4500 private hire taxis could flood Belfast's bus lanes - that's the warning from the Unite union
The bus drivers' union UNITE is urging the public to "bombard (the) Department for Infrastructure email" over opening Belfast bus lanes to private taxis. The Department launched a consultation last week into whether taxis should get to use them, with a closing date of July 6th. Unite say this would lead to 4,500 taxis flooding our bus lanes, and that "as every full bus means fifty less cars on ...
43m Jun 20, 2018
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‘She lost her dignity, she lost her pride, it’s devastating.’ – Caller Ian describes his mother’s treatment in Dunmurry Manor care home #BBCNolan
 Caller Ian describes his mother’s treatment in Dunmurry Manor care home
19m Jun 19, 2018
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IRFU’s David Nucifora suggests former Ulster players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding could play for Ireland in the future #BBCNolan
Former Ulster players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding could return to play for Ireland in the future, says IRFU performance director David Nucifora. The players were found not guilty of rape after a nine-week trial earlier this year. But their Ulster and Ireland contracts were revoked because of social media and text messages revealed in court.
6m Jun 19, 2018
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Arlene Foster defends her decision to go to a LGBT event – Rainbow project’s John O’Doherty reacts #BBCNolan
Its been a busy few days for Sinn Fein and the DUP. DUP leader Arlene Foster has defended her decision to attend a Stormont event later this month to recognise the LGBT contribution to Northern Ireland. That comes soon after Mrs Foster met with members of the Fermanagh GAA team ahead of their Championship final, and attended an Islamic festival celebration, saying she wanted to "reach out th...
17m Jun 19, 2018
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Dunmurry Manor scandal - NI Human Rights commissioner Les Allamby says he believes there was a breach of human rights #BBCNolan
Families of residents of the scandal hit care home Dunmurry manor say their solicitor is considering taking legal action against all statutory agencies up to and including former health ministers. This is the third day of the Nolan show's investigation into just what went on in the home for elderly people just outside Belfast. On your behalf we have put more questions into the PPS, the PSNI, R...
33m Jun 19, 2018
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Bed sores, drastic weight loss and patients shaking in pain – some of the horrific conditions patients were left in at Dunmurry Manor Care Home #BBCNolan
What now for the Dunmurry Manor care home?
23m Jun 18, 2018
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#BBCNolan callers react to further details of the Dunmurry Manor Scandal
 Callers react to further details of the Dunmurry Manor Scandal
18m Jun 18, 2018
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Dunmurry Manor whistle blower describes pain and suffering she saw in the care home #BBCNolan
Stephen talks to the whistleblower who exposed the scandal
38m Jun 18, 2018
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Dunmurry care home scandal - @PaulaJaneB, @doloreskelly, @RobbieButlerMLA and #BBCNolan callers react
Dunmurry care home scandal - Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw, SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly, UUP MLA Robbie Butler and Nolan Show callers react
23m Jun 15, 2018
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"This can never happen again" - Commissioner for Older People blasts RQIA following Dunmurry Manor care home scandal
A war of words has erupted between the care home regulator and the Commissioner for Older People over the Dunmurry Manor care home scandal. The RQIA says it doesn't believe "there is any justification for the Commissioner's presentation of this finding and is concerned about the impact on residents and their families". But the Commissioner stands by his report. Stephen spoke to Eddie Lynch, Com...
20m Jun 15, 2018
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Dunmurry care home scandal - Karen's mother had bed sores so bad they were "down to the bone" - she told @StephenNolan about what her mother went through
Dunmurry care home scandal - Karen's mother had bed sores so bad they were "down to the bone" - she told Stephen about what her mother went through .
15m Jun 15, 2018
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Dunmurry care home scandal - Paul's father was a resident of the home - he told @StephenNolan about what his father went through
The RQIA - the body that regulates care in Northern Ireland - says they did nothing wrong in the Dunmurry Manor care home scandal. But this is what we know now from the Older Peoples Commissioner's report. Residents in Dunmurry were suffering from serious bed sores from December 2014 shortly after the home opened. There were a high number of safe guarding incidents from 2014 - things like physi...
