Lough Neagh

NI Water chief Sara Venning sounded the warning to MLAs on the Stormont Infrastructure Committee.

The water at one location did not meet minimum standard, the inland beach at Rae's Wood on Lough Neagh

Save Lough Neagh group is organising city centre march on Sunday November 3

Northern Ireland is the 12th worst region in the world for biodiversity loss, with one in 12 species facing extinction and several others experiencing significant rates of decline

Space technology sought to combat Lough Neagh bluegreen algae

A Stormont department has tasked five suppliers to prove methods of reducing the spread of blue-green algae in Northern Ireland’s waterways

Officials briefed MLAs on an action plan to deal with an environmental crisis at the lough.

It follows a damning report from an environmental watchdog on how Stormont has managed the health of Northern Ireland’s waterways

An Environmental watchdog has called for "stronger leadership" from the Executive over water quality, with just under a third of waterways in Northern Ireland found to be in good condition - well behind a 2027 target of 70%.

Letter to the editor: ‘Anybody near the lough understood how harmful the algae was to the environment, the wildlife and the public, but for many, out of sight is out of mind’