'It defies everything the people of NI were assured' - Jim Allister on police IRA claims #BBCNolan
The Provisional IRA still exists - and members were involved in the murder of republican Kevin McGuigan. Those are the words of Northern Ireland's most senior policeman, Chief Constable George Hamilton. But he also says the organisation is not engaged in terrorism and remains committed to politics. Yet Sinn Fein are standing firm in denial, with their president Gerry Adams declaring yesterday t...
11m Aug 24, 2015
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Police say IRA haven't gone way, Sinn Fein say they have. What happens next? #BBCNolan
The Provisional IRA still exists - and members were involved in the murder of republican Kevin McGuigan. Those are the words of Northern Ireland's most senior policeman, Chief Constable George Hamilton. But he also says the organisation is not engaged in terrorism and remains committed to politics. Yet Sinn Fein are standing firm in denial, with their president Gerry Adams declaring yesterday t...
29m Aug 24, 2015
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Missing Gerry - Phil Coulter pays tribute to Gerry Anderson one year on from his death
It's a year to the day that our dear friend and much missed broadcaster Gerry Anderson sadly passed away. His death came as a great shock to many and an even greater loss to many more. Phil Coulter, who counted Gerry as a friend for many years, joined Stephen this morning
8m Aug 21, 2015
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#BBCNolan callers react to police IRA murder claims
BBC Nolan callers react to police IRA murder claims
17m Aug 21, 2015
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Alliance and SDLP concerns over PSNI’s IRA claims #BBCNolan
A new crisis at Stormont. First Minister Peter Robinson says he will ask the Northern Ireland secretary to intervene if it is proved that the Provisional IRA were involved in Kevin McGuigan Senior's murder. Mr McGuigan was shot dead at his home in east Belfast last week. Police have said they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder. This assessment has been rejected by Sinn ...
8m Aug 21, 2015
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'Police need to spell out full picture on IRA' - DUP MP Gregory Campbell #BBCNolan
A new crisis at Stormont. First Minister Peter Robinson says he will ask the Northern Ireland secretary to intervene if it is proved that the Provisional IRA were involved in Kevin McGuigan Senior's murder. Mr McGuigan was shot dead at his home in east Belfast last week. Police have said they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder. This assessment has been rejected by Sinn ...
14m Aug 21, 2015
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'We need to know the status of the IRA' - UUP Leader Mike Nesbitt #BBCNolan
A new crisis at Stormont. First Minister Peter Robinson says he will ask the Northern Ireland secretary to intervene if it is proved that the Provisional IRA were involved in Kevin McGuigan Senior's murder. Mr McGuigan was shot dead at his home in east Belfast last week. Police have said they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder. This assessment has been rejected by Sinn ...
8m Aug 21, 2015
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'The IRA were not involved in this' - Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly on police claims
A new crisis at Stormont. First Minister Peter Robinson says he will ask the Northern Ireland secretary to intervene if it is proved that the Provisional IRA were involved in Kevin McGuigan Senior's murder. Mr McGuigan was shot dead at his home in east Belfast last week. Police have said they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder. This assessment has been rejected by Sinn ...
13m Aug 21, 2015
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PSNI treating murder as 'joint enterprise' involving IRA members - @BrianPJRowan
A new crisis at Stormont. First Minister Peter Robinson says he will ask the Northern Ireland secretary to intervene if it is proved that the Provisional IRA were involved in Kevin McGuigan Senior's murder. Mr McGuigan was shot dead at his home in east Belfast last week. Police have said they believe Provisional IRA members were involved in the murder. This assessment has been rejected by Sinn ...
11m Aug 21, 2015
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It's Stephen's birthday today - he's 42 - is he getting old?
10m Aug 20, 2015
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Should there be a stop to all parades in Northern Ireland?
Stop all parades here for five years - that's what the columnist Jude Collins thinks should happen. He says it would help put an end to public disorder, sectarian clashes and general ill will. Earlier this month nine police officers were hurt during trouble after an anti interment parade in Belfast.
10m Aug 20, 2015
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Assisted dying debate - we hear from a doctor who specialises in palliative care
A group of bishops, priests and rabbis have given their support for plans to change the law to allow assisted dying in the UK for the first time. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, they say helping terminally ill people to die should be viewed simply as enabling them to "gracefully hand back" their lives to God. John is a palliative care doctor who contacted Stephen.
