The State of Us

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  6. The new legal battle lines 30.09.2026 13min

  As the Garvaghy Road residents prepare to head back to the Court of Appeal on Friday we learn more about what police told the Parades Commission before its determination. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey discuss the latest twists in the dispute over the contentious Drumcree march, including some straight-talking remarks from the PSNI chief constable and how an AI image has generated some controversy.
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  5. Was the law broken? 29.09.2026 14min

  First Minister Michelle O’Neill has been reported to the police by the Orange Order for attending a protest blocking the Garvaghy Road. What is the law on ‘spontaneous’ protests?
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  4. Rules v Reality 28.09.2026 16min

  What are the rules around marching and policing. How do they play out in reality, do they apply to everyone and who enforces them? Tara Mills and Declan Harvey shed more light on the standoff at Drumcree.
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  3. Inside the court battle 27.09.2026 15min

  How the courts gave the Drumcree march the go ahead. After the Parades Commission’s decision to allow the march, Garvaghy Rd residents and the Portadown Orange Order took their dispute to court. An overnight 15-hour legal battle ensued.
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  21. Victims face Donaldson 25.09.2026 11min

  A special series from The State of Us podcast. The two women Jeffrey Donaldson abused as children came to court today, as his prison sentence was discussed. He will be sentenced in October. Eleanor Donaldson has been asked to attend court at a later date to hear the outcome of the verdict in her trial of the facts.
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  2. Drumcree Now 25.09.2026 17min

  The Parades Commission has given the Garvaghy Road march the go ahead after 28 years. We explore the arguments that tipped the scale.
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  1. Drumcree Then 23.09.2026 15min

  How did the Drumcree dispute bring Northern Ireland to a standstill? Tara Mills and Declan Harvey explain how it all began.
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  20. Jeffrey and Eleanor to appeal 17.09.2026 10min

  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.
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  80. The verdict explained 15.09.2026 28min

  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.
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  79. Second juror removed 14.09.2026 4min

  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.
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  78. The inquest returns 11.09.2026 15min

  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.
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  4. The verdict 26.08.2026 10min

  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.
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  3. The Sunday meeting 25.08.2026 18min

  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.
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  2. ‘Oh no, who sent that?' 24.08.2026 20min

  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.
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  1. The deleted emails 24.08.2026 9min

  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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  77. Shock adjournment 03.07.2026 11min

  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. With no sign of any verdict the coroner makes a shock late night decision to adjourn the inquest until August or September.
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  76. Jury out 30.06.2026 4min

  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. Jurors start work on answers to the inquest’s questions.
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  74. Jury findings restricted 30.06.2026 13min

  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 Coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, begins his summing up and explains to the jury what findings they cannot come to.
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  75. Final words to the jury 29.06.2026 17min

  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 coroner, Mr Justice Rooney, finished his closing speech to the jury. The jurors will consider twelve questions, including if police made an error which contributed to the schoolboy’s death.
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  19. The verdict 22.06.2026 27min

  A special programme from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is a convicted paedophile and child rapist. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, who faced five charges including four related to aiding and abetting, is found to have done the acts. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey have been in court throughout the trial and heard every piece of evidence put to the jury. They bring you the detail of the final day in the Donaldson sex abuse trial, and reaction to the verdicts.