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- The Metropolitan Police in London are investigating Jeffrey Donaldson over a rape allegation
It is alleged to have happened in the former MP's Westminster office.
Donaldson is currently serving a prison sentence in Maghaberry for 18 counts of child sex abuse, including the rape of a child.
The former DUP leader Donaldson was sentenced last week to 15 years but will serve just half of that term in prison.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - Offers made by Portadown District to allow Orangemen to walk the Garvaghy Road have been revealed in court – including a 4AM march, accompanied by a residents’ protest.
The court has finished hearing submissions during the legal challenge to the Secretary of State’s ban on the Drumcree parade, with Mr Justice Scoffield due to deliver his judgement next week. On Monday the court heard the security risks that were taken into account, with it being “almost certain” that dissident republicans had attended the protest, and “possible” that they had access to firearms.
Olivia Peden is joined by Allison Morris who was in court.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - Perforated Ulster, Give My Head Peace, and The Long and the Short of it, all produced by the Hole in the Wall gang are being axed by the BBC.
The Blame Game has also been culled.
The BBC is making major cuts across the corporation as budget cuts take hold.
BBC bosses say they have to make difficult decisions – but the cuts mean there will be no more local comedy on our screens.
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Tim McGarry and Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell from the Hole in the Wall Gang.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - The Burkes are back, but this time it's not Enoch grabbing the headlines, it's his sister Ammi.
In 2019, Ammi Burke was dismissed from her role at one of Ireland’s most prestigious law firms, Arthur Cox, after just over three years with the company.
Seven years, multiple legal battles and countless court appearances later, Ms Burke wants her job back. She and her former employer are facing off at the Workplace Relations Commission.
So, what exactly happened between the two sides? And why is a dispute that began years ago still rumbling on in court today?
Tessa Fleming is joined by court reporter Seán McCárthaigh as Ammi Burke takes on her old employer.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - The PSNI has released the audio statements of Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims, Victim A and Victim B.
Their voices have been artificially generated to protect the victims’ identity.
On Thursday, the former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of 18 charges of child sex abuse.
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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