17m Aug 20, 2015
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Callers react to SF plans for another gay marriage vote at Stormont
It's the row which won't go away. Should gay marriage be made legal in Northern Ireland? Sinn Fein are to bring another motion backing same sex marriage to Stormont. But the Assembly has already debated the issue four times and rejected it each time.That's led to some saying it's a waste of time debating the issue. Others say if gay people can be married in the rest of the UK they should be abl...
15m Aug 20, 2015
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DUP's Gregory Campbell rubbishes SF's latest gay marriage move
It's the row which won't go away. Should gay marriage be made legal in Northern Ireland? Sinn Fein are to bring another motion backing same sex marriage to Stormont. But the Assembly has already debated the issue four times and rejected it each time. That's led to some saying it's a waste of time debating the issue. Others say if gay people can be married in the rest of the UK they should be ab...
14m Aug 20, 2015
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What makes you cry?
This morning we're talking tear-jerkers. The songs, the films, the art perhaps that has brought a tear to your eye. This week Proinsias O'Coinn went on a mission for a Radio 4 documentary to find the one thing that can make him well up - because he struggles to cry. What makes you cry? What moves you? Or do you never cry?
7m Aug 19, 2015
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Should we be worried about widening pay gap between bosses and workers?
Top company bosses earn 183 times more than their workers on average.That's the latest figure in a study by the High Pay Centre.It says that in 2010, the chief executives earned 160 times more.So does it matter - is growing inequality a worry?Are big bosses paid too much, compared to their employees?
15m Aug 19, 2015
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Waterfront 'box on the docks' row rages on
If you were listening yesterday you would have heard us discuss the new extension which is currently being built on to the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. At a cost £29.5m it will provide a new conference centre but - some have described it as an eyesore with names such as box on the docks, portacabin on the Lagan, and the shoe box - amongst others.
9m Aug 19, 2015
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'It's changed my perception' #BBCNolan callers react to 11 yr old transgender's story
Paul, not his real name, is 11 years old. He was born a biological girl but lives his life as a boy. Stephen has been speaking to him and his mum. Callers react to the story
16m Aug 19, 2015
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'I'm a boy' - transgender child on life changing decision at 11 yrs old
'Mum, I'm not a girl, I'm a boy'. Paul (not his real name) is 11 years old. He was born a biological girl but lives his life as a boy. Stephen has been speaking to him and his mum Angela; we've changed her name too to protect their identity.
25m Aug 19, 2015
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Business rates under fire over shop vacancy stats
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association has expressed concern at the latest Springboard survey. It shows Northern Irelands shop vacancy rate the highest in the UK at 17.3% and footfall down by 4.5% compared to the same time last year.But it says one of the biggest factors is the the high cost of rates here
5m Aug 18, 2015
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Rose of Tralee competition - old hat or still relevant?
The Rose of Tralee competition comes to a close tonight, but is it old hat or is there mileage in it yet? Journalist and commentator Andrea McVeigh says it doesn't do much for feminism but former Cork Rose and competition judge Denise O'Sullivan disagrees.
7m Aug 18, 2015
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Stephen asks you to come up with name for Waterfront Hall extension
Have you noticed a change in the Belfast skyline around the river Lagan? A new £29.5m extension is currently being built on to the Waterfront Hall which aims to transform the venue into a world class conference centre. What should the new building be called?
12m Aug 18, 2015
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The box at the docks? Row over Waterfront Hall extension
Have you noticed a change in the Belfast skyline around the river lagan? A new £29.5m extension is currently being built on to the Waterfront Hall which aims to transform the venue into a world class conference centre.But it seems not everyone is happy with the new building as the recognisable round shaped waterfront hall has now been blocked out of view by the new extension.
19m Aug 18, 2015
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Planned Truth recovery process 'subverts the possibility of justice' - Victims' campaigner Kenny Donaldson
A planned new Troubles truth recovery body will not name those who bombed and killed. So what will it do? Kenny Donaldson from Innocent Victims United reacts to the news
2m Aug 18, 2015
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You can't name people without evidence to bring them to court - Pat Finucane Centre's Paul O'Connor
A truth recovery body for the troubles wont name those who carried out killings. Victims campaigners are angry after the Belfast Telegraph revealed the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval will not name and shame murderers.
