RAF pilot returns to South Armagh to find the IRA man who shot down his helicopter
RAF pilot returns to South Armagh to find the IRA man who shot down his helicopter
24m Jan 05, 2016
24m
It's just not cricket - did Chris Gayle go too far chatting up reporter?
It's just not cricket - did Chris Gayle go too far chatting up reporter?
9m Jan 05, 2016
9m
SDLP’s @AlbanMaginness reflects on life in politics as he announces retirement
SDLP’s @AlbanMaginness reflects on life in politics as he announces retirement
14m Jan 05, 2016
14m
Silent Night – should Belfast bring back New Year’s Eve fireworks?
Silent Night – should Belfast bring back New Year’s Eve fireworks?
13m Jan 04, 2016
13m
‘Kindness Boxes’ for the homeless placed on streets of Belfast - will it make a difference?
‘Kindness Boxes’ for the homeless placed on streets of Belfast - will it make a difference?
7m Jan 04, 2016
7m
New year, old problems - reaction as emergency depts under pressure again
New year, old problems - reaction as emergency depts under pressure again
27m Jan 04, 2016
27m
‘I have nothing to be ashamed of’ – former nationalist mayor Pat McCarthy defends accepting MBE
‘I have nothing to be ashamed of’ – former nationalist mayor Pat McCarthy defends accepting MBE
25m Jan 04, 2016
25m
A politician's Christmas - TUV leader @JimAllister
A politician's Christmas - TUV leader Jim Allister
3m Dec 24, 2015
3m
A politician's Christmas - @SDLPlive leader @columeastwood
A politician's Christmas - SDLP leader Colum Eastwood
2m Dec 24, 2015
2m
A politician's Christmas - @allianceparty leader @DavidFordMLA
A politician's Christmas - Alliance Party leader David Ford
3m Dec 24, 2015
3m
First Minister in waiting @DUPleader and her love of Christmas
First Minister in waiting @DUPleader and her love of Christmas
7m Dec 24, 2015
7m
Crosby relative sang ‘White Christmas’ for Peter and me - @M_McGuinness_SF
Crosby relative sang ‘White Christmas’ for Peter and me - @MMcGuinnessSF
9m Dec 24, 2015
9m
Bah humbug? @AlexKane221b is not a fan of big spending Christmas #BBCNolan
"When I say to people that I don't particularly like Christmas I can see the mixture of pity and concern in their eyes. But actually, when I say I don't like Christmas all I'm saying is that I don't like the relentless promotion and hard sell. I'm a tin of humbugs and book token kind of guy, so the more low key it all is the better for me." That's the columnist Alex Kane's take on the festive s...
12m Dec 22, 2015
12m
.@nweir1 joins police foot patrol around car crime hot spot near RVH #BBCNolan
Do you ever park on the Grosvenor Road in Belfast when visiting someone at the Royal Victoria Hospital? Well, over the summer there was a crime spree which saw nearly 90 cars broken into. It's been identified as a car crime hot spot by the police. They are now patrolling the area on foot and by car to tackle the problem. Our reporter Nicola Weir went out with officers yesterday and found that s...
7m Dec 22, 2015
7m
What was the best present Santa ever brought you? #BBCNolan
Now - Christmas is only a few days away - but do you remember what your favourite toy from Santa was? Vinny's was a motorised go-cart that he got years of play out of. Until his brother Donal pulled it ontop of himself while doing donuts in the back yard. Nicolas' was - how pathetic is this - a bean bag. They were all the rage in the early 80s and she got this beautiful grey one for her bedroom...
11m Dec 22, 2015
11m
Would you donate a kidney to a sick stranger? Hear Drew's amazing story #BBCNolan
You're not going to believe our top story this morning... Would you give up one of your perfectly healthy kidneys and give it to a sick stranger? That's just what Antrim man, Drew Murray, did a matter of weeks ago. He made up this mind to become a 'live' organ donor after seeing a television programme highlighting the hardships of those who have to go through kidney dialysis - on a daily basis....
7m Dec 22, 2015
7m
Night of glitz and glamour for Belfast as stars gathered for @BBCSPOTY #SPOTY
It was a really big night for Belfast and Northern Ireland last night. The BBC's sports personality of the year awards took place in the SSE Arena and the great and the good of sporting world were out in force. Andy Murray took the top prize for the second time in three years. Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield was runner-up, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill third. There were big honours for N...
26m Dec 21, 2015
26m
'Humbling and proud' - jockey @AP_McCoy on #SPOTY Lifetime Achievement Award
'Humbling and proud' - jockey AP McCoy on BBC Sport's Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
3m Dec 21, 2015
3m
What a night - @RealCFrampton humbled by Belfast @BBCSPOTY experience #SPOTY
What a night - boxer Carl Frampton humbled by Sport's Personality of the Year Belfast experience #SPOTY
6m Dec 21, 2015
6m
Appeal to track down cruel thief who stole pensioner's purse
Listener Joanna's been in touch - her mum went shopping on Monday and had a very unpleasant experience.. Police are investigating a report of a theft in the Market Place area of Bangor on Monday, 14 December. Police received a report today, Wednesday 16 December, that a woman had been shopping in the area when her purse, containing a sum of cash, bank cards and personal items, was stolen from...
