Travellers left angered after Ryanair suspends Belfast to Gatwick service for several months
Ryanair has been threatened with legal action for "persistently misleading" passengers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it had launched "enforcement action" against Ryanair, the first step towards court action. Ryanair was wrong to claim it did not have to re-route passengers on rival airlines, it said. Yesterday Ryanair con...
5m Sep 28, 2017
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Breaking - number of families in South Belfast out of their homes because of sectarian intimidation
The Housing Executive has confirmed to the Nolan Show that "a number of families in the South Belfast area have presented to us as homeless claiming sectarian intimidation." The Housing Executive also confirmed to this show that the area concerned is Cantrell Close. It is a housing development which is part of the Together Building United Communities programme. The strategy, which was launched ...
7m Sep 28, 2017
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Commentators @AlexKane221b and @AllisonMorris1 react to last night's #TopTable debate
Political commentators Alex Kane and Allison Morris react to last night's #TopTable debate
11m Sep 28, 2017
11m
NI Children's Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma on transphobic bullying
NI Children's Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma reacts to last night's Top Table debate and the issue of transphobic bullying.
4m Sep 28, 2017
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17yo non-binary pupil says they are being bullied so much, they don't want to continue with their education #BBCNolan #TopTable
Last night on the youth panel of Top Table was Alex who is 17 year old non-binary. They had touched on the topic of the transphobic bullying that they had faced. Stephen has been speaking to Alex again this morning and asked them to explain how it felt watching themselves on TV last night.
8m Sep 28, 2017
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Daughter desperate to access home care package for her mother
Yesterday we heard from Marlene who had contacted the show over the difficulty in trying to get a much needed care package for her 90-year-old grandmother - to allow her to see out her days at home. Stephen has also been speaking to Anne, she has been trying to get a care package for her 87-year-old mother who has been in hospital after having a stroke.
24m Sep 27, 2017
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Belfast restaurant blasted for promo board joke about wife-beating - the owner talks to @StephenNolan
The owner of a Belfast restaurant has faced a social media backlash over a promotional sign outside his premises which read: "You can beat the wife but you can't beat a £5 lunch." Ribs and Bibs based on Botanic Avenue later posted an apology for causing offence. The owner Malachi Turner joined Stephen along with Louise Kennedy, policy and information coordinator at Women's Aid NI.
19m Sep 27, 2017
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Just how big an impact has the action plan to take on paramilitaries been making? @StephenNolan quizzes PSNI
Twenty five million pounds to ramp up the war on paramilitaries. The money will be spent over the next five years on a new joint taskforce group. The plans are part of a commitment to tackle paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, set out in the Fresh Start agreement almost two years ago. The Chief Constable says Loyalist and Republican groups involved in a range of organised crime will be t...
27m Sep 27, 2017
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Celebrity chef @michelrouxjr gives Nolan Show reporter @nweir1 food for thought ahead of his Belfast visit
If you are a fan of cooking and celebrity chefs you will be well aware of Michel Roux Jnr, who has been appearing regularly on our screens lately as one of the presenters of Sturday Morning Kitchen. The two-star Michelin chef will be in Belfast next month at the Waterfront Hall as part of the BBC Good Food show. Our reporter Nicola Weir has been speaking to him and began by asking him if coming...
10m Sep 26, 2017
10m
How would you feel about being asked to pay to attend a wedding?
Most of us will feel privileged when we have been invited to a wedding. But how would you feel about being invited but being told that you have to pay to be there? A couple unable to afford their dream wedding have asked guests to contribute up to £150 each to attend, under a "business model" devised by the groom. The charge includes a three-night stay at a venue with spa and pool and an option...
13m Sep 26, 2017
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Family desperate to access home care package for their grandmother
When we get towards the end of our lives most of us will hope that we get to spend our last days as we choose surrounded by our family and friends. This is exactly what has prompted Marlene to get in touch. Her 90 year old grandmother Ella has recently spent sometime in hospital and when the time came to go home a care package was needed. But they were told that was not possible as 'the pool wa...
13m Sep 26, 2017
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SDLP call for roll out of Universal Credit to be scrapped in NI - @NicholaMallon and @armstrong_irwin debate
Universal Credit is rolled out this week in Northern Ireland. But SDLP Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon has called for it to be scrapped here amid claims that it could push claimants into debt. Vinny spoke to Nichola and businessman and former chair of the Conservatives in Northern Ireland Irwin Armstrong.
