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The State of Us The Noah Donohoe Inquest Episodes

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  1. 53. Escaping the tunnel

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

  2. 52. The steep drop

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

  3. 51. Panicked Government WhatsApps

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

  4. 50. Copycat fears

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

  5. 5. The unread final message

    The inquest heard about the days before Noah died from his best friend Jay Tierney

  6. 49. Other culvert deaths

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

  7. 48. ‘Sensitive’ legal issue

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

  8. 47. Witness in handcuffs

    Key witness Daryl Paul is serving a prison sentence.

  9. 46. Daryl Paul’s enemy

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

  10. 45.The laptop thief

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

  11. 44. Heroin assault claims

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

  12. 43. Evidence delayed

    Legal arguments dominated the day in Court 12.

  13. 42. 'Search not rescue'

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

  14. 41. Hostile crowds?

    Just how angry was the crowd that gathered in Linear Park to help search for Noah?

  15. 40.Witness protection

    Today another potential witness had his anonymity at the inquest secured.

  16. 4. Mother's 999 call

    The desperate 999 call Fiona Donohoe made when her son went missing is played in court

  17. 39. Juror sick

    The 11th week of evidence hit a road bump today when the jury couldn’t sit.

  18. 38. Time of death

    An expert witness says Noah likely died around two hours after he was reported missing.

  19. 37. Recap 10 weeks of evidence

    Tara and Declan recap the ten weeks of evidence at the inquest.

  20. 36. Arguments in court

    The jury wasn’t present today, as barristers made legal arguments.

  21. 35. Juror discharged

    The jury foreperson was sent home after recognising a witness.

  22. 34. Coroner's warning to police witness

    The Coroner warns a police witness about the potential of incriminating himself.

  23. 33. Failure of basic policing

    The police officer who missed CCTV footage of part of Noah’s journey gave evidence.

  24. 32. Classified Information

    The jury hears how classified maps were dealt with by police.

  25. 31. Twist in 'missed' CCTV story

    The camera pointing towards the storm drain was spotted by police.

  26. 30. The mystery of Noah's Instagram

    Three members of a family deny trying to freeze Noah’s Instagram account.

  27. 3. Court evacuated

    An emergency evacuation of Laganside courthouse interrupts jury selection

  28. 29. Drug testing dead bodies

    Two scientists gave evidence about the issue of the toxicology reports.

  29. 28. What we can’t tell you

    Legal arguments dominated the day in court.

  30. 27. Were drugs involved?

    Pathologists are asked if drugs could have been involved in Noah’s death.

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