Could NI student fees jump to £9,000? #BBCNolan
Student fees in Northern Ireland could be about to rise to an eye watering £9,000 a year. Education Minister Stephen Farry says a underinvestment in the higher education system has become "unsustainable". As a result, he has suggested three basic ways of funding universities. They include an increase in student fees, an increase in public funding, or a joint rise in both. But a major students' ...
18m Mar 10, 2016
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Can work and money make you happy? #BBCNolan
Does money make you happy? On Tuesday's show Stephen was speaking to caller Jim - and he challenged Stephen on his lifestyle and his workaholic tendancies! Well here's one man who definitely CAN tell us if money makes you happy - John McCririck, Stephen spoke to him and to Lily Kerr - a retired trade union official
4m Mar 10, 2016
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Another explosive #NolanLIVE last night - @AllisonMorris1 and @AlexKane221b react
Last night's TV show was explosive! We were talking about the DUP leader Arlene Foster and her very blunt message at the weekend. She said vote for her party or Martin McGuinness will be First Minister. Is that going to be the big battleground in the Assembly election in May? Is it all going to be about Orange and Green, them and us - a religious headcount? Round the table last night we had Gre...
29m Mar 10, 2016
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Kids throwing tantrums in shops - should stores have the right to show them the door?
Should a shop ever ask a child throwing a tantrum to leave its store? John Lewis recently had to apologise for a asking mum with crying child to leave one of its stores. Mum Lindsay Robinson said she was shocked to be asked to leave the Trafford Centre branch when her 16 month old child had a tantrum. She told the Manchester Evening News she was told it was because of "complaints" from other sh...
22m Mar 10, 2016
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1% pay rise for health service employees - but unions say it's not enough
IT'S not enough. That's the message from trade union Unison to a 1% pay rise for health service employees. The 1% figure for 2016/17 was announced by DUP Minister Simon Hamilton yesterday. It's in line with a recommendation from a UK-wide pay review body. Anne Speed from Unison spoke to Stephen
3m Mar 09, 2016
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Smoking in all hospital grounds banned - step too far or breath of fresh air?
Today sees the start of our health trusts officially go smoke free. So that means that smoking will not be allowed at any hospital buildings throughout Northern Ireland by staff, patients or visitors. All smoking shelters will be removed and it will be prohibited to smoke anywhere on hospital grounds including inside vehicles within hospital boundaries. Is this a sensible move or is it unfair f...
11m Mar 09, 2016
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Education Minister intervenes in row over school hours for special needs children
The Education Minister John O'Dowd has dramatically intervened in a row over pre-school provision for special needs children. The Education Authority wanted to cut special school hours by nearly a half. Stephen asked John O'Dowd why he is intervening now.
11m Mar 09, 2016
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Dealing with the past – SF’s Gerry Kelly and DUP’s Emma Pengelly debate #BBCNolan
Stormont politicians could be facing the last chance to agree a way forward on dealing with the past. That's the blunt warning today from the Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson. The Commissioner said the failure to agree on the past in the most recent cross-party talks was "gut wrenchingly disappointing". But she said real progress had been made. Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly and DUP's Emma Pengell...
22m Mar 09, 2016
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Victims Commissioner urges Stormont deal on past #BBCNolan
Stormont politicians could be facing the last chance to agree a way forward on dealing with the past. That's the blunt warning today from the Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson. The Commissioner said the failure to agree on the past in the most recent cross-party talks was "gut wrenchingly disappointing". But she said real progress had been made. Stephen spoke to journalist Brian Rowan, John ...
12m Mar 09, 2016
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Row over Corbyn comments on decriminalising sex work #BBCNolan
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire from within his own party for his view that prostitution should be decriminalised. It has angered some of his fellow Labour politicians - Former Labour deputy Harriet Harman was among those to speak out against him. Northern Ireland of course has gone in the other direction - last year it became the first part of the UK to make it illegal to pay f...
5m Mar 08, 2016
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NIPSA union hits out at special needs cuts #BBCNolan
Bumper Graham from NIPSA union hits out at special needs cuts
4m Mar 08, 2016
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Should the rich be getting more tax cuts? @ckarkkent and @CharlieSeaWolf debate
Should the rich be getting more tax cuts? Tory MPs have urged George Osborne to cut the top rate of tax for highest earners again. The Chancellor already cut the top rate of tax in the previous parliament. He cut the top rate of tax for those earning over £150,000 a year from 50 per cent to 45 per cent in 2012. Tory backbenchers have however called for a further tax cut for the highest earners ...
13m Mar 08, 2016
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Special needs education - concerns as school hours to be cut #BBCNolan
Special needs children starting pre school this September will have their hours cut by half. All 39 schools across Northern Ireland will see the reduction which will affect hundreds of children. Stephen spoke to UUP education spokesperson Sandra Overend
6m Mar 08, 2016
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Louis Walsh has a dig at Belfast claiming Dublin is 'more fun' #BBCNolan
On Vinny's show last night he spoke to music mogal and former X Factor judge - Louis Walsh. And Louis - was less than complimentary about our Belfast. Does he have a point? Does Belfast not measure up against Dublin? Is Dublin more FREE? Is it really LESS FUN in Belfast? Or is Louis talking out of his X Factor? Stephen spoke to UUP's Chris McGimpsey and got the views of journalists Andrea McVei...
