The State of Us

A special series from The State of Us podcast following each day of the inquest into 14-year-old Noah Donohoe's death. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey take you inside the courtroom.

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The Noah Donohoe Inquest
9. A scream in the night
A high-pitched scream was heard at 3am on the night Noah went missing.
02 Feb 2026,14 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
8. Noah cycling naked
A key witness tells the inquest how she saw Noah cycling naked on the day he disappeared
29 Jan 2026,14 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
7. Noah falls off his bike
The jury hears from eyewitnesses who saw Noah fall off his bike in north Belfast
28 Jan 2026,15 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
6. Jordan Peterson's influence on Noah
The jury hears Noah was drawn to the psychologist,who is often described as conservative.
27 Jan 2026,14 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
5. The unread final message
The inquest heard about the days before Noah died from his best friend Jay Tierney.
26 Jan 2026,16 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
4. Mother's 999 call
The desperate 999 call Fiona Donohoe made when her son went missing is played in court.
23 Jan 2026,19 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
3. Court evacuated
An emergency evacuation of Laganside courthouse interrupts jury selection.
21 Jan 2026,4 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
2. Who speaks for Noah?
Meet Northern Ireland’s most senior coroner as he whittles down the jury pool.
20 Jan 2026,10 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
1. Jury selection
A special series from The State of Us podcast brings you inside the courtroom
19 Jan 2026,10 mins
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
Introduction to the Noah Donohoe Inquest
A special series from The State of Us podcast brings you inside the courtroom
19 Jan 2026,1 min
The Noah Donohoe Inquest
What happened to Noah Donohoe?
The inquest into the death of teenager Noah Donohoe is due to begin next week.
15 Jan 2026,35 mins
Christmas with May McFettridge
Northern Ireland’s favourite panto dame on funeral gigs and how he saved a life
18 Dec 2025,34 mins
Uniquely NI: How the Troubles still fuel homelessness
How did NI's homeless people grow up? How did the Troubles shape their future?
16 Dec 2025,27 mins
Britain’s ‘golden egg’ spy in the IRA
A Stakeknife pantomime: Who was Freddie Scappaticci, the dead spy Britain still protects?
11 Dec 2025,31 mins
The cocaine in Northern Ireland’s water
New study highlights drugs – from caffeine to ketamine - lurking in our lakes and rivers
09 Dec 2025,19 mins
The latest Irish church abuse crisis
Abuse and safeguarding failings: What's going on in Ireland’s Presbyterian Church?
04 Dec 2025,34 mins
Olympic boxer Aidan Walsh: Why I’m delighted to quit the ring
From Olympic bronze to retirement at 28: Aidan Walsh on why he's quit boxing
02 Dec 2025,30 mins
Familiar faces return to count The State of the Budget
Familiar faces return to count The State of the Budget
27 Nov 2025,34 mins
Jim Browning: Meet the mystery hacker scamming the scammer
The YouTube star who takes on multi-million pound scams across the world.
25 Nov 2025,32 mins
EXTRA: Religious education in schools – Supreme Court ruling explained
The Supreme Court has ruled Christian-focused RE taught in NI schools is unlawful
20 Nov 2025,32 mins
Cookstown hotel crush: The ‘open wound’ of Greenvale
Greenvale witnesses: ‘We were there when friends died – it’s like an open wound’
20 Nov 2025,34 mins
Greenvale Hotel Crush: 'Our loved ones died - the years of legal wait is more trauma'
Family of 3 teens who died in 2019 say they feel "left in the dark" over legal delays
18 Nov 2025,34 mins
The State of Us Live: Blue Lights’ Michael Smiley and Joanne Crawford
Michael Smiley and Joanne Crawford on season three of award-winning TV drama Blue Lights
13 Nov 2025,30 mins
The State of Us Live Show: The career of a BBC Panorama reporter
Darragh MacIntyre on Cpt Robert Nairac, Virginia Giuffre & BBC impartiality
11 Nov 2025,37 mins
Northern Ireland’s smear test ‘scandal’ – explained
17,500 tests rechecked - what was happening in the Southern Trust?
06 Nov 2025,29 mins
The children married in Northern Ireland
16 and 17 year olds can still marry here. Why hasn’t the law changed yet?
04 Nov 2025,28 mins
Soldier F – Not guilty
Former paratrooper not guilty of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday in 1972
23 Oct 2025,37 mins
TV writer says pro-Israeli views shut out of the arts
David Ireland on his loyalist roots, Israel, alcoholism & God
21 Oct 2025,35 mins
Parents of SEN child convicted over school non-attendance
Leigh and James Bryson spent £30k defending themselves in court.
16 Oct 2025,35 mins
Did Northern Ireland really inspire Trump's Israel/Gaza peace plan?
And can mediators and negotiators learn anything from our past?
14 Oct 2025,35 mins