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We look back at some of the stories that made the headlines in the past twelve months and suggestions for person of the year

Suzanne Breen,Tim McGarry, Thomas Copeland, and Amy Joyce give us their suggestions.

• 53 mins

Three days into 2018, are the DUP & Sinn F茅in already in danger of breaking their New Year resolutions to bring Stormont back?

We ask the DUP MP Gregory Campbell, and political commentators Brian Feeney & Alex Kane.

• 39 mins

Tony Blair challenges Labour over Brexit and pushes for a second referendum

Ex-Blair advisor John McTernan and former chair of Labour NI Phil Kelly discuss.

• 34 mins

A free speech debate at Belfast city hall as councillors vote to introduce a ban on language that is considered offensive.

Is this new ban a step forward for civilised debate or a barrier to free speech?

• 34 mins

Response to Sinn F茅in MP Barry McElduff's Kingsmill video

Former SF MLA Daithi McKay, victims campaigner Alan McBride & DUP's Gavin Robinson react.

• 38 mins

One year since Martin McGuinness resigned. What has changed?

We speak to commentator Alex Kane, journalist Allison Morris and Prof. Rick Wilford.

• 52 mins

Row over royal garden party 'snub'

We speak to the DUP's Drew Thompson and the UUP's Mary Hamilton.

• 28 mins

A cartoon about the Kingsmills Massacre controversy provokes a storm of reaction after it was tweeted out by a DUP MLA

Christopher Stalford MLA explains why he has since deleted the tweet.

• 40 mins

Sinn F茅in's Barry McElduff resigns as West Tyrone MP following the Kingsmills controversy

Mr McElduff said he did "not want to be a barrier to the reconciliation process".

• 37 mins

Is the by-election in West Tyrone a shoe-in for Sinn Fein, or are we likely to see a cross-community candidate emerging?

We ask Nelson McCausland, journalist Allison Morris and victims campaigner Alan McBride.

• 41 mins

GAA pundit Joe Brolly says middle-class Catholics have given up on the idea of a shared Northern Ireland - is he right?

Journalist David McCann, blogger Chris Donnelly and ex-politician Trevor Ringland discuss

• 40 mins

Three former unionist politicians propose a referendum to tackle the Stormont impasse

Would you support a public vote on Irish language, same-sex marriage and abortion laws?

• 46 mins

Is it the end of rural bus services in Northern Ireland?

We discuss possible cuts to Translink rural bus services.

• 35 mins

As the next phase of Stormont talks begin, do new job advertisements indicate the NIO's Plan B?

Prof. Rick Wilford, Brian Feeney, and journalists Sam McBride & Amanda Ferguson discuss.

• 52 mins

Campaigners call for an Irish government Passport Office in NI to cope with the surge in applications since Brexit

We speak to Sinn F茅in senator Niall 脫 Donnghaile who is leading the campaign.

• 34 mins

Former UVF commander turned 'supergrass' Gary Haggarty has sentence reduced from 35 years to six and a half

We hear from some of the relatives of Haggarty's victims and solicitor P谩draig 脫 Muirigh

• 32 mins

The Republic sets the date for the referendum on abortion laws...if you had a vote, how would you cast it?

Marion Woods from Life NI and Grainne Teggert from Amnesty International discuss.

• 43 mins

The government is offering 拢1 million a year to any community willing to host a nuclear waste dump, would you live next to one?

We ask Green Party leader Steven Agnew MLA and businessman Irwin Armstrong.

• 29 mins

A film by an NI Christian group advocating 'gay cure therapy' is banned from a London cinema. Is this an attack on free speech?

Gavin Boyd from the Rainbow Project and Luke Gittos from Spiked Online discuss.

• 35 mins

The Taoiseach and the Prime Minister are at Stormont amid speculation that the DUP and Sinn F茅in may be close to a deal

Our panel share their thoughts and ask what kind of deal may now be on the table.

• 52 mins

With lack of agreement on an Irish Language Act, we examine how the language acts work in Scotland and Wales

Experts in Gaelic and Welsh language acts, Conradh na Gaeilge, and Jim Allister discuss.

• 37 mins

Boris Johnson makes a pitch to unite the UK saying those who voted to remain have nothing to fear from Brexit

Do you believe him? We ask SDLP MLA Claire Hanna and Hugh Bennett of Brexit Central.

• 34 mins

Is it time to take the power out of the hands of politicians and back into the people's? Is it time to call an election?

Former SF MLA Daith铆 McKay, DUP MP Sammy Wilson and journalist Amanda Ferguson discuss.

• 43 mins

Should Westminster legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland over the heads of the collapsed Stormont Assembly?

Devolution expert Alan Trench, Ged Killen MP and the Rainbow Project's Gavin Boyd discuss

• 33 mins

We hear from a Belfast woman who can't walk down the street without getting abuse simply because she has a facial disfigurement

Thirty-three year old Janine Howard shares her story.

• 24 mins

Sinn F茅in calls for the two governments to re-form the Intergovernmental Conference and start making decisions about Stormont

Is that now the best way out of our political impasse?

• 35 mins

Jeremy Corbyn wants the UK to stay in the customs union after Brexit. Is that the Brexit plan the country has been looking for?

We ask Conservative MP Nigel Evans and Dugald McCullough from the NI Labour Party.

• 36 mins

A parent challenges her daughter's school as she is required to wear a skirt rather than her preferred trousers

Teacher Simon Warr and journalist Leona O'Neill discuss.

• 37 mins

The Secretary of State says she is 'minded' to make cuts to MLA salaries. Should they be cut?

We ask Slugger O'Toole's David McCann and The Belfast Telegraph's Suzanne Breen.

• 35 mins

Queen's University row after Irish and English bilingual sign motion passes

Ciar谩n Mac Giolla Bh茅in of Conradh na Gaeilge and UUP councillor Chris McGimpsey discuss.

• 36 mins