A report by MPs says wealthy pensioners should stop getting winter fuel allowance and the money should go on food for poor OAPs instead
As many as 1 million older people are "withering away" in their own home because of mal­nutrition caused by loneliness. That's according to a new report by an all-party parliamentary group on hunger. They are suggesting the winter fuel allowance should be means-tested to free money up to help tackle hunger. So - should wealthy pensioners give up their benefits to help others? Vinny got the view...
31m Jan 23, 2018
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Put Tory/DUP billion pound deal before parliament or I'll go to the courts - Brexit campaigner @thatginamiller
40s Jan 22, 2018
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"I think the DUP ought to have a degree of concern, if this government falls at any point before this money is authorised they don't get anything." Journalist @SJAMcBride on the DUP spending money from their billion pound deal before it's authorised
10m Jan 22, 2018
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"I was told your weight isn't low enough to refer you, come back when you're another stone lower. Well you can imagine what I did. My lowest ebb was between four and five stone. I am 5'7"." Ali North on her 35 year battle with anorexia
15m Jan 22, 2018
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"This is a great sporting moment for Northern Ireland. This is only the start, the best is yet to come." Sports journalist @StevenBeacom5 on Mark Allen winning the Masters
9m Jan 22, 2018
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"If you start eroding anonymity... what about whistleblowers, people in a vulnerable position? I'd be worried about an increase in surveillance culture." Fionola Meredith on @JamieBrysonCPNI's call for photo ID for social media
14m Jan 22, 2018
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"She put her foot in it right from the start, Sinn Fein have no unionist brothers and sisters, she's going nowhere with that." Commentator David McNarry on Mary Lou McDonald's pledge to convince unionists they are better off in a united Ireland
30m Jan 22, 2018
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"We can all see it on the telly but we're going to let the one guy who can't see it make the decisions! It's mental!" 5 Live pundit Pat Nevin on the VAR system trial in football
13m Jan 19, 2018
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"In 1998 there was an understanding we would move on and the Irish language would play a key role but we never anywhere prescriptively wrote out what that was going to be and I don't think it happened in any of the subsequent agreements either."
1m Jan 19, 2018
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"It is not tenable to have your entire institutions not in existence for a year, people want politcians elected and paid to work." former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on the current situation in NI
12m Jan 19, 2018
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"The trouble with Karen Bradley is I have no idea who she's talking to... Is the 7th a deadline and can she achieve anything? No." Commentator Alex Kane on new SoS Karen Bradley's push to break the Stormont stalemate
19m Jan 19, 2018
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"I never wanted to be an alcoholic... I wasn't living, I was just waking up to drink. Didn't care what I looked like, bills were not getting paid..." Newry mother of six Martine Marron talking to our reporter @nweir1 on her struggle with alcohol addiction
Dry January - it's become a thing in recent years when many give up the booze after - overindulgence - over the festive period. But for one Newry mother of six, 2018 will be the first year of a life alcohol free. 43 year old Martine Marron reached rock bottom last year when 25 years of casual drinking spiralled out of control. Martine spoke to our reporter, Nicola Weir, and told her that she...
16m Jan 18, 2018
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"Let him know that we love him very much, we want him to come home, we want him to be safe. We want to know he's ok." Cathy Cullen's emotional appeal to her missing brother Michael Cullen.
North Belfast man, Michael Cullen, has been missing for nine days. He last made contact with his family last Tuesday afternoon and hasn't been seen since. Extensive searches have been underway and his relatives and friends are desperate for answers.
4m Jan 18, 2018
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"They ensured that escorts, one who would wear a body camera, escorted people to and from the premises. Why would that be necessary if what women were experiencing was peaceful protest?" @GTeggart on a ban of protesting outside abortion clinics
Should anti-abortion protests outside clinics used by women who want a termination be banned? A council in west london is close to taking that action. Pro-life campaigners have been accused of "harassing" and "intimidating" women outside the Mattock Lane clinic. Ealing councillors backed the ban in October and now the council's cabinet has voted as part of the next stage in getting the ban e...
15m Jan 18, 2018
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"We do not see a need for an Irish language act... I would be very surprised if Sinn Fein come up with anything because they are the real blocks" UUP's Steve Aiken on new talks expected to be announced by SoS
6m Jan 18, 2018
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"I think Northern Ireland has become a very needy nation, we're a country that's always asking for things. I really don't see it." Commentator @paulmartin on Miriam Margolyes' belief that the Northern Irish are the most generous people
Are Northern Irish people really the most generous in the world? Star of Harry Potter films, Miriam Margolyes (Mar-Go-Lez), in her new BBC One documentary series 'Miriam's Big - American Adventure' told American guests that we were indeed the most generous.