22m Jun 15, 2018
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Political backing for access to medicinal cannabis in cases such as Billy Caldwell's - @PaulaJaneB and @McCrossanMLA
Political backing for access to medicinal cannabis in cases such as Billy Caldwell's - Alliance MLA and SDLP Daniel McCrossan
12m Jun 14, 2018
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Medicinal cannabis plea for epileptic boy Billy Caldwell - GP Dr George O'Neill reacts
Medicinal cannabis plea for epileptic boy Billy Caldwell - GP Dr George O'Neill reacts
13m Jun 14, 2018
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“I can’t be confident that the system in place now is protecting older people to the extent it should” Commissioner for Older People, Eddie Lynch, speaking to @StephenNolan
An investigation into a Belfast care home has found a "horrific catalogue of inhuman and degrading treatment, with many spending their last few months living in appalling circumstances."   The investigation into Dunmurry Manor Care Home was carried out by the Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland. Many vulnerable patients living with dementia suffered what was described as "inhuman ...
14m Jun 14, 2018
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'He's just a vulnerable little sweet beautiful boy. He doesn't deserve this.' - mother of young epileptic boy Billy Caldwell in desperate plea to authorities to grant access to medicinal cannabis
Last year, Billy Caldwell became the first person to receive an NHS prescription for medical marijuana in the UK. It was a NI doctor who wrote that prescription. Billy's mother Charlotte says the cannabis oil virtually stopped her son having up to 100 seizures a day. Cannabis oil is not tested or approved to be used in the UK for Billy's condition. Therefore, the Department of Health in Norther...
41m Jun 14, 2018
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"I wouldn't pay it" - @nigelmp reacts to revelation DUP councillors are fined for going against their party position in the council chamber
"I wouldn't pay it" - Conservative MP Nigel Evans reacts to revelation DUP councillors are fined for going against their party position in the council chamber
4m Jun 13, 2018
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Theresa May survives to fight another day after escaping Commons defeat on #Brexit yesterday - but at what cost? @nigelmp and @ClaireHanna discuss
Theresa May has survived to fight another day after escaping a Commons defeat on Brexit yesterday. But at what price? And who now has the upper hand - the hardline Brexiteers or the pro-Remain rebels? It was a day of high drama and last minute deal-making, with Remainers claiming the Prime Minister has given them a veto on on a so-called "no deal Brexit". But pro-Leave MPs insist that's not the...
9m Jun 13, 2018
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Local businessman takes aim at Bank of England notes - and says his business won't accept them until England accepts Northern Ireland bank notes
Local businessman takes aim at Bank of England notes - and says his business won't accept them until England accepts Northern Ireland bank notes . Stephen talks to John Junk from Belfast Books.
10m Jun 13, 2018
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'A fundamental threat to democracy' - @mrlanceprice reacts to revelations that DUP councillors are fined for going against their party position in the council chamber
'A fundamental threat to democracy' - Lance Price - British writer, journalist and political commentator and former special adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair, eventually assuming the role of Director of Communications for the Labour Party, reacts to revelations that DUP councillors are fined for going against their party position in the council chamber.
30m Jun 13, 2018
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Another @StephenNolan exclusive - DUP councillors are fined for going against their party position in the council chamber - is that what you expect in a democracy? @SJAMcBride and @malodoherty react
Yesterday we revealed how the DUP fines MLA's and MPs if they say what they think, without having the prior permission of the DUP press office. Today, we have further revelations. The Nolan Show can reveal this morning that the DUP has also threatened local councillors with fines if they express their opinions against the party line in the council chamber. The Democratic Unionist Party has told...
22m Jun 13, 2018
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Brexit, uncertainty over Irish border, stalemate at Stormont, debates over same sex marriage and abortion - are these issues preventing foreign companies from investing in NI? @PaulGosling1 and @armstrong_irwin discuss
Brexit. Uncertainty over the Irish border. Stalemate at Stormont. And the debate over same sex marriage and abortion. Are these issues preventing foreign companies from investing in Northern Ireland? The latest data from the consultancy firm EY shows a 54% drop in overseas investment in new projects here during 2017. Northern Ireland was the worst performing of all UK regions. Stephen got the v...
5m Jun 12, 2018
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How do you feel about children swearing? Would you let your children swear if it was better for their development? Commentators @bbcsimonwarr and Fionola Meredith debate
How do you feel about children swearing? Well what if they were actually taught it in school? According to Neuroscientist Emma Byrne "Swearing is part of children's social development and should be taught at school to help them understand language better." So would you let your children swear if it was better for their development? Stephen got the views of commentators Simon Warr and Fionola Me...
