The words sectarian and sectarianism are widely used in Northern Ireland but we can’t even agree on what they mean. Some believe things are getting better, but others think the problem is getting worse. Warning, this podcast contains offensive language.Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Suzanne Breen, Richard Garland and Pádraig Ó Meiscill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 01, 2022•26 min
Tens of thousands of people now take part in the Belfast Pride celebrations but that wasn’t the case when the first march was held in 1991, a time when life for gay people was much harder in Northern Ireland. How did Pride grow and why is it still so important? Host: Ciarán Dunbar. Guests Terry McFarlane and John O’Doherty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 28, 2022•23 min
David Trimble was best known for convincing most Ulster Unionists to support the Good Friday Agreement but at great personal, and ultimately, political cost. But who was the man behind the politician and what is his legacy? Host Ciarán Dunbar, guests Alex Kane, Sam McBride and Colin Davidson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 26, 2022•24 min
Owned by the Trufelli family for almost 100 years, it was the staple of easter and summer holidays for generations across Northern Ireland. But when the pandemic shut its doors and it was put on the market - there were fears it might never open as an amusements again.Host Claire Williamson speaks to new owner Owen Curry about how long they plan to stay at the Portrush amusements and their exciting plans to open off-season beyond the summer months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
Jul 25, 2022•22 min
Bonus Episode: Union leader ‘struggling’ to see how the NI Protocol Bill will improve life for farmersIn the week that the NI Protocol Bill cleared the House of Commons, the Belfast Telegraph business editor Margaret Canning has an in-depth interview with Ulster Farmers' Union President David Brown about whether the bill would be good news for NI farmers, or just milk down the drain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 22, 2022•35 min
The 21st of July 1972 was the most prolific day of IRA bombings during the Troubles. Nine people were killed and 130 injured as a blitz of 22 bombs detonated throughout Belfast in under two hours. That day has since become known as Bloody Friday. Why did it happen, how did it happen? Host Ciarán Dunbar, guests Malachi O’Doherty, Niamh Campbell and Aaron Edwards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 20, 2022•25 min
A Bulgarian woman, also known as "Cryptoqueen", has been added to the FBI's list of its 10 most-wanted fugitives. Dr Ruja Ignatova is accused of defrauding investors out of $4bn (£3.3bn) by selling a fake cryptocurrency called OneCoin. The FBI is now offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to her capture. But who is she, or more importantly, where is she? And why is it believed she came to Dublin right before she disappeared? Presenter Denise Calnan is joined by British journalist and...
Jul 18, 2022•21 min
Pat Bradley read out the result of the Good Friday Agreement referendum after running elections in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles.Despite violence and voting early and voting often, he was determined that the ballot boxes would remain open.Host: Allan Preston; Guest Pat Bradley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 13, 2022•23 min
Long associated with the Orange Order, marching bands and bonfires – the Twelfth goes back a long way. But what is the origin of the celebrations, of the order itself and does the organisation have a future? Host: Ciarán Dunbar, Guest: Dr David Hume. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 11, 2022•26 min
She is the leader of Ireland’s largest political party, but who is Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald? Host: Siobhán Maguire. Guest: Fionnán Sheahan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2022•26 min
The IRA gave Freddie Scappaticci the job of hunting down informers, and executing them.But Scappaticci turned out to have also been Britian’s top agent in Northern Ireland – Stakeknife.What was his role and how did he get away with it? Host Ciarán Dunbar, Guest Allison Morris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 05, 2022•24 min
On the 20th of December 2004, one of the largest robberies in history took place during rush hour in Belfast when a gang successfully made off with over £26 million. Why after 18 years has nobody been convicted of the robbery?Host: Fionnán Sheahan. Guest: Northern Ireland editor of the Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Independent, Sam McBride See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 29, 2022•28 min
There’s a split in professional golf with a small number of the top players having been lured into the new Saudi-backed LIV tour. Are the golfers taking blood money and what do the Saudi’s hope to achieve? Host Ciarán Dunbar. Guests: Belfast Telegraph journalists Gareth Hanna and Andrew Madden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 27, 2022•23 min
40 years on we look back on how Gerry Armstrong’s goal against World Cup ’82 hosts Spain managed to unite Northern Ireland during some very dark times. Host: Steven Beacom; Guests: Gerry Armstong, Jim Shaw and Mike Nesbitt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2022•30 min
Could Donald Trump end up in jail?The big revelations from the first House Select committee hearing into the January 6th attack on the US Capitol including the president’s daughter Ivanka and the former Attorney General Bill Barr stating that there was no election fraud. HOST: Fionnan Sheahan GUEST: Gina London Columnist with the Sunday Independent, Founder of ‘Language of Leadership’ and former White House Correspondent for CNN See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acas...
Jun 23, 2022•25 min
Although critically damaged in the crackdown following their murder of Lyra McKee the dissident the New IRA continue to operate in Derry. What drives them, who leads them and what are they capable of? 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.
Jun 20, 2022•22 min
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.
Jun 16, 2022•34 min
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.
Jun 15, 2022•24 min
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 information....
Jun 13, 2022•24 min
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.
Jun 10, 2022•22 min
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 on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 08, 2022•23 min
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.
Jun 07, 2022•20 min
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.
Jun 01, 2022•23 min
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.
May 30, 2022•23 min
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 information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 25, 2022•26 min
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 information....
May 23, 2022•23 min
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 Gillian Halliday, the Belfast Telegraph’s Deputy Features Editor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
May 18, 2022•25 min
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 more information....
May 16, 2022•22 min
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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
May 11, 2022•23 min
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 Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 09, 2022•25 min
