The great Ribena ban. Has Tesco gone too far removing sugary drinks from shelves?
Supermarket giants Tesco have announced plans to axe Ribena and Capri-Sun from their shelves as part of measures aimed at tackling obesity.The supermarket will no longer stock small cartons and lunch box-sized added sugar drinks, but will still stock the no-added sugar versions.The move is Tesco's latest response to growing pressure from campaigners pressuring supermarkets to tackle the issue o...
10m Jul 29, 2015
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Will customers pay the price as low cost airport car-park faces closure?
A cheaper rival to Belfast city airport's carpark is fighting for survival after it lost a battle to stay open with planning officals. Boal's carpark at Ikea provides cheap parking for people flying out of George Best city airport. The carpark had been running for two years when planning officials contatced the owners saying they needed permission to operate. That was turned down and now an a...
12m Jul 29, 2015
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Bring in expert help – Rev Good’s plea to Stormont on crisis
2m Jul 28, 2015
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Stormont collapse would be ‘very dangerous’ – Rev Harold Good warns
2m Jul 28, 2015
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Rev Harold Good on decommissioning, peace process and Stormont crisis
Its 10 years since the IRA announced the end of its armed campaign and plans to decommission. One of the clergy men who witnessed the decommissioning, Rev Harold Good, has said that Northern Ireland is "once more at a crossroads"
27m Jul 28, 2015
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DUP Finance Minister Arlene Foster brands Martin McGuinness' trip to America as a waste of time
The Stormont stalemate goes stateside. Martin McGuinness and Theresa Villiers are both heading to the USA for discussions on our political crisis. Will that help?
1m Jul 28, 2015
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Lord Sewel – should he stay or should he go? Lembit Opik and @Kevin_Maguire discuss. #BBCNolan
Should he stay or should he go? The senior peer Lord Sewel has been urged to resign from the House of Lords after he was filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes.Lord Sewel, who is yet to comment on the claims, has already quit as Lords deputy speaker and chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee.He could also face a police inquiry over the Sun on Sunday's footage. The BBC h...
9m Jul 27, 2015
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Time for a hike in NI student fees? @FergalMcFerran and @basilmccrea discuss. #BBCNolan
So, are higher tuition fees on the cards for students here? The Higher Education Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, has told the Irish News he wants a 'conversation' about higher education funding, saying the sector is underfunded compared to England. Tuition fees for the next two years here will be £3,805 and £3,925 per annum. In England, universities can charge students up to £9,000 a year. So have...
28m Jul 27, 2015
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USA rescue mission? @brianpjrowan on Martin McGuinness ‘crisis’ trip to States. #BBCNolan
Martin McGuinness leaves for America today to see if State Department representatives and other US officials can help ease the growing crisis at Stormont. The deputy First Minister says he hopes they can "help convince the British government of the gravity of the current situation". Journalist Brian Rowan has been following developments closely.
16m Jul 27, 2015
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West Belfast festival Frankie Boyle row escalates. #BBCNOLAN
The row over controversial comic Frankie Boyle performing at the West Belfast Feile is building.The festival is being urged to scrap the show, because of jokes Boyle has told about people with Downs Syndrome.There was an anti-Boyle protest on Friday and the objectors are due to meet Feile representatives todayFriday's protest was supported by former Sinn fein Mayor Tom Hartley. Nolan is joined...
26m Jul 27, 2015
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"I'll bounce back stronger" @RealCFrampton tells @Stephennolan
Belfast boxer Carl 'the Jackal' Frampton successfully defended his IBM super-bantamweight world title when he defeated Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Jr in El Paso on Saturday night. But he's been criticised for his performance on social media after he was twice put down in the first round by the Mexican before recovering to win on points.
19m Jul 24, 2015
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Champ @RealCFrampton takes dig back at "jealous" @WayneMcCullough
Belfast boxer Carl Frampton responds to Twitter criticism from ex-champ Wayne McCullough
3m Jul 24, 2015
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'I want @scottquigg title showdown' - @RealCFrampton tells @StephenNolan
2m Jul 24, 2015
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What ‘mouth feel’ do you want from your drinking water? The Merchant Hotel's Gavin Carroll explains all
Would you pay up to £26 pounds for a bottle of fancy water? The Merchant hotel has launched a new 'water menu' with H2O from around the world including Canada and Fiji. And has even appointed two new water butlers that can help guests choose the water that's right for their palate. Is this an over indulgence? Or if people have the money why should they not spend it on what they want? Merchant...
