Stephen Nolan (BBC 5L)
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Nolan: Unhealthy Soaps and Epilepsy Awareness
The UK's favourite soap stars are portraying irresponsible lifestyles, with unhealthy eating habits, potentially dangerous amounts of alcohol drinking and alarmingly low levels of physical activity. That's according to a report by Co-operative Food of more than 830 scenes of the UK's four most popular soaps. Do YOU agree? Are they setting a bad example for us all or do we need to take responsibility for our own choices and decisions? Journalists Andrea McVeigh and Niamh Horan discuss! And...
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Nolan: Woolwich Attack 23rd May 2013
Stephen talks about the fatal attack on a member of the armed forces yesterday. Asghar Bukhari, John O'Connor, Doug Beattie, Roy Greenslade and Nolan Callers react.
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Nolan: Electricity Hike and Stephen's Island
A massive shock for households this morning as electricity prices are set to be increased by nearly 18 percent. Stephen wants to be marooned somewhere offshore, so he can lose some weight! The idea is he'll be stranded there and the team will airlift food into me.
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Nolan:Commissioner for Children & Young People 21 May...
'Stop demonising children' is the message to policing bodies from the Commissioner for Children and Young People. Patricia Lewsley-Mooney has taken exception to a police leaflet in Moira, warning against street football. The Commissioner has also criticised a poster campaign in Belfast, showing a youth in a hoodie and asking parents if they they know where their children are. Callers react.
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Nolan: Gay Marriage
Gay marriage takes another step towards becoming legal in England and Wales today as it's debated again by MPs. The same-sex marriage bill returns to the Commons and it looks set to worsen the recent tensions between David Cameron and some sections of his party. Many Conservative MPs are expected to oppose the measure in a series of free votes on the bill for couples in England & Wales. Of course gay marriage won't become legal in Northern Ireland with the DUP vowing to block it.
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Stephen Nolan: 19/05/2013
A former Google employee says the company is avoiding tax and it should pay what it owes.
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Stephen Nolan: 18/05/2013
Lord Howe says Britain must not leave the EU.
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Stephen Nolan: 17/05/2013
A protestor and a UKIP MEP debate Nigel Farage's visit to Edinburgh.
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Nolan: Road Closure 17th May 2013
Business owners on the north coast say a decision to close the A2 between Benone and Downhill will have a devastating impact on their businesses.
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Nolan: PSNI Delay 16th May 2013
Rathcoole residents anger at a 21 hour delay in the PSNI response to reports that a man was acting suspiciously in front of their children.
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Nolan: A Crisis in our A&E Departments
Doctors and managers say major changes must occur to avoid the collapse of our A&E Departments.
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Nolan: The Politics of Policing
A PSNI warning that a legal limbo here could make it tougher to track down paedophiles, gangsters, drug dealers and people traffickers
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Nolan:Coleen Nolan talks to Stephen
Coleen Nolan on fame, money and her sister's Bernie's incurable cancer.
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Nolan: A New Push on Building a Shared Future. Friday...
A new push on building a shared future. But plans announced by Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are under fire from other Stormont parties. Is agreement really as far away as ever?
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Nolan: People with disabilities paying for sex discussion
On the radio show earlier this week, and on last nights TV programme we were talking about a channel4 doc where a mother hired Belfast sex worker Laura Lee, to help her son lose his virginity. Her son is disabled and she didn't want him to miss out. Brian contacted us and wanted to tell us about his disabled son.
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Nolan: Sammy's Flags and Alex Ferguson Retires
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson on why the DUP want to put flag poles up on ALL government buildings under their control And Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement.
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Nolan: New Flags Row and Gregory's Care Home Fight
Another flag row, as the Department of Finance says their minister Sammy Wilson wants the union flag to fly at ANOTHER five government buildings under his control on designated days.. The DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell on why he's fighting against the shutting down of an elderly care home in his area still under threat of closure..
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Nolan: Residential Care and Belfast Marathon Monday 6th...
As the UUP continues to call for the Health Minister Edwin Poots to resign, where next over elderly care home closures here... Stephen talks to DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson. And Lisa is out and about with the Belfast marathon runners - as if they haven't enough to worry about!
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Nolan: Health Minister and 92 year old Jean Faulkner
The Care homes debacle continues. Health Minister Edwin Poots meets health bosses today, as calls grow for him to resign. Stephen talks again to our brave voice of people in residential homes, 92 year old Jean Faulkner.
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Nolan: Care Homes Controversy Continues
Chief Executive of the Health and Social Care Board John Compton has told the Nolan show it is clear the Northern Trust has failed in how it has dealt with 92 year old Jean Faulkner. Care Home Staff describe the impact of these potential closures on residents
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Nolan: Care Homes, Football and Stroke Survivor, Ellie.
