Pollution in Belfast Lough is now so bad that people cruising in boats get violently sick from the spray, an MLA claims.

Regular testing is taking place to see when it may be safe again for people to enter the water. Lough Neagh is popular for water sports, including open-water swimming groups with some people ...

It comes as the Stormont Executive works to halt an environmental crisis at Lough Neagh where noxious blooms of blue-green algae have covered the surface of the water across the past two summers.

Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland, has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae since June. It supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of NI's overall supply.

A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Affairs told The Irish News its primary focus at Lough Neagh is water quality. “Whilst minister Muir is already on the ...

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It contains over 3 and a half trillion litres of water! Lough Neagh is an important “reservoir” - which means it’s used as a water supply. Turn on a tap in hundