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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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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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Episodes
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Has the northwest been 'shafted' in football stadium funding announcement?

9/12/2025
Nolan talks to Communities Minister Gordon Lyons

Duration:01:18:13

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Fight for equality - school boy in battle with his school over conflicting earring policy for boys and girls

9/11/2025
Chris Quinn - Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People reacts

Duration:01:17:45

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PSNI confirm there were two racist attacks at a car park in east Belfast on Monday night - eyewitness speaks to Nolan

9/10/2025
Justice Minister Naomi Long talks to Nolan.

Duration:01:19:58

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Michelle O'Neill 'not a First Minister for all' says DUP leader as nationalist cllrs oppose British Army stall at jobs fair

9/9/2025
Gavin Robinson talks to Nolan

Duration:01:19:53

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Education Minister announces intention for massive changes to guidance for how schools should treat transgender children

9/8/2025
DUP's Paul Givan talks to Nolan

Duration:01:16:32

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18yo was told he would wait 5 years for neurology appointment after losing use of both hands - until Nolan Show got involved

9/5/2025
Also, who are the vigilante group Greater Shankill patrol Angel's?

Duration:01:18:50

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Toxic culture, secret files and millions spent on alleged bullying and harassment cases - what's happening at Belfast Trust?

9/4/2025
Also, we hear about hair transplants; from someone who received one and from a surgeon.

Duration:01:18:12

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The man given the job of driving down waiting lists in Northern Ireland in the Nolan studio.

9/3/2025
Professor Mark Taylor on efforts to tackle "ridiculous" waiting lists in Northern Ireland.

Duration:01:18:08

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What is the NI Executive going to do about racially motivated attacks and the spread of online hate?

9/2/2025
Ballymena landlord says he fears for his safety and that of his Filipino tenants after six cars burnt out in racially motivated hate crime.

Duration:01:19:04

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UDA forces catholic families out of their homes in North Belfast. How is this still happening in 2025?

9/1/2025
Also, MLAs accepted £11k in gifts to to attend The Open this summer.

Duration:01:18:13

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Why is there a 'vacuum of information' over concerns about drugs and music festivals in Northern Ireland?

8/29/2025
Also, Stephen discusses working from home and middle class privilege.

Duration:01:17:58

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Why is there a 'vacuum of information' over concerns about drugs and music festivals in Northern Ireland?

8/29/2025
Also, does working-from-home middle-class privilege involve injustice elsewhere?

Duration:01:18:11

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Back to school - Education Minister Paul Givan in the Nolan studio for wide-ranging interview ahead of new school year

8/28/2025
Also, should NI implement on-site drug testing at large-scale public events?

Duration:01:22:00

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

8/27/2025
Also, patients red flagged for breast cancer assessment waiting up to 7 weeks to be seen

Duration:01:20:30

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

8/26/2025
And, are we getting a raw deal from our politicians in Stormont?

Duration:01:18:09

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

8/25/2025
Also, are enough dog attacks being successfully prosecuted?

Duration:01:18:40

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

8/22/2025
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

Duration:01:19:40

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

8/21/2025
Nolan talks to TUV leader Jim Allister and law lecturer Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick

Duration:01:20:12

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

8/20/2025
Nolan talks to businessman Charlie Mullins and Patrick Mulholland from the union NIPSA.

Duration:01:19:20

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

8/19/2025
Nolan talks to Commissioner for Victims of Crime Northern Ireland, Geraldine Hanna.

Duration:01:18:58