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Methodist College Belfastâs insurers have been stung for ÂŁ50,000 after a Carryduff boy sued over hazing at rugby camp. The boy was allegedly forced to strip naked and have his head shaved. Gabriel McConkey also claims he also witnessed other boys perform acts on a sex toy. He was also filmed in what the family say were âdegradingâ videos which left him âtraumatisedâ. The school has apologised and has reviewed how such trips are supervised. What is hazing and does rugby have a particular problem with it?
Belfast Telegraph sports reporter Adam McKendry joins CiarĂĄn Dunbar.
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It all began in December, when an ex-girlfriend of Irish independent journalist John Meagher sent him screenshots of a fake dating-app profile using a photo of him. This would lead him on an extraordinary journey to find out who his catfish was â the answer to which would shock everyone involved.
Host: Ellen Coyne. Guest: John Meagher
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Sir Declan Morgan was formerly Northern Irelandâs most senior judge. The Londonderry man now heads the Legacy Commission. He describes the role not only as one of helping families get the truth about how relatives died but also about revealing the reality of political violence and the Troubles.
Sir Declan tells the Belfast Telegraphâs Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride he won't flinch from naming those behind the atrocities.
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Former Big Brother contestant SeĂĄny OâKane has been denied entry to Russia. OâKaneâs the owner of a popular Telegram platform for foreigners in Russia named âMoscow Palsâ. Seany OâKane has lived and worked in the country for years but was turned back from Moscow Airport before Christmas. Moscow Pals also has a channel dealing with financial questions arising from how to extract finances from Russia. The Russian authorities take a keen interest in it.
CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by Jason Corcoran.
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Robert McCartney was murdered by members of the IRA 20 years ago, in January 2005. He died after being stabbed in the street outside a bar in Belfast, near the the Markets area. Like many other murders, the IRA hoped that it would eventually blow over, but it did not, it became an international news story and a political nightmare for Sinn FĂ©in - all due to the tenacity of his sisters.
Two of them tell Suzanne Breen what they thought of the subsequent criminal trials, and if they think they were used by politicians.
This podcast was first published in March 2023.
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In January 2024, opponents of the then DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, and the deal he struck with the government over post-Brexit arrangements put together a political plot - âOperation Torpedoâ - Its aim, to wreck the proposed deal. The wire-tapping and subsequent live-tweeting of a supposedly secret meeting caused a sensation. The key figure in the scheme was loyalist Jamie Bryson. Now The BelTel can reveal more details about the âoperationâ and the number of people involved.
Guest: Allison Morris.
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The Rev Harold Good witnessed the IRA decommissioning their arsenal of weapons. He facilitated secret talks at vital points during the Peace Process. In his new book he reveals his role as a back channel between the DUP and Sinn FĂ©in. He joins CiarĂĄn Dunbar to discuss his role as a peacemaker, his experiences with Ian Paisley and his extraordinary friendship with Martin McGuinness.
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A woman dubbed âThe GAA catfishâ is now the subject of an official police probe after the PSNI received a complaint alleging harassment. The infamous catfish, who is believed to be from Armagh, is believed to have deceived up to 40 people including a number of Ulster GAA players. Who is the GAA catfish, how did she trick so many county players, and why did they fall for it? CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraphâs Niamh Campbell and Kurtis Reid.
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Newtownards man Paddy Mayne was an unconventional soldier â a founder member of the SAS. He is one of the central characters in the BBCâs hit war drama, SAS: Rogue Heroes
But there is much controversy over how he has portrayed, foul mouthed, thuggish and with a very dodgy accent. Military historians in particular, say thatâs not how he was.
And this publicity has once again brought old questions to the fore â why was Mayne never given the Victoria Cross? And even, should he be given the honour posthumously?
CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by Andrew Madden.
