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Breaking news and hard-hitting talk - Stephen Nolan gets you talking about the big stories of the day.

Breaking news and hard-hitting talk - Stephen Nolan gets you talking about the big stories of the day. Call Stephen on 03030 80 55 55 (standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply), text 81771 or email nolan@bbc.co.uk.

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The Nolan Show: A desperate mother pleads for help for her son who's fighting severe mental health issues

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A desperate mother pleads for help for her son who's fighting severe mental health issues

BBC Radio Ulster - The Nolan Show, A desperate mother pleads for help for her son who's fighting severe mental health issues

Desperate mother pleads for help for her son who's fighting severe mental health issues.

A very important interview on Nolan this morning - a desperate mother pleads for help for her son who's fighting severe mental health issues.

This morning you will hear what it's like for some families coping with relatives who have severe mental health issues in Northern Ireland. This is not an easy listen. You'll hear a desperate mother who has been trying to care for her suicidal son for the last 6 years. She has contacted the Nolan Show as a last resort as her son battles his mental health issues. Despite trying to take his own life several times his mother says that she's at the end of her tether trying to get the help that he needs. She told Stephen how her son's problems began.

Also on the programme, the Former Police Ombudsman Baroness Nuala O'Loan has said it's now her firm belief that the car bomb in Omagh that exploded twenty years ago today could have been prevented. Her 2001 report into the bombing was critical of the police operation. Twenty-nine people as well as unborn twins were killed. Hundreds were injured. PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton reacts.

All that and more on the biggest show in the country.

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