Outrage after 88-year-old widower is burgled with Christmas only days away
Less than two weeks to Christmas and the thieves are out and about, targeting the most vulnerable in our society. One of their latest victims - an 88 year old widower who just recently lost his wife. Burglars ransacked his home in Portadown and made off with cash. The police say they're stepping up patrols in the area. Vinny spoke to Superintendent Simon Walls from the PSNI.
3m Dec 13, 2017
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Caller Emma hits out at Easyjet and tells @vinnybelfast about nightmare flight delay
Travel chaos hit many parts of the UK at the weekend as severe weather caused delays for tens of thousands of travellers. One of them, Emma, has got in touch with the programme. She faced a near 48 hour delay in her journey from Luton to Belfast. She told Vinny what happened.
10m Dec 13, 2017
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Are we more polarised than ever and is Brexit making it worse?
Are we more polarised than ever and is Brexit making it worse? The last two elections in Northern Ireland obviously gave a clear indication of the split here, with the DUP and Sinn Fein emerging as the two biggest parties by far. Earlier this week 200 representatives from nationalist civic society, wrote an Open Letter to the Taoiseach published in the Irish News. They called on Leo Varadkar to...
33m Dec 13, 2017
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Do they know it's Christmas? Complaints about Xmas trees in Newry and Banbridge - are councils putting frugal above festive this year?
Less than 2 weeks now until Christmas hopefully you are all in the festive mood and are rockin' around your Christmas tree, but just how important is a Christmas tree to you town or city? Well it seems across Northern Ireland many have been left feeling under whelmed by their councils effort. Last month the tree in Banbridge was replaced after being branded one of the worst in Northern Ireland....
5m Dec 12, 2017
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Funding crisis in education - @Chris_Lyttle says schools need more than just a big injection of cash
We started the programme today talking about the crisis in social care funding. And there's a crisis, too, in our schools. The education system in Northern Ireland is facing a £350m funding gap by 2019 if it does not get more money. The warning comes from the Education Authority which has also revealed that almost 400 schools will be in budget deficit this year - the highest number ever. The Au...
15m Dec 12, 2017
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Would paying for the care we receive at home be a way to save the system - or are charities right to be concerned?
Is it time people started paying for the care they receive in their homes? That's one of the recommendations from a long-awaited report into the challenges facing social care here in Northern Ireland. It says that domiciliary care - that's the personal care and help with household tasks that people receive in their own homes - should be means-tested. At the moment it's provided free-of-charge a...
25m Dec 12, 2017
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Authors of a new report say it's time some people in NI started paying for the care they receive at home
Is it time people started paying for the care they receive in their homes? That's one of the recommendations from a long-awaited report into the challenges facing social care here in Northern Ireland. The report was commissioned by Sinn Féin's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill when she was health minister and written by two social care academics based in England. It says that domiciliary care - ...
28m Dec 12, 2017
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Should Northern Ireland still have a voice in Brussels after Brexit - and could that be MEPs?
Who will be representing Northern Ireland in Europe as decisions are made on regulatory alignment across the island of Ireland? Not Dublin according to one unionist member of the European Parliament. To listen to the full programme visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09hmyfc
24m Dec 11, 2017
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Callers react after benches used by rough sleepers in Belfast city centre are chopped up and taken away
A row has broken out after the benches used by rough sleepers were chopped up in Belfast city centreThe council says it was to stop anti-social behaviour. But others have slammed the move as moving the homeless problem elsewhere. To listen to the full programme visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09hmyfc
26m Dec 11, 2017
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Outrage after benches used by rough sleepers in Belfast city centre are chopped up and taken away.