25m Sep 26, 2017
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Family campaign to raise awareness of choking dangers after daughter Sherry’s death
It's every parent's worst nightmare - having to bury your only child. Sherry Campbell was found dead in the kitchen of her family home by her father Shannon at around 4am on Thursday the 7th. She was just 29 years old. The special needs teaching assistant had choked to death. Her family now want to make others aware of the dangers and are creating a charitable foundation in her name. You can re...
14m Sep 26, 2017
14m
What exactly is Labour's position on Brexit? @StephenNolan grills Dawn Butler MP
The Labour Party conference got underway yesterday, with a buoyant Jeremy Corbyn telling delegates gathering in Brighton that they're a government in waiting. This conference season comes in uncertain times for the country. On Friday Theresa May said The UK suggested a two-year transition period after Brexit, and that the UK pay the EU for "commitments" previously made. But it's no less certain...
17m Sep 25, 2017
17m
Row as reality TV star says mopping is a 'girl's thing' - @NiamhHoran and @RealMcCririck debate
'I do the washing, the cooking and the cleaning… a woman should look after her man' .... so says reality TV star Yazmin Oukhellou. The Only Way is Essex Star - or TOWIE as it's known to fans - made the controversial comments in a recent episode of the show. She said that mopping is a 'girl's thing'. What do you make of that? Is there such a thing of men's jobs and women's jobs? Stephen got the ...
10m Sep 25, 2017
10m
DUP welcomes Sinn Féin 'change of tone' - are positions softening in Stormont talks?
Newsletter political editor Sam McBride and commentator Malachi O'Doherty discuss
14m Sep 25, 2017
14m
FIFA's ban on display of poppies on football shirts and at stadiums looks set to be lifted
FIFA, football's world governing body, is set to lift its ban on the poppy following talks with the British home nations. A row erupted last year as FIFA fined England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for their use of the poppy to commemorate Armistice day deeming it to be a political symbol. England and Scotland wore the emblem on black armbands during their match at Wembley. Wales and No...
13m Sep 25, 2017
13m
Former Sunday World editor Jim McDowell talks about his book on his life reporting on the Troubles
A journalist who has recently retired after 45 years and has just released his autobiography titled The Good Fight - former Sunday World editor Jim McDowell talks to Stephen
11m Sep 22, 2017
11m
Protestors hit the streets over benefit change dubbed 'rape clause' - @Edwina_Currie & @AllisonMorris1 clash
Protestors hit the streets here yesterday over a benefit change that's been called the rape clause. The rape clause is the name critics have given to the Conservative government's plans to restrict child tax credits and Universal Credit to a parent's first two children. Benefits for any subsequent children can be paid if their mothers declare they were conceived by rape. Yesterday's protests we...
10m Sep 22, 2017
10m
Are sentences for Northern Ireland terror related offences too lenient?
Are sentences for Northern Ireland terror related offences too lenient? Commentators Malachi O'Doherty and Newton Emerson discuss.
8m Sep 22, 2017
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Lord Laird defends expense claim despite only voting twice & making no House of Lords speaking appearances
Lord Laird claimed £48,000 last year in expenses without making any spoken contributions in the House of Lords - and having voted just twice. More than 100 peers claimed nearly £1.3m in expenses without making any spoken contributions in the House of Lords for a year, research has shown. Speaking on The View last night Lord Laird set out why he believed he was worth the money. Lord John Laird w...
6m Sep 22, 2017
6m
Will it take a new generation of politicians to end the cycle of Stormont stalemate? @AlexKane221b reacts
Will it take a new generation of politicians to end the cycle of Stormont stalemate? Commentator Alex Kane gives his thoughts.
8m Sep 22, 2017
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Cash to fix roads due to run out - #BBCNolan callers react
Cash to fix roads due to run out - Nolan Show callers react
6m Sep 22, 2017
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End of the road for the budget to fix potholes and resurface streets – we get political reaction
It's the end of the road for the budget to fix potholes and resurface streets. By the end of next month - five months before the end of the financial year - the Department for Infrastructure says cash to repair roads here is due to run out. Will the end of this funding put enough pressure on the two main parties to form an Executive? We got reaction from UUP's Mike Nesbitt, Alliance MLA Kellie ...
20m Sep 22, 2017
20m
High street retailer launches plus-size clothing for children as young as three
High street retailer Next has launched a plus-size range of clothing for children as young as three. It features a number of pairs of jeans and tracksuit bottoms designed for children with larger than average waists from age 3 to 16. So are they setting a new trend or are they just catering for the market? Vinny was joined by size acceptance campaigner Kathryn Szrodecki and commentator Emma Woolf.
