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‘Sense of shame’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh

A Stormont minister has said he feels a sense of shame at the environmental crisis affecting Lough Neagh. Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir told MLAs at his scrutiny committee there are “no quick fixes” to the issues ...

05 Mar 2024 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

168 confirmed reports of blue-green algae across Northern Ireland, say officials

There have been 168 confirmed reports of toxic blue-green algae in waterways across Northern Ireland since May. With public concern growing over the impact of the algae at Lough Neagh, the chief executive of the Northern Ireland Environment ...

21 Sept 2023 at 16:01

Northern Ireland

Flooding, transport disruption and power cuts hits north east as rain continues

Scotland and north east England have been hit by transport disruption, flooding and power cuts as heavy rainfall continues. Forecasters have issued an amber rain warning for an area of north east Scotland stretching from just north of ...

18 Nov 2022 at 17:29

County Derry Post

Research vessel to aid monitoring of blue green algae on Lough Neagh

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir visited Ballyronan Marina to officially handover the research vessel “Salar” from DAERA to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), to aid with their research programme into blue green algae in Lough ...

22 Oct 2024 at 16:30

Local News

Foyle MLA express concern at high air pollution in Derry

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has expressed concern about air pollution in Derry, following reports from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that high and moderate levels of air pollution are currently ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:46

Derry News

Local family win My NI Climate Heroes competition

After an online poll where the public had to vote for their favourite Climate Hero, local mother and son, Aine and John Kivlehan, won the competition for their efforts in helping the environment. They will receive a National ...

15 Oct 2021 at 16:57

Local News

Derry students visit local 'Marine Machine' on waterways tour

Loughs Agency’s Marine Machine has toured around the schools of the Foyle and Carlingford catchment areas, providing students with an opportunity to learn about the wonders of our local waterways. Over 850 pupils from ten ...

07 Oct 2024 at 17:28

Northern Ireland

Heat health alerts issued as temperatures near 30C

Yellow heat health alerts have been issued as temperatures look set to reach around 30C. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) alerts cover East Midlands, East England, London and the South East from Thursday to Saturday....

17 Jul 2024 at 16:58

Northern Ireland

Rare blue lobster catch in Belfast Lough ‘two million to one shot’, says skipper

A fisherman has described landing a rare blue lobster in Belfast Lough as the catch of a lifetime. Some marine biologists have estimated the odds of catching a blue lobster at around two million to one. Stuart Brown, 28,...

07 Feb 2023 at 13:32

Northern Ireland

Warning of wintry showers and ice across UK from Sunday evening

Wintry showers are expected to create icy conditions across all four nations of the UK from Sunday evening, forecasters have warned. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice covering Northern Ireland, ...

15 Jan 2023 at 15:15

Northern Ireland

Heavy rain and gales forecast for parts of UK

Gales of up to 60mph and heavy rain are due to hit parts of the UK amid days of unsettled weather, forecasters have said. A yellow warning for wind, covering the west coast and Northern Ireland for 12 hours ...

11 Apr 2023 at 07:13

Northern Ireland

Legal action planned over deal which led to restoration of Stormont

Legal action is being planned to challenge whether new Government legislation which led to the return of Stormont restores the “core constitutional provisions” of the Acts of Union. Jamie Bryson, from the ...

06 Feb 2024 at 17:46

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