A row has broken out after the benches used by rough sleepers were chopped up in Belfast city centreThe council says it was to stop anti-social behaviour. But others have slammed the move as moving the homeless problem elsewhere. To listen to the full programme visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09hmyfc
28m Dec 11, 2017
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Is Brexit deal announcement really a ‘breakthrough’? @SJAMcBride and @NewtonEmerson give their analysis
Is Brexit deal announcement really a ‘breakthrough’? Newsletter political editor Sam McBride and commentator Newton Emerson give their analysis
5m Dec 08, 2017
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It's being hailed as a #Brexit negotiations breakthrough, but how much of a breakthough is it? Labour Shadow Secretary of State @OwenSmith_MP reacts
It's being hailed as a Brexit negotiations breakthrough, but how much of a breakthough is it? Labour Shadow Secretary of State Owen Smith reacts
2m Dec 08, 2017
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Fine Gael Senator @nealerichmond reacts to #Brexit negotiations 'breakthrough'
Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond reacts to Brexit negotiations 'breakthrough'
4m Dec 08, 2017
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It's being described as a "breakthrough" in the #Brexit negotiations - Irish Times journalist @fotoole gives his thoughts
It's being described as a breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations - Irish Times journalist Fintan O'Toole gives his thoughts
8m Dec 08, 2017
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How much of a breakthrough has their been in #Brexit negotiations? @JimAllister and @ClaireHanna discuss
How much of a breakthrough has their been in #Brexit negotiations? TUV leader Jim Allister and SDLP MLA Claire Hanna discuss
7m Dec 08, 2017
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Breakthrough in #Brexit negotiations - is it actually an agreement or just a fudge? TUV leader @JimAllister
Breakthrough in #Brexit negotiations - is it actually an agreement or just a fudge? TUV leader Jim Allister
9m Dec 08, 2017
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How much of a breakthrough has there been in #Brexit negotiations? @RobinSwannUUP reacts
How much of a breakthrough has their been in Brexit negotiations? UUP leader Robin Swann reacts
6m Dec 08, 2017
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Conservative former Secretary of State Theresa Villiers reacts to #Brexit breakthrough
Conservative former Secretary of State Theresa Villiers reacts to Brexit breakthrough
12m Dec 08, 2017
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It's been hailed as a Brexit talks breakthrough but is it really? BBC NI political editor @markdevenport
It's been hailed as a Brexit talks breakthrough but is it really? How much has changed since Monday when the DUP rejected the text first proposed by the European Union and the UK to move talks from phase one to phase two? DUP leader Arlene Foster says the new agreement means that the entirety of the UK will now leave the single market and customs union. Stephen gets reaction from BBC NI politic...
9m Dec 08, 2017
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@StephenNolan talks to @ShippersUnbound about his new book ‘Fall Out - A Year Of Political Turmoil’ and gets his take on the Brexit deal breakdown
"All Out War" the story behind Brexit was hailed as the political book of last year. It's author Tim Shipman is the political editor of the Sunday Times. The follow up to "All Out War" has just been published. It's called "Fall Out - A Year Of Political Turmoil" and gives the inside story of Theresa May's triumphant arrival at No 10, her disastrous decision to call the general election and the ...
12m Dec 07, 2017
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Alliance MLA @naomi_long accuses the DUP of hectoring Sylvia Hermon in House of Commons Brexit debate
Alliance MLA Naomi Long accuses the DUP of hectoring Sylvia Hermon in House of Commons Brexit debate
5m Dec 07, 2017
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Health workers pay rise deadlock - Alliance MLA @naomi_long reacts
Health workers pay rise deadlock - Alliance MLA Naomi Long reacts
5m Dec 07, 2017
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Royal College of Nursing hits out at NI Civil Service over health workers pay rise deadlock
Garrett Martin from Royal College of Nursing hits out at NI Civil Service over health workers pay rise deadlock
5m Dec 07, 2017
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Health workers pay rise deadlock - SDLP MLA @MarkHDurkan reacts
Health workers pay rise deadlock - SDLP MLA Mark Durkan reacts
4m Dec 07, 2017
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#BBCNolan reveals NI Civil Service does have the power to give 1% pay rise to health workers - UUP MLA @roybeggs reacts
Nolan Show reveals NI Civil Service does have the power to give 1% pay rise to health workers - UUP MLA Roy Beggs reacts
6m Dec 07, 2017
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NIO has told #BBCNolan David Sterling, head of the NI Civil Service, has the power to release £26M of Stormont funds to health workers for a 1% increase in their wages
The NIO has told the Nolan Show that David Sterling, the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, has the power to release £26 million of Stormont funds to health workers for a one percent increase in their wages. A statement to the Nolan Show says "As the Secretary of State made clear during the Budget Act, spending decisions remain devolved. In the continued absence of an Executive, those ...