14m Sep 21, 2017
14m
Male strip show heading for Belfast billed as "the very best girls night out"
"The Dreamboys are back and hotter than ever with a brand-new show for 2017" .... so says the seasonal brochure for Belfast's 'Grand Opera House'. The male strip show, marketed as 'the very best girls night out' will hit the stage in Belfast next week to a near sell-out crowd. But is it right that this is promoted as a girls night out? Are men being stereotyped for women's pleasure? If this was...
11m Sep 21, 2017
11m
48 hours after weightloss op in Lithuania - Broughshane man Paul talks to @vinnybelfast
Yesterday we heard the story of 47 year old Paul Houston from Broughshane. He decided enough was enough when it came to problems being overweight at 22 stone. He travelled to Lithuania to have a gastric sleeve operation done on Tuesday. Vinny spoke to Paul to find out how the operation went, and we heard from bariatric surgeon John Loy, who contacted us after he heard Paul's story.
9m Sep 21, 2017
9m
Belfast man could be out of pocket £3K to repair boiler damaged by power cut
Martin contacted the show with a problem he has been having since a power cut in his street last week.
9m Sep 21, 2017
9m
Civil service sickies at their highest level for five years – Bumper Graham and Frank Shivers clash
Sickness levels in the Northern Ireland Civil Service have risen to their highest level in five years. An average of 12.4 days were lost per employee last year - up from 11.7 the previous year. Approximately 1 in every 8 staff had at least 1 spell of long-term absence lasting around 3 months on average. Vinny got reaction from Bumper Graham from the trade union NIPSA, businessman Frank Shivers ...
28m Sep 21, 2017
28m
Former government spin doctor @campbellclaret on Brexit, NI and peace process
He's the man who rose to prominence as Tony Blair's chief "spin doctor" and was at the Labour Prime Minister's side for most of his time in Number 10. Now Alastair Campbell has released the sixth volume of his diaries detailing the latter years of that relationship and his own struggle to cut his ties to government. He spoke to Stephen this morning.
25m Sep 20, 2017
25m
Residents in Belfast's Holyland area say student parties during Freshers' Week are making life hell
Drinking, noise and anti-social behaviour ... residents in the Belfast's Holyland area say it is Groundhog Day with partying students starting a new term. We hear from Brid Ruddy, chair of the College Park Avenue Residents Association, and PSNI Inspector Jamie Hughes.
10m Sep 20, 2017
10m
Police Ombudsman Michael Maguire speaks out about lack of resources
130 families have been written to this year to tell them their legacy complaints will not be proceeded with due to a lack of resources. That's what the Police Ombudsman told the BBC's Spotlight programme last night. Speaking to Mandy McAuley, Michael Maguire went on to say that the current system of investigating legacy cases isn't working. He says to pretend otherwise is to deceive the familie...
14m Sep 20, 2017
14m
Local man so desperate to lose weight has flown to Eastern Europe for life-changing surgery
You all know how Stephen struggles with his weight and he's talked about it many times on this show. He's lost stones and he's put them all back on again. It really is a daily battle. Well one County Antrim man has been on the same road as Stephen. But 47 year old Paul Houston from Broughshane, just outside Ballymena, has decided enough is enough. He travelled to Lithuania to have a gastric sle...
29m Sep 20, 2017
29m
Nolan Callers react to the topics of the day
Reaction from Nolan callers
24m Sep 19, 2017
24m
£350 million for the NHS when we leave the EU. This claim is in the news again. But is it credible?
£350 million a week extra for the NHS. That was the controversial claim from Brexiteers leading up to the EU referendum last year. It's back in the news this week after a huge row started between Boris Johnson and the most senior civil servant responsible for official statistics. Sir David Norgrove said he was "disappointed" the foreign secretary had revived Vote Leave's pledge of £350m a week ...
25m Sep 19, 2017
25m
Is North Korea the greatest threat to world peace? @StephenNolan talks to the regime’s top man in Europe
On Friday North Korea fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test just two weeks ago. Stephen speaks to Alejandro Cao De Benos, born in Spain, he became North Korea's Special Delegate for cultural relations in Europe.
28m Sep 19, 2017
28m
Is Belfast a dirty old town? Should the council crack down on litter louts?