9m Jul 24, 2015
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A Belfast hotel is charging £26 for a fancy bottle of water. How much would you pay?
Now - next up Watergate. Would you pay up to £26 pounds for a bottle of fancy water? The Merchant hotel has launched a new 'water menu' with H2O from around the world including Canada and Fiji. And has even appointed two new water butlers that can help guests choose the water that's right for their palate. Is this an over indulgence? Or if people have the money why should they not spend it on ...
14m Jul 24, 2015
14m
Teenager Rachel lost her dad right in the middle of her A levels. Can exam chiefs show her some sympathy?
A North Belfast schoolgirl, who's dad died on the day she was due to sit an A Level exam, has been told she'll get no special treatment after she failed to turn up at the test. Rachel Dean is 18 years old and a pupil at Belfast Model School for Girls and was expected to get As or A stars in her A Levels in English, History and Sociology. However, on June 15, her 48 year old father Graham, colla...
9m Jul 24, 2015
9m
DUP's Paul Givan admits waiting list situation is 'unacceptable'
Waiting list misery in our health service. And it's getting worse. Operations delayed and delayed. People stuck, suffering in pain. It was the big story yesterday and we're back on it today.
12m Jul 23, 2015
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Health Service Chief on waiting list row Pt2
Valerie Watts, one of the most senior figures in our health service, is with me in the studio. She's chief executive of the Health and Social Care Board. Yesterday's story was about a huge surge in patients waiting for consultant appointments at Belfast's Musgrave Park Hospital, but there's a bigger picture here, waiting times on the increase all over N Ireland
22m Jul 23, 2015
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Health Service Chief on waiting list row Pt1
Valerie Watts, one of the most senior figures in our health service, is with me in the studio. She's chief executive of the Health and Social Care Board Yesterday's story was about a huge surge in patients waiting for consultant appointments at Belfast's Musgrave Park Hospital, but there's a bigger picture here, waiting times on the increase all over Northern Ireland
26m Jul 23, 2015
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SDLP's health spokesperson Fearghal McKinney comments on waiting list fears
SDLP's health spokesperson Fearghal McKinney comments on waiting list fears
8m Jul 22, 2015
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Part 2 #bbcnolan callers hit out at hospital waiting lists
#bbcnolan callers hit out at hospital waiting lists
11m Jul 22, 2015
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#bbcnolan callers hit out at hospital waiting lists
#bbcnolan callers hit out at hospital waiting lists
22m Jul 22, 2015
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"We have crisis developing, it needs a crisis response" - ex-Health Minister Michael McGimpsey
"We have crisis developing, it needs a crisis response" - ex-Health Minister Michael McGimpsey
10m Jul 22, 2015
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"Not acceptable" Nursing body slams waiting list surge
Waiting times to both see a consultant and to receive surgery at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast are soaring. Documents seen by the BBC reveal this month consultants were told that patients with back problems were waiting 74 weeks to see a specialist while those requiring hip and knee surgery were having to wait 59 weeks.
8m Jul 22, 2015
8m
Should a seven-day working week be imposed on hospital doctors?
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is prepared to impose a seven-day working week on hospital doctors in England. Mr Hunt said that a "Monday to Friday culture" in parts of the NHS had "tragic consequences" and said 6,000 people die each year because of this. In 2003 the Government gave consultants the right to opt out of working weekends. Northern Ireland Health Minister Simon Hamilton ...
6m Jul 21, 2015
6m
Would you sit facing another passenger on a plane?
Do you hate sitting next to a complete stranger when you fly? If so, things could get much worse for you! A new patent has proposed a space-saving design for the economy section where passengers would sit FACING each other in order to maximise the space available! Does this thought fill you full of dread or would you be happy enough to sit opposite another traveller? And what about plane etiqu...
8m Jul 21, 2015
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Sammy Wilson says Assembly is probably over - Basil McCrea and Roy Beggs react #bbcnolan
Sammy Wilson says Assembly is probably over - Basil McCrea and Roy Beggs react
8m Jul 21, 2015
8m
James McClean turns his back on national anthem. Disrespect or free speech in action?