3m Aug 18, 2015
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Truth recovery process does 'more for perpetrator than victim' - Michael Gallagher
A planned new Troubles truth recovery body will not name those who bombed and killed. So what will it do?
4m Aug 18, 2015
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Troubles truth recovery body was 'never going to be a naming-and-shaming body' - @brianpjrowan
A truth recovery body for the troubles wont name those who carried out killings. Victims campaigners are angry after the Belfast Telegraph revealed the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval will not name and shame murderers. The Commission is set to be established as part of the latest political attempt to deal with the past. But some victims say if they aren't going to be told who mu...
15m Aug 18, 2015
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North Belfast Cllrs hit out at weekend violence #BBCNolan
Police have said they will increase patrols in the Skegoneill area of north Belfast after fighting broke out among youths, some of whom were armed with knives and sticks. A number of vehicles in the area were damaged.Police have said that both "sectarianism and the use of social media sites are a strong line of enquiry" in what was behind the violence. Ulster Unionist councillor Alderman David ...
3m Aug 17, 2015
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TV's Bear Grylls thinks children should take more risks in life. Is that irresponsible?
TV action man Bear Grylls has hit back at critics who slammed him for leaving his son alone on rocks in the sea. This week the survival expert found himself the centre of controversy after putting his eldest child Jesse up for a training rescue mission - and even tweeted a photo of the 11-year-old surrounded by the waters in north Wales. 41-year-old Grylls said the stunt had been carefully plan...
13m Aug 17, 2015
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Anger over nationalist bonfires in Derry #BBCNolan
Disgust in Derry over the weekend. A DUP MLA says he's outraged after claims that poppy wreaths and effigies of soldiers were burnt on bonfires in nationalist areas on Saturday night. The police say the annual 15th of August bonfires passed off without major incident. Stephen gets the views of Gary Middleton and SDLP councillor John Boyle
6m Aug 17, 2015
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Reporter @nweir1 and driving instructor take on bus lanes #BBCNolan
Last week we were talking about the bus lanes in Belfast City centre after we had been contacted by. Mike Barr, who runs a wedding car firm, to say one of his drivers was done trying to make drop offs at the Europa Hotel. Transport NI told the Nolan Show the driver should have crossed the bus lane - - "as near to a right angle as possible when safe to do so". The driver claimed he had been in t...
5m Aug 17, 2015
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Politicians told to back off BBC - licence fee battle heating up #BBCNolan
Politicians should stop pressurising the BBC and the public should have more of a say in its future. That's according to Rona Fairhead the chairwoman of the BBC Trust. She said the BBC's future must be "driven by evidence and fact, not by prejudice and not by vested interest". It comes after Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has said a debate was needed over the future shape of the BBC. Steph...
28m Aug 17, 2015
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Young people on the dole - are 'boot camps' really the way forward? #BBCNolan
Join our 'jobs boot camp' young people or lose your benefits, warns Matthew Hancock. The Cabinet Office minister said the measure was part of the Government's goal of ending a "welfare culture" in some communities. The "Earn or Learn" implementation taskforce would take a "no excuses" approach, and target people aged 18-21, within the first 3 weeks of claiming out-of-work benefit. Dubbed 'bootc...
20m Aug 17, 2015
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The incredible story of the family who ditched everything to travel the world
Along with her husband, Sarah Alderson left her steady job and packed everything up to travel the world with their 3 year-old daughter. They had no source of income and had nothing but their suitcases, and round the world plane tickets.
18m Aug 14, 2015
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Caller Elizabeth on the mental and physical scars caused by her alcoholic father
Caller Elizabeth on the mental and physical scars caused by her alcoholic father
10m Aug 14, 2015
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Is smacking your kids ever justified? Lata Sharma and @ejwoolf clash
"Ban smacking without delay" - that's the call from the Human Rights Commission.The law in Northern Ireland, as it is in the rest of the UK, is that "parents should not be criminalised for giving a mild smack".
