The State of Us Podcast
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on news stories in a 91福利社 NI podcast.
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73. What we'll never know—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Yesterday
All 76 witnesses have now given their evidence to the inquest.
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16. Final arguments Part 2—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Yesterday
Eleanor Donaldson鈥檚 barrister has asked the jury to find her not guilty of all charges
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72. Police apology—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tuesday
The lead investigator apologises for a breakdown in relations with Fiona Donohoe.
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15. Final arguments—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Tuesday
Barristers began closing statements today in court.
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71. The final witness—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Monday
The final witness in the Noah Donohoe inquest has taken to the stand.
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14. The defence closes its case—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Monday
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson鈥檚 defence team closed its case today.
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70. Tracing phone movements—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Last Friday
The lawyers begin to tie up loose ends as the inquest enters its final stages.
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13. 'Sinful and deceitful'—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Last Friday
Jeffrey Donaldson completes his evidence to the trial.
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69. Tracking down Jordan Peterson.—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Last Thursday
The efforts made by police to contact the author Noah had become fixated with.
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12. Jeffrey in the witness box.—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Last Thursday
The jury hears from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in person as he takes to the witness stand.
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68.Questions not asked.—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Last Wednesday
A police officer involved in the investigation has been giving evidence.
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67. Psychiatrists 鈥榗an鈥檛 explain it鈥�.—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 9 Jun 2026
Experts told the inquest they don鈥檛 believe a mental illness had a part in Noah鈥檚 death.
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11.Eleanor's police interview—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Tue 9 Jun 2026
The court heard Eleanor Donaldson was on 鈥榬ed alert鈥� for years regarding her husband.
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66.Did Noah have a psychotic episode?—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 8 Jun 2026
The court heard Noah could have been in the early stages of a psychotic episode.
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10.Jeffrey's police interview—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Mon 8 Jun 2026
The trial hears the moment police put the rape allegation to Sir Jeffrey Donaldson.
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9. Court told Eleanor 鈥榮till loved鈥� Jeffrey—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Fri 5 Jun 2026
Five witnesses gave evidence in court today.
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8. Jeffrey's WhatsApp message—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Thu 4 Jun 2026
The court hears Jeffrey Donaldson sent a message saying he wanted to repent.
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65. The Last Photo—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 4 Jun 2026
The last photo taken on Noah's phone isn't remembered by the man who checked his devices
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64. Noah's final journey—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Footage is shown of Noah鈥檚 final journey through Belfast on the day he disappeared.
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7. Tearful witness blames herself.—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Wed 3 Jun 2026
A witness tells the court she should have gone to police sooner.
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6. Rape allegations—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Tue 2 Jun 2026
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is accused of raping a child.
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5. Woman told she鈥檚 鈥榤aking up鈥� abuse—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Mon 1 Jun 2026
One of the two women accusing Sir Jeffrey Donaldson finished her evidence today.
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63. Is key expert impartial?—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Fri 29 May 2026
A Department for Infrastructure witness was challenged by the Donohoe family鈥檚 barrister.
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4. Eleanor accused of seeing abuse—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Fri 29 May 2026
Lady Donaldson is accused of witnessing her husband鈥檚 alleged abuse but not intervening.
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3. Letter of 'regret'—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Thu 28 May 2026
The trial is told Sir Jeffrey Donaldson wrote a letter to one of the two alleged victims
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62. Tunnel 鈥榥ot seriously dangerous鈥�—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 28 May 2026
An expert says he wouldn鈥檛 say the tunnel in which Noah died was 鈥榮eriously dangerous鈥�.
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2. The Prosecution鈥檚 case—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Wed 27 May 2026
Prosecutors have begun setting out the case against the Donaldsons.
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61. Bodycam footage lost—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 27 May 2026
A detective involved in the case wasn鈥檛 aware of a number of pieces of evidence
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60. Witness accused of 鈥榰ntruth鈥�—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 26 May 2026
A police witness wasn鈥檛 asked about the search for Noah until last month.
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1. Jury sworn in—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Tue 26 May 2026
A jury is sworn in for the trial of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Lady Eleanor Donaldson.
