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Fears over gang attacks in Londonderry

Unionist politicians and police react to this weekend's attacks. Tony Slattery opens up about his battle with drink and drugs, and his showbiz comeback. Mother and Baby Home survivor reunited with his mum after being taken from her at birth.

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Mon 24 Jul 201709:03
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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Fears over gang attacks in Londonderry - Unionist politicians and police react

Fears over gang attacks in Londonderry - Unionist politicians and police react
Unionist politicians are meeting police in Londonderry today after a series of sectarian incidents in the Waterside of the city. Three men were assaulted in a park last week after a teenager was allegedly verbally abused for wearing a Northern Ireland shirt in a park. Politicians in Derry fear the incidents could be used by some groups to stoke sectarian tensions.

Tony Slattery opens up about his battle with drink and drugs and his showbiz comeback.

Tony Slattery opens up about his battle with drink and drugs and his showbiz comeback.
Do you remember the name Tony Slattery? At one stage during the 90s you couldn't change TV channel without seeing the actor and comedian on TV, which became a running joke. But years of drink and drugs took their toll. He shut himself off from the world - refused phonecalls, abused drugs and alcohol and ignored the bailiffs hammering at his door. After a decade away, he is stepping back into the spotlight with the stage version of the TV show which made him famous: Whose Line Is It Anyway? 

Mother and Baby Home survivor reunited with his mum after being taken from her at birth

Mother and Baby Home survivor reunited with his mum after being taken from her at birth
Eunan Duffy is a survivor of one of the darkest periods in Northern Ireland's history. Born in Newry in the sixties, he was taken from his mother when he was born and it was decades before they were reunited.

Dad-of-six Tory MP admits he has never changed a nappy – is he missing out on a gem of fatherhood?

Dad-of-six Tory MP admits he has never changed a nappy – is he missing out on a gem of fatherhood?
Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has admitted that he's never changed a nappy. This is despite having six kids of his own. So - is this an attitude that should be consigned to history - or just a politician doing something they're often accused of avoiding - being honest? 

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  • Mon 24 Jul 201709:03
    BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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