The State of Us

71. The final witness.

The final witness in the Noah Donohoe inquest has taken to the stand.

15 Jun 2026,·10 mins

70. Tracing phone movements

The lawyers begin to tie up loose ends as the inquest enters its final stages.

12 Jun 2026,·11 mins

69. Tracking down Jordan Peterson.

The efforts made by police to contact the author Noah had become fixated with.

11 Jun 2026,·16 mins

68.Questions not asked.

A police officer involved in the investigation has been giving evidence.

10 Jun 2026,·10 mins

67. Psychiatrists ‘can’t explain it’.

Experts told the inquest they don’t believe a mental illness had a part in Noah’s death.

09 Jun 2026,·12 mins

66.Did Noah have a psychotic episode?

The court heard Noah could have been in the early stages of a psychotic episode.

08 Jun 2026,·13 mins

65. The Last Photo

The last photo taken on Noah's phone isn't remembered by the man who checked his devices

04 Jun 2026,·9 mins

64. Noah's final journey

Footage is shown of Noah’s final journey through Belfast on the day he disappeared.

03 Jun 2026,·12 mins

63. Is key expert impartial?

A Department for Infrastructure witness was challenged by the Donohoe family’s barrister.

29 May 2026,·11 mins

62. Tunnel ‘not seriously dangerous’

An expert says he wouldn’t say the tunnel in which Noah died was ‘seriously dangerous’.

28 May 2026,·11 mins

61. Bodycam footage lost

A detective involved in the case wasn’t aware of a number of pieces of evidence

27 May 2026,·9 mins

60. Witness accused of ‘untruth’

A police witness wasn’t asked about the search for Noah until last month.

26 May 2026,·13 mins

59. New video of night before

The jury is shown new CCTV footage of Noah on the night before he disappeared.

20 May 2026,·14 mins

58. Problems with time of death

An expert theory on the time Noah died was challenged today.

19 May 2026,·10 mins

57. Tunnel area used as ‘playground’

Whether the public could easily access the storm drain area was debated today.

18 May 2026,·9 mins

56. Jury sees body in tunnel

The court is shown footage of Noah's body inside the culvert.

15 May 2026,·15 mins

55. Mystery call to Noah

A mystery call was made to Noah’s phone from his own number the night before he vanished.

14 May 2026,·16 mins

54. Fireworks in court

A returning witness today said he was sick of being harassed by the legal teams.

13 May 2026,·13 mins

53. Escaping the tunnel

A Department for Infrastructure official explains why he crawled through the storm drain.

12 May 2026,·10 mins

52. The steep drop

An expert says the steep gradient of part of the storm drain added to its danger.

11 May 2026,·10 mins

51. Panicked Government WhatsApps

WhatsApp messages between Department of Infrastructure staff were told to the jury today.

08 May 2026,·14 mins,·

50. Copycat fears

The bars on the storm drain that Noah entered are now closer together.

07 May 2026,·13 mins

49. Other culvert deaths

The jury hears of the tragic death of a man trapped in a culvert during flooding in 2007.

29 Apr 2026,·15 mins

48. ‘Sensitive’ legal issue

Evidence was delayed while lawyers dealt with a sensitive matter away from the jury.

28 Apr 2026,·2 mins

47. Witness in handcuffs

Key witness Daryl Paul is serving a prison sentence.

27 Apr 2026,·12 mins

46. Daryl Paul’s enemy

An enemy of the key witness who stole Noah’s laptop will not appear at the inquest.

24 Apr 2026,·8 mins

45.The laptop thief

The man who tried to sell Noah’s laptop gave evidence to the inquest.

23 Apr 2026,·17 mins

44. Heroin assault claims

A witness told police she’d heard Noah was injected with heroin the day he disappeared.

22 Apr 2026,·15 mins

43. Evidence delayed

Legal arguments dominated the day in Court 12.

21 Apr 2026,·2 mins

42. 'Search not rescue'

A Home Office risk assessment found it unlikely that Noah would be in the storm drain.

20 Apr 2026,·13 mins