Swimming could resume in Lough Neagh in a matter of months, but only if there are suitable weather conditions. Signs warning against swimming in the lough were put up over the summer due to blue-green ...

People have been warned not to swim at one of Northern Ireland's best-known bathing sites after a "significant" amount of blue-green algae scum was detected in the water and also on the beach.

That’s according to Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs minister Andrew Muir, who has said that although his department can’t predict how bad any outbreak of blue-green algae will be, a leading ...

Stormont needs to invest in local water and sewage infrastructure or it faces a future blighted by “polluted rivers, polluted sea” and beaches so filthy our children will not be able to enjoy them.

Northern Ireland's agriculture minister has apologised to farmers for decisions made by predecessors that incentivised agricultural growth but contributed to pollution in Lough Neagh. Andrew Muir said ...

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 ...

Northern Ireland's Environment Minister Andrew Muir has accused some politicians of a "deliberate attempt to undermine the science and evidence" around the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh. In a ...