The State of Us Podcast
Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on news stories in a BBC NI podcast.
Episodes to download
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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.
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30. The mystery of Noah's Instagram—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Three members of a family deny trying to freeze Noah’s Instagram account.
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29. Drug testing dead bodies—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Two scientists gave evidence about the issue of the toxicology reports.
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28. What we can’t tell you—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Legal arguments dominated the day in court.
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27. Were drugs involved?—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Pathologists are asked if drugs could have been involved in Noah’s death.
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25. 80 missing children a week—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 9 Mar 2026
The jury hears how many children were reported missing the week Noah vanished.
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24. 'Ten police failings'—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 5 Mar 2026
A barrister for the family claims the police coordinator was responsible for 10 failings.
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23. Sex offenders investigated—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 4 Mar 2026
The jury hears a number of local sex offenders were checked after Noah disappeared.
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22. The unlocked hatch—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 3 Mar 2026
The jury hears how police discovered that the hatch to the storm drain was unlocked.
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21. Jury taken to scene—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Mon 2 Mar 2026
The jury left court today to follow Noah’s final journey in person.
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20. 590m into the drain—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Thu 26 Feb 2026
The jury hears about a delay in passing information on Noah’s last known location.
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19. Juror in tears—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Wed 25 Feb 2026
The jury is played part of a tv documentary which focused on the search for Noah.
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18. Reporting ban lifted—The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Tue 24 Feb 2026
The jury learns about the man who found Noah’s bag and tried to sell his laptop.
