This week on MOTH News Live, we examine the latest evidence from the Noah Donohoe Inquest, where repeated claims of "I can't recall" from police witnesses have raised fresh questions about CCTV evidence, investigative procedures and the crucial first hours after Noah disappeared.
We discuss:
🚲 CCTV operator evidence and the race to track Noah's movements across Belfast
📹 Questions around CCTV retrieval and investigative priorities
⚖️ The evidence of Detective Constable Nick Johnston and repeated memory gaps during questioning
🔍 Daryl Paul, Maria Nolan and what investigators were focused on while Noah was still missing
Plus:
🛡️ A separate Belfast safeguarding case involving a music tutor facing serious criminal charges currently before the courts, and what it tells us about safeguarding, institutions and positions of trust.
📱 Oscar examines the rise of the Manosphere, online influencers and the growing impact of digital communities on young men.
💻 Al looks at Pornhub, MindGeek's Irish operations, Grant Thornton's resignation as auditor, and the wider questions around corporate responsibility and accountability.
At the heart of today's programme is one question:
Who was paying attention?

“I HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE ANYONE COULD BE IN THERE.”
A PSNI constable has told the Noah Donohoe Inquest that the culvert where Noah’s body was eventually found was “not a priority” during the early search operation.
This week:
🚇 Why was the culvert not urgently prioritised?
🌊 Tides, search assumptions & public trust
⚖️ The Jeffrey Donaldson trial begins
💼 Elkstone, investment money & Northern Ireland
🚛 Fuel protests, builders & the realities of doing business in Ireland

New evidence at the Noah Donohoe Inquest focused on the storm culvert where Noah’s body was found — including testimony about unexplained finger tracking marks inside the tunnel that were reportedly never photographed.We’ll also examine expert evidence around the tides flowing into the culvert from Belfast Lough during the six days Noah was missing:🌊 new moon conditions🌊 strong spring tides🌊 repeated tidal movements inside the drain systemAs questions continue around process, documentation and institutional credibility, we ask:What happens when crucial evidence isn’t preserved — and public trust begins to weaken?Plus:🚔 Oscar looks at policing culture, misogyny and institutional silence following the latest sentencing of former Garda Paul Moody🕵️ A clip from Keith Walsh’s interview with Johnny Vedmore on Irish names, Nicole Junkerman and the Epstein Files📉 Al breaks down the latest from Jobbio and asks whether Manna is quietly pivoting away from Ireland toward the US