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Action demanded on 'rogue bonfires', but what can be done? Litter fine protest, listener cries foul

Action demanded on 'rogue bonfires', but what can be done? Litter fine protest - listener cries foul. Clarke and Rifkind 'blooper', but should it have been broadcast?

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Wed 6 Jul 201609:03
BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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Action demanded on ‘rogue bonfires’ - but what can be done?

Action demanded on ‘rogue bonfires’ - but what can be done?
The bonfire controversies just keeping coming. Action is being demanded on so-called "rogue bonfires" that are not part of council-run management schemes.Yesterday, a "foreigners out" sign was removed from one bonfire being built in east Belfast.There have also been complaints about bonfires in Antrim and beside a hotel in the Sandy Row area of Belfast.

Litter fine protest - Nolan listener cries foul

Litter fine protest - Nolan listener cries foul
Litter makes a pig of you! The tag line from Belfast City Councils anti- litter campaign. You'll get an on the spot fine for £80 if you're caught littering. But should there EVER be exceptions made?

Clarke and Rifkind ‘blooper’ – but should it have been broadcast?

Clarke and Rifkind ‘blooper’ – but should it have been broadcast?
High profile Conservative MP, the ex-chancellor Ken Clarke was caught on camera calling the Tory leadership contest a "fiasco" and made disparaging remarks about the candidates. He made the remarks to ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind when neither appeared to realise they were being recorded before a TV studio interview. Sky News decided to release the footage afterwards, but should they have done so?

Older Persons Commissioner concerned at Brexit backlash against OAP voters

Older Persons Commissioner concerned at Brexit backlash against OAP voters
There can be no excuse for the ageist and discriminatory tone in some commentary following the (BREXIT) result' - the words of Eddie Lynch, Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland. In a letter to the Belfast Telegraph he says it is deeply troubling to hear some suggest how older people SHOULD have voted.

On the Road with Vinny and Nicola...in Fermanagh

On the Road with Vinny and Nicola...in Fermanagh
Our Nicola and our Vinny have been out and about visiting all six counties in Northern Ireland. They've been finding out what YOU want to talk about - and what issues matter to you.Earlier this week they were in Ennskillen for the first stop of the series...and they're still there. Here is part one and part two of Vinny and Nicola On the Road in Fermanagh.

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  • Wed 6 Jul 201609:03
    BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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