19m Dec 07, 2017
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PSNI criticised for tweet that warned festive party goers to watch out for those trying to take advantage - @Ella_M_Whelan and @EJWoolf debate
The PSNI has faced criticism for a tweet that warned festive party goers to watch out for those trying to take advantage. Here's the words they used in that message: "if you bump into that special someone under the mistletoe tonight, remember that without consent it is rape. #Season'sGreetings". The police later deleted the tweet and apologised, saying that some may have taken it out of context...
8m Dec 06, 2017
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Arlene Foster says she was told Irish government stopped DUP from seeing agreed Brexit deal text - @NewtonEmerson reacts
Arlene Foster says she was told Irish government stopped DUP from seeing agreed Brexit dealtext - political commentator Newton Emerson reacts
4m Dec 06, 2017
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Blame game over #Brexit deal breakdown - @ClaireHanna and @StephenFarryMLA react
Blame game over #Brexit deal breakdown - SDLP MLA Claire Hanna and Alliance MLA Stephen Farry react
6m Dec 06, 2017
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Blame game over #Brexit deal breakdown over the border - former DUP MLA Nelson McCausland and @MaireadMcGMEP discuss
Arlene Foster claims British negotiators told her the Irish government stopped Downing Street officials from showing the DUP the text of Monday's Brexit deal. That is a huge claim. But the Irish government have categorically said this did not happen. We need to flush this out. And we've tried to. So Arlene Foster says the Irish government stopped the the British government from letting the DUP ...
20m Dec 06, 2017
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‘We’re highly disappointed’ - Fine Gael Senator @nealerichmond on breakdown of #Brexit deal #BBCNolan
Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond on breakdown of Brexit deal.
12m Dec 05, 2017
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‘It’s a real mess’ – Alliance’s @StephenFarryMLA on breakdown of #Brexit deal #BBCNolan
Alliance’s Stephen Farry on breakdown of Brexit deal.
12m Dec 05, 2017
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‘We need an all islands solution’ – UUP’s @SteveAikenUUP on potential NI #Brexit deal #BBCNolan
UUP’s Steve Aiken comments on potential NI Brexit deal.
4m Dec 05, 2017
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What’s the future of the #Brexit deal? - @JimAllister and @columeastwood debate #BBCNolan
Discussions dramatically stalled yesterday when the DUP rejected a proposed solution to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. So what's next for the negotiations and what part will NI play in future talks?
30m Dec 05, 2017
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#Brexit deal hits the rocks – @markdevenport on how the talks broke down #BBCNolan
A seismic shock in the political worlds of Westminster and Brussels yesterday as the DUP scuppered a deal between the UK government and the EU to move Brexit negotiations forward. Prime Minister Theresa May will brief her Cabinet this morning over what went wrong and what will happen next. Discussions stalled dramatically yesterday when the DUP - who of course support the government -- reject...
14m Dec 05, 2017
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An invite for Xmas dinner, but it’ll cost you thirty quid! Happy to pay or bah humbug?
If you were invited to someone's house for Christmas dinner would you expect to pay for what you eat and drink? Well that is what one woman is doing, Gemma Andrews, has been hosting Christmas dinner at her home for ten years and charges her family and friends £30 per head. She regularly cooks for 10 to 16 people providing food, drinks and a gift. What do you think, would you ask your guests or ...
12m Dec 04, 2017
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New figures show 12,000 people here have declared themselves homeless - what's the Housing Executive doing to tackle the problem?
On Friday we heard two stories from families facing homelessness - one mother forced to move because of a broken heating system, leaving her children sleeping on a friend's sofa. And in another, a family of 5 sharing a 2 bedroom flat - they spoke to our reporter Nicola Weir about how hard it has been living in a hostel for 18 months. There are currently 12,000 homeless households here according...
6m Dec 04, 2017
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Only 1 in 20 journeys in NI made using public transport
Only 1 in 20 journeys in Northern Ireland are made using public transport as reported by the Belfast Telegraph. According to the travel survey - which collects yearly transport data for the Government - 71% of all journeys between 2014 and 2016 were made by car. Green Party Leader Steven Agnew has said the figures show that its time to end the under investment in public transport. He joined Vin...
