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- 4 days ago10 min
20. Jeffrey and Eleanor to appeal
A special programme from The State of Us podcast. The former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty in June 2026 of rape, gross indecency and indecent assault of two women when they were children. His wife Eleanor Donaldson was found to have done the acts in relation to five charges , including four counts of aiding and abetting her husband’s offending. Jeffrey Donaldson’s appeal was lodged earlier in the summer and today we found out his wife has applied to appeal the verdict from her trial of the facts linked to her husband’s offending.
- 5 days ago28 min
80. The verdict explained
A special programme from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for the last six years. After almost six months of evidence, jurors deliver their verdict on where, when and how Noah died.
- 1 weeks ago4 min
79. Second juror removed
A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for six years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. After returning from the summer break, one juror is removed, leaving nine to decide where, when and how Noah died.
- 1 weeks ago15 min
78. The inquest returns
A special series from The State of Us podcast. In the summer of 2020, 14-year-old Noah Donohoe went missing in Belfast. Six days later his body was found in a storm drain. His disappearance and death have dominated headlines for five and a half years. The inquest into his death will, for the first time, lay out the facts and evidence in this case. In this special series from The State of Us podcast, Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom, bringing you the evidence as it unfolds each day. The jury are expected to resume their deliberations when the inquest returns next week.
- 3 weeks ago10 min
4. The verdict
A series from The State of Us podcast. Former Council CEO Anne Donaghy denied charges of deleting an email she had sent to former DUP First Minister Arlene Foster.Tara Mills and Declan Harvey bring you the evidence as it unfolds each day in court. On Wednesday the judge delivered her verdict.
- 3 weeks ago18 min
3. The Sunday meeting
A series from The State of Us podcast. Former Council CEO Anne Donaghy denies charges of deleting a Brexit email she had sent to former DUP First Minister Arlene Foster. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey bring you the evidence as it unfolds each day in court. The court hears she invited colleagues to her house on a Sunday to discuss the deleted email.
- 4 weeks ago20 min
2. ‘Oh no, who sent that?
A series from The State of Us podcast. Former Council CEO Anne Donaghy denies charges of deleting a Brexit email she had sent to former DUP First Minister Arlene Foster. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey bring you the evidence as it unfolds each day in court.
- 4 weeks ago9 min
1. The deleted emails
A series from The State of Us podcast. Former Council CEO Anne Donaghy denies charges of deleting a Brexit email she sent to former DUP First Minister Arlene Foster. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey set out the case before they head into the courtroom to bring you the evidence as it unfolds each day.
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