6m Jun 12, 2018
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Nolan exclusive - DUP fines MPs and MLAs if they do media interviews which haven't been authorised by the party - @ColinSDLP, @kelmba, @malodoherty, @AllisonMorris1 and @SJAMcBride react
Nolan exclusive - DUP fines MPs and MLAs if they do media interviews which haven't been authorised by the party - SDLP MLA Colin McGrath, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong, commentator Malachi O'Doherty, Irish News journalist Allison Morris and Newsletter political editor Sam McBride react
35m Jun 12, 2018
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Nolan exclusive - we reveal that the DUP fines MPs and MLAs if they do media interviews which haven't been authorised by the party.
The Nolan Show can reveal that the DUP has issued financial fines to some of their own political representatives if they speak without the permission of the DUP press office. The Nolan Show has been told that fines in the party start at £100, escalate to £500 and then £1000 for a third offence. The "offence" is the elected representatives telling their constituents through the media what they b...
12m Jun 12, 2018
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Another significant moment in the RHI inquiry - DUP adviser Stephen Brimstone called a civil servant to ask for details about the RHI scheme #BBCNolan
The inquiry has now heard that Mr.Brimstone phoned a civil servant to ask for details about the RHI scheme. That civil servant was called Stuart Wightman - who oversaw DETI's energy efficiency branch. Stephen Brimstone didn't say that he was a DUP special adviser, got the info, and got a boiler for himself.
18m Jun 11, 2018
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It's on! @RealCFrampton announces he'll fight at Windsor Park in August #BBCNolan
It was always going to be a big fight - but it's just got bigger! It's finally been confirmed - Carl Frampton will be fighting under the lights at Windsor Park on the 18th August. AND - as if that wasn't enough to get fight fans excited - Tyson Fury confirmed he will be fighting in the undercard.
7m Jun 11, 2018
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Excommunicated by our church - gay Presbyterians quit over decision which means anyone in a same-sex relationship cannot be a full member of the church #BBCNolan
Members of the Presbyterian church are quitting in protest over a decision which means anyone in a same-sex relationship cannot be a full member of the church. It's also been agreed at the church's annual general assembly that the gay couples' children cannot be baptised. The new policy was adopted last week by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. More than twenty people spoke at the debate on...
20m Jun 11, 2018
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‘We need to protect shared spaces’ – SDLP Cllr @cllrtimattwood on why he took down IRA sign #BBCNolan
A Belfast City Councillor has removed an IRA sign attached to a lamppost in west Belfast. SDLP councillor Tim Attwood said that he and party members had "decommissioned" the sign - and that now is the time to "decommission offensive loyalist flags and banners from shared spaces across Belfast."
29m Jun 11, 2018
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A model with a difference - @StephenNolan talks to Kate Grant who is breaking barriers as a model with Down’s Syndrome #BBCNolan
Nineteen-year old Kate Grant is a model, but she's a model with a difference. Kate has Down's Syndrome. And she is the focus of tonight's BBC True North which follows Kate at Belfast fashion week.
6m Jun 11, 2018
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If you have wealthy parents should you expect to be left an inheritance? @TinaCalder and @PaulMartin debate
Actress Shelia Hancock says she intends to leave her wealth to charity rather than give it all to her grown-up daughters. Hancock is quoted saying leaving money to your children is 'the worst thing you can do', adding: 'I think having to earn a living is a good incentive...to force yourself up off your bottom.' Is she right or would you be offended if you were overlooked? Stephen got the views ...
18m Jun 08, 2018
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Former DUP leader delivers speech at Queen's University which some say is a thinly veiled attack on his successor Arlene Foster - Peter Robinson denies that it was - @AllisonMorris1 and @AlexKane221b discuss
"If you want support, you must not show any uncertainty. You must take ownership of the deal." A key line from Peter Robinson's lecture at Queen's University last night. The former DUP leader - now an Honorary Professor in Peace Studies - had a lot to say about leadership and the collapse of talks at Stormont in February. Some observers think his speech contained a thinly veiled attack on his s...
