"It's a publicity stunt." - @berni_smyrh of @PreciousLifeCom on today's planned abortion pill protest
11m May 31, 2018
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“We’re not prepared to give up” - concern over schools places continues – parents make desperate plea as their children still miss out
11m May 31, 2018
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“I find it disconcerting.”- @JimAllister on @ChiefConPSNI #TopTable claims that Provisional IRA structures still exist as per a 2015 PSNI assessment
5m May 31, 2018
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"We are willing to break the law if that is what it takes" - @ROSABelfast’s Eleanor Crossey Malone on planned abortion pill protest in Belfast today
24m May 31, 2018
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@ChiefConPSNI tells #TopTable that same Provisional IRA structures still exist as per a 2015 PSNI assessment - @AllisonMorris1 and @SJAMcBride react
The same Provisional IRA structures still exist, as they did in 2015. Nothing has changed. That was the claim from Chief Constable George Hamilton on Top Table last night. Three years ago Mr Hamilton made the initial assessment after the murder of ex-IRA man Kevin McGuigan Sr. He said that some IRA members were involved in that death but that there was no evidence that the killing was sanctione...
18m May 31, 2018
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‘I will be looking to make sure we have protective abortion legislation, North and South’ - SF TD @Toibin1 on opposing his party’s position on abortion #BBCNolan
Sinn Fein TD Peadar Toibin has said that the legislation in the wake of the Republic's abortion referendum is up for grabs, and that many Yes voters didn't vote for unrestricted abortion up to 12 weeks He told the journal.ie that he's "a committed Shinner" but also said that "One child's life is more important than my job"
19m May 30, 2018
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‘If you’re pro-abortion, you’re in breach of the rules of the church.’ – journalist @malodoherty on a Priest challenging a parishioners support of abortion reform #BBCNolan
Malachi O'Doherty reacts to the news a local couple, one of whom supported repealing the eighth amendment, say they are now going to have a civil ceremony because a priest won't marry them.
8m May 30, 2018
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Following a number of gorse fires recently in North Belfast, @VinnyBelfast talks to concerned #BBCNolan caller Samantha
Samantha lives in the Ballysillan area in North Belfast, and is concerned about the number of gorse fires there has been there recently.
7m May 30, 2018
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"Holding our marriage to ransom" - groom hits out at priest for challenging his support for abortion reform and casts doubt on whether he and his fiancée can marry in a Catholic church #BBCNolan
A local couple, one of whom supported repealing the eighth amendment, say they are now going to have a civil ceremony because a priest won't marry them. Yesterday we heard on this show how that priest said that if Catholics advocate or promote abortion, it may impact on the appropriateness of him celebrating their marriage or the wedding taking place in a Catholic church at all. Father Damien...
25m May 30, 2018
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#BBCNolan callers react to Priest’s comments on Catholics advocating abortion
#BBCNolan callers react to Priest’s comments on Catholics advocating abortion
18m May 29, 2018
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Will NI women be able to access abortion services in the Republic after its historic referendum result? #BBCNolan
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Northern Ireland women must have access to planned new abortion services in the Republic. Mary Lou said she did not want Westminster to legislate for abortions here, but she argued that Irish law should apply to women from Northern Ireland.
12m May 29, 2018
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A Catholic priest has said that if Catholics advocate or promote abortion, it may impact on the appropriateness of him celebrating their marriage #BBCNolan
A Catholic priest has said that if Catholics advocate or promote abortion, it may impact on the appropriateness of him celebrating their marriage or the wedding taking place in a Catholic church at all. Father Damien Quigley wrote to a couple, saying "just a heads up that, as the priest you've asked to celebrate your wedding for you, you and I would need to have a conversation about any prom...
18m May 29, 2018
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Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has said if he lived in Northern Ireland he would be "hard put" not to consider Irish re-unification after the Republic voted to liberalise abortion laws.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown has said if he lived in Northern Ireland he would be "hard put" not to consider Irish re-unification. Lord Ashdown was writing on Twitter after the landslide Yes vote in the Republic's referendum on liberalising abortion laws. He wrote: "A wonderful beauty is being born (sorry Yeats). Ireland is becoming an advanced modern EU state. The effect in N...
