Best of Nolan Podcast
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
Episodes to download
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Statue of IRA hunger striker being investigated by Belfast City Council after it was erected without planning permission
Yesterday
Also, Stephen talks to a newly-wed couple who had 95 bridesmaids on their big day
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Is it time for a new flag in Northern Ireland? Something that represents us all?
Tuesday
Also, home heating oil is at its lowest price since 2021. Is now the time to buy?
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Stephen Travers, who survived a UVF gun and bomb attack on the Miami Showband, tells of how that night changed his life
Monday
Warning – includes graphic detail about violence & injuries that some may find upsetting.
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Victim of so-called IRA ‘kneecap attack’ speaks for the first time and tells of the trauma…
Last Friday
Liam Barker speaks alongside Prof Liam Kennedy. Stephen also speaks with Henry Robinson.
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The real impact of new post-Brexit paperwork requirements on some businesses spelt out on Nolan
Last Thursday
BBC NI Economics and Business Editor John Campbell explains
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Belfast City Councillor tells Nolan Show he wants Kneecap banned from performing on council property
Last Wednesday
UUP Cllr Jim Rodgers says "under no circumstances" they should be allowed to perform
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Kneecap apologise to the families of two murdered MPs - but some say it does not go far enough
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Also - Spain and Portugal hit by massive power outage - could it ever happen here?
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Belfast rappers Kneecap under pressure as Met police assess 'kill your local MP' video
Mon 28 Apr 2025
John Campbell also discusses Liverpool FC becoming Premier League champions.
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Fermanagh & Omagh Council first to say they will implement provisions of Supreme Court ruling on same sex spaces
Fri 25 Apr 2025
John Campbell gets reaction from political representatives and the public
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Troubles legacy - can a price be put on truth and justice? Or is policing the past holding the PSNI back?
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Former Police Ombudsman Baroness Nuala O'Loan and DUP MP Gavin Robinson are among guests
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Flags hung on lampposts in new mixed-use housing development in Lisburn leaves some families feeling unsafe.
Wed 23 Apr 2025
More funding pressures for the PSNI.
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Catholics come to terms with the death of Pope Francis - how much change was delivered under his papacy?
Tue 22 Apr 2025
John Campbell get's reaction from religious & political figures who speak on his legacy
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A leading cancer expert says she 'feels sorry' for patients in NI and describes our cancer waiting times as 'shocking'
Fri 18 Apr 2025
And business owners hit out over closure of Belfast to Dublin trainline over Easter
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Concerns fake web address on rates bills contains malicious software - how did it happen?
Thu 17 Apr 2025
BBC scam expert Nick Stapleton and Prof Kevin Curran cyber security expert discuss
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NIPSA threaten to bring Northern Ireland to a 'standstill' over welfare reforms.
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Keir Starmer wants to save 5 billion pounds a year.
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He's the man of the moment - so how should Northern Ireland celebrate Rory McIlroy's success?
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Also- Katy Perry's trip to outer space - an inspiration for young girls around the world?
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Sporting immortality for Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy as Masters win etches his name in golf history
Mon 14 Apr 2025
McIlroy completes career grand slam with Masters win etching his name in sporting history
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Thousands more police officers for England and Wales - what about NI? Are the PSNI being failed?
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Also- mum of four month old talks of her struggle to register her baby with a dentist.
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Dentistry squeeze - access for NHS patients will get worse as costs rise warns Dental Association.
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Belfast proposes ban on emptying overfilled bins.
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If your bin won’t close it’s not getting lifted – Belfast City Council issue decree
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Green Party Councillor Anthony Flynn talks to Nolan about the plans.
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Pharmacists and GPs tell Nolan show they could be forced to cut staff over increased employer National Insurance contributions
Tue 8 Apr 2025
BBC NI Economics and Business Editor John Campbell and SDLP Cllr Carl Whyte discuss