6m Jun 08, 2018
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Former DUP leader Peter Robinson Queen's University speech - Sinn Fein MLA @conormurphysf reacts to what the former First Minister had to say about collapse of Stormont talks in February
"If you want support, you must not show any uncertainty. You must take ownership of the deal." A key line from Peter Robinson's lecture at Queen's University last night. The former DUP leader - now an Honorary Professor in Peace Studies - had a lot to say about leadership and the collapse of talks at Stormont in February. Some observers think his speech contained a thinly veiled attack on his s...
16m Jun 08, 2018
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Did Arlene Foster show the "candour" which might have been expected during her Assembly statement at height of the cash for ash scandal? That's what the RHI inquiry asked this week - @SJAMcBride has the analysis
Candour - defined as "the quality of being open and transparent". On Tuesday, solicitor to the RHI inquiry David Scoffield told the inquiry that it will have to decide whether an Arlene Foster assembly statement at the height of the green energy scheme scandal showed the "candour" which might have been expected. Mrs Foster addressed the assembly in December 2016 as the political row over cash f...
39m Jun 08, 2018
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Theresa May to meet senior ministers in an attempt to resolve tensions over government's #Brexit 'backstop' plan - @JP_Biz sets out the story
All is not well in the Tory Cabinet - and once again, Brexit is to blame. Theresa May is to meet senior ministers later today to try to resolve tensions over the UK's Brexit "backstop" plan. In the proposal, the UK would match EU tariffs temporarily in order to avoid a hard border in Ireland or a border in the Irish Sea. But Brexiteers - chief among them the Brexit secretary David Davis - are c...
2m Jun 07, 2018
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Sinn Fein call on IFA to cancel NI's up coming friendly against Israel - should politics be left out of sport? @7815PWK and @frankshivers debate
Sinn Fein call on IFA to cancel NI's up coming friendly against Israel - should politics be left out of sport? Commentators Phil Kelly and Frank Shivers debate
20m Jun 07, 2018
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Sinn Fein call on IFA to cancel Northern Ireland's upcoming friendly against Israel - @PatSheehanMLA sets out why
Sinn Fein have called on the IFA to cancel Northern Ireland's up coming friendly against Israel. The match is due to take place at Windsor Park in September. The call comes days after Argentina announced they would not be playing Israel in Jerusalem this Saturday. Stephen spoke to Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan and asked why they were calling for the game to be cancelled.
6m Jun 07, 2018
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RHI reaches its next stage as high level private DUP text messages are revealed - @SJAMcBride has the analysis
Texts, emails and WhatsApp messages between senior DUP advisors and civil servants at the height of the cash for ash scandal have been revealed at the RHI Inquiry. It's given an unprecedented insight into the machinery of government, and the relationships between Special Advisers, spin doctors and civil servants. There were also big questions for the DUP leader Arlene Foster. The inquiry will h...
12m Jun 06, 2018
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DUP MP Sammy Wilson accused of insensitivity as he refers to aborted foetuses being "discarded and put in a bin" - @Anna_Soubry and @Jim_Wells_MLA debate
The DUP's Sammy Wilson has come under fire after he said some aborted foetuses in Great Britain had been "discarded and put in a bin before they were ever born". The remark was made during an emergency debate on abortion laws in Northern Ireland last night in the commons. It came after a heated exchange between Mr Wilson and Conservative MP Anna Soubry. Conservative MP Anna Soubry and DUP MLA J...
41m Jun 06, 2018
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The PSNI say they won't remove controversial banners erected in a mixed housing estate in south Belfast
The PSNI say they won't remove controversial banners erected in a mixed housing estate in south Belfast. The banners depict the aftermath of IRA attacks along with the words 'Stand Up Against Sectarianism.' The same development off the Ravenhill Road was at the centre of controversy last year when loyalist paramilitary flags were put up. The housing association in charge of the development has ...
28m Jun 05, 2018
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11-year-old Hannah reads out a letter she wrote describing her feelings about not getting a secondary school place
The principal of Bangor Academy had called for extra school places as they had been left no choice but to turn families away.  Last week it was announced that 40 extra places would be granted for that school along with an extra 19 places for Strangford college. BUT that simply isn't enough to ensure everyone is sorted, including 11 year old Hannah, whose mum Suzanne we spoke to on the show last...