Republic of Ireland footballer James McClean has sparked anger by turning his back on the British national anthem during his club's pre-season tour in the US.Premier League star McClean was seen to face away from the flag of St George as he stood alongside his West Bromwich Albion team-mates who were lining up to face South Carolina-based United Soccer League club Charleston Battery. The 26-ye...
13m Jul 21, 2015
13m
Callers react to David Vance's benefits broadside
Callers react to David Vance's benefits broadside
7m Jul 21, 2015
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Bumper Graham and David Vance clash over latest wave of benefit cuts
The House of Commons has backed a new wave of welfare cuts.The changes include lowering the benefit cap to £20,000 outside London.What does that mean? It means households won't be able to claim more than £20,000 a year in benefits.Is that fair?And what about N Ireland? Stormont still can't agree on the previous wave of welfare reforms. It can't agree for example on whether the benefit cap here ...
19m Jul 21, 2015
19m
Was it right to publish Queen 'Nazi salute' pic?
On Saturday the front page of the Sun newspaper featured a striking image of the Queen and the Queen Mother apparently giving a jokey Nazi salute. The Sun says the footage was taken in 1933 - at a time when "no-one knew what Adolf Hitler was capable of". The Queen herself was around 6 years old at the time The Palace has responded saying its deeply disappointed "that a film, shot eight decades...
19m Jul 20, 2015
19m
Row over police response to paramilitary funeral display - callers react
Unionist politicians have voiced their fury at a Paramilitary display in Derry/Londonderry. Dozens of people wearing military-style uniform, berets and dark glasses attended the funeral of Peggy O'Hara, the mother of INLA hunger striker Patsy O'Hara who died in the Maze in 1981.Yesterday the PSNI carried out searches in the city.
28m Jul 20, 2015
28m
Unionist fury at INLA paramilitary display in Derry. Gary Donnelly and Gregory Campbell react
Unionist politicians have voiced their fury at a Paramilitary display in Derry/Londonderry. Dozens of people wearing military-style uniform, berets and dark glasses attended the funeral of Peggy O'Hara, the mother of INLA hunger striker Patsy O'Hara who died in the Maze in 1981.Yesterday the PSNI carried out searches in the city.
27m Jul 20, 2015
27m
Keeping the kids entertained at summer - what is there to do here? @vinnybelfast finds out
The summer is well underway and for many of us that means trying to keep our kids entertained. But lets face it - for most that means sticking to a budget. So what can you do here to keep them busy? Vinny has been out and about to test out how far he could go with £20 for a day out - with two of his nieces. They decided to go to the steam train in Downpatrick. That's where he hit his first snag...
7m Jul 17, 2015
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No drink, no cigs, no men - @nweir1 talks to 106yo Maud about secret to a long life
She was born in a time when Edward the seventh was on the throne, Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel, the first film was shown in technicolour and the suffragettes were campaigning for a woman's right to vote. And while empires have fallen, two world wars have been fought and Kings and Queens have come and gone, Ballymena lady, Maud Nicholl is still standing strong. She recently cele...
9m Jul 17, 2015
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#BBCNolan callers react to £7,000 MP pay rise decision
BBC Nolan callers react to £7,000 MP pay rise decision
6m Jul 17, 2015
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Should MPs be getting £7,000 pay rise? #BBCNolan
Does £74,000 sound like a decent salary? That's what our MPs will be taking home - a pay rise of more than 10 per cent. The body that sets the level of members' income says the increase will settle the parliamentary for a generation. But at a time of austerity when the government is making further cuts to welfare, should MPs be getting a pay rise? Enda gets the views of Tory MP Jerry Hayes, com...
30m Jul 17, 2015
30m
'I heard her beg for her life' - son of Troubles murder victim begins battle for justice #BBCNolan
The legacy of the Troubles is often discussed at length on this and many other programmes on the BBC. There have been many stories of atrocities and tragedies that continue to haunt victims and survivors and what you are about to hear is another powerful and emotional story of our troubled past. Damien O'Hagan was just seven years old when UVF gunmen burst into his home in Greencastle in Tyrone...
18m Jul 17, 2015
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Water cannons banned in England & Wales, but not in NI. Is it double standards?
It's good enough for rioters in Northern Ireland but not suitable for violent crowds in Great Britain. The Home Secretary Theresa May has banned the use of water cannon in England and Wales. Theresa May said "without safeguards" they had "the capacity to cause harm". The PSNI has been using water cannon for the last few years - they were deployed during rioting in the Ardoyne on Monday night. ...
