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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

Local News

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 senior official told an ...

06 Mar 2025 at 17:30

Northern Ireland

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

06 Mar 2025 at 13:09

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 quality levels ...

05 Mar 2025 at 14:58

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

Further safety concerns over asbestos at site of Belfast bonfire

Fresh safety concerns have been raised over asbestos at the site of a contentious loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which is due to be lit on Friday night. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) said late on Thursday that ...

11 Jul 2025 at 10:07

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 confiscation ...

03 Jul 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Muir ‘very disappointed’ bonfire was lit despite warnings over asbestos

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said he is “very disappointed” that an Eleventh Night bonfire was lit in south Belfast despite warnings over asbestos on the site. The bonfire at Meridi Street, off the ...

12 Jul 2025 at 17:31

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 a dozen ...

09 Jul 2025 at 17:25

Northern Ireland

Muir says controversial Belfast bonfire should not be set alight

Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said that a contentious loyalist bonfire in south Belfast should not be set alight. Fresh safety concerns have been raised over asbestos at the site of the fire ...

11 Jul 2025 at 18:19

Northern Ireland

Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires

Effigies of the Irish rap group Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans are topping loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland. It comes the night after effigies of migrants in a boat were burned on top of a bonfire ...

11 Jul 2025 at 22:53

Local News

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

15 Apr 2025 at 21:44

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