13m Jun 05, 2018
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Nolan caller Eamon: “This place is falling apart at the seams but all Westminster cares about is giving us abortion” Callers react to Westminster abortion debate
Nolan caller Eamon: “This place is falling apart at the seams but all Westminster cares about is giving us abortion” Callers react to Westminster abortion debate
11m Jun 05, 2018
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The Northern Ireland abortion debate moves to Westminster with MPs there saying if Stormont doesn't do something to change the law they will @stellacreasy
MPs are to hold an emergency debate today as pressure grows for the legislation on abortion law here to be changed.  The Labour MP Stella Creasy, who proposed the debate last night, says it is wrong that Northern Ireland remains out of step with the rest of the United Kingdom. It comes hot on the heels of the Irish referendum on abortion - a move which Ms Creasy says has 'thrown a spotlight on ...
27m Jun 05, 2018
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Alliance Cllr hits out at vote backing circus to use council-land as he objects on animal rights basis - Cllr John Blair and David Duffy from Duffy Circus debate
An Alliance Party councillor has hit out at council approval for a circus to be held on a council-owned park. John Blair, who sits on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, believes council should not have approved the Duffy's Circus to take place in Lough Shore Park in Jordanstown on an animal rights basis. A vote taken at council showed 23 voting for the approval of the circus to use counci...
4m Jun 04, 2018
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RHI Inquiry hears more startling evidence from Counsel to the Inquiry David Scoffield QC - @SJAMcBride has the analysis
The Renewable Heat Inquiry has heard more startling evidence today. The panel was told about a stand up row in a London restaurant involving an Executive minister and his advisor before a meeting at Whitehall. It involved the DUP minister Jonathan Bell. He fell out with his special advisor Timothy Cairns over perceived interference in his decision making from other DUP figures. Newsletter polit...
18m Jun 04, 2018
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DUP leader Arlene Foster says nationalists and republicans will now vote for her party because of its anti-abortion stance - @berni_smyrh and @brendanbelfast discuss
The fallout of the Irish referendum to repeal the 8th amendment on abortion continues. DUP leader Arlene Foster says she's received emails from nationalists and republicans saying they will vote for the DUP "because they believe that we're the only party that supports the unborn." In her first interview since Ireland's referendum on the issue, she told Sky News a lot of people were feeling "dis...
20m Jun 04, 2018
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More controversy for a mixed housing estate in east Belfast as banners depicting IRA atrocities erected on lampposts - @JamieBrysonCPNI, @ClaireHanna and Alan McBride from @WAVETrauma react
Banners have been erected on lampposts in two mixed housing areas in Belfast commemorating IRA attacks during the Troubles. The banners in Cantrell Close and Global Crescent, which are off Ravenhill Avenue in south-east Belfast, show incidents such as Bloody Friday and the Shankill bomb with the hash tag Stand Up Against Sectarianism. Last year some families moved out of the area due to UVF fla...
31m Jun 04, 2018
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A desperate abortion reform plea - or a stunt as three women take what they say were abortion pills at a Belfast demo? @nweir1 was at the protest
Three women took what they said were abortion pills outside the High Court in Belfast yesterday during a protest against Northern Ireland's strict laws on terminations. The drugs were delivered using a robot operated in the Netherlands and there was a heavy police presence at the demonstration. One woman was spoken to by police but no arrests were made. Our reporter, Nicola Weir, was there... A...
6m Jun 01, 2018
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The Biggest Book Club in the Country is back! This month it's @PaulaHWrites 'Into the Water' - reviewed by @TraversSarah and available now at @LibrariesNI
The Biggest Book Club in the Country is back with our May book. We do this in conjunction with Libraries NI, and you can of course pick up a copy of this months book - or indeed any of those we've featured - in your local library. This month it is 'Into the Water' - written by Paula Hawkins, who's previous books include 'Girl on a Train'. Sarah Travers is this months reviewer - she's been speak...
5m Jun 01, 2018
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Former First Minister Peter Robinson tells @StephenNolan he never asked DUP SPAD Dr Andrew Crawford to send sensitive legal information to his lobbyist son - @SJAMcBride on the latest extraordinary revelations from the RHI Inquiry
This morning, we want to talk to you about deeply concerning activity by the DUP's Andrew Crawford. He was Arlene Foster's right hand man for many years and was her special advisor. There is no evidence or suggestion that Arlene Foster knew anything about it. And remember - this man Andrew Crawford - is still being paid for, by you, to be an advisor to the DUP's Diane Dodds. But here's what was...
31m Jun 01, 2018
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