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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 being experienced ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:46

Northern Ireland

High air pollution continues in north west as temperatures plunge

High air pollution is continuing in the north west of Northern Ireland as temperatures plunge. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs announced a high pollution episode on Sunday at the start of the recent cold snap. On ...

13 Dec 2022 at 19:07

Local News

Fish killed as slurry spills into County Derry river

A stretch of river in County Derry has been ‘wiped out’ after 30,000 gallons of slurry entered the water last Thursday. The spill at the Grange River, near Desertmartin, caused damage along a four and a half mile stretch and prompted an ...

27 May 2020 at 08:30

Northern Ireland

Two-fifths of British garden space paved over, reducing green benefits – report

More than half of Britain’s front garden space and a third of back garden space is paved over, reducing the potential to help with flooding, wildlife and storing carbon, experts have said. New AI-assisted mapping from the Royal ...

21 Oct 2025 at 06:57

County Derry Post

Mystery surrounds bible verses in bottles found in the River Bann

Countless plastic bottles containing bible verses have been found in the River Bann near Coleraine, prompting concerns for the environment. The problem only came to light in recent weeks however it is understood it has been ...

15 Feb 2024 at 13:50

Northern Ireland

Public health risks of algal blooms on Lough Neagh detailed in study

Much of the foul-smelling, so-called algal mats banked up around the shore of Lough Neagh consist of bacteria primarily associated with faeces from livestock or human-effluent, new research has found. Reducing agricultural ...

06 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Derry News

High levels of air pollution found at three Derry locations in a new report

Three locations in County Derry are among the most polluted areas in Northern Ireland, according to new data. The data comes from the ‘Air Pollution in Northern Ireland 2023’ report published on October 3 by the ...

07 Oct 2024 at 10:00

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County Derry environmental issues influenced Seamus Heaney's writing

Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy will host a talk shedding light on how the County Derry environment and its pollution influenced Heaney's outlook and writing. It will explore how Heaney’s poems not only ...

04 Jan 2023 at 14:17

County Derry Post

Campaigners hold "wake" for Lough Neagh

Environmental campaigners held a "wake" for Lough Neagh at the weekend amidst the ongoing crisis at the Lough as it remains polluted by toxic algae. Activists from campaign groups Love our Lough, Surfers ...

20 Sept 2023 at 17:01

EcoLive

Debris boom installed in Ballinderry river in hope to tackle plastic pollution

Last Saturday, February 24, Ballyronan Boat Club successfully installed a debris boom at the entrance of the Ballinderry River in the hope of tackling plastic problems in Lough Neagh. A debris boom is a ...

01 Mar 2024 at 17:49

Northern Ireland

NI drinking water supply ‘at risk’ in dry weather because of lack of investment

Northern Ireland risks having insufficient drinking water during hot weather without a significant increase in infrastructure investment, the chief of NI Water has said. Sara Venning also said there ...

26 Nov 2025 at 12:36

Northern Ireland

Belfast Lough could become ‘new Lough Neagh’ in next 10 years, warns MLA

Concern has been expressed that Belfast Lough could become “the new Lough Neagh” in the next 10 years. Lough Neagh hit the headlines two years ago when noxious blooms of blue-green algae covered ...

04 Nov 2024 at 17:03

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