Health dept. under fire after waiting lists millions spent elsewhere
Outrageous and shocking. That's how the Ulster Unionists have described news that the Health Minister did not spend all of an extra 40 million pounds given to tackle waiting lists. Michelle O'Neill says around half the money was used on waiting lists. The rest was used elsewhere in the health service.
30m Oct 19, 2016
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Abortion debate continues as Amnesty release new poll findings
Amnesty International will hand in a petition of over 45,000 names to the Northern Ireland Assembly this morning calling for abortion law reform here. They've also carried out a poll that found three quarters of people in Northern Ireland want abortion to be available in cases of rape and incest and when the foetus will not survive outside the womb.
8m Oct 18, 2016
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Confusion over new Belfast bin collection day #BBCNolan
Listeners have been getting in touch about the new bin collection days in Belfast. You're confused. What day do you leave it out? Why hasn't the rubbish been lifted on the new designated day and are letters ever going to be sent out spelling out the changes?
15m Oct 18, 2016
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.@BBCNolan obtains Prime Minister’s letter to FMDFM
The Nolan Show obtains the response from Prime Minister Theresa May to Alrene Foster and Martin McGuinness’ Brexit letter.
17m Oct 18, 2016
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Local business leaders voice concerns over effect of Brexit on NI
Household spending in Northern Ireland will be damaged by inflation linked to Brexit. Levels of foreign direct investment could also suffer due to uncertainty created by the exit. And manufacturers based in Northern Ireland could shift operations to the Republic to take advantage of freely available migrant labour. Just some of the concerns about Brexit that business leaders here have put to a ...
30m Oct 18, 2016
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Julian Simmons makes his last TV appearance – end of an era?
It was the end of an era last night as UTV favourite Julian Simmons made his last ever appearance on screen.
10m Oct 17, 2016
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Parents voice concerns over 50mph speed limit outside school
A concerned parent has contacted the Nolan Show to voice worry over the speed limit passing their child's school. Seamus lives in the Magherafelt area, and has 3 children attending Spires Integrated Primary school.
12m Oct 17, 2016
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Should past sexual history be disclosed when it comes to rape cases?
Former international footballer Ched Evans has been found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman at a re trial, but the decision to allow the jury to hear her sexual history has sparked outrage from women's support groups and campaigners.
9m Oct 17, 2016
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Gay man attacked in Belfast over the weekend
A young Belfast man has spoken out after he says he was the victim of a homophobic attack in Belfast in the early hours of yesterday morning. 24-year-old James Hall was beaten after challenging two men who called him homophobic names near Little Donegal Street.
6m Oct 17, 2016
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NI is the most prosperous devolved region in the UK claims report – Do you agree?
Northern Ireland is the most prosperous devolved region in the UK. That's the case according to a report from an international think tank called - the Legatum Institute. It says Northern Ireland has strong 'well-being and social capital.'
28m Oct 17, 2016
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Father’s plea as services cut for autistic son #BBCNolan
Nine year old Oisin Curry is from Coleraine and has autism and severe learning disabilities. Oisin has to wear a special helmet as he often hits his head against walls and windows. He goes to Sandleford School but last Friday Oisin's family were told that a special behavioural team that his school can call on to help Oisin is being cut.
13m Oct 14, 2016
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.@VinnyBelfast talks to broadcasting legend Big T
14m Oct 14, 2016
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Councillor calls for tough fines on street drinkers
Is it time for councils here to get tough on street drinkers? Derry City and Strabane Independent councillor Patsy Kelly thinks so. But now there've been calls for him to resign because of his stance. At a recent council meeting he said street drinkers were 'running amok in Strabane.'
27m Oct 14, 2016
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Belfast City Council scraps free Christmas parking. Was it the right move?
Free parking in Belfast City Centre at Christmas has been given the red light! Councillors voted to scrap the scheme last night after calls from Translink who say it caused traffic problems last year. Cheaper rail and bus fares will be offered in its place to try and get shoppers to use public transport. But was it the right move?
