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The Nolan Show: 17/06/2019

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Mum of three pleads for help in her battle against an aggressive form of blood cancer. 

'Give me a chance to live a good life with my children and my husband' - mum of three Sharon pleads for help in her battle against an aggressive form of blood cancer. 

At the start of this year 44-year-old mum of three, Sharon Whyte McCloskey went to the doctor to get her bloods checked as she was feeling extremely tired. What she did not expect to hear was the words - you have cancer. Sharon was diagnosed with aggressive blood cancer and she needs an extremely rare match in order to beat the illness. She is now pleading with the public to volunteer for stem cell swab testing so that she can find that perfect match. She spoke to Stephen this morning.

Also on the programme, the Stormont talks aimed at restoring devolution have taken a turn for the worse this morning. A senior Sinn Fein MP - Michelle Gildnernew - tweeted a short time ago that Arlene Foster and the DUP are "out of touch" with the rest of the parties. It follows a sharply worded tweet from the DUP leader yesterday - Arlene Foster accused Sinn Fein of laying down demands and expecting everyone else to accede to them. Mrs Foster was responding to a BBC Sunday Politics interview with Michelle O'Neill who was pressed by Mark Carruthers on whether same-sex marriage and LGBT rights are still a red line in negotiations. Stephen spoke to commentators Alex Kane and Malachi O'Doherty.

And, some parents of rural pupils at St Mary's High School Brollagh are concerned that if the school closes its doors for good, pupils could face a journey of up to 28 miles each way to the nearest alternative school. They also say it could lead to a 10-hour school day for some, including 3 hours on a bus. Stephen spoke to parent Frank Maguire and Alliance Party rep for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Matthew Beaumont.

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