Is an Irish language act a red line issue for SDLP? #GE2017
Is an Irish language act a red line issue for SDLP?
6m Jun 01, 2017
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SDLP’s @markdurkan quizzed on party’s stance on Brexit #GE2017
SDLP’s Mark Durkan quizzed on party’s stance on Brexit
11m Jun 01, 2017
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Former top cop calls for introduction of internment to deal with terror threat in UK
A former Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard has called for the introduction of internment to deal with the terror threat in the UK. Tarique Ghaffur says that these community-based centres could be a serious solution to the problem police face trying to monitor the estimated 3,000 extremists who are subjects of interest to MI5 and the police. Stephen spoke to Tarique earlier and asked him t...
17m Jun 01, 2017
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Belfast bikes under attack from vandals and thieves - we hear from one of the victims
The police have told the Nolan Show that they're running undercover operations to catch thieves and vandals who've been targeting Belfast Bikes. And in the past fortnight they've made four arrests for theft and criminal damage. Belfast City Council recently revealed that vandalism and theft of the 'Belfast Bikes' is costing £1,800 a month - and a third of the cycles are out of action as a resul...
4m Jun 01, 2017
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Big #BBCNolan #GE2017 election interviews - SDLP's @markdurkan (Part Two)
(Part Two) Time for the second in our series of Big Election interviews and today it's the turn of the SDLP. It's Mark Durkan who is in the hot seat in the BBC's Foyle studio. We hear what he has to say for himself on the big issues and their policies and pledges.
28m Jun 01, 2017
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Big #BBCNolan #GE2017 election interviews - SDLP's @markdurkan (Part One)
Time for the second in our series of Big Election interviews and today it's the turn of the SDLP. It's Mark Durkan who is in the hot seat in the BBC's Foyle studio. We hear what he has to say for himself on the big issues and their policies and pledges.
29m Jun 01, 2017
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Gardaí call for law change to make cyclists wear safety gear - something we should consider here?
GET YOUR HELMET ON! The Gardaí have called for a law that would make it a legal requirement for cyclists to wear high visibility vests and helmets. The police in the south have said that 'the amount of fatalities and serious injuries...is so huge...we should shift the mentality and attitudes of cyclists - to encompass their own safety...' What do you reckon? Should we have a similar law here? S...
23m May 31, 2017
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Fresh calls for border poll - after Brexit, is a referendum on united Ireland likely?
The SDLP has backed a border poll - a referendum on whether there should be a united Ireland. Party leader Colum Eastwood yesterday said the poll should be held after the UK has left the EU. Sinn Fein has been stepping up its demand for a referendum in the wake of last year's Brexit vote. But Tory Secretary of State James Brokenshire yesterday ruled out a border poll, saying the requirements fo...
10m May 31, 2017
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Uncertainty over date corporation tax will be introduced in NI – John Simpson and Glyn Roberts discuss
In our big election interview with Sinn Fein on Monday John O'Dowd said it was his understanding that Invest NI was suggesting the proposed reduction in corporation tax may be better moved to 2021. We went back to Invest NI to ask them for their reaction to what John O'Dowd said, and they've sent us a statement. We got reaction from economist John Simpson and Glyn Roberts from Retail NI.
23m May 31, 2017
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Outrage after graffiti sprayed in West Belfast mocking the 22 victims of the Manchester bomb attack
A sickening message mocking the 22 people killed in the Manchester bomb attack was daubed on a wall in West Belfast. It was quickly painted over but what does it say that someone decided to do it in the first place? Stephen spoke to SDLP Councillor Brian Heading and asked him what he saw.
6m May 31, 2017
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Stroke awareness - Bangor stroke survivors Lorraine & Steve talk to @vinnybelfast about #MakeMayPurple
The Stroke Association have been turning May 'Purple' to raise awareness. They have regular support groups from survivors including one in Bangor, where our Vinny met with Steve Wylie and Lorraine McGivern. Both are now planning a skydive to support the group. Lorraine had a stroke at 52, and told Vinny what happened.
