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Derry schools encouraged to take part in initiative aimed at combatting single use plastic pollution

Derry schools are being encouraged to take part in a major initiative aimed at combatting single use plastic pollution. NI Water’s ‘Join the Refillution’ campaign is celebrating its second anniversary with those schools signed up to the initiative ...

07 Jun 2021 at 12:30

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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 ...

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 ...

13 Dec 2022 at 19:07

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Farmer from county Derry fined for water pollution offence that led to a fish kill

A County Derry farmer, Richard Mulholland (40) from Ballymacpeake Road, Portglenone was convicted today at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. Mr Mulholland pleaded guilty and was fined £500 plus £15 ...

02 Dec 2022 at 18:18

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 large parts of the lough ...

04 Nov 2024 at 17:03

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 ...

06 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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WATCH: 1,000 Irish lives could be saved if air pollution was reduced

Almost 1,000 lives a year could be saved across the island of Ireland if authorities adopt international guidelines on air pollution, a new report claims. The major cross-border assessment reveals that around ...

30 Mar 2023 at 14:00

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'Sick of this sh*t': Protest at Ballyronan Marina against sewage discharge

A protest was held at Ballyronan Marina to raise awareness of sewage pollution in the North's waters. The demonstration at the marina, which sits on Lough Neagh, was one of many held across the UK organised ...

30 May 2023 at 17:00

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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 ...

27 May 2020 at 08:30

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Leading NGO's call for common solutions to both energy poverty and climate pollution in Ireland

Ten leading Irish NGOs from both the environmental and anti-poverty sectors are calling for a range of targeted measures to tackle both energy poverty and climate pollution while supporting households ...

06 Jul 2022 at 10:54

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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 ...

04 Jan 2023 at 14:17

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A6 dual carriageway contractors fined £10,000 for water pollution offence

The joint venture responsible for building the new A6 dual carriageway has pleaded guilty to one offence of water pollution and been fined £10,000 by Derry Magistrates Court today. Sacyr, Wills ...

18 May 2023 at 19:21

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