A section of Lough Neagh designated for swimming failed to meet minimum standards for the bathing season, but is currently ...
How do you solve a problem like Lough Neagh? Blue-green algae has been detected in the lough intermittently over the past six decades. But the past three summers have seen the biggest blooms since the ...
Northern Ireland's agriculture minister has apologised to farmers for decisions made by predecessors that incentivised agricultural growth but contributed to pollution in Lough Neagh. Andrew Muir said ...
Stormont's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) said the scum detected at Portstewart Strand on ...
Some toxins have been found in the flesh of some fish in Lough Neagh for the first time, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed. However, it said commercially harvested fish from the lough ...
Swimming could resume in Lough Neagh in a matter of months, but only if there are suitable weather conditions. Signs warning against swimming in the lough were put up over the summer due to blue-green ...
A major community effort is under way in Co Mayo, to safeguard the ecosystem around Lough Carra. Volunteers, from a number of different sectors, have devised a plan to reduce nutrients, assist aquatic ...
It is universally accepted that Lough Neagh is facing a major and escalating crisis over pollution, and, among a range of environmentalists, the only remaining question is whether it is more accurate ...