12m Aug 14, 2015
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Criminal age of responsibility should be 14 - Human Rights Chief Commissioner
Criminal age of responsibility should be 14 - Human Rights Chief Commissioner
10m Aug 14, 2015
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"It sounds to me as if 'they haven't gone away you know' " UUP's Mike Nesbitt on IRA
"It sounds to me as if 'they haven't gone away you know' " UUP's Mike Nesbitt on IRA
9m Aug 14, 2015
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Police assessment on Short Strand murder will take time - @BrianPJRowan
Police assessment on Short Strand murder will take time - @BrianPJRowan
13m Aug 14, 2015
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"An important day but just a moment in your life story” Advice from Education Minister John O'Dowd on A level results day
"An important day but just a moment in your life story”- Advice from Education Minister John O'Dowd on A level results day
9m Aug 13, 2015
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DUP’s Sam Cole hits out at plans to ban workers from lifting & lowering coffins into graves
The rising costs of funerals is always a hot topic but they could go up even further if proposed changes come in at Causeway Coast and Glens Supercouncil. The DUP's Sam Cole says plans are being discussed to ban council workers from lifting and lowering coffins at the graveside after an employee took a case against the council when he hurt himself. He says it's health and safety gone mad...he's...
5m Aug 13, 2015
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10,000 people hit by bus lane fines in the last two months
'10,000 people hit by bus lane fines in the last two months
5m Aug 13, 2015
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It's A-level exam results day! @nweir1 meets pupils at Hazelwood Integrated College
It's A level results day, and thousands of students across Northern Ireland are opening those all-important envelopes..Nicola is with some nervous pupils at Hazelwood Integrated College in Newtonabbey.
8m Aug 13, 2015
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Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson explains why the city ditched its bus lanes
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson explains why the city ditched its bus lanes
6m Aug 13, 2015
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DRD's Ciaran de Burca joins Stephen in studio to give some clarity on bus lane confusion
The phonelines were jammed yesterday over Belfast bus lanes and the new cameras trying to catch drivers in them.This kicked off when Mike Barr, who runs a wedding car firm, contacted the show to say one of his drivers was done trying to make drop offs at the Europa Hotel.Transport NI told the Nolan Show the driver should have crossed the bus lane - listen to this - "as near to a right angle as ...
30m Aug 13, 2015
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"Devastating news" Sinn Féin cllr Niall Ó Donnghaile on paramilitary murder in Short Strand .
A man shot dead in east Belfast overnight has been named as Kevin McGuigan Sr, who was a well known republican.He was shot at Comber Court in the Short Strand on Wednesday evening.Emergency services were called to the scene just before 9 o'clock and Mr McGuigan was taken to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, but he died from his wounds.Police have begun a murder investigation and appealed for a...
5m Aug 13, 2015
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Farmers step up milk protests. Are you cheering them on?
Another protest by farmers at a supermarket depot last night over milk prices.Around 50 farmers used tractors to block about a dozen delivery lorries entering and leaving Lidl's regional distribution centre near Nutts Corner.It comes as one supermarket chain across the water has launched a new milk brand which will give extra money directly to farmers.Morrisons' Milk for Farmers brand will see ...
21m Aug 12, 2015
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Anger over cancelled country park fun run
We've been contacted by a number of people concerned they may have lost money after registering for a Colour Dash fun run planned for Crawfordsburn Country Park this Sunday.The event was organised by Endurance Junkie, but the Park's owners, say they've had to cancel it.They say that's because Endurance Junkie haven't given them the information needed for it to go ahead; including a risk assessm...
13m Aug 12, 2015
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Drivers furious over Great Victoria Street bus lane fines
Bus lanes have been driving a lot of you crazy on this show.It's an issue that always gets the phones jumping.But what if you need to enter bus lanes for your business?Mike Barr runs a wedding car firm and he's been falling foul of the law.
28m Aug 12, 2015
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. @rubywax tells @vinnybelfast 'Frankie Boyle should be burned at the stake'
The Frankie Boyle controversy just won't go away. There were calls for his stand up show to be axed from the weekends Feile festival - and now well known comedian Ruby Wax has called for him to be 'burnt at the stake'. She made the remarks after he took to the stage as part of the Feile an Phobail festival despite calls for it to be cancelled due to remarks he's made in the past about people w...
2m Aug 11, 2015
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