24m May 29, 2018
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A look back at the journey that led to Friday's historic abortion referendum - a real sense of the passion and emotion around such a sensitive issue
A look back at the journey that led to Friday's historic abortion referendum - a real sense of the passion and emotion around such a sensitive issue
6m May 28, 2018
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Bernie Smyth from Precious Smyth, @peterlynas from @EANInews and Emma Campbell from @All4Choice debate abortion law in NI
Bernie Smyth from Precious Smyth, Peter Lynas from @Evangelical Alliance and Emma Campbell from Alliance for Choice debate abortion law in NI
9m May 28, 2018
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Abortion referendum - #BBCNolan callers and @mairiac31 debate about the scenes of celebration outside Dublin Castle following 'Yes' win
Abortion referendum - #BBCNolan callers and Mairia Cahill debate about the scenes of celebration outside Dublin Castle following 'Yes' win
9m May 28, 2018
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Our reporter @nweir1 was live at University of Limerick to gauge reaction to Friday's historic abortion referendum
Our reporter Nicola Weir was live at University of Limerick to gauge reaction to Friday's historic abortion referendum
9m May 28, 2018
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Sarah Ewart - who went to England in 2013 for a termination after doctors said her unborn child would not survive outside the womb - talks to DUP's former health minister @Jim_Wells_MLA in studio
Sarah Ewart - who went to England in 2013 for a termination after doctors said her unborn child would not survive outside the womb - talks to DUP's former health minister Jim Wells in the Nolan studio
24m May 28, 2018
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DUP's @Jim_Wells_MLA says "we would use a petition of concern" in order to block change in abortion law here - he debates with @PaulaJaneB
A massive moment for the Republic. The south has overwhelmingly voted to overturn the country's abortion ban. Attention has now shifted to Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister, Theresa May, is facing a growing number of calls to bring our laws in line with the rest of the UK. But Arlene Foster has said that the result of Ireland's abortion referendum has no impact on the law in Northern Ireland...
22m May 28, 2018
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So good they named it twice. Both Derry and Londonderry on road signs for the new A6 upgrade. That's what the SDLP are calling for, is that a good idea?
The SDLP has asked road chiefs to use the word Derry alongside Londonderry, on new roadsigns - in a compromise on the city's longstanding name row. MLA Mark H Durkan contacted the permanent secretary Peter May with the request that he believed would end sign vandalism - but was told no. The response said "the primary destination already used should be the starting point when designing new or re...
6m May 25, 2018
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The Rainbow Project hits out at the Nolan show - describing some of the programme's content as "unashamedly homophobic"
The Gay rights charity The Rainbow Project has hit out at the Nolan show after they say we broadcast content that was unashamedly homophobic. The commentator Lynette Burrows was strongly challenged yesterday after she said this about the possibility of two men dancing together on strictly come dancing. The conversation this morning is about what parameters should there be around free speech. Is...
11m May 25, 2018
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If Jeremy Corbyn became Prime Minister, he says he wouldn't fight for NI to stay part of the UK
Jeremy Corbyn has said a future Labour government would remain neutral on a border poll. So is he sticking strictly to the terms of Good Friday Agreement or is it a big step for a UK government to remain neutral on the future of the country?  He made the comments to the BBC's political editor Mark Devenport yesterday.
21m May 25, 2018
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We speak to Nolan listener Sinead, whose tumble dryer caught fire, destroying her kitchen, and her struggle to get properly compensated
New fears have been raised about the fire risk of some tumble dryers, even though they have already been modified to guard against the danger. Engineers have checked hundreds of thousands of Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda models after a series of fires. But now the BBC's consumer programme, Watchdog Live, has been told of more cases of problems with repaired machines. And, it’s been happening here...
9m May 24, 2018
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Head judge Shirly Ballas says it's time for same sex couples on Strictly Come Dancing – do you agree?
Strictly Come Dancing - one of the BBC's biggest shows, where celebs and their dance partners try to get their hands on the glitterball trophy. But how would you feel about same sex couples dancing together? The head judge Shirly Ballas is all for it saying "...if they were to do that I would embrace it. Whatever choices people make I'll be fine with." Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Jo...
23m May 24, 2018
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Nolan listener says she's angry at the way her brother's recall appointment has been handled by the Belfast Trust
A Nolan listener says she's angry at the way her brother's patient recall appointment has been handled by the Belfast Trust - and she says it's adding to the family's anxiety. More than 3,000 neurology patients in Northern Ireland, including children, are being recalled for a review amid concerns some may have been misdiagnosed by Dr Michael Watt. Letters were sent out to the patients following...
9m May 24, 2018
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Jeremy Corbyn is in town and there's controversy already: some Unionists claim he's snubbed victims of IRA violence
Jeremy Corbyn is in Northern Ireland today in his first visit as Labour leader. But before he even landed he's angered some unionists.  The DUP say they invited Mr Corbyn to meet IRA victims. But the labour party say the invite came too late so the meeting won't go ahead. Mr Corbyn will also set out his vision for Brexit, he will call for the revival of the contentious British Irish Intergovern...