19m Oct 13, 2016
19m
A license to drink coffee on the street. Cafe culture NI style
Should our cafe owners have a license to have tables and chairs on the pavement. A business owner in Ards and North Down Council area has hit out at the introduction of a compulsory 'cafe pavement licence' or face a £1000 fine.
17m Oct 13, 2016
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Should submarines be banned from Irish Sea?
An investigation finds a Royal Navy submarine put the lives of the crew of a trawler at risk. The boat's skipper says he's now too scared to fish at night. Should submarines be banned from the Irish Sea to protect our fishing crews?
23m Oct 13, 2016
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Tesco plan to fine people who park in disabled or parent/child spaces. Do you agree?
Stop parking in bays meant for the disabled and parents with young children or face fine of up to £70 - that's the warning from Tesco. The supermarket chain has armed staff at over eighty of it's stores with an app to record evidence of car parking offenders - and they plan to roll it out to 200 more locations. Do you welcome the crackdown on parking offenders?
4m Oct 12, 2016
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Are there enough older women on the BBC?
According to a new report by the media watchdog Ofcom, the BBC is "falling short" on its obligations towards older women and "not doing as good a job as it should be." But does it really matter what the age or make up is of who is on our screens?
15m Oct 12, 2016
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Should religious education and worship during school hours be banned?
At present, Religious education is a compulsory part of the Northern Ireland curriculum, although parents have the right to withdraw their child from part or all of RE or collective worship. People Before Profit MLA Eamonn McCann says students shouldn't be forced to attend religious classes or worship, the DUP MP Gregory Campbell takes a different view.
21m Oct 12, 2016
21m
Alright love! Pet names - do you love them or hate them?
Pet names for your partner - do you love them or hate them? Well a survey has revealed which pet names are most hated by women. Three out of five women named 'bird' as the one they most want rid of, while doll, chick, babe, and queen bee round out the flop five.
15m Oct 11, 2016
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Co. Antrim man attacked for defending homeless person
A County Antrim man has been attacked in Belfast after stepping in to stop a homeless man being abused in the street. Gary McKendry, who's from Broughshane, was hit in the mouth in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Botanic Avenue in Belfast. He's been left with a badly bruised mouth, loose teeth and stitches.
9m Oct 11, 2016
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Translink call for Free Parking to be scrapped this Christmas
Do you use the free parking provided by Belfast City Council at Christmas time? Since 2015, the council, has offered free parking at 1,500 spaces in evenings and at weekends to entice more shoppers in to the City but now Translink want that stopped. They say that the move has been counterproductive and it has lead to increased traffic congestion and disrupted bus services. Is this just a case o...
16m Oct 11, 2016
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‘Killer clown' craze terrorises local school
The PSNI have issued a warning to anyone considering taking part in the so-called 'killer clown' craze. Yesterday police patrolled a Ballymoney school just days after children claimed they were terrorised by a knife-wielding clown in a public park in the town. It follows a Coleraine school closing its doors for a short time on Friday because of fears that were raised due to posts on social media.
10m Oct 11, 2016
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What will the Alliance Party look like under a potential Naomi Long leadership?
Naomi Long announces today that she is putting her name forward to be the next leader of the Alliance party. She was featured in a Belfast Telegraph interview this morning where she singled out the DUP and the opposition parties at Stormont for criticism. Is this sign of things to come? What will the Alliance party under Naomi be like?
29m Oct 11, 2016
29m
Trump and Clinton trade insults in latest Presidential debate #Debate16
It's been described as one of the ugliest encounters between two candidates in the history of US presidential debates. Bitter words have been exchanged between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during their second televised debate, in St Louis in Missouri. When the two took to the stage, they didn't even shake hands.
14m Oct 10, 2016
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Local residents anger over Windsor Park redevelopment
It was a big night at the new National Stadium at Windsor Park on Saturday night. The 25 million pound redevelopment was officially opened by the Irish Football Association. But local residents aren't happy. They were protesting outside the ground, highlighting their concerns about the redevelopment - as well as the disruption it's is causing to their daily lives.