7m May 30, 2017
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.@StephenNolan's gardening woes - he gets advice from our gardening expert @GardenerGareth
The rotten weather for Bank Holiday Monday yesterday didn't put Stephen off his new past-time - gardening. He was tending the plants to calm his soul after yesterday's show. Stephen spoke to Nolan Show resident gardening expert Gareth Austin.
10m May 30, 2017
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NI becomes big election issue in #GE2017 - @StephenNolan talks to Labour's Ken Livingstone
Here's something you don't see very often. Northern Ireland has become a big issue in the UK's General Election campaign. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has faced repeated questions over his position on IRA violence and past links to Sinn Fein during the Troubles. Stephen got the views of former London Mayor Ken Livingston and commentator Ruth Dudley Edwards.
20m May 30, 2017
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Row as DUP's Jim Wells tweets Sinn Fein canvassers "not welcome" in Rathfriland
"They are not welcome in this Unionist town - particularly on a Sunday". The words of the DUP's Jim Wells to Sinn Fein yesterday sparking a political row. He wrote the message in a tweet after Sinn Fein had been canvassing in Rathfriland, Co Down at the weekend. The DUP have said the "tweet in question was deleted shortly after it was posted". They also said: "All parties have a right to canvas...
29m May 30, 2017
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SF say no to First Minister Foster #GE2017
Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd
5m May 29, 2017
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#BBCNolan election interview - @JohnODowdSF on condemnation of IRA Manchester bombing #GE2017
Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd on condemnation of IRA Manchester bombing in 1996
8m May 29, 2017
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Sinn Fein praise Corbyn for 'brave steps' #GE2017
Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd praises Jeremy Corbyn for 'brave steps'
3m May 29, 2017
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Bank holiday weekend travel chaos as BA flights cancelled after huge IT failure. We hear from people affected.
British Airways has apologised to passengers after it was forced to cancel all flights out of Heathrow and Gatwick because of a huge IT failure on Saturday. The impact on the Bank Holiday weekend continues with passengers facing a third day of disruptions. We speak to some of those affected.
16m May 29, 2017
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Big #BBCNolan #GE2017 election interviews – Sinn Fein’s @JohnODowdSF (Part Two)
MANIFESTO INTERVIEWThe Nolan Show is kicking off our big election interviews today with Sinn Fein. We're joined in the studio by John O'Dowd. Let's hear where they stand on some of the big issues and talking points of the campaign so far.
29m May 29, 2017
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Big #BBCNolan #GE2017 election interviews – Sinn Fein’s @JohnODowdSF (Part One)
MANIFESTO INTERVIEWThe Nolan Show is kicking off our big election interviews today with Sinn Fein. We're joined in the studio by John O'Dowd. Let's hear where they stand on some of the big issues and talking points of the campaign so far.
27m May 29, 2017
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NI's Top 10 most visited attractions revealed - did your favourite place make the list?
Stephen mentioned the other day that he decided to go on a 'staycation' at the weekend - and it was a disaster. Give him a trip to Vegas any time, he didn't know what the fuss is about holidaying at home. Bundoran - never again. Sligo - never again. But apparently there are many attractions in Northern Ireland people do like to go to! NISRA - that's Northern Ireland Statistical Research Agency,...
13m May 26, 2017
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Would you pay your child to study if you thought it would help them get good results?
Would you pay your child to study if you thought it would help them get good results? One mother in England has been criticised for revealing that she is paying her son by the hour. Katerina Diamond, from Weston-super-Mare is paying her son £7 per hour with the condition is he has to revise in front of her. She said she devised the reward system after struggling to get her son Oliver to hit the...
7m May 26, 2017
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More people having to wait longer on hospital outpatient appointments - what can be done about our waiting lists?
More people are having to wait longer on a hospital outpatient appointment in Northern Ireland. In just three months the figure has increased by 6,895. More than two thirds of patients were waiting more than nine weeks, in spite of targets stating that at least 50% of patients should wait no longer that. GP George O'Neill and Margaret Carr, Cancer Research UK.
12m May 26, 2017
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'It was like being groomed' - Abdul talks to @StephenNolan about being radicalised
Last night on 5 Live Stephen was contacted by Abdul from Nottingham. Abdul told him that he had been radicalised in the past but had since changed his mindset and wanted to help others do the same. He began by asking him what age he was when he had been radicalised.
