At the end of January, we put out an episode from Bellaghy where we heard from the family of Seán Brown, chairman of the local GAA club who was abducted and murdered by Loyalists while locking up the gates of the club on May 12 1997.

On Monday, the inquest into Seán’s murder collapsed with the Coroner saying that his ability to examine the death of Seán Brown had been “compromised” by the extent of confidential state material being excluded from the proceedings on national security grounds.

We speak to Niall Murphy, solicitor for the Brown family, about the collapse of the Inquest and what happens now in the search for justice for Seán.

Also an emailer asks if Liverpool’s trophies just mean more, Roberto di Zerbi doesn’t know what he’s doing, Xabi Alonso nearly gets Gurbanoved and there’s Frances Murphy’s TV guide.

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