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Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day: an unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment. From BBC Radio Ulster

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    Former Secretary of State for NI warns Farage immigration plan would ‘put trouble back into Belfast with a capital T'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 80:30


    Also, patients red flagged for breast cancer assessment waiting up to 7 weeks to be seen

    Unionist parties unite over public transport row at brand new student campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 78:09


    And, are we getting a raw deal from our politicians in Stormont?

    School slammed for giving their top GCSE students a special blazer - is this snobbery? Or a recognition of achievement?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 78:40


    Also, are enough dog attacks being successfully prosecuted?

    A blind man - punched and attacked in his own home - and the courts decided no jail time for thug who attacked him

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 79:40


    Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day: an unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment. From BBC Radio Ulster

    Where does the government place asylum seekers if not in hotels?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 80:12


    Nolan talks to TUV leader Jim Allister and law lecturer Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick

    Mid and East Antrim Council hires a 'sickness supremo' to tackle staff absence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 79:20


    Nolan talks to businessman Charlie Mullins and Patrick Mulholland from the union NIPSA.

    Man who attacked woman with a shovel avoids jail time - how seriously do our courts take violence against women and girls?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 78:58


    Nolan talks to Commissioner for Victims of Crime Northern Ireland, Geraldine Hanna.

    Stormont whistleblower hits out at treatment of catering staff by MLAs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 79:16


    Nolan talks to former DUP Health Minister Jim Wells and PBP MLA Gerry Carroll.

    Another weekend of road chaos ahead of us as work on the M3 Lagan Bridge resumes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 79:01


    Nolan talks to SDLP Belfast City Councillor Carl Whyte and road expert Wesley Johnston.

    NI Civil Service staff are told they must get back to the office at least two days a week

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 78:11


    Also, Stephen speaks with students about their A-level results.

    NI consultants enter pay dispute with Department of Health - and say industrial action is not off the table

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 79:36


    Also, a protest was organised by the vigilantes last night, so called 'concerned parents'

    Nothing short of criminal racist thugs - that's how the PSNI describe east Belfast 'vigilante' group

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 79:21


    Also, people over 70 could be banned from roads if they fail eye test in England & Wales.

    PSNI urged to take urgent action over ‘sinister' east Belfast vigilantes confronting people from ethnic minority communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 79:33


    Also, £50,000 in fines handed out to dog owners who don't lift their pooches' poo.

    Bonnie Blue - the porn star at centre of uproar over Channel 4 documentary - speaks to Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 77:48


    A warning this interview will have adult themes and will not be suitable for children

    Govt. plans to bring 300 injured children from Gaza to UK - but DUP says NI should not help as health service 'overstretched'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 78:33


    DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley and Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson discuss with Nolan.

    As some in NI use foodbanks - Stormont continues to use hundreds of thousands of pounds of your money to subsidise catering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 78:51


    Former DUP MLA Jim Wells and commentator Phil Kelly discuss with Nolan.

    Row over library drag queen storytime for children as DUP Communities Minister says event should not have taken place

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 80:15


    Also, Gaza surgeon describes injury, starvation and death he sees every day.

    Weekend traffic chaos and gridlock in Belfast – why could roadworks be carried out overnight instead?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 80:01


    Also, bin changes in Antrim and Newtownabbey leaves resident furious.

    Mother living next-door to a known drug user says constant antisocial behaviour has blighted her children's lives.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 80:14


    Some Citroen drivers left stranded and feeling abandoned following car recall. Big story with a big reaction.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 78:41


    Some Citroen drivers left stranded and feeling abandoned following car recall. Big story with a big reaction. Some say they feel abandoned. While others praise dealerships for their help.

    Southern Trust cancels 81-year-old Armagh woman's care package due to 'workforce shortages'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 78:24


    Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day

    Senior surgeon appointed to tackle NI's huge waiting lists of more than half a million people

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 76:52


    Also, almost 850 businesses on the verge of closure due to financial distress.

    Why has Belfast City Council sealed off a street in the city centre? What are the concerns behind the closure?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 78:26


    Nolan talks to Belfast UUP Cllr Jim Rodgers

    Belfast Pride – how inclusive is it if there's a ban on some political parties attending?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 78:23


    Green Party Leader Mal O'Hara and DUP MLA Trevor Clarke discuss

    Clock ticking for PSNI - will they participate in Belfast Pride on Saturday?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 77:55


    DUP MLA Trevor Clarke, UUP MLA Doug Beattie and commentator Dermot Hamill discuss.

    Confusion and chaos in two day nightmare for some Northern Ireland passengers of Jet2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 78:43


    Man seriously ill after suffering over 70 percent burns at bonfire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 78:51


    Nolan talks to former senior PSNI officer Jon Burrows and Alliance MLA Eoin Tennyson.

    Do we need a 'Bonfire Commission' to address controversial issues around some bonfires?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 79:56


    Former SF election candidate Chris Donnelly and loyalist activist Jamie Bryson discuss

    Votes for 16 and 17 year olds at next general election - but are they mature enough to take part in political process?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 79:29


    Also, should parents be fined for taking their kids out of school for holidays?

    Golf fans and world media descend on Portrush for The Open Championship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 80:12


    Also - should your appearance ever prevent you from getting a job?

    Children's cross-community Comber sports camp cancelled over opposition to involvement of children from a GAA club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 80:09


    Also - should people involved in race riots last month be stripped of their benefits?

    Veterans protest over government plans to repeal act protecting them from Troubles prosecutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 79:59


    Shadow Secretary of State for NI Alex Burghart and former SF MP Francie Malloy discuss.

    Is the Twelfth good for tourism? Or a disaster as an SDLP MLA has claimed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 79:50


    Holly Hamilton steps in this week, discussing the weekend's events and weather.

    Was controversial bonfire too hot to handle for police and politicians?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 78:43


    Chris Buckler is in for Stephen.

    Political row rages over controversial bonfire - should action be taken to take it down?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 80:15


    Chris Buckler talks to former SF MP Francie Molloy and Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson.

    Heat grows on politicians over concerns of power supply to hospitals and presence of asbestos on a bonfire site

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 79:56


    East Belfast Community worker Moore Holmes & SDLP Cllr Seamus De Faoite discuss.

    Eleventh night bonfire close to critical infrastructure raises power supply risk to two Belfast hospitals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 79:33


    Also - row erupts in Belfast City Hall over Pride stained glass window installed in May

    After decades of sectarian murder, racketeering and controlling communities- is the UVF really serious about leaving the stage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 78:09


    Exclusive – loyalist activist Jamie Bryson gives his first interview since his acquittal at Belfast Crown Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 79:08


    Also - missed appointments are costing NI health service tens of millions of pounds.

    Are the sums adding up for a united Ireland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 77:13


    Also - Translink ban Smartpass use if you plan to travel on special services to The Open

    Police Federation and Ministers at odds over money for PSNI recruitment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 78:49


    Chair of Police Federation Liam Kelly and UUP's Doug Beattie discuss with Nolan.

    Fresh questions over NI sentencing as mother who forced child's face into cat faeces gets six months in jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 80:29


    Also - cost rises to £4 for Express Drop Off and Pick Up area at Belfast City airport.

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