10m Oct 10, 2016
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#BBCNolan Callers react to group linked to UDA chief getting public money
Callers react to DUP defending government funding going to UDA linked groups
15m Oct 10, 2016
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DUP defends government funding going to group linked to UDA chief
The DUP has defended government funding being given to UDA linked groups for the second time in a week. Last Tuesday the BBC's spotlight programme revealed how public money was going to groups which have paramilitary ties. During that programme First Minister Arlene Foster defended the funding. And now the DUP chair of the assembly's finance committee, Emma Little Pengelly, has, also, defended...
30m Oct 10, 2016
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Loyalists up the ante over being excluded from talks on the past
Loyalists say that anything less than formal inclusion in key stages of legacy processes will not be acceptable to loyalism. The New Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said that he will meet with the PUP inn an interview in today's Belfast Telegraph
8m Oct 07, 2016
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Why are military aircraft landing in Belfast International Airport?
Belfast International Airport has confirmed to the Nolan Show that Aldergrove is being used as a landing site by the US military. Sinn Fein have said that the airport has questions to answer as to the purpose of the flights. PHOTO: @antrimlens
21m Oct 07, 2016
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‘We’re not going to get involved in public displays of disputes’ – John O’Dowd on new SinnDUP Executive
Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd comments on the new Executive
6m Oct 07, 2016
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British jobs for British workers - how might new Tory plan affect workers in Northern Ireland?
British jobs for British workers'. That was a key theme at this week's Conservative Party Conference. Home Secretary Amber Rudd vowed the government would force businesses to reveal how many foreign staff they employ to make them take on more British workers. And now the Home Office has said a consultation over the plans to monitor how many foreign workers are employed by individual firms will...
30m Oct 07, 2016
30m
Could new test to detect the Down's Syndrome lead to more terminations?
What would a world be like without Down's Syndrome? That's the question that was asked last night in a BBC 2 documentary made by actor and comedienne Sally Phillips, whose son, Ollie, has the genetic condition. The documentary has sparked a fierce debate surrounding a new, non invasive screening test, which tells pregnant women with 99 per cent accuracy whether their baby is likely to have Dow...
25m Oct 06, 2016
25m
Former Tory spin doctor on the final days of Cameron as PM
David Cameron's former spin doctor Sir Craig Oliver has written a book on his experiences at the heart of the EU Referendum campaign. In it, he is critical of various figures in the Remain camp, from Jeremy Corbyn to the Prime Minister Theresa May. But his role in the campaign has come in for criticism itself from fellow Remainers.
16m Oct 06, 2016
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David Ford steps down as Alliance leader. What does the future hold for the party?
Naomi Long will take over as acting leader of the Alliance Party when David Ford officially resigns from the post later after 15 years in the job. He will continue to serve as an MLA for South Antrim. Party insiders are predicting that Mrs Long may be the only candidate to take the position on a permanent basis. But what does the future hold for the party?
7m Oct 06, 2016
7m
An elderly dementia sufferer’s fight with a major phone company
A North Down man has been in a battle with TalkTalk after his elderly mother, who has Dementia, racked up hundreds of pounds in calls to directory enquiries. The woman, who lives alone in Belfast, had been repeatedly using the 118500 service to call her family, her doctor or the hospital. Initially, TalkTalk suggested that the family "remove the phone socket" from the elderly woman's home, an...
9m Oct 06, 2016
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. @StephenNolan talks to single mum Anne Scott diagnosed with dementia at 46
Single mum-of-five whose youngest child is just seven years old has described the horror of being diagnosed with a form of dementia that normally only affects elderly people. Anne Scott from Newtownabbey was diagnosed at 46 and hopes to raise awareness that dementia does occur in younger people and highlight the symptoms and importance of early diagnosis.
19m Oct 05, 2016
19m
Are the Tories set to cut funding for farmers?
With the NHS' ever increasing need for more money could that cash come from another big pile - the money that goes to farming? That was the suggestion by the Tory MP George Freeman this week at his party's conference when he warned that the £3 billion a year that goes to farmers was now up for grabs to be distributed elsewhere.