The storm over the future of elderly residential care across Northern Ireland continues. Unionists prepare to meet the IFA over the non playing of the National Anthem at Saturday's Irish Cup Final. We talk to one young stroke survivor who's running the Belfast Marathon on Monday after originally being told she would never walk or talk again.
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Nolan: Stephen Interviews Snooker Legend Jimmy White
Snooker legend Jimmy White talks to Stephen about his life, his snooker and why he wants a world ranking tournament in Belfast to remember Alex Higgins...
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Nolan: Parades Commission Breach
A Parades Commission ruling was breached by a loyalist band at a parade in Belfast. Stephen talks to Winston Irvine and Conor Maskey
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Nolan: Southern Trust Residential Home Closures
The Southern Trust say they propose to close all five residential care homes in their area.
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Nolan: Northern Trust Care Homes 25th April 2013
Health Union and patient anger as the Northern Trust says it intends to eventually close all residential care homes in their area... Patrick Graham, the Trust's Assistant Director of Primary Care and Older People's Services joins Stephen
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Nolan: The Maze 24th April 2013
The political row over a conflict resolution centre at the Maze prison site is heating up. The UUP have teamed up with the TUV and UKIP MLA David McNarry to launch a petition against the centre plans. UUP leader Mike Nesbitt, DUP Minister Edwin Poots and Nolan callers discuss.
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Nolan: Education Row and Man Utd crowned champions....
A new report on shared education re-ignites the row over grammar schools and selection. And Manchester United are crowned Premier League champions.
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Nolan: Have our Unionist Politicians let down loyalist...
Unionist politicians are not looking after working class Protestants. So claims Tony Blair's right hand man in the peace process Jonathan Powell. He says working class loyalists are being given no leadership, and no economic future and are left trapped in their ghettoes.
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Nolan: More conflict over explaining our troubled past....
The new conflict transformation centre at the former Maze prison site continues to divide opinion between politicians and victims here.
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Nolan: Plans for The Maze Site 18th April 2013
More political disagreement over the future of the Maze as planners give the go ahead for a conflict transformation centre on the site. The new building will contain an auditorium and conference facilities. Most of the cost of the redevelopment of the 350 acre site will be met by an 18 million pounds grant from the European Union. Will our politicians ever see eye-to-eye on the issue...? DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson, UUP leader Mike Nesbitt, TUV's Jim Alister & Raymond McCartney discuss.
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Nolan: SDLP Calls for Flags Commission 17th April 2013
The SDLP want tougher new regulations on the flying of flags in public places. It's proposing a new commission to impose the rules, which would include enforcing an outright ban on any paramilitary flags or emblems. A Comber mother has been left distraught after being informed she must remove a surround from the grave of her 12 week old son.
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Nolan: Boston Marathon 16th May 2013
It's a nightmare people here know only too well. Two bombs at the Boston Marathon leave three people dead and at least 140 injured.... The White House says its an act of terror. President Obama says those who did it will be found and held accountable... Stephen is live in Boston this morning for the latest from the city.
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Nolan: Martin McGuinness 15th April 2013
Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness questions the commitment of unionists to power sharing at their weekend Ard Fheis. Was the BBC right to limit the playing of "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" on its weekend chart show?
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Nolan: Nick Leeson 12th April 2013
This week's Big Friday Interview is with Nick Leeson - the original Rogue Trader whose unchecked risk-taking caused the biggest financial scandal of the 20th century. The collapse of Barings - personal bank to The Queen - in 1995 and Nick Leeson's role in it, is one of the most spectacular debacles in modern financial history.
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Nolan: Thatcher's Funeral. Thursday 11th April 2013
Plans are well advanced for the funeral of Baroness Thatcher next Wednesday. More than 700 armed forces personnel will be involved in lining the route of the procession from Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral. A gun salute will also be fired from the Tower of London. No official figure has been given for the cost to the public purse of the funeral, although press reports suggest it could be up to £10m. A fitting and well-deserved tribute to the former Prime Minister? Or do you question the...
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Nolan: 15th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement....
This morning 15 years ago, Tony Blair, Bertie Ahern and our local politicians were going into the final hours of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement. The big push for a deal had kept them up all night. But it was still proving hard to nail down. In the end, they reached agreement, kick starting more years of political negotiation that ultimately led to devolution and the power sharing arrangements at Stormont today. This morning, we hear from some of the key players that...
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Nolan: How do we define a victim? Thursday 7th June 2012
It's been making headlines for weeks now, dealing with our troubled past, but are we any closer to agreeing a way forward and just how important is reaching consensus on this for the "new" Northern Ireland?
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Nolan: Stephen's back. Monday 30th August 2010
We hear from Heather Othick who's 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with terminal cancer and how she made the heart breaking decision not to tell her and belies that decision helped her live longer.
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