10m Jan 17, 2018
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"When you look at the meat and the gist of what he said, a lot of people would agree... Don't have children you can't afford." @cf_farrow of @TheConWom on @bbradleymp's comments on benefit claimants having kids
A Conservative MP has apologised for comments he made in a blog post in 2012 in which he suggested benefit claimants should have vasectomies. Ben Bradley, made Tory vice-chairman for youth in last week's reshuffle, he - hit out at what he called a "vast sea of unemployed wasters". The 28-year-old had been writing in support of the benefits cap and also said: "Sorry but how many children - you...
14m Jan 17, 2018
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"If a bank needs bailed out we can afford it, if we need new battleships we can afford them, it's only when it comes to the health service we can't afford things." @pmulholland15 on @ChukuUmunna's comment that we should pay more for our health service
Would YOU pay more, for a better NHS? Labour MP Chuka Umunna says 'we are going to have to contribute more if we want the NHS to continue doing - what we expect it to.' This comes after countless reports of cancelled operations, increased waiting times and horror stories from our A&E departments.  He goes on to say - 'most people would be prepared to pay more to fund the NHS'. But would you?
26m Jan 17, 2018
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"Not very many people want to put themselves out there the way I have... people with Tourette’s have thanked me for it..." @lewisqball on the benefits of his new-found fame
You might remember 2 years ago, a young man from Bangor appeared on this show. He was 17 and was still coming to terms with his verbal and physical tourrettes. Since then, online video celeb Lewis Nickell has gone on to have his own TV talk show on BBC 3. What Makes You Tic is on BBC 3 iPlayer now...
11m Jan 16, 2018
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"The UUP and DUP need to be careful they don't provoke another nationalist reaction. The ink was barely dry on Barry's resignation when they were talking about united unionist candidates." @DaithiMcKay on the @BarryMcElduff by-election
So another election is in the offing after the resignation yesterday of Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff over his Kingsmill video stunt which caused outrage and upset on the anniversary on the massacre. It means a by-election will be held for the West Tyrone seat which commentators say Sinn Fein are expected to retain because they have had a large majority there but there has already been speculat...
10m Jan 16, 2018
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"What we're providing is not just useless to buses but dangerous because it is effectively a high speed undertaking lane for the least law abiding motorist." @NewtonEmerson's call to either enforce or remove our bus lanes
Pull your finger out and enforce bus lanes or remove them. That's the call from the journalist Newtown emerson. Speaking on social media the newspaper columnist and keen cyclist Tweeted at the Department of Infrastructure, "Either enforce the bus lanes or remove them. Doing neither is the worst of both worlds, useless to buses and dangerous to cyclists. Antrim Rd 'metro route' like a race trac...
14m Jan 16, 2018
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"I want them people up there to realise, there's human beings out here who are suffering... We don't need to be dragged through any more bickering." Institutional abuse survivor Clint Massey's dying plea to our politicians
2m Jan 16, 2018
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"They have mentioned months... I've ignored that. There is no plan B." Institutional abuse survivor Clint Massey who told The Nolan Show he has just months to live
On Saturday it will be 1 year since the publication of the HIA inquiry,. It studied allegations of abuse in 22 homes and residential institutions between 1922 and 1995. Its verdict recommended compensation, a memorial and a public apology to abuse survivors. Now - one of the victims is pleading with our politicians to get back around the table and talk - so that the findings of the inquiry ...
18m Jan 16, 2018
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"This wasn't just unionists speaking out... this wasn't going to go away..." @AllisonMorris1 on @barrymcelduff's resignation
Barry McElduff has resigned. In a statement released at 10am the Sinn Fein MP for West Tyrone said reason he was stepping aside was the recent Kingsmills controversy he was involved in. He goes on to say - "Kingsmill was wrong, unjustifiable and sectarian. It should never have happened.  There was no intended reference to Kingsmill in my tweet. But I do accept that there are many people who d...
13m Jan 15, 2018
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"15 years ago before strictly started, I had no idea about the ride I was in for" @bbcstrictly star @BrendanCole on his love for his job ahead of Belfast show
Vinny Hurrell speaks to Strictly Come Dancing dancer Brendan Cole live on air.
12m Jan 15, 2018
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"You could be harming people's health by saying eat no meat. Where are you going to get your vitamins from?" Farmer Sam Chesney on Veganism. Could you go Vegan for January?
Could you ever be a vegan? NO Sunday roast beef, NO fish supper and NO cream buns. This month sees the Veganuary campaign, which encourages people to try a vegan diet during January. But how much good will giving up meat, fish, dairy, eggs and honey for 31 days do? And what about beef, dairy and poultry farmers? Three of the biggest agri-food industries in Northern Ireland?