10m Dec 04, 2017
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Brexit border standoff - who will blink first? @CrispinBlunt, @IRLPatricia and @ClaireHanna debate
The Dublin government wants an assurance from the UK that there'll be a soft border post Brexit. If they don't get that negotiations on future trade arrangements between the UK and Europe won't start anytime soon. So in the words of European Council president Donald Tusk "the UK's future lies - in some ways - in Dublin, at least as long as Brexit negotiations continue." Vinny spoke to Conservat...
31m Dec 04, 2017
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D-day in Brexit talks - is a deal on the Irish border any closer? @vinnybelfast asks RTE Europe editor @tconnellyRTE
Reports this morning that there has been no breakthrough in the overnight talks between British, European Commission and Irish officials on what happens to the border - post Brexit. RTE's Tony Connelly says that it now looks unlikely the Irish cabinet will have a form of words on the future border to approve at its meeting in Dublin which is happening right now.
7m Dec 04, 2017
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Three children living in one room - the real stories behind homelessness in Northern Ireland. @nweir1 reports
When you think of homeless people, what do you think about. Someone sleeping rough, someone with drug or alcohol addictions or maybe someone with mental health problems? Would it shock you to know that according to the Audit Office there are currently around 12,000 homeless households, desperately waiting for a permanent roof over their heads... that's families, children, babies facing Christma...
9m Dec 01, 2017
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@StephenNolan talks to Irish football legend @No1shaygiven on his biggest challenges on and off the pitch
Stephen's guest this morning is a Republic of Ireland football legend, the second most capped player in Ireland's history and someone who played at the top level of the professional game for well over a decade. It is of course Shay Given who has just released his autobiography Any Given Saturday.
20m Dec 01, 2017
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Brexit border standoff - @AlexKane221b and @AllisonMorris1 discuss
Are we now reaching the crunch point in the Brexit negotiations? And who will blink first? Political commentators Alex Kane and Allison Morris discuss.
7m Dec 01, 2017
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It's crunch time in the Brexit negotiations. Who will blink first? MLAs and callers react
SDLP MLA Claire Hanna, Alliance MLA Stephen Farry, UUP MLA Steve Aiken and callers react
23m Dec 01, 2017
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The Brexit border battle has begun. Could stand off between London, Belfast and Dublin really bring down Theresa May's government? @JohnODowdSF reacts
Are we now reaching the crunch point in the Brexit negotiations? And who will blink first? It's an extraordinary stand -off between London and Dublin over Northern Ireland's position post-Brexit. Westminster's Brexit committee says the two positions aren't compatible. And the DUP's Sammy Wilson has fired a warning to Theresa May. And Tanaiste Simon Coveney says the UK can't have it both ways. S...
15m Dec 01, 2017
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#BBCNolan callers hit out at Secretary of State over financial deadlock
Nolan Show callers hit out at Secretary of State over financial deadlock
25m Nov 30, 2017
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What if anything is the Secretary of State doing about public sector pay rise deadlock?
NI Conservative Frank Shivers and Anne Speed from Unison discuss.
27m Nov 30, 2017
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Union anger that public sector pay rises caught up in the Stormont deadlock
A local Conservative has called on the Secretary of State to start taking decisions in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland. And he says - if Stormont isn't back soon - it's time for James Brokenshire to introduce direct rule. Frank Shivers comments come in the wake of union anger that public sector pay rises are being caught up in the Stormont deadlock. £26m has been found for ...
27m Nov 30, 2017
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NI health regulator fires warning over serious shortage in nurses here - #BBCNolan callers react
NI health regulator fires warning over serious shortage in nurses here - Nolan Show callers react
25m Nov 29, 2017
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NI's health regulator tells #BBCNolan people are dying in hospitals without a nurse around them in their final moments because of staff shortages
Northern Ireland's health regulator has formally notified the Department of Health that there is a serious nursing shortage across hospital and community services. It's the first time the RQIA has issued the formal notice after identifying a number of failings in almost every area it had inspected. Stephen spoke to SDLP health spokesperson Mark H Durkan and Garret Martin, Deputy Director of the...
10m Nov 29, 2017
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