10m Jul 16, 2015
10m
Should you have the right to end your life if you are terminally ill?
Should you have the right to end your life if you are terminally ill?The debate is now heading for the House of Commons, after Labour MP Rob Marris topped the ballot for private members' bills and chose to bring forward an Assisted Dying Bill based largely on Lord Falconer's bill.But the Evangelical Alliance strongly oppose the bill and have launched a campaign urging people to contact their MP...
14m Jul 16, 2015
14m
Should scenes of masked gunmen firing shots over coffins be acceptable in 2015?
The police are investigating the firing of shots over the coffin of veteran republican Peggy O'Hara in Derry last night.The mother of INLA hunger striker Patsy O'Hara was given full Republican honours as her remains were brought to her home. Reports say traffic was brought to a standstill as a colour party of four women and one man flanked the hearse. Shots were then fired by a man with a rifle...
24m Jul 16, 2015
24m
Overgrown grass verge hampers firefighters efforts to save waste plant, are the DRD responsible? PART 2
Imagine watching your business go up in smoke while firefighters are scrambling to find a water hydrant in an overgrown grass verge to extinguish the flames. That's what happened to Tommy McGlinchy who owns the Brickkiln waste and recycling plant outside Derry last week. He is full of praise for the fire crews but he is very angry with the stormont department responsible for cutting the grass. ...
21m Jul 16, 2015
21m
Overgrown grass verge hampers firefighters efforts to save waste plant, are the DRD responsible? PART 1
Imagine watching your business go up in smoke while firefighters are scrambling to find a water hydrant in an overgrown grass verge to extinguish the flames. That's what happened to Tommy McGlinchy who owns the Brickkiln waste and recycling plant outside Derry last week. He is full of praise for the fire crews but he is very angry with the stormont department responsible for cutting the grass. ...
6m Jul 16, 2015
6m
Almost 20% of people in Northern Ireland feel social pressure to have plastic surgery - do you feel the pressure?
Plastic surgery. Would you go for a nip, tuck, or maybe an enlargement?According to a recent survey almost 20% of people in Northern Ireland feel social pressure to have plastic surgery - the highest in the UK. Self confidence can often be the reason behind it. #BBCNolan
11m Jul 15, 2015
11m
Should no shows for GP and hospital appointments be fined?
Have you ever had a GP or hospital appointment that you couldn't attend? Would you be happy to pay a fine for missing it? Well you may have to in future as the Government looks to crackdown on waste by imposing a £10 fine on patients who miss appointments. It is estimated that each missed appointment costs the Health Service £160.last week, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he had 'no problem' ...
12m Jul 15, 2015
12m
Should strike action be illegal below a 50 per cent turn out?
MP's will discuss a new bill today which if passed will make it harder for workers to strike. It would make it illegal to hold strike action unless there is at least a 50 per cent turnout and 40 per cent or more of those people eligible to vote must back the strike before it can be called. #BBCNolan
13m Jul 15, 2015
13m
Commentator @AlexKane221b reacts to Jim Wells’ comments over his resignation
Alex Kane joins Enda with his reaction to Jim Wells' comments. #BBCNolan
9m Jul 15, 2015
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PART 2 @Jim_Wells_MLA breaks silence in first broadcast interview since same sex marriage remarks
PART 2 @JimWellsMLA breaks silence in first broadcast interview since same sex marriage remarks
19m Jul 15, 2015
19m
Former Minister @Jim_Wells_MLA breaks silence in first broadcast interview since same sex marriage remarks Part 1
A big exclusive on the programme this morning - former Health Minister Jim Wells defiantly says he should never have been forced to quit.He was at the centre of a media storm in April when he was recorded at an election hustings event and made controversial remarks about gay marriage. im Wells is claiming that remark was taken out of context and that his 33-year political career was ruined beca...
9m Jul 15, 2015
9m
Viva espana as Benidorm goes upmarket - a good idea?
Benidorm and Magaluf - resorts in Spain that are all about sun, sea, sand... and the rest.But the Spanish authorities are trying to move the travel hotspots upmarket, replacing the lager louts with a wealthier, more discerning tourist.Are cheap and cheerful holidays part of the charm of places like this, or are you sick of the sight of drunken revellers? #BBCNolan
12m Jul 14, 2015
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