2m Dec 18, 2015
2m
New DUP leader Arlene Foster talks to @stephennolan
New DUP leader Arlene Foster talks to @stephennolan
12m Dec 18, 2015
12m
The man who beat the bullies and lost 11 stone #bbcnolan
The man who beat the bullies! Four years ago 23 year old Mike Sullivan from County Kerry tipped the scales at a massive 17 STONE - but cruel jibes about his weight motivated him to lose weight - now he's a fitness model and is on a mission to inspire others These days he goes to the gym twice a day, seven days a week and hasn't taken a day off in 11 months!
12m Dec 18, 2015
12m
What ever happened to the union flag row? Jamie Bryson and Basil McCrea discuss
Is the row over the union flag finally over? New research has found that most people in Northern Ireland, both protestant and catholic, think that the union flag should only be flown on designated days from public buildings. It's now over 3 years since the Belfast City Council changed its policy on the Union flag. The council voted to fly the flag only on 15 designated days during the year. T...
13m Dec 18, 2015
13m
In a Galaxy far far away - lives - Obi-Wan Ke Noley #ForceAwakens
In a Galaxy far far away - lives - Obi-Wan Ke Noley
3m Dec 18, 2015
3m
Kind hearted #bbcnolan listeners offer festive help #biggestheartsinthecountry
Kind hearted #bbcnolan listeners offer festive help #biggestheartsinthecountry
13m Dec 18, 2015
13m
'It's breaking my heart' - a very special Christmas plea from a Good Samaritan
She's been helping people for 40 years but now a Belfast woman is asking for a favour herself. Mona McConnell is well known for pulling out all the stops to make sure those in need have a good Christmas. Last year alone Mona's team provided over 700 food hampers and also held a christmas lunch for those who had no-where else to go. Now she's contacted the Nolan show. That's because the bus sch...
10m Dec 18, 2015
10m
Should Belfast City Centre have free parking for all? Cllr Jim Rogers and @ejwoolf clash
Should Belfast City Centre have free parking for all? Cllr Jim Rogers and @ejwoolf clash
19m Dec 17, 2015
19m
Paisley's son @JCKP1966 doesn't know who he would vote for in NI #BBCNolan
Ian Paisley's son Kyle Paisley doesn't know who he would vote for in NI
6m Dec 17, 2015
6m
'I think the judgement was flawed' TUV leader Jim Allister on landmark abortion ruling
'I think the judgement was flawed' TUV leader Jim Allister on landmark abortion ruling
9m Dec 17, 2015
9m
Callers give their views on landmark abortion ruling #bbcnolan
Callers give their views on landmark abortion ruling #bbcnolan
7m Dec 17, 2015
7m
Justice Minister David Ford reacts to abortion judgement #bbcnolan
Justice Minister David Ford reacts to abortion judgement #bbcnolan
7m Dec 17, 2015
7m
'People call me a murderer' Sarah Ewart on the online abuse she has received #AbortionDebate
The woman who re-ignited the abortion law debate has been receiving obscene hate messages on social media.Sarah Ewart brought her story to the Nolan Show two years ago.She was told the baby she was carrying had no chance of survival but she couldn't have an abortion in N Ireland. She travelled to England for a termination.She and her mother Jane have been campaigning for a law change here.They ...
15m Dec 17, 2015
15m
Detective Nolan on the rat hunt #bbcnolan
Detective Nolan on the rat hunt #bbcnolan
4m Dec 16, 2015
4m
Landmark court ruling on NI abortion law – breaking news and reaction #bbcnolan
Landmark court ruling on NI abortion law – breaking news and reaction @nweir reports
12m Dec 16, 2015
12m
Tyson Fury latest - protest planned at BBC Sports Personality event
Tyson Fury latest - protest planned at BBC Sports Personality event
23m Dec 16, 2015
23m
Taking down the peace walls - vital goal or pipe dream? #bbcnolan
Are peace walls here to stay for the forseeable future? A new report has found the number of people who want to keep the barriers is increasing. In 2012 a survey found 22% of residents wanted the walls to remain. But that's now gone up to 30%. Many more Protestants - 44% - want the walls to stay, compared to 23% of Catholics. So where does that leave Stormont's strategy to bring all the wall...
12m Dec 16, 2015
12m
'Completely devastated' - the mum who says a store's bungle could spoil Christmas
A single mum says a bungle by toy giant Toys R Us is threatening to ruin Christmas. New mum Shannon bought almost £400's worth of presents from their Sprucefield store - but when she went to collect them, she quickly realised something was wrong.