14m Mar 08, 2016
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BBC under fire over licence fee court cases #BBCNolan
The BBC has been accused of clogging up the court system by prosecuting licence fee evaders. The Belfast Telegraph today reports that TV licence cases accounted for a quarter of all criminal prosecutions in Northern Ireland last year. The paper says the legal system was swamped by ten thousand licence fee cases in 2014/15. And only half of those prosecuted were found guilty, it reports. What do...
28m Mar 08, 2016
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Ex-MPs say disgraced footballer Adam Johnson should play again #BBCNolan
Sunderland played at the weekend, for the first time since their former winger Adam Johnson was convicted of child sex offences. A Police and Crime Commissioner has backed calls for Sunderland Football Club to reveal what it knew about the allegations against Johnson. The footballer was suspended by the club when he was arrested for grooming a schoolgirl, but was later allowed to play again. He...
11m Mar 07, 2016
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Terror threat warning from @PoliceFedforNI #BBCNolan
What police are calling a 'Terrorist hide' including bomb parts and explosives has been found at a country park near Larne. The haul was found at Carnfunnock in Ballygally. Meanwhile, a dissident republican group calling itself the IRA has said it was responsible for the attempted murder of a prison officer in east Belfast. And police have said a viable device was found during a security alert ...
3m Mar 07, 2016
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Animal rights group urges Game of Thrones tour to axe fur costumes #BBCNolan
Animal rights campaigners here have hit out at Game of Thrones Tours because real fur is used on SOME of their costumes. Northern Ireland Says No to Animal Cruelty says the company is promoting the fur industry, albeit indirectly by using real fur on cloaks given to people to wear on the tours. The company denies condoning the fur industry. The Irish News is reporting today that the company are...
7m Mar 07, 2016
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Calls for criminal records of teens involved in flag protests be wiped #BBCNolan
The Loyalist leader Jackie McDonald has called for the criminal records of teenagers convicted in connection with the Union flag protests to be wiped.. More than 300 people- many of them young - have been convicted of various offences from riotous behaviour to taking part in unlawful processions since protests began in 2012. Stephen got the views of flag protester Jamie Bryson and SDLP's Claire...
12m Mar 07, 2016
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'Vote DUP or McGuinness is First Minister' - Arlene Foster's big pitch to unionists
'Vote DUP - or Martin McGuinness gets the First Minister job.' Is that what May's Assembly election is going to be about? Arlene Foster spelt out her view of the battleground in a speech to a DUP conference at the weekend. She said: "Make no mistake, this election is very close. "A swing of only two votes in every hundred from the DUP to Sinn Fein would see Martin McGuinness become the next Fir...
27m Mar 07, 2016
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'Not asking we're begging' - Sarah Ewart seeking abortion guidelines clarity
More frustration over the controversial topic of abortion. The Director of the Royal College of Midwives says she's "livid" about the lack of progress in setting up a group examining the issue of women seeking an abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. Senior medics have also said they're angry over the lack of progress. In February the Health Minister said he would set up a working grou...
12m Mar 04, 2016
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Sarah Ewart and @plynas clash over abortion debate #bbcnolan
Sarah Ewart and @plynas clash over abortion debate
11m Mar 04, 2016
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Secretary of State says attack a demonstration of how lethal the terrorist threat continues to be in NI
Secretary of State says attack a demonstration of how lethal the terrorist threat continues to be in NI
4m Mar 04, 2016
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'This has to be stopped' Alliance leader and Justice Minister David Ford
'This has to be stopped' Alliance leader and Justice Minister David Ford
5m Mar 04, 2016
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Caller Clare's emotional response to bomb attack #bbcnolan
Caller Clare's emotional response to bomb attack #bbcnolan
2m Mar 04, 2016
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'Confirmation that the level of threat remains unchanged' SDLP's Alex Attwood
'Confirmation that the level of threat remains unchanged' SDLP's Alex Attwood
3m Mar 04, 2016
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DUP MLA Edwin Poots warns of further attacks #bbcnolan
DUP MLA Edwin Poots warns of further attacks
8m Mar 04, 2016
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'An atrocious attack' @GerryKellyMLA on East Belfast explosion
'An atrocious attack' @GerryKellyMLA on East Belfast explosion
5m Mar 04, 2016
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'No place for terrorism in our society' @mikenesbittni reacts to bomb attack
'No place for terrorism in our society' @mikenesbittni reacts to bomb attack
1m Mar 04, 2016
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East Belfast bomb attack - our reporter @nweir1 live from the scene
A man has been taken to hospital after a device exploded under a van in east Belfast this morning.It happened in the area around the Woodstock Road just after 7am. The condition of the man is not known at present.
