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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 Bros Ltd and Somague Joint Venture entered a guilty ...

18 May 2023 at 19:21

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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 Offenders Levy and ...

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 and also affected ...

04 Nov 2024 at 17:03

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 would be a continued stop on ...

26 Nov 2025 at 12:36

Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh algae blight is significant crisis for all Ireland, says McDonald

Lough Neagh is a “very significant crisis” for the whole island of Ireland, Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald has said. The lough, which is the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake by surface area, was this year ...

03 Nov 2025 at 16:09

Northern Ireland

Muir ‘fast losing patience’ with Infrastructure Department over water pollution

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture and Environment Minister has said he is “fast losing patience” with the Department for Infrastructure over water pollution. Andrew Muir also expressed his concern that Belfast Lough could ...

15 Oct 2025 at 15:25

Northern Ireland

Environment Minister seeks approval to end NI Water ‘licence to pollute’

Stormont’s Environment Minister has said he will end the “the licence to pollute granted to Northern Ireland Water” as he unveiled plans to strengthen enforcement around water pollution. Andrew Muir told MLAs he will ...

03 Mar 2026 at 14:11

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