13m May 26, 2017
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Controversy as Labour leader @jeremycorbyn links terror attacks to wars abroad
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has linked the terror threat in the UK to wars fought abroad by Britain. As election campaigning resumes after the attack in Manchester, Mr Corbyn will today say the "war on terror is simply not working". According to pre-released excerpts from his speech, Mr Corbyn will say that "many experts... have pointed to the connections between wars our government has support...
15m May 26, 2017
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Group representing RHI boiler owners accuses Department of Economy of getting their numbers wrong again
Stephen spoke to boiler installer Brian Hood, Newsletter political editor Sam McBride and Wesley Aston from the Ulster Farmers' Union
27m May 25, 2017
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Reaction to news that boy (9) fighting for life because of toxic materials dumped at bonfire site
A nine-year-old boy is critically ill after coming into contact with a hazardous substance at a bonfire site of the Shankill Road. Police have been clearing the scene at Glenwood Street after drums containing a substance were dumped at the site. The boy is currently in intensive care in the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Stephen got reaction from Belfast City Councillor Jim Rodgers a...
27m May 25, 2017
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#BBCNolan exclusive - £14M spent on private taxis transporting children to and from school
A freedom of information request by the Nolan Show has revealed that in the last 3 years over £14 million has been spent on providing private taxis to take children to and from school. Currently there are 2234 children in receipt of a taxi, which is provided if a child has special needs or there are no public transport links in the area. Does this seem like a lot of money? Stephen spoke to form...
5m May 24, 2017
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Commentators @RuthDE and @malodoherty react to @COLRICHARDKEMP 'internment' calls
Commentators Ruth Dudley Edwards and Malachi O'Doherty react to Colonel Richard Kemp 'internment' calls
24m May 24, 2017
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.@COLRICHARDKEMP tells #BBCNolan internment should be brought back for terror suspects
Colonel Richard Kemp, the former chairman of COBRA intelligence group, tells the Nolan Show internment should be brought back for terror suspects.
8m May 24, 2017
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SF leader slammed for condemnation of #Manchester attack weeks after attending IRA commemoration
So, Michelle when did it become unacceptable to bomb Manchester? That is the question posed by columnist Eillis O'Hanlon writing in the Belfast Telegraph today she was challenging Sinn Fein's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill over the party's condemnation over the attack on the Manchester arena on Monday night. The article also recalls the IRA attack on Manchester in 1996. Michelle O'Neill was a...
30m May 24, 2017
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'They want to rob us of the joy of life' - @naomi_long
'They want to rob us of the joy of life' - Alliance Party leader Naomi Long
10m May 23, 2017
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'Awful, unimaginable tragedy' - @columeastwood
'Awful, unimaginable tragedy' - SDLP leader Colum Eastwood
6m May 23, 2017
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'We can not have our children butchered in this way anymore' - @BeattieDoug
'We can not have our children butchered in this way anymore' - UUP's Doug Beattie
3m May 23, 2017
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'Islam is clear - no one can take innocent life' - Dr Nauman Ahmadiyya from Muslim Community Ireland
'Islam is clear - no one can take innocent life' - Dr Nauman Ahmadiyya from Muslim Community Ireland
4m May 23, 2017
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'It will take Manchester a long time to recover from this' - @J_Donaldson_MP
'It will take Manchester a long time to recover from this' - DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
8m May 23, 2017
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'There are no words to describe the horror those children went through' - @JohnODowdSF
'There are no words to describe the horror those children went through' - Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd
3m May 23, 2017
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'Hysterical, terrifying' - eye witnesses tell @stephennolan what Manchester Arena attack was like
22 dead - including kids - after a suicide bomb attack as thousands left a music concert in Manchester. The deadly blast went off at 10.35pm last night at the end of a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. Greater Manchester Police said the lone male attacker, who died in the blast, was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated. Relatives are using social media to hunt fo...
13m May 23, 2017
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Plan to extend Sunday trading in Belfast defeated in council vote – should the Sabbath stay special?
A plan to extend trading hours on Sundays in Belfast has been heavily defeated in a vote at the city council. The move would have been permitted had the council designated all or part of the city a holiday resort. A recent public consultation found a majority in favour of longer opening hours. Of 2,471 responses from organisations and individuals, 62% supported the idea.
