{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/684309c96604f43e34e48caf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Iris Robinson and the affair scandal which shocked Northern Ireland","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65670352d7b5d40012be7324/1749223686901-5eba72dc-38d0-4685-b643-ac55ffc4deba.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the early 2000s, Peter and Iris Robinson were seen as Northern Ireland’s political power couple. Iris, known for her strong Christian values, secretly had an affair with 19-year-old Kirk McCambley, whose late father had entrusted her with his care. In 2008, she helped McCambley secure over £50,000 to open a café, allegedly taking £5,000 for herself—money she failed to declare as required in her role as a councillor. The affair and financial misconduct, once exposed, caused a political and media storm, shocking the public.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Olivia Peden revisits this explosive scandal with The Belfast Telegraph’s Suzanne Breen and Sam McBride.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Belfast Telegraph"}