The BelTel Podcast
1) Barristers strike means delays for victims, but lawyers say they have no choice
Northern Ireland’s criminal defence barristers are on indefinite strike over pay. The move will exacerbate delays in a system already notorious ...Show More
2) Steve Bannon's plan for Irish MAGA movement - could it happen?
A former trusted adviser of US president Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, gave an interview to Politico, where he claimed that we are "going to have an Irish MAGA, and we’re going to have an Irish Trump”. ...Show More
3) The UK and Europe in turmoil as Trump goes after the oil
After the abduction of the Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro the US now openly seeks to dominate the western hemisphere and to control its wealth. JD Vance says the US will now control Venezuela’s n...Show More
4) Secret files reveal government wooing of UDA terror chiefs
UK government policy says it does talk to terrorists - but it was directly meeting loyalist ‘brigadiers’ - newly declassified files reveal. Revelations revealed in this year’s batch of files include t...Show More
5) DUP’s Phillip Brett: "I would love to see justice for my mum”
At 34, Phillip Brett is one of Stormont’s younger MLAs and the North Belfast Assembly man has seen his profile grow since being elected to Stormont in 2022. He says much of his politics has been shape...Show More
6) The murder of Pearl Gamble and the man who hung for it
The morning after a dance in a Newry Orange hall, 19-year-old Pearl Gamble’s body is found at the end of a trail of blood. Suspicion immediately falls on 25-year-old Robert McGladdery, known locally f...Show More
7) Martin O’Hagan: The LVF murder of Sunday World journalist and the struggle for justice
Martin O’Hagan was a former IRA prisoner who eventually rejected violence and became an investigative reporter with the Sunday World. He was murdered by the LVF in Lurgan on 28th of September 200...Show More
Martin O’Hagan: The LVF murder of Sunday World journalist and the struggle for justice
30:10 | Dec 31st, 2025
8) The time the Stickies went to North Korea
North Korea is one of the world’s most secretive states – known for its dictators who are treated like gods and an iron-clad grip on their citizens. Back in 1988, six members of the Official IRA made ...Show More
9) McIlroy’s masters win, boxing success, and NI wins the World Cup... Northern Ireland’s top 15 2025 Sport moments
2025 was a platinum year for Northern Ireland’s sport superstars, from winning Premier League medals to securing world titles. Rory McIlroy finally got his hands on the green jacket, Lewis Crocke...Show More
10) The DJ Carey Story EP 3: The Con Collapses
DJ Carey said he was fighting for his life, but the truth was far more shocking. We ask how one of hurling’s greatest heroes went from legend to scandal, and what the courts would say as the law event...Show More