The BelTel podcast

The BelTel

The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The BelTel brings you some of Northern Ireland's top journalists, Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen to name but a few, giving you the inside stories behind what is in the news. Presented by Ciarán Dunbar, the Bel Tel investigates, debates and informs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#701

NI Artist Colin Davidson on painting the late Queen, the Troubles and his most important work

Belfast man Colin Davidson is one of Ireland’s most celebrated painters. Queen Elizabeth I... more

Yesterday

56 MINS

56:46

Yesterday


#700

‘Media amplifies opposition to Irish language’: Newly appointed Irish Language Commissioner

The newly appointed Irish Language Commissioner says the Irish language is not controversi... more

12 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:21

12 Dec 2025


#699

Scappaticci / Stakeknife’s extraordinary relationship with army revealed

The long-awaited report on the activities of IRA double agent ‘Stakeknife’, Freddie Scappa... more

09 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:24

09 Dec 2025


#698

Disappeared commission chief on the search for the dead

Four victims of the Troubles- allbelieved to be victims of the IRA, remain missing.The so-... more

08 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:20

08 Dec 2025


#697

The UDA's deadly attack on Dublin Airport, 50 years on

50 years ago, on November 29, 1975, the UDA attacked Dublin Airport, leading to the death ... more

06 Dec 2025

19 MINS

19:37

06 Dec 2025


#696

'Republicans' threaten elected politicians

A criminal investigation has been launched after a group of masked and armed men issued th... more

05 Dec 2025

22 MINS

22:09

05 Dec 2025


#695

People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll outlines his vision of socialism

People before Profit has one MLA in Stormont – Gerry Carroll. But the west Belfast man, kn... more

03 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:58

03 Dec 2025


#694

Danny Morrison on 'inevitable' united Ireland, Gerry Adams, and Stormont

Danny Morrison was once Sinn Féin’s publicity director - well-known for the phrase ‘a ball... more

01 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:24

01 Dec 2025


#693

Would a nine-county Northern Ireland have survived?

Northern Ireland is six counties.But the province of Ulster was – and is – made up of nine... more

29 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:04

29 Nov 2025


#692

Julian Simmons on WW3 and Alien invasions, missing 'the old UTV', and losing his mum

Julian Simmons is a Northern Ireland broadcasting legend, best known for his colourful int... more

28 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:14

28 Nov 2025


#691

"It looks like a youth club": The open prison that lets NI’s most violent men roam free

Burren House is a part of Northern Ireland’s prison system that many of us have never hear... more

26 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:42

26 Nov 2025


#690

Socialist vigilantes linked to pipe-bomb attacks on west Belfast far right

Members of a vigilante group targeting far-right activists have been blamed for pipe bomb ... more

24 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:19

24 Nov 2025


#689

Enoch Burke jailed again: Who is funding his crusade?

Enoch Burke and his family have been a recurring fixture in Irish media for the past three... more

22 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:23

22 Nov 2025


#688

Presbyterian Church mired in controversy as PSNI launch criminal investigation

The PSNI has is probing safeguarding failures in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It co... more

21 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:19

21 Nov 2025


#687

BelTel Politics: The BBC, Stormont and a toxic environment for women

Stormont has celebrated its first 10,000 days, but is it struggling with continuing politi... more

19 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:48

19 Nov 2025


#686

The Anglo-Irish Agreement (Part Three): The ‘game-changer’ which lead to the Good Friday Agreement

Despite the protests and the anger of unionists, the Anglo-Irish Agreement endured under s... more

17 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:16

17 Nov 2025


#685

The Anglo-Irish Agreement (Part Two): ‘Ulster Says No’ - mass protests erupt over ‘evil document’

Unionists felt that Margaret Thatcher was someone they could trust so when she signed the ... more

16 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:49

16 Nov 2025


#684

The Anglo-Irish Agreement (Part One): Why did Thatcher give Dublin a role in NI?

The Hunger Strikes had led to a surge in support for Republicanism and in October 1984, Ma... more

14 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:12

14 Nov 2025


#683

Eamonn Holmes in his own words: "The HMRC came after me... at the most vulnerable time in my life"

“I’m still working because the thieving HMRC came after me... at the most vulnerable time ... more

11 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:21

11 Nov 2025


#682

'Marianne Smyth will never stop scamming' - Con-hunter opens up about being tricked by 'Queen of Con...

Jonathan Walton describes himself as a ‘con-hunter’ but that’s not what he set out to be. ... more

10 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:18

10 Nov 2025


#681

'Wicked, callous and evil liar' jailed after promising to donate kidney over Facebook

An east Belfast woman has been jailed after promising to donate a kidneyover Facebook. Nic... more

07 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:00

07 Nov 2025