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Nolan: How far should universities rank in the government's pecking order?

How far should universities rank in the government's pecking order? One of world's first penis transplant recipients talks to Stephen. Endangered gorilla shot after child falls into its enclosure.

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Tue 31 May 201609:03
BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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How far should universities rank in Government's pecking order?

How far should universities rank in Government's pecking order?
The new Stormont Executive is being urged to splash the cash on our universities.The head of Queen's University has warned of a brain drain in Northern Ireland unless there is more investment in higher education.Student leaders are also pushing for tuition fees to be axed.But how far should Stormont go when it comes to spending taxpayers' money?

One of world’s first penis transplant recipients talks to Stephen Nolan

One of world’s first penis transplant recipients talks to Stephen Nolan
It made headlines across the world last week - how a hospital in Boston became the first in the United States to perform a successful penis transplant. It's been called "a surgical milestone".
The patient, 64-year-old Thomas Manning, received the donated organ three years after his penis was amputated due to penile cancer.
He is the third man to have ever had the experimental surgery performed - but the first to talk openly about it.

Zoo defends shooting gorilla dead to rescue child

Zoo defends shooting gorilla dead to rescue child
The director of a US zoo has defended the decision to shoot dead a gorilla after a small boy fell into its enclosure on Saturday. The 4 year old had climbed through a barrier and fallen about 3m (10ft) into the moat. Video shows the boy being dragged through the shallow moat.

DUP and Sinn Fein clash over plan to ban unwanted bonfires

DUP and Sinn Fein clash over plan to ban unwanted bonfires
A row has erupted in Derry/Londonderry after Sinn Fein proposed a move to restrict bonfires.Sinn Fein councilor Kevin Campbell put forward a proposal at the monthly Derry City and Strabane District Council meeting to ban bonfires on council property in areas where residents were opposed to them.

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  • Tue 31 May 201609:03
    BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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