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Belfast News Letter on MSNLough Neagh toxic algae crisis: Rally to hear from Friends of the Earth that government action so far 'not meaningful'
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 ...
There has been a call for urgent cross-party action to save Lough Neagh. The lough has been blighted with blue-green algae in ...
Lough Neagh fishermen have said that pollution "cannot be allowed" to bring an end to eel fishing in the lough. Brown eel fishing will not resume in the area this year due to environmental changes ...
July 20, 2025 at 4:12pm BST New signs in Antrim have warned the public about the presence of toxic blue-green algae in Lough Neagh. The Antrim Forum leisure centre sits beside the Six Mile Water ...
July 21, 2025 at 5:04pm BST Campaigners have said the algae problem at Lough Neagh is so bad that travellers flying into Belfast can see it from the air - amid fears this year’s bloom could be ...
Contact may cause skin irritation and stomach upset". One of the open-water swimming groups affected is the Lough Neagh Monster Dunkers, which has more than 1,000 members in a private Facebook group.
Lough Neagh fishermen have said that pollution "cannot be allowed" to bring an end to eel fishing on the lough. Brown eel fishing will not resume in the area this year due to environmental changes.
The lough provides 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said it broadly supported the motion but opposed an Alliance amendment.
The Lough Neagh ecological emergency has impacted many: those who drink it, live near it, work on it, and the many groups and organisations who use it for recreational and well-being purposes.
Lough Neagh fishermen have said that pollution "cannot be allowed" to bring an end to eel fishing on the lough. Brown eel fishing will not resume in the area this year due to environmental changes ...
The Lough Neagh ecological emergency has impacted many: those who drink it, live near it, work on it, and the many groups and organisations who use it for recreational and well-being purposes.
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