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Avian flu detected in five seabirds on north coast

Avian flu has been detected in five wild seabirds on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Positive results for the disease were recorded in one gannet and four guillemots discovered in Portrush West Strand and Portballintrae. Last week bird flu was ...

11 Jul 2022 at 21:30

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 Agency ...

21 Sept 2023 at 16:01

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 being ...

12 Dec 2022 at 17:46

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 Unionist Voice Policy Studies ...

06 Feb 2024 at 17:46

Local News

Lost Royal Navy ‘Dragonfly’ Helicopter identifed in Derry's Lough Foyle

The 1958 crash site of a rare Royal Navy helicopter has been identified as part of the Northern Ireland 3D Coastal Survey of the entire NI coastline, commissioned by The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ...

03 Nov 2022 at 16:04

Northern Ireland

Public meetings to be held over carbon reduction targets

Public meetings will be held as part of a consultation on the first ever carbon budgets for Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched the public consultation, which ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:22

Northern Ireland

Super-sized nature reserve planned for hills above Belfast

A “super-sized” nature reserve is to be created in the hills above Belfast. Conservation charity Ulster Wildlife has unveiled the plan for an area of grassland that is the size of 480 football pitches. The move comes ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:43

Northern Ireland

Livestock records system will be delivered five years late, auditor reports

A new computer records system for Northern Ireland’s livestock industry will be delivered more than five years behind schedule, an Audit Office report has found. The report said delays meant the Department of ...

29 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

‘Significant disruption’ expected as port and meat factory workers walk out

Major disruption is expected as hundreds of workers at ports and meat factories across Northern Ireland start a five-day walkout over pay. The ports of Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint as well as meat ...

30 Oct 2023 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

No concerns about compliance with bird flu bio-security measures, MLAs told

High compliance with bio-security measures introduced to combat bird flu in Northern Ireland is helping to limit further spread of the disease, MLAs have heard. There have been four confirmed ...

06 Mar 2025 at 15:51

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Irregular behaviour on western bank of Lough Foyle

The “continuous desecration” of the western shore of Lough Foyle should be the subject of the Republic of Ireland's Environment Department investigation, according to a Donegal County ...

11 Mar 2022 at 12:00

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