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Best of Nolan

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

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Overpromise & underdeliver – Another broken promise of the NI Executive’s Programme for Government
Also, NI slipping behind rest of the UK - No Mother & Baby units for new mums in crisis.
03 Jun 2025,77 mins
Gerry Adams says his libel case was about ‘putting manners’ on the ��˿�� – NUJ Irish secretary calls the comment ‘chilling’
Nolan talks to ��˿�� NI crime and justice correspondent Julian O'Neill.
02 Jun 2025,78 mins
RVH patients ask for care to be moved to Dublin after mistaken concerns.
Nolan talks to John Compton, former chief executive of NI's Health and Social Care Board
30 May 2025,78 mins
Working from home - MLAs told 'not enough space' for civil servants to return to office full time
And - should schoolgirls in NI have the right to wear trousers as part of their uniform?
29 May 2025,79 mins
Northern Ireland Prison Service give Winston Irvine paramilitary status in Maghaberry - Nolan Exclusive
Belfast Telegraph's Sam McBride, UUP MLA Doug Beattie and author Dr Aaron Edwards react.
28 May 2025,81 mins
Questions remain over how leading loyalist Winston Irvine got half the minimum sentence for firearms offences
Belfast Telegraph's Sam McBride gives analysis
27 May 2025,78 mins
A grandmother arrested for placing a sticker on an ATM machine in pro-Palestine protest
Also-Gary Lineker presents his final Match of the Day-will you miss him? Or glad he left?
26 May 2025,79 mins
Liverpool FC cancel lifelong fan’s tickets accusing him of facilitating ticket touting – Nolan investigates
Plus, dozens of rats scurrying around a popular walkway along in Londonderry.
23 May 2025,79 mins
More calls for leading loyalist Winston Irvine's jail sentence to be increased for guns offences
Nolan talks to Mick Fealty - Editor of political website Slugger O'Toole.
22 May 2025,79 mins
Why was a leading loyalist, who admitted to firearm offences, only given half the minimum statutory sentence?
UUP's Doug Beattie and Belfast Telegraph Crime Correspondent Allison Morris discuss.
21 May 2025,79 mins
Doctors and Health Minister face off in row over funding and patient access to GPs
Dr Frances O'Hagan from BMA NI and politicians talk to Nolan
20 May 2025,77 mins
Weight loss jabs - are they really a medical game changer? Or too good to be true?
Plus, reaction as UK and EU strike a new.
19 May 2025,78 mins
Rising popularity of weight loss jabs – they sound to good to be true, are they?
Nolan talks to Ulster University obesity expert Prof Alex Miras
16 May 2025,79 mins
Unions slam practice of temporary contracts for classroom assistants
Unison and Unite tell Nolan it is : "unacceptable, unjustifiable and exploitative".
15 May 2025,79 mins
Sinn Féin councillor stays silent when asked to translate contribution in Irish at Belfast City Council meeting
Also, is it time to bring booze back to the NI football terraces? Nolan discusses.
14 May 2025,78 mins
Belfast City Airport 'no stop zones' row as one man fined £100 after friend forgot his bag
Nolan also talks to listeners and hears about their experiences at airport.
13 May 2025,78 mins
Row continues over how trans issues will be treated in Northern Ireland following Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman
Also - the camogie controversy over players being told to change from shorts to skorts.
12 May 2025,82 mins
Local universities say they urgently need £1,000 a year more in tuition fees. Is it fair for students to foot the bill?
Also - Pope Leo XIV is the first North American Pope – what can we expect?
09 May 2025,78 mins
80th anniversary of VE day - one of the UK's oldest veterans speaks to the Nolan Show
Listeners also tell Stephen of their memories of World War II
08 May 2025,78 mins
Statue of IRA hunger striker being investigated by Belfast City Council after it was erected without planning permission
Also, Stephen talks to a newly-wed couple who had 95 bridesmaids on their big day
07 May 2025,78 mins
Is it time for a new flag in Northern Ireland? Something that represents us all?
Also, home heating oil is at its lowest price since 2021. Is now the time to buy?
06 May 2025,78 mins
Stephen Travers, who survived a UVF gun and bomb attack on the Miami Showband, tells of how that night changed his life
Warning – includes graphic detail about violence & injuries that some may find upsetting.
05 May 2025,80 mins

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