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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 Agency ...

21 Sept 2023 at 16:01

Northern Ireland

Sites around River Bann closed due to blue-green algae outbreak

A number of sites around the River Bann have been closed due to a breakout of blue-green algae. Mid and East Antrim council announced that the Portglenone Marina slipway and waterways at Newferry would be closed due to blue-green algal blooms. ...

12 Sept 2023 at 16:37

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Mid Ulster Council issues ‘no swim’ warning at Marina

Mid Ulster District Council has issued a 'no swim' notice at Ballyronan Marina just a week after it was awarded a Blue Flag. The presence of blue-green algae (pictured), which can be highly poisonous, was confirmed in multiple areas of Lough ...

13 Jun 2023 at 17:05

Local News

Derry Crown Court: Former Brickkiln Waste director found guilty of waste offences

Thomas McGlinchey (62) from Belfield Park, Derry, was today found guilty in Derry Crown Court sitting in Coleraine on three counts of waste offending. Thomas McGlinchey was a director of Brickkiln Waste Ltd. On 14th October 2013 officers ...

20 Mar 2023 at 17:21

Northern Ireland

Year’s first cases of blue-green algae confirmed in Lough Neagh

Blue-green algae has returned to Lough Neagh with the first confirmed cases of 2025, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has confirmed. Noxious blooms of the algae covered large parts of the lough, the UK’s largest freshwater ...

15 Apr 2025 at 16:42

Northern Ireland

Guidance sought over future of colourful parakeets in Belfast park

Advice is being sought from a Stormont department about the future of a flock of colourful tropical parakeets which have taken up residence in a park in north Belfast. Around 15 of the birds with bright green feathers and red beaks ...

17 Apr 2025 at 20:11

Northern Ireland

Belfast Lough on ‘knife edge’ after pause to wastewater upgrade investment plan

Belfast Lough is on a “knife edge” with failure to invest in wastewater infrastructure creating a “profound” risk for its ecosystem, MLAs have been warned. The lough’s shellfish industry is collapsing in “real time” as water ...

05 Mar 2025 at 14:58

Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh action plan does not just target one sector, MLAs told

An action plan to tackle pollution in Lough Neagh is not just targeting farmers, MLAs have been told. Agriculture minister Andrew Muir is “very aware” that NI Water is a contributor to the pollution issues in the lough, a ...

06 Mar 2025 at 13:09

Local News

Lough Neagh action plan does not just target one sector, MLAs told

06 Mar 2025 at 17:30

Local News

Year’s first cases of blue-green algae confirmed in Lough Neagh

15 Apr 2025 at 21:44

Northern Ireland

Illegal dumping profits far outweigh criminal penalties, auditor finds

Potential profits from illegal dumping in Northern Ireland far outweigh any sanctions, an Audit Office report has found. Comptroller and Auditor General Dorinnia Carville said financial penalties through fines and ...

03 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Calls for removal of migrant effigies in boat placed on loyalist bonfire in NI

Effigies of migrants in a boat have been placed on a loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland, prompting condemnation and calls for the display to be removed ahead of the pyre being lit. The boat containing more than ...

09 Jul 2025 at 17:25

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