Larne star fails to get red card overturned and will miss massive top of the table clash with Coleraine

Drumcree: Garvaghy Residents’ challenge dismissed, dispute rumbles on despite parade ban

The parading crisis in Portadown seems over on the ground, but it is very much alive in the courts, on the airwaves, and in politics.  The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Bryant stepped in on Friday to ban the Portadown Orange lodge from marching down the Garvaghy Road, now the Orange Order is challenging that decision in the courts. On Monday afternoon, the Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge from Garvaghy residents to the Parades Commission’s decision to allow the parade. In Stormont, First Minister Michelle O’Neill will face a confidence motion after taking part in a protest backing the Garvaghy Road residents, while the TUV demands the DUP take Emma Little-Pengelly out of the Executive. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris. 

The St Andrews Agreement 20 years on: Paisley signs up to power-sharing

The St Andrews Agreement was signed 20 years ago on 13 October 2006. Officially. it just amended the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, but it did bring about some profound changes in Northern Ireland’s politics. It saw the DUP and Ian Paisley signing up to the peace process. Sinn Féin bought into policing, agreeing to work with the PSNI; the DUP agreed to go into government with them. The two parties have dominated Stormont politics ever since.  Ciarán Dunbar is joined by political commentator David McCann. 

From green fields to factory farms: How ‘catastrophic’ industrial agriculture policy is trashing environment

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir interviewed by Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride, discussing how what he says has been a ‘catastrophic’ agricultural policy went disastrously wrong in the race for cheap meat... and whether he is inadvertently embedding what he’s seeking to reverse.

Encrochat: Spy hack on gangster phones still decimating NI drug dealers’ ranks

In recent weeks, the 2020 French hack into the secret gangster phone network Encrochat has continued to see Northern Ireland drug dealers sent to Maghaberry.Multiple prison sentences have been handed down to some significant figures from Northern Ireland’s criminal world.Gangsters like ‘cute hur’, ‘mint wind’ and ‘ultra gold’ are just some of those who went down after the notorious platform spilled its secrets.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris.

‘I was told for so long that I wouldn't be believed because of who he was’ - Victims of Jeffrey Donaldson speak out

‘I was told for so long that I wouldn’t be believed because of who he was’ - Victims of Jeffrey Donaldson speak out 

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Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for historical child sex abuse

Jeffrey Donaldson has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for historical child sex crimes. The ex-DUP leader was sentenced to 11 years for rape against Complainant B and four years for all offences against Complainant A, to be served consecutively. He will also be on the sex offenders register indefinitely.

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Complainant B - Victim of Jeffrey Donaldson speaks out for the first time

The PSNI have released this audio of a statement from Victim B in the Jeffrey Donaldson case.The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for historical sex crimes against two victims, 11 of those for rape against Victim B.After the judge’s sentencing, a statement was read outside court on behalf of Victim B, which said: “What happened to me as a child has affected everything since then. “At times I wonder who I would be if this hadn’t happened to me. “What happened took away my ability to trust people. “I stood up many years ago because for me this is about drawing a line in the sand and knowing the Donaldsons can no longer hurt anybody else.”

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Complainant A - Victim of Jeffrey Donaldson speaks out for the first time

Complainant A - Victim of Jeffrey Donaldson speaks out for the first time

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