13m Jan 15, 2018
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"Throwing money at it is not going to solve the situation." GP George O’Neill on the 357 operations cancelled in our hospitals here in just over a month
The Nolan Show can reveal a total of 357 operations have been cancelled in our hospitals here in just over a month. The worst - Craigavon and Daisy Hill Hospitals in the Southern Trust saw 222 operations cancelled there from the start of December.
17m Jan 15, 2018
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Beauty Queen and Single starts BBC One on Monday - what's it all about? @vinnybelfast speaks to some of the single beauty queens
Beauty Queen and Single starts on BBC One on Monday night. Amira Graham and Rebecca Maguire from the show joined Vinny in the studio this morning, along with Karen Montague on the phone. Beauty Queen and Single - Monday 15th January, BBC One Northern Ireland at 10.40pm. All episodes of the 6 part series will be on the iPlayer afterwards.
9m Jan 12, 2018
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Referee who gave THAT penalty scuppering NI's chance to get to the World Cup admits he made a mistake
A moment for many fans that ruined their plans for the summer as that penalty ultimately cost Northern Ireland a place at the world cup in Russia. Now the referee responsible for that decision has said that he got the call wrong. He is quoted as saying "It's not a secret and I'm not hiding," he said. "It was a sad, unpleasant moment for me, sad because I made the mistake." So does it make any d...
9m Jan 12, 2018
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Targets for cancer waiting times have again been missed in NI - Roisin Foster from @CancerFocusNI reacts
Targets for cancer waiting times have again been missed in Northern Ireland. Latest figures from the Department of Health show that last September - only 62% of patients with an urgent referral - started their first treatment within 62 days. The target is 95%. Vinny got reaction from Roisin Foster, Chief Executive of Cancer Focus NI.
5m Jan 12, 2018
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Brexit cheerleader @Nigel_Farage says he is close to backing a second EU referendum - @ClaireHanna and @MartinDaubney debate
Is it time for a second vote on Brexit? Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he is 'close to backing another EU referendum' to end the "whinging and whining" of anti-Brexit campaigners. Mr Farage told Channel 5's The Wright Stuff that a fresh vote could "kill off" the Remain campaign for a generation. SDLP MLA Claire Hanna is her party's Brexit spokesperson, she debates with commentator Martin ...
14m Jan 12, 2018
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Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd condemns Kingsmills massacre and says he is "ashamed" by it - @AllisonMorris1 and @SJAMcBride react
It's been a toxic week for local politics which started with the outrage over the stunt by Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff who posted a video online with a Kingsmill loaf on his head on the anniversary of the massacre. He was suspended by his party for three months as a result and there was a further row yesterday after some unionist politicians shared online a cartoon about the atrocity in which 1...
28m Jan 12, 2018
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Survey finds majority of us admit to being bewildered by what it means to be romantic - what does it mean to you?
Would you consider yourself a romantic? What does romance mean for you? Or is it just something that happens in the movies? According to a new survey romance definitely isn't dead just confused - as 6 in 10 of us admit to being bewildered by what it means to be romantic in 2018 and many wanting more romance in their lives. So what is the most romantic thing you have done? Vinny got the views of...
11m Jan 11, 2018
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Mum of five hits out as knee replacement operation cancelled twice - @nweir1 reports and @doloreskelly reacts
The Southern Health Trust has confirmed that non-emergency surgery at Craigavon Area Hospital was cancelled over Christmas and the New Year. The Nolan Show has asked the Trust when operations will be rescheduled, what specific surgery is affected, how many patients have been affected and what is the knock on affect for waiting lists. We have, as yet, not received any response to these questions...
10m Jan 11, 2018
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Wales could be set to follow Scotland by introducing ban on smacking kids - should NI follow suit?
Plans to outlaw smacking children in Wales are going out to a three-month consultation. Ministers said removing the defence of 'reasonable punishment' would make it clear smacking was "no longer acceptable". It means any adult looking after a child would no longer be able to use physical or corporal punishment against them. But campaigners against the law fear it could criminalise ordinary pare...
7m Jan 11, 2018
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Kingsmills cartoon controversy - #BBCNolan callers react
Kingsmills cartoon controversy - Nolan Show callers react
12m Jan 11, 2018
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Kingsmills cartoon row - legitimate political commentary or an insult to victims?
Kingsmills cartoon row - legitimate political commentary or an insult to victims? Alliance Party leader Naomi Long reacts
10m Jan 11, 2018
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New row over Kingsmills massacre after some unionists shared controversial cartoon about the atrocity online
Another row has erupted on social media over an image related to the Kingsmills massacre. The south Belfast DUP MLA Christopher Stalford shared a cartoon satirising Sinn Fein's equality agenda - and it was shared by other unionist politicians including Ulster Unionist Doug Beattie. It was headlined 'Sinn Fein's red lines' and showed 10 streams of blood coming from a van like that used by the Ki...
