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Best of the BelTel: The Birmingham Six, why were they framed and who really planted the IRA's bombs?
Hugh Callaghan, one of the Birmingham Six, who was wrongly jailed for IRA bombings has died at the age of 93. Why was he framed for the pub attacks w…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ireland’s Defence Forces: Not neutral, just defenceless and couldn’t cope with united Ireland, says TD
In percentage terms the Republic of Ireland spends less on defence on than any other county in the EU, even Malta and Luxembourg. Ireland has no mi…
2 years, 9 months ago
John Caldwell trial: Allison Morris has the latest as seven are charged
Seven men have been remanded in custody after being charged with the attempted murder PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell. A court has hea…
2 years, 9 months ago
Allison Morris and Sam McBride survey the NI political landscape after an election earthquake
There’s been a profound change in NI politics. Sinn Féin has surged to new levels of support but the DUP held their ground in the local government el…
2 years, 9 months ago
GAA manager Rory Gallagher, Nicola Gallagher and the domestic abuse allegations
Warning: today's episode contains content some listeners may find distressing. Earlier this month, Nicola Gallagher wrote a Facebook post detailing s…
2 years, 9 months ago
Lives taken (Pt 4 of 4): ‘I’m still seeking the truth, 51-years-on, I don’t want Robert’s name forgotten’
Shane Laverty’s brother, Robert, was killed by the IRA in 1972. Robert was an RUC officer and was just 18-years-old. Shane tells Robert’s story becau…
2 years, 9 months ago
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’
David Hallawell was just 13 when his father, John, was shot dead by the IRA in 1983. John was an RUC officer and was 35 years of age. David Hallawell…
2 years, 9 months ago
Lives taken (Pt 2 of 4): ‘My father was murdered in front of me when I was ten’ - it was ‘ethnic cleansing’
Bryan Finlay’s father, Ronnie, shot dead in front of him, his brother and his mother. Bryan was just 10-years-old, he thought his father would be sa…
2 years, 9 months ago
Lives taken (Pt 1 of 4): Slain UDR man’s daughter feels IRA wanted to "get rid of as many Protestants as possible"
Serena Hamilton was just seven and a half when the IRA murdered her father in 1977. He as a part-time UDR man, but he was killed at his place of wor…
2 years, 9 months ago
Profiled: Patrick Kielty, the new Late Late Show host
Paddy Kielty will replace Ryan Tubridy as host of RTE’s the Late Late Show. But what do we know about the Dundrum native and how important is it for…
2 years, 10 months ago