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Lagan Valley MP Sorcha Eastwood to start legal action against the Tate brothers over social media posts aimed at her. Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are self-professed âAlpha Malesâ and now aspiring politicians with their own âBruv Partyâ. This spat comes as Elon Musk called Labour MP Jess Phillips a âRape Genocide Apologistâ. Meanwhile, as Donald Trump returns to the White House Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is going more âMasculineâ. How did the Tates get so much influence and are the âtech brosâ really that much of a threat to democracy?
Kurtis Reid and Margaret Canning join CiarĂĄn Dunbar.
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HMS Maidstone, an ex-Royal Navy Ship, was used in the early 1970s to hold internees. In January 1972, a group of IRA prisoners swam 270 meters through an ice-cold Belfast Lough in a bid to escape, greasing themselves in butter to squeeze out of the shipâs portholes. They then hijacked a double-decker bus before slipping across the border, humiliating the authorities.
CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by James Durney, author of âJailbreak: Great Irish Republican escapesâ.
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Twenty-four days after John George was reported missing in Spain, a body was found. The father-of-two from west Belfast had travelled to Alicante in mid-December for a holiday, but worried family when he failed to return home for Christmas. The Belfast Telegraph can now reveal that Mr Georgeâs return flight was booked in the days following his death. Allison Morris, who was investigating the disappearance, joins CiarĂĄn Dunbar.
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A fierce clash between GAA president Jarlath Burns and former Derry manager Rory Gallagher has led to the threat of legal action and a split in public opinion. Was Burns right to raise his concerns about Gallagherâs potential appointment to a new gig?
Kevin Doyle is joined by Colm Keys, FionnĂĄn Sheahan, and Tessa Fleming.
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Unionist unity is an idea often proposed but has never seemed to progress. But now, The Belfast Telegraph can reveal secret DUP-UUP unity talks were held 18 months ago. Why did these talks take place, who was there, and could the idea of unionist unity come to fruition? CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by The Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland editor Sam McBride.
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This Christmas the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland made available papers which were previously classified. Sam McBride joins CiarĂĄn Dunbar to reveal his discoveries, including new details of Ian Paisleyâs relationship with developer Seymour Sweeney, an ambitious plan to dam Strangford Lough, and the DUPâs discomfort with sex education booklet for children that included âactivities too foul to describeâ.
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Unionists fiercely resist calls for a border poll for on a United Ireland, but that was not always the case. David Trimble campaigned for a poll in 2002 â secret files reveal he was dismissed. Newly released Dublin files reveal former taoiseach John Bruton was suspicious not only of Sinn FĂ©in and the SDLP, but even his own Department of Foreign Affairs. Other files reveal a young John F Kennedy was happy enough with partition of Ireland and how Roger Casement was a source of controversy long after his execution.
Ralph Reigel from the Irish Independent joins CiarĂĄn Dunbar.
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For most people, the legendary Belfast character of Buck Alec will ring a bell. Infamous for his pet lion and street-fighting career, he was even rumoured to have worked with Al Capone. But Buck Alec Robinson wasnât just some sort of loveable street-fighting rogue - according to many he was also a ruthless sectarian killer as a member of the Ulster Special Constabulary. Who really was Buck Alec â the archetypical Belfast hardman? CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by historian Joe Baker.
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Edgar Graham was murdered in broad daylight at Queenâs University on 7 December 1983.
A law lecturer and unionist politician, Sam McBride examines his life and legacy and tracks down the colleague accused of setting Edgar up for the IRA.
This episode was originally published in December 2023.
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Edgar Graham was just 29 years old when the IRA gunned him down at Queenâs University in Belfast.
The young law lecturer and unionist politician was widely believed to be a future leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
Forty years later, Sam McBride investigates why the IRA targeted him, whether he was set up by a colleague, and where this lost leader of unionism might have led Northern Ireland.
This episode was originally published in December 2023.
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2024 brought political returns, countless scandals, and that one girls night at the Devenish which shocked Northern Ireland. To reminisce on this yearâs eventful news agenda, CiarĂĄn Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph Editor-In-Chief Eoin Brannigan, and journalists Sam McBride, Allison Morris, Aine Toner, Gillian Halliday and FlĂĄvia Gouveia.
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