10m Oct 05, 2016
10m
Is there a lack of transparency in Northern Ireland politics? Part 1
A debate on openness and transparency at Stormont wasn't attended by a single minister. With the chancellor saying that the economy's heading for a fall, the executive is pulling in two directions over Brexit, no-one knows where we're going - so was this a good time for the DUP to crack open the bubbly at a champagne reception?
28m Oct 05, 2016
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Is there a lack of transparency in Northern Ireland politics? Part 2
A debate on openness and transparency at Stormont wasn't attended by a single minister. With the chancellor saying that the economy's heading for a fall, the executive is pulling in two directions over Brexit, no-one knows where we're going - so was this a good time for the DUP to crack open the bubbly at a champagne reception?
16m Oct 05, 2016
16m
Is a council’s call for a boycott on the Sun a contravention of Human Rights law?
On yesterday's programme we talked about a motion from Derry and Strabane Disctrict Council calling on newsagents to stop selling the Sun newspaper.One of the contributors in the discussion suggested that this might contravene the Human Rights Act. We told you we would look in to this, and we have. Talking to Stephen is Les Allemby, Chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Comm...
21m Oct 04, 2016
21m
Following another boxing death, is it now time to ban the sport?
There have been renewed calls for boxing to be banned after the death of Scottish fighter Mike Towell. The 25-year-old was rushed to hospital following his fight against Dale Evans in Glasgow and passed away 24 hours later. Mr Towell's death comes less than seven months after Nick Blackwell suffered bleeding in his skull after a fight with Chris Eubank Jr. The death has led to renewed calls ...
6m Oct 04, 2016
6m
Callers react to unhealthy lifestyle choices health debate
Callers react to on if you should you pay for treatment if you make unhealthy lifestyle choices?
20m Oct 04, 2016
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Should you pay for treatment if you make unhealthy lifestyle choices?
So here we are once again talking about a health service that's costing us a fortune but not seeming to do its job. What's the problem or problems? is it that too much money is being spent on illnesses that we could do far to more to prevent ourselves?
28m Oct 04, 2016
28m
Row over council’s paper boycott call
Derry City and Strabane District Council has passed a motion calling on local newsagents to stop selling The Sun. The motion was put forward to show solidarity with the families of the Hillsborough football stadium disaster. A spokesperson for The Sun has hit out calling it 'extreme censorship'
22m Oct 03, 2016
22m
Reaction after dissident protesters verbally abuse priest
Reaction after dissident protesters verbally abuse priest - Father Gary Donegan, Christoper Woodhouse and Padraic Mac Coitir talk to Stephen
22m Oct 03, 2016
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‘It’s going to take time’ - UUP’s Mike Nesbitt on lack of Stormont opposition
The First Minister Arlene Foster has hit out at her unionist political rivals - branding the UUP's Mike Nesbitt as a leader who 'doesn't understand his own voters' - and saying that the TUV's Jim Allister is a 'one man band, heading towards retirement'. Mike Nesbitt disagrees with these claims and gives an update on the formation of opposition in Stormont.
7m Oct 03, 2016
7m
Gregory Campbell won’t reveal if he knows that UUP members are set to jump ship to DUP
Following claims made by DUP leader Arlene Foster, Gregory Campbell won’t reveal if he knows that UUP members are set to jump ship to DUP
25m Oct 03, 2016
25m
Call for @BelfastZoo to house only 'climate appropriate species' #BBCNolan
'NI Says No to Animal Cruelty' is calling for Belfast zoo to house only 'climate appropriate species' at it's Cavehill site. This would mean no more elephants, giraffes and tigers at the zoo. But with the Zoo running at a loss of around £1 million a year, would this not be another step towards its closure?
12m Sep 30, 2016
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When is an integrated school not integrated? #BBCNolan
A milestone for integrated education has been reached this morning - Loughries Primary in Newtownards has become the 65th to become integrated. BUT supporters of integrated education say more needs to be done to increase the number of schools - in fact a major reveiw into integrated education started by the former education minister, John O'Dowd, earlier this year is expected to be delivered to...
19m Sep 30, 2016
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