The State of Us Podcast
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey deliver the detail on news stories in a BBC NI podcast.
Episodes to download
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The Donaldson trial—The Donaldson Sex Abuse Trial
Fri 22 May 2026
Solicitor Sarah McKeown discusses some big pre-trial decisions the judge has made.
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59. New video of night before—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 20 May 2026
The jury is shown new CCTV footage of Noah on the night before he disappeared.
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58. Problems with time of death—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 19 May 2026
An expert theory on the time Noah died was challenged today.
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57. Tunnel area used as ‘playground’—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 18 May 2026
Whether the public could easily access the storm drain area was debated today.
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56. Jury sees body in tunnel—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Fri 15 May 2026
The court is shown footage of Noah's body inside the culvert.
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55. Mystery call to Noah—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 14 May 2026
A mystery call was made to Noah’s phone from his own number the night before he vanished.
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54. Fireworks in court—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 13 May 2026
A returning witness today said he was sick of being harassed by the legal teams.
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53. Escaping the tunnel—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 12 May 2026
A Department for Infrastructure official explains why he crawled through the storm drain.
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52. The steep drop—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 11 May 2026
An expert says the steep gradient of part of the storm drain added to its danger.
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51. Panicked Government WhatsApps—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Fri 8 May 2026
WhatsApp messages between Department of Infrastructure staff were told to the jury today.
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50. Copycat fears—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 7 May 2026
The bars on the storm drain that Noah entered are now closer together.
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49. Other culvert deaths—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 29 Apr 2026
The jury hears of the tragic death of a man trapped in a culvert during flooding in 2007.
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48. ‘Sensitive’ legal issue—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Evidence was delayed while lawyers dealt with a sensitive matter away from the jury.
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47. Witness in handcuffs—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Key witness Daryl Paul is serving a prison sentence.
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46. Daryl Paul’s enemy—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Fri 24 Apr 2026
An enemy of the key witness who stole Noah’s laptop will not appear at the inquest.
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45.The laptop thief—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 23 Apr 2026
The man who tried to sell Noah’s laptop gave evidence to the inquest.
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44. Heroin assault claims—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 22 Apr 2026
A witness told police she’d heard Noah was injected with heroin the day he disappeared.
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43. Evidence delayed—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 21 Apr 2026
Legal arguments dominated the day in Court 12.
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42. 'Search not rescue'—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 20 Apr 2026
A Home Office risk assessment found it unlikely that Noah would be in the storm drain.
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41. Hostile crowds?—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Just how angry was the crowd that gathered in Linear Park to help search for Noah?
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40.Witness protection—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Today another potential witness had his anonymity at the inquest secured.
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39. Juror sick—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 14 Apr 2026
The 11th week of evidence hit a road bump today when the jury couldn’t sit.
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38. Time of death—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 13 Apr 2026
An expert witness says Noah likely died around two hours after he was reported missing.
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37. Recap 10 weeks of evidence—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Tara and Declan recap the ten weeks of evidence at the inquest.
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36. Arguments in court—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 31 Mar 2026
The jury wasn’t present today, as barristers made legal arguments.
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35. Juror discharged—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 30 Mar 2026
The jury foreperson was sent home after recognising a witness.
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34. Coroner's warning to police witness—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 26 Mar 2026
The Coroner warns a police witness about the potential of incriminating himself.
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33. Failure of basic policing—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 25 Mar 2026
The police officer who missed CCTV footage of part of Noah’s journey gave evidence.
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32. Classified Information—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 24 Mar 2026
The jury hears how classified maps were dealt with by police.
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31. Twist in 'missed' CCTV story—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 23 Mar 2026
The camera pointing towards the storm drain was spotted by police.
