A major protest about the environmental crisis in Lough Neagh is to hear that government action so far is "not meaningful" ...

Footage of eels dying amid the algae choking Lough Neagh suggests the body of water itself is facing the demise of its ecosystem, it has been warned.The return of the blue-green algae this summer has ...

In July 2023, blue-green algae had appeared on Lough Neagh at a level not seen since the 1970s. In 2024, the Department for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (Daera) recorded 47 ...

Lough Neagh supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall. Since the blue-green algae began to appear on the lough, some have been worried that their tap water ...

There has been a call for urgent cross-party action to save Lough Neagh. The lough has been blighted with blue-green algae in ...

Gary McErlain said he hopes "some normality" will return to the lough. Toxic blue-green algae in Lough Neagh has potentially begun to wake up again already, with two confirmed reports since the ...

Northern Ireland surfers and nature reservists have taken park in a ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh to highlight the concerns surrounding blue green algae which continues to plague the lake.

Lough Neagh is the biggest freshwater lake in Ireland and the UK, supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water and sustains a major eel-fishing industry.

August 10, 2023 at 2:41pm BST A vast stretch of Lough Neagh's shore line this week was cloaked in what locals insist is toxic blue-green algae that has once again surfaced following heavy rain and ...

It could take Lough Neagh more than two decades to return to a 'good' ecological status a Stormont environment agency has warned. The dire warning comes after potentially dangerous algal blooms ...

Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Measuring over 392 sq km, it contains enough water to fill seven million swimming pools. Lough Neagh is also of huge ...

BBC News NI is focusing on the issues at Lough Neagh and how to fix them The lough has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae since June It is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland It ...