15m Jan 11, 2018
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Probe into Britain First video stunt at Belfast City Hall - @SDLPlive Cllr Paul McCusker and @allianceparty Cllr @EmmetMcDB react
A video showing 'Britain First's' deputy leader making a statement while sitting in the Lord Mayor's chair is being investigated by Belfast City Council. The video of Jayda Fransen, in which she wears council robes, was posted on the far-right group's Facebook page.
9m Jan 10, 2018
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"The individual shares the same name as myself... I was told that I should be shot..." Belfast law graduate on being mistakenly targeted by self-styled 'paedophile hunters'
They're the self-appointed protectors of children but is it time to crack down on the so called 'paedo-hunters'? Recently one of the people accused under their version of justice took their own life. Now - loyalist paramilitaries have attacked alleged paedophiles who were "outed" by one of these groups. A Belfast law graduate has contacted this programme.
26m Jan 10, 2018
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"Northern Ireland secretary viewed with horror by some MPs, it's seen as the bottom rung in the ladder." @SJAMcBride on appointment of Karen Bradley as James Brokenshire's replacement
Karen Bradley has been announced as the new secretary of state for Northern Ireland, after the resignation of James Brokenshire due to health reasons. The MP for Staffordshire Moorlands has been a Home Office minister, and recently held the post of  Culture Secretary.
11m Jan 09, 2018
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"Giving an abstentionist MP three months off on full pay is not the right course of action..." @SDLPlive MLA Nichola Mallon on @sinnfeinireland's action regarding @BarryMcElduff's Kingsmill video
There has been anger at the Sinn Fein decision to suspend Barry McElduff from the party for three months . It comes after a controversial video the MP posted on the anniversary of the Kingsmills massacre. Relatives have condemned the decision.
6m Jan 09, 2018
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‘My family is still grieving, 42 years later we are still being victimised’
‘My family is still grieving, 42 years later we are still being victimised’ Colin Warton’s brother was killed in the Kingsmill massacre, he reacts to SF’s McElduff’s online video
9m Jan 08, 2018
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Sinn Fein MP causes outrage with Kingsmill Anniversary social media post #BBCNolan callers react to @vinnybelfast
8m Jan 08, 2018
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‘…It was a calculated mocking of one of the most horrendous terrorist incidents the IRA ever perpetrated…’
Jim Allister reacts to McElduff ‘Kingsmill’ comments
2m Jan 08, 2018
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SDLP’s Daniel McCrossan and former UUP MLA Danny Kennedy react
SDLP’s Daniel McCrossan and former UUP MLA Danny Kennedy react to outrage over McElduff Kingsmill video stunt
10m Jan 08, 2018
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"He would not still be an elected representative for Alliance" - @naomi_long on whether MP @BarryMcElduff should resign over outrage over his Kingsmill video
That was the Sinn Fein MP for West Tyrone Barry McElduff speaking in a social media post that caused outrage over the weekend. In that post McElduff has a Kingsmill loaf on his head.  The video was posted on his social media page minutes into the 5th of January, just minutes into the 42nd anniversary of the slaughter of ten Protestant workmen, murders police say were carried out by members of ...
28m Jan 08, 2018
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New comedy show Derry Girls made its TV debut last night. Did you think it was good craic, hi?
Last night saw the first of new six part comedy "Derry Girls" start on channel 4. The show is billed as a darkly humorous portrayal of ordinary life during the Northern Ireland Troubles. It centres around a group of school girls in Derry/Londonderry during the 90s. Heidi McAlpin and Derry Girl Leona O'Neil discuss the show and we are also joined by Diona Doherty who is an actress from Derry and...
8m Jan 05, 2018
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Former SDLP MLA Alban Maginness accuses republicans of "rewriting the history of the Troubles"
A 'disturbing rewriting of our troubled past' - t hat's the view of former SDLP MLA Alban Maginness, who has hit out at what he sees as a "glossing over" of the roles of senior republicans in violence. He believes this is grossly misleading to young people in NI. His article comes on the back of the release of state papers which saw allegations about the role of the former IRA commander and dep...
20m Jan 05, 2018
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Top broadcaster Nick Ferrari calls giving billions in foreign aid "insane" when the UK health service is in crisis
Stop Foreign Aid now and redirect the billions saved to help the crisis in the health service - That's the call from the broadcaster Nick Ferrari. On his LBC radio show the journalist said he believes it is "insane" that we are funding health services abroad through the Foreign Aid budget, but we can't afford to treat people in the UK. A top broadcaster says it is "insane" that the British gove...
30m Jan 05, 2018
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