12m Mar 04, 2016
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People need to realise disability isn't the end of the world - Caller Michaela
Katie Price has been criticised after saying if she had known about her son's disabilities while pregnant she might have considered having an abortion. The model said she would've done that because of fears of not being able to cope. She went on to say she would now never take that action.
5m Mar 03, 2016
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Leigh Edwards defends Katie Price's comments about disabled son #bbcnolan
Katie Price has been criticised after saying if she had known about her son's disabilities while pregnant she might have considered having an abortion. The model said she would've done that because of fears of not being able to cope. She went on to say she would now never take that action.
11m Mar 03, 2016
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Day centre for vulnerable under threat - @nweir1 reports #bbcnolan
Earlier on this week we revealed that it has cost 280 thousand pounds to subsidise canteen services at Stormont last year. Well, we were contacted by elderly residents in Gortin in County Tyrone. It's an isolated rural village in the heart of the Sperrins - it has no bank, no hole in the wall and few public services. What it does have, however, is Gortin Day Care Centre - a place where 13 elder...
8m Mar 03, 2016
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Tackling schools' rugby – contributors clash with radio legend @ghook
More than seventy doctors, academics and public health experts have called for a ban on tackling in rugby games in schools because of the risk of serious injury. The group want a move to touch rugby instead. They warn of a high risk of serious injury among under-18s from playing rugby and said schools should move to non-contact rugby.
21m Mar 03, 2016
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Professor Eric Anderson on why he's calling for a ban on tackling in schools' rugby
As we told you yesterday more than seventy doctors, academics and public health experts have called for a ban on tackling in rugby games in schools because of the risk of serious injury. The group want a move to touch rugby instead. They warn of a high risk of serious injury among under-18s from playing rugby and said schools should move to non-contact rugby.
7m Mar 03, 2016
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Crackdown on public swearing - would spot fines work? #BBCNOLAN
There's a row in England over a threat to impose on-the-spot fines for swearing in the street.Salford Council has brought in a Public Space Protection Order to tackle anti-social behaviour in an upmarket area. The pressure group Liberty has criticised the order as vague and a threat to freedom of expression.But here's the question - would you welcome a crackdown on public swearing in your area?
25m Mar 03, 2016
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Caller's anger over lack of parking at the RVH #bbcnolan
Caller's anger over lack of parking at the RVH #bbcnolan
9m Mar 02, 2016
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Do plus sized models set a bad example? @edwina_currie and Kathryn Szrodecki clash
The former Tory MP Edwina Curry has sparked controversy again - this time she's called a size 14 lingere model obese. Ashley Graham who is an American plus size model has recently made history after becoming the first curvaceous model to feature in a Sports Illustrated magazines swimsuit issue. Edwinia has said that looking like a curvy model was not sending out a healthy message to women and t...
10m Mar 02, 2016
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.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - UUP's @mikenesbittni (Part Two)
.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - UUP's @mikenesbittni (Part Two)
30m Mar 02, 2016
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Mike Nesbitt grilled by @StephenNolan on re-entering Executive after May poll
Mike Nesbitt grilled by @StephenNolan on re-entering Executive after May poll
13m Mar 02, 2016
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.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - UUP's @mikenesbittni (Part One)
The Nolan show is interviewing the main leaders of Northern Ireland's political parties. Elections are on the way as the Assembly approaches the end of another term. How do you think our politicians have done over the last five years? And what do you think should be top of their list for the next term at Stormont?
16m Mar 02, 2016
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Storm as Sammy Wilson appears to agree with 'ethnics out' comment
Storm as Sammy Wilson appears to agree with 'ethnics out' comment
19m Mar 01, 2016
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.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - Alliance's @DavidFordMLA (Part 2)
.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - Alliance's @DavidFordMLA (Part 2)
7m Mar 01, 2016
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.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - Alliance's @DavidFordMLA (Part 1)
.@bbcnolan party leader interviews - Alliance's @DavidFordMLA (Part 1)
27m Mar 01, 2016
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'It still hurts' David Ford's anguish over stepping aside as a Presbyterian elder #bbcnolan
'It still hurts' David Ford's anguish over stepping aside as a Presbyterian elder
2m Mar 01, 2016
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'Stomach churning' - Mike Nesbitt slams Sammy Wilson
'Stomach churning' - Mike Nesbitt slams Sammy Wilson
2m Mar 01, 2016
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Should MPs be getting yet another pay rise? @adi_peltz and @lembitopik discuss
MPs have been given their SECOND pay rise in less than a year. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is increasing their salaries by 1.3 percent to around 75 thousand pounds. It follows a ten percent pay increase in July. So, are they worth it?
7m Feb 29, 2016
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Thomas 'Slab' Murphy 'still a good Republican' - Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy
Thomas 'Slab' Murphy 'still a good Republican' - Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy
3m Feb 29, 2016
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Our @StephenNolan gets a serious wake up call from listener Mark about his health
Our @StephenNolan gets a serious wake up call from listener Mark about his health
11m Feb 29, 2016
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Irish Times Pol Cor @harrymcgee expects fresh election within 18 months
#bbcnolan
6m Feb 29, 2016
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