16m May 22, 2017
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UUP man backs Theresa May for PM
UUP politician Steve Aiken expresses a preference for Theresa may over Jeremy Corbyn in the General Election
44s May 22, 2017
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Ex Labour Minister says Corbyn ‘unfit to be MP let alone PM’
Former Labour MP and Minister Tom Harris has refused to say if he will vote for the party in the General Election. He attacked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as “unfit to be an MP let alone a Prime Minister”. He spoke out in the ongoing row over Mr Corbyn’s response to questions about IRA violence in the Northern Ireland Troubles. His comments were challenged by Phil Kelly, Corbyn supporter and La...
6m May 22, 2017
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn under attack for remarks over violence during the Troubles
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is under fire today over answers to questions about IRA violence. Mr Corbyn was being interviewed by Sophy Ridge on Sky News yesterday. He said "all bombing is wrong" as he was repeatedly asked to condemn the IRA alone for its role in the Troubles. Tom Harris and Phil Kelly discuss...
29m May 22, 2017
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DUP spent nearly £100k on promo material supporting Brexit – how much of it did they distribute here?
100,000 window stickers, 50,000 badges, 15,000 Corex boards, 5,000 bags and 7,000 t-shirts - that's what the DUP bought for its Brexit campaign. Alliance Party's Naomi Long comments...
19m May 22, 2017
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‘Foster stepping aside shouldn’t be absolute deal breaker’ – ex-SF MLA @daithimckay
‘Foster stepping aside shouldn’t be absolute deal breaker’ – ex-SF MLA Daithi McKay
2m May 19, 2017
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DUP leader Arlene Foster fires warning shot at Sinn Fein – @daithimckay and @BenLowry2 discuss
I'm going nowhere - that's Arlene Foster's blunt message to Sinn Fein and its demand that she step aside as First Minister. Sinn Fein insist she should not hold the post, while the RHI issues are not resolved. But the DUP leader couldn't have been clearer on The View last night. Former Sinn Fein MLA Daithi McKay and News Letter's Deputy Editor Ben Lowry discuss.
30m May 19, 2017
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Big interview - @ragehomaar on his career, how he fought PTSD and what he really thinks of the BBC
Stephen has been speaking to foreign correspondent Rageh Omaar, formerly with the BBC where he famously covered the Iraq war. He is now ITV news International affairs editor. Stephen asked him whether it can be annoying when the public approach him and they think they know him...
24m May 19, 2017
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School ban on new toy craze fidget spinners - @MartinDaubney and @worldinglass discuss
Fidget spinners are the latest craze being banned from UK classrooms. Originally designed to help kids with conditions like autism deal with stress, they have now become a popular toy. BUT - many schools have banned them saying some are poorly made and can be a distraction for pupils. They've also been blamed for some injuries. Stephen got the views of journalists Andrea McVeigh and Martin Daub...
7m May 19, 2017
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Should cats be kept indoors to stop them killing wildlife?
An animal charity says cat owners need to "take responsibility" for the suffering their pets cause to wildlife. South Essex Wildlife Hospital urged people to keep their cats indoors to stop the "daily slaughter" and "ecological disaster". The charity also described the deaths of 37 birds in a single day as a "hoard of sacrifices to the cat gods". Stephen got the views of cat lover John McCriric...
16m May 19, 2017
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Dementia Awareness week - John talks to #BBCNolan about his diagnosis and living with dementia
This is Dementia Awareness week. It affects thousands of us in Northern Ireland and often causes huge distress and confusion to those affected and their family. John McErlane was diagnosed with 'Frontal lobe dementia' - 6 years ago, Steohen spoke to him recently and asked him when did he notice the first signs that something wasn't right.
10m May 18, 2017
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Biggest book club in the country is back with Donal Ryan's 'All We Shall Know'
We're back to the biggest book club in the country today. This months book - which you can pick up in your local library today - is Donal Ryan's 'All We Shall Know'. Our reader this month is Olivia Nash - who you may be more familiar with from the BBC series Give My Head Peace.
8m May 18, 2017
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