For the third year running, toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. But this summer, ...

Rights of Nature could give Lough Neagh the same status as a person, entitled to the same protections.

Algal blooms are expected to resurge when the weather improves Blue-green algae has been recorded in Lough Neagh for the first time this year. It was spotted on the south-west shore off the Washingbay ...

Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, the UK’s largest freshwater lake, has been blighted by blue-green algae for years. | Credit: ...

Poisonous blue-green algae has been prevalent in local watercourses for at least 10 years, with inaction at Stormont blamed for the growing crisis. A Freedom of Information request to the Department ...

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

Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is being plagued by toxic algae blooms, prompting concern from locals and environmentalists. Love Our Lough, a group of concerned citizens, staged a wake for Lough ...

Environmentalists have held a wake to mark the “death” of the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake as they accused polluters of causing a huge bloom of toxic blue-green algae. Activists dressed in ...

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

Blue-green algae returned to Lough Neagh in the centre of Northern Ireland for the third summer in a row this week, with some describing the current situation as the worst they have yet seen. This ...

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald said there should be a national focus on the issue, including from the Irish Government. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full ...