Our story begins in the polluted heart of Northern Ireland – no, not Stormont, Lough Neagh. The lough is so badly polluted by fertiliser run-off and industrial and domestic waste that it is ...

The environmental crisis at Lough Neagh will become a “common experience” across Northern Ireland if nutrient pollution is not addressed, MLAs have been told. Dame Glenys Stacey, chairwoman of ...

Blue-green algae has returned to Lough Neagh in high levels. Large green mats have formed around the lough, particularly in the north-east. The blooms previously closed bathing waters in ...

The plight of Lough Neagh is being highlighted by a major festival with blue-green algae from the lough being displayed in a water cooler. Images of the toxic substance are also being shown on ...

WHILE I have had some concerns about the coverage by The Irish News on Lough Neagh, I was pleased to see John Manley probe into NI Water and the testing of drinking water. Many locals and ...

Some of Lough Neagh is covered with a scum that looks like mushy peas. Actually mushy peas which you've kept in the fridge too long and has now grown patches of bright blue mould. Much of the rest ...

New research has exposed severe scarring caused by the dredging of sand from the bed of Lough Neagh, with a leading fishermen’s body warning it could take “decades if not centuries” for the ...

Lough Neagh Partnership is to spend up to £250,000 looking at the future management of Ireland’s largest fresh water body, including potential public ownership. The organisation, the board of ...

Northern Ireland gets more than 40% of its drinking water from Lough Neagh which is polluted with deadly cyanobacteria. It’s one of Europe’s largest waterways and now it’s slowly dying.