35m May 24, 2018
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Actor Patrick J. Adams has issued an apology after he was branded a "bully" for body shaming a woman who told him he looked “chunky” at the Royal Wedding. But was his reaction wrong?
SUITS actor and Meghan Markle co-star Patrick J. Adams has issued an apology after he was branded a "bully" for body shaming a woman who had made a jibe about his Royal Wedding look. The Canadian actor shared an unflattering picture of the woman as she slept in an airport lounge. Earlier the woman had told him that he looked "chunky" as he was pictured attending the wedding of Prince Harry and...
18m May 23, 2018
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Over 1000 children waiting for ENT surgery in NI - @nweir1 meets Michelle Irwin whose 4 yr old son, Mason, has been waiting a year and a half for a tonsillectomy
There are over one thousand children waiting for ENT surgery in Northern Ireland - with the longest waiting time for surgery two years.  The Belfast Trust says a total of 1185 children are currently on the list - blaming demand outstretching capacity to provide treatment. Belfast mother of two, Michelle Erwin, contacted the Nolan Show about her four year old son, Mason. She says he has been con...
6m May 23, 2018
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A #BBCNolan show investigation
18m May 23, 2018
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Voters in the Republic will go to the polls on Friday to decide whether to reform Ireland's abortion laws
Voters in the Republic will go to the polls on Friday to decide whether to reform Ireland's abortion laws. Currently the 8th amendment recognises the rights of the mother and the rights of the unborn child as equal. A vote to repeal the 8th would pave the way for new legislation governing abortion. We speak to Labour Senator Ivana Bacik, David Quinn from Iona Institute, Bernie Smyth from Preci...
19m May 23, 2018
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"It was an impressive speech, it portrayed confident and coherent unionism. She looked at where we are today and looked forward and set out a vision for a better NI." Ex-DUP MLA Nelson McCausland on Arlene Foster calling nationalism "narrow and exclusive"
DUP leader Arlene Foster has described nationalism as "narrow and exclusive" In a speech in London, Mrs Foster also said unionism stands for pluralism and multi-culturalism.
10m May 22, 2018
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"He'd been through so many drugs that hadn't worked previously, the doctor talked to me about medicinal cannabis. I knew if I didn't get him treatment quickly he was going to die."
Last year, Billy Caldwell became the first person to receive an NHS prescription for medical marijuana in the UK. He was first given the treatment by an epilepsy expert in California and up until that point was having up to 100 seizures a day. But now his mother, Charlotte, has said that Billy has been handed a death sentence after her Doctor was contacted by the Home Office and told to stop p...
15m May 22, 2018
15m
A paramilitary linked group adopts a new flags protocol in east belfast - they'll only fly them at certain parts of the year but they will include commemorative UVF flags
A UVF linked group in east Belfast has agreed a flags protocol which they say will end the flying of illegal paramilitary flags. The Irish News reports that the East Belfast Community Initiative has said that only legal flags will be flown with a limit placed on how long they will be displayed. The group says the only UVF flags on display will be historical ones commemorating its role in the f...
31m May 22, 2018
31m
"It said you have not received a place. She was devastated... Her younger brother who is 10 was diagnosed with leukaemia last year... It has been an extremely emotional weekend." Parent Marisa whose daughter was denied her first choice school
Back to a story we brought you yesterday - this programme has spoken to MANY parents who are distressed, after their children were sent letters telling them they have NOT been admitted into their chosen secondary schools. The principal of a school in Bangor took the unusual step of publishing a letter to parents blaming the lack of an Education Minister for not being able to offer more childre...
22m May 22, 2018
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"She crumpled and fell to the floor in tears and said mummy I've no school."
The principal of a school in Bangor has taken the unusual step of publishing a letter to parents blaming the lack of an Education Minister for not being able to offer more children places at his school. Matthew Pitts is head of Bangor Academy and his statement on the school's website says he's had to turn away up to 40 families because his request for extra places is falling on deaf ears.
17m May 21, 2018
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"I love Meghan, however I thought it was total Hollywood, I thought I was watching an episode of suits! It was embarrassing!" Commentator Paul Martin on the Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan
It was the most watched TV event of the weekend, of course it was the Royal Wedding. Did you watch, Did you ooohhh and ahhh over the dress, the style, the flowers the bridemaids, the service and the celebrity guests... Or did you think what a load of overhyped nonsense...
10m May 21, 2018
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"I think a lot of people were bemused by Barra McGrory's intervention... Where there is evidence out there the people should be held accountable..."
The Former Northern Ireland Director of Public Prosecutions has called for an end to all criminal investigations relating to the Troubles. But could an effective criminal amnesty for all Troubles killings be an answer to the impass over the troubles? And how would this be greeted by families who've waited decades for justice?
