Six
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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The ‘cost-of-living crisis,’ what is it, who caused it, and how will affect you?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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New Belfast drug gangs emerge after old guard's secret gangster phones hacked by French spies
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Lord Mountbatten: Allegations of abuse made against King Charles' mentor
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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The Death Investigator- "Everyone who has children in NI should be worried about this!"
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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"The Belfast agreement was not as good as what was already offered in 1973"- Dermot Nesbitt discusses the past, present and future of unionism
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Allison Morris reports on Loyalism’s sense of betrayal seeing support for peace ‘waning’
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Would the Republic vote for a United Ireland?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Downing Street's 60 days of chaos!
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald, new book says she's a 'Republican Riddle'
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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‘The Big Man’ - Suzanne Breen profiles Ian Paisley, from rabble rouser to ‘Chuckle Brother’
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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'Feis fixing': Irish dancing embroiled in cheating allegations
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Who killed the judge's daughter?: The murder of Patricia Curran and why her family was not properly investigated (Part 2)
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Who killed the judge's daughter?: The murder of Patricia Curran and how an innocent man was stitched up for it (Part 1)
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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'Mad Dog' (Part 2): Bloody loyalist feuds and the banishment of Johnny Adair
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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'Mad Dog' (Part 1): The rise of Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair and the UDA’s C-Company
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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West Belfast’s ‘Marbella’ drugs crew being decimated by ‘professional’ hitman
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Carrickfergus, the seaside town in the grip of the UDA and UVF
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Alex Kane on where ‘despondent’ unionism goes now
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Whitey Bulger and me – John Crawley on his life as an IRA gunrunner
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Do we need to dump comforts and capitalism to solve the climate crisis?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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NI has held a United Ireland border poll before, here’s what happened
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Madeleine McCann — The little girl lost in time and 15 years of heartbreak
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Ready, Steady, Census.... Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Nurses warn hospitals aren’t safe for patients as strikes loom
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Eamonn McCann: Protestants coming round to the idea of a United Ireland is ‘magical thinking’
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Spence family tragedy ten years on, Nevin’s rugby legacy and what might have been
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Covid-19, was the lockdown necessary and have we dropped our guard too soon?
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Joe Brolly: In the GAA, we treat referees like s**t. It’s a toxic culture that must change
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Northern Ireland reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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UN Expert - ‘Climate change will lead to war’
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Sean Quinn, the €100,000 wedding cake, and the right to be forgotten
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Scottish Independence would be a ‘shock’ for Northern Ireland unionists
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Princess Diana: The impact of her death and what she was really like
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Hazel Stewart: The mind of one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious female killers
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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What happened to Lisa Dorrian?
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Who shot Michael Collins?
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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‘Mucky Marty’ – Who is Northern Ireland’s most prolific pimp?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Shot and left for dead: Northern Ireland man who was tortured and shot while his wife was murdered tells his story
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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'King Rat' (Part 2)- Murdered in prison - How the INLA killed Billy Wright
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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‘King Rat’ (Part 1)- Billy Wright’s rise as a loyalist icon and LVF chief
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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The BelTel: The Kidnapping Of Shergar - Ireland's most famous missing racehorse
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Kidnapped- "It was the most terrifying face I've ever seen!"
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Sectarianism - "It is getting worse!"
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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From RUC Stings To Street Parades - The Story Of Belfast Pride
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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From Vanguard to Nobel Peace Prize – the life of David Trimble
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Barrys to Curry's - the story of the takeover that saved summer
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Union leader ‘struggling’ to see how the NI Protocol Bill will improve life for farmers
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Bloody Friday, the IRA's blitz of Belfast
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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FBI’s Most Wanted - The Bulgarian Cryptoqueen, a $4bn scam, and her Irish connections.
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Voter fraud, bombs and bullets, from the Armalite to the ballot box, the reality of NI elections
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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The Orange Order and the Twelfth, how did it come about?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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From Trinity College to leader of Sinn Féin – the making of Mary Lou McDonald
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Scappaticci, IRA executioner and British agent, Stakeknife
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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IRA Heist - the mystery of the Northern Bank robbery
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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LIV Golf, the Saudi Government and Sportwashing
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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SPECIAL: Northern Ireland’s finest hour, Spain ’82
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Could Donald Trump end up in jail?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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The murder of Lyra McKee and the New IRA in Derry
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Sam McBride interviews Maroš Šefčovič.
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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The UDA - why does it still exist?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Northern Ireland’s other disappeared, women murdered by men and secretly buried
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: Why do so many of us love Love Island?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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'Vladimir Putin has turned Russia into a totalitarian state'
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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The Castlereagh Break-in – how the IRA did it and what they took
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Airport Chaos: How to get your money back when a flight is cancelled
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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PSNI: Beaten, attacked with bricks and shot at!
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May 30, 2022 |
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Ian McElhinney: Star Wars actor and Derry Girls' Granda Joe talks history and spin-offs
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May 25, 2022 |
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The story of Ballymena’s Green Pastures mega church and its pastor, Jeff Wright
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May 23, 2022 |
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Derry Girls, laughs, nostalgia, and a roaring success for Northern Ireland
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May 18, 2022 |
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Cash or reform – what does Northern Ireland’s NHS need most?
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May 16, 2022 |
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What exactly is the Northern Ireland Protocol?
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May 11, 2022 |
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Northern Ireland’s politics have changed so what happens next?
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May 09, 2022 |
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How MI5 agent Dennis McFadden crippled the New IRA
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May 05, 2022 |
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Northern Ireland’s key political battles with Suzanne Breen
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May 03, 2022 |
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Denis Donaldson, the British agent at the heart of the IRA and Sinn Féin
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Vindicated: The whistleblower vet who took on the government and won
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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The BelTel - Introduction
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Apr 21, 2022 |