Location:
United Kingdom
Networks:
BBC
Description:
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
Twitter:
@StephenNolan
Language:
English
Email:
nolan@bbc.co.uk
Episodes
Bitten by a rat in Belfast in broad daylight - young woman attacked by rodent contacts Nolan.
3/28/2025
Calls for new school bus safety laws after schoolgirl's tragic death in Castledawson.
Duration:01:18:26
Communities Minister advised by PSNI on how to barricade himself into his own home as politicians face abuse and threats.
3/27/2025
Also, Royal Victoria Hospital carpark issues - nurse's 7 year wait for a parking space.
Duration:01:21:10
DUP MP says dozens of accounts troll her daily and drama Adolescence needs to start a conversation about impact of online abuse
3/26/2025
Carla Lockhart talks to Nolan
Duration:01:20:49
Chancellor promises a 15% cut in UK government costs within five years - will there be a similar cut here?
3/25/2025
Carmel Gates from NIPSA and former DUP special advisor David Graham discuss.
Duration:01:18:33
Sinn Féin slam government over challenge to inquest ruling which said SAS soldiers not justified in killing an IRA gang in 1992
3/24/2025
Also, sister of Lisa Dorrian makes plea 20 years on from her disappearance
Duration:01:17:44
A desperate mum pleads for help to care for her autistic 5 year old son
3/21/2025
Plus, chaos as Heathrow airport closes due to power outages & the closure of Connswater
Duration:01:18:14
Stand off between teachers and the Education Minister continues - should they accept the 5.5% pay rise?
3/20/2025
Also, date set for new rules for GB to NI parcels to come into force, we hear reaction
Duration:01:20:43
Big benefits cuts coming - so how will Stormont protect our most vulnerable as they choose not to revenue raise?
3/19/2025
Plus we hear from Belfast Breakfast Baps owner Mark Young
Duration:01:19:02
Nolan ordered out of cafe as business owner refuses questions over post criticising morbidly obese people on mobility scooters
3/18/2025
Also, benefits cuts are coming - 20 year old Andrew, in receipt of PIP, warns of impact
Duration:01:18:04
Labour look to slash billions from benefits bill - so how will Stormont react?
3/17/2025
Discussion on motability & People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll on threatening graffiti
Duration:01:18:11
Hooked on Pregabalin - young father Danny says he has been to hell and back since being prescribed the drug
3/14/2025
Also, is Belfast a city "drowning in its own filth?"
Duration:01:17:22
Public sector pay rises equivalent to those in England squeezing our public services - warns NI's budget watchdog
3/13/2025
Political delegations from NI and RoI are in Washington for St Patrick's Day celebrations
Duration:01:21:19
Do the police need new powers to tackle paramilitary flags?
3/12/2025
Also-NI ambulance workers and paramedics in Unite union have voted for industrial action
Duration:01:17:52
Targets missed - and patients put at risk - Audit Office report flags dramatic deterioration in ambulance handover times
3/11/2025
How do we get to a point where we can fix it? Nolan discusses.
Duration:01:19:25
Row erupts at Belfast City Council over dual language street signs
3/10/2025
Also, civil service reform, stamp duty rise, postage delivery delays & BBC's impartiality
Duration:01:18:21
Damning statement from the Chief Constable Jon Boutcher on the Programme for Government
3/7/2025
A row in the GAA over where an Ulster Senior Football Championship match will be played
Duration:01:19:16
Man police describe as one of UK's most prolific sex abusers studied in NI - could there be victims of him here?
3/6/2025
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly defends the Programme for Government
Duration:01:19:01
Show me the money - Health Minister calls out programme for government pledge of up to £215M for health service
3/5/2025
Also, policing justice, violence against women & should older drivers have an 'S' plate?
Duration:01:17:08
Programme for government dangles money for health service - but without guarantees - where is it coming from?
3/4/2025
Nolan discusses the details
Duration:01:18:27
Programme for government - the promises Stormont is making to you - how much detail is in it? And how much waffle?
3/3/2025
Also - a factory in Belfast is to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine.
Duration:01:18:38