11m May 21, 2018
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How would you vote if the brexit referendum was held again? A new survey, by Queens University, indicates there would be more remainers now than in 2016.
Its now less than a year until the UK officially leaves the EU. New surveys out today suggest more people here would vote to remain in the EU than did in the referendum... The polls indicate that 69% of people in Northern Ireland would now vote to remain in the EU, a 13% increase on the 56% who voted to remain in 2016. The polls also suggest that only 42.5% of catholics WOULD vote for a unit...
34m May 21, 2018
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Senior civil servant accepts failures on his watch in the period before the RHI scheme imploded - @SJAMcBride talks us through the latest inquiry revelations
6m May 18, 2018
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“Could I have been getting ready to bury one of my daughters this morning?” - caller Stephen hits out at PSNI over delayed response to suspected pipe bomb
6m May 18, 2018
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It's Balmoral Show time! @nweir1 reported live from the four day farming feast
6m May 18, 2018
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Harry and Meghan get hitched tomorrow - will you be watching the #royalwedding ? @StephenNolan talks to royal watcher @jenniebond1
Tomorrow is the big day for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and wedding fever is reaching it's peak. So is this going to be the same type of Royal affair as William and Kate's nuptials in 2011.
4m May 18, 2018
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Battle of Balmoral - @M_AndersonSF and SoS Karen Bradley clash as NI remains in dangerous stalemate. @AllisonMorris1 and former DUP MLA Nelson McCausland discuss
While Northern Ireland is in a dangerous stalemate, the Sec of State Karen Bradley was more focused yesterday on the Balmoral Show. Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson bounced the Sec of State, but again Karen Bradley wanted to focus on the cows. Irish News journalist Allison Morris and former DUP MLA Nelson McCausland react.
29m May 18, 2018
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The crack cocaine of gambling - Fixed Odds Betting Terminals maximum stake slashed in GB. But no change in NI - @careorguk set out their concerns
Westminster may have made a landmark decision to significantly reduce the stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) from £100 to £2 per spin, but the stakes in Northern Ireland will remain at £100 unless further action is taken. The machines, dubbed the 'crack cocaine of gambling' are highly addictive; gamblers can bet £100 every 20 seconds on the machines. FOBT's have been linked closely ...
3m May 17, 2018
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Loyalist @JamieBrysonCPNI hits out at council bonfire management scheme - he debates with @AllisonMorris1 and @brendanbelfast
Are bonfire management schemes about to burn out? They were set up to offer money for 11th night celebrations and in return organisers were meant to stick to rules like no tyres or controversial emblems being burnt. But the schemes aren't as popular now with some loyalists - who claim they have become an attack on their 'cultural expression'. Stephen was joined by loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson ...
26m May 17, 2018
26m
"Get on with it, woman, and give us government" - @JimAllister hits out at Secretary of State over ongoing stalemate
TUV leader Jim Allister hits out at Secretary of State over ongoing stalemate.
3m May 17, 2018
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Pressure mounts on Secretary of State as head of Civil Service says he's unsure of what decisions he can make - so who is in charge of NI? @AlexKane221b and @andreemurphy discuss
Pressure mounts on Secretary of State as head of Civil Service says he's unsure of what decisions he can make - so who is in charge of NI? Political commentators Alex Kane and Andree Murphy
14m May 17, 2018
14m
Political crisis deepens as head of the Civil Service says he's unsure of what decisions he can make - just who is in charge of NI? @Kelmba and @MarkHDurkan discuss
Northern Ireland's political crisis deepened yesterday when the head of the Civil Service said there is a lack of clarity on what decisions departments can make in the absence of Ministers. David Sterling also warned that events such as the North West 200 could now be at risk. It's all down to a judge's decision that a civil servant did not have the power to approve a controversial incinerator ...
23m May 17, 2018
23m
Mental Health Awareness Week - former Army Colonel @PhilipIngMBE tells @vinnybelfast how he survived PTSD
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Research has shown that two thirds of us experience a mental health problem in our lifetime. PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is one of those problems. Studies have suggested that Northern Ireland has some of the highest levels of it in the world. A legacy of our troubled past. There's a greater understanding of it now, but many are still sufferin...
21m May 16, 2018
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Belfast City Cllr @EmmetMcDB hits out as "flags of paramilitary nature" erected outside shared housing scheme in east Belfast
UVF flags have been erected at the entrance to a shared housing development in east Belfast. Cantrell Close, off the Ravenhill Road, made headlines last year with issues of intimidation of some residents and the erection of paramilitary flags. Vinny spoke to Alliance councillor Emmet McDonough-Brown.
2m May 16, 2018
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