10m Dec 16, 2015
10m
Landmark court ruling on abortion - what will judge decide? #BBCNolan
A landmark court ruling is due today on abortion law in N Ireland.It's a really big day this.It's all about whether abortions should be allowed here in cases of fatal fetal abnormality, and in cases of rape and incest.High court judge Mr Justice Horner last month ruled that not permitting abortion in these cases breaches the European Convention on Human RightsHe is expected to finalise his judg...
11m Dec 16, 2015
11m
Singing star @Peter_Corry hits the right festive notes on #bbcnolan
Singing star @Peter_Corry hits the right festive notes on #bbcnolan
12m Dec 15, 2015
12m
Mushy peas with your Christmas turkey? Surely not? #bbcnolan
Mushy peas, lentils and cabbage and apples with your Christmas dinner - has Nolan Show reporter Nicola Weir gone mad?What ever happened to traditional festive fayre?Has our Nicola lost the plot? Turkey and ham with all the trimmings is one thing, but has she gone overboard?
11m Dec 15, 2015
11m
The mastermind behind the Green and White Army - NI manager Michael O'Neill talks to @taggartjoel
So Northern Ireland fans now know who they will be facing in France in the summer. Saturday's Euro 2016 draw pitted them against Poland, Ukraine and World Champions Germany. But what about the man who masterminded the success and the first ever qualification for the european championship finals for Northern Ireland. Ahead of the draw Joel spoke to manager Michael O'Neil and discussed his memori...
25m Dec 15, 2015
25m
Nurses making history with industrial action vote #bbcnolan
Nurses in Northern Ireland are to vote on potential industrial action amid an on-going pay dispute with Stormont.The Royal College of Nursing has said the ballot of its members represented an "unprecedented move".Nurses will be asked to vote on action that stops short of an outright strike - rather a work-to-rule form of protest, with steps such as a refusal to work unpaid hours.The RCN has acc...
8m Dec 15, 2015
8m
'Like rotten fish' - union man blasts Fresh Start deal struck at Stormont
Northern Ireland's biggest trade union has blasted the Fresh Start deal struck at Stormont.
12m Dec 15, 2015
12m
Broadcasting legends Walter Love and John Bennett show @stephennolan how it's done #RadioUlster40
It's Radio Ulster's big 40th birthday celebration day today.The station's landmark milestone will be marked in style with a gala concert at the Ulster Hall tonight.That special show will be hosted by Wendy Austin and John Toal and I'll be going along too to join in the fun.But for now we are going to talk about some magic moments in the history of the station with some broadcasting legends - an...
25m Dec 14, 2015
25m
Simon Hamilton seems poised to lift lifetime gay blood donation ban #bbcnolan
Health Minister Simon Hamilton has signaled he may be ready to end Northern Ireland's lifetime ban on gay men donating blood.He says if a government advisory group says it is safe, then the position will change.The rest of the UK relaxed the restrictions to a one year ban in 2011Two previous DUP health ministers Edwin Poots and Jim Wells upheld the lifetime ban.On the line is Sinn Fein MLA Cait...
10m Dec 14, 2015
10m
"There's a moose loose aboot this hoose" - Does Nolan have vermin or is it all in his head?
Stephen thinks he has unwanted guests for Christmas - furry RODENTS.He's been sitting on his own at Fantasy Island and has been hearing tapping and scratching.It could be mice, it could be rats - it could be ANYTHING. On the line - Jim England - Pest control operator, AKA Jimmy The Rat...
20m Dec 14, 2015
20m
Student #OccupyQUB protest - do they have your support?
STUDENTS have been staging a sit-in protest at Queen's University since the weekend.The occupation is by a group calling itself Fossil Free QUB who are demanding the uni stops fossil fuel investments within five years.We talk to one of the students involved in the on-going protest, Sean Fearon and the blogger Kris Nixon
24m Dec 14, 2015
24m
#BBCNolan caller 90 year old Liz thanks good samaritan
BBC Nolan caller 90 year old Liz thanks good samaritan
8m Dec 11, 2015
8m
With public services squeezed, should the arts world just take a cutbacks hit? #BBCNolan
More financial pain is on the way for government departments here. All Stormont departments have been asked to prepare for budget cuts of either five or ten per cent next year. The repercussions for the department of culture could be stark. A report drawn up for the department's committee has highlighted the possible consequences. As well as the possibility of a museum shutting, officials say a...
10m Dec 11, 2015
10m
#PlayingOurPart for older people this Christmas - @StephenNolan talks to @Age_NI
Remember older people this Christmas. It's an easy thing to say, but how many of us take it to heart? And what exactly can and should we do?Well we have the Playing Our Part appeal, involving BBC Northern Ireland and Age NI. It's promoting simple ways to help an older person. Stephen spoke to Siobhan Casey from Age NI
4m Dec 11, 2015
4m