Commentator Newton Emerson tweeted at the weekend saying his wife was just back from China ... and two weeks later she is still shocked by how dirty Belfast is. Just how dirty are we? What does littering say about us as a city and as a country? Should the city council be doing more to crack down on litter louts?
12m Sep 18, 2017
12m
Business owners in Londonderry say they are struggling to survive after the recent flooding
Business owners in Londonderry says they are struggling to survive following the recent flooding in the area. Glendermott Valley Business Park was submerged in water after the River Faughan broke its banks last month.... but those who occupy the units there say they have been left 'high and dry' by Stormont after being told they are not eligible for a £1000 emergency payment that was given to h...
6m Sep 18, 2017
6m
Ryanair to cancel 50 flights a day over the next few weeks – caller Paul’s flight home from Rome cancelled the night before
Ryanair cancelled 82 flights yesterday after admitting it had "messed up" the planning of its pilots' holidays. The budget airline said on Saturday that it would cancel 40-50 flights every day for the next six weeks. This has caused chaos for many people and their travel plans and have made those not yet affected, very nervous.
5m Sep 18, 2017
5m
Reaction from commentators and Nolan callers to Foster’s Irish Language Act comments
Political commentators Alex Kane and former Sinn Fein MLA Daithi McKay, Janet Muller, director of the independent Irish Language advocacy organisation POBOL plus Nolan callers react
27m Sep 18, 2017
27m
O’Dowd responds to Foster’s claim says SF’s demand for Irish language act is designed to humiliate unionists
Sinn Fein's demand for a stand-alone Irish language act is being used to try to humiliate unionists and those who believe in British way of life - that is the claim by DUP leader Arlene Foster
13m Sep 18, 2017
13m
#ParsonsGreen Eyewitness Luke describes ‘panic’ following explosion on tube #BBCNolan
Stephen talks to Luke, an eyewitness of the explosion at Parsons Green station.
12m Sep 15, 2017
12m
Mother talks of the physical and mental bullying her transgender child faces at school #BBCNolan
Stephen talks to a local mother whose transgender child has faced bullying in school.
15m Sep 15, 2017
15m
Report finds almost half of LGBT pupils in NI experience bullying at secondary school #BBCNolan
Two-thirds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in Northern Ireland do not feel welcomed or valued in their post-primary school.And almost half had also experienced bullying as a result of their sexual orientation or gender identity.Those are two of the key findings of research into experiences of LGBT pupils commissioned by the Department of Education.The report was completed...
24m Sep 15, 2017
24m
Co Fermanagh mum’s upset after daughter is suspended from school over nose piercing #BBCNolan
A Fermanagh mother has hit out at a Lisnaskea school for suspending her daughter because she had her nose pierced. The Belfast Telegraph reports today that the 13 year old , a year 10 student, has been excluded from school since Monday over her new piercing.
25m Sep 14, 2017
25m
Do we need more Ulster Scots in schools and the media? - @JimAllister and Nelson McCausland discuss #BBCNolan
Earlier this week Arlene Foster said that Ulster Scots should no longer be "treated as an afterthought" and should be "embedded in our education system". The DUP leader was writing in the Ulster Scot newspaper, where she also said Ulster Scots needs a strong presence in the media. In the Belfast Telegraph today former DUP MLA Nelson McCausland describes the party leader's article "important" ...
29m Sep 14, 2017
29m
Visit Belfast Chief Exec Gerry Lennon defends new city logo #BBCNolan
Visit Belfast Chief Exec Gerry Lennon talks to Stephen about the polarising new city logo.
15m Sep 13, 2017
15m
#BBCNolan callers react to Belfast's new logo
Belfast has a new logo, but not everybody is impressed. It's said to be inspired by the geographical shape of Belfast. Councillor Jim Rodgers has defended the logo and has said the old Belfast 'B' brand was tired and needed changing. "
24m Sep 13, 2017
24m
Introducing Belfast's new logo – do you love it or loathe it? #BBCNolan
'Belfast - Energy Unleashed' that's the new strap line for Belfast's latest logo. "The new brand identity is based around a 'starburst' shape, inspired by the geographical shape of Belfast" - that's what Belfast city council's press office have told us. But a whistleblower from the council has contacted the Nolan show saying the logo is - "appalling", In response Belfast city council have to...
28m Sep 13, 2017
28m
Former Red Hand Commando Jim Wilson wishes for ‘place in the sun’ for loyalist paramilitaries #BBCNolan
Jim Wilson's discusses his wish for a “place in the sun” for loyalist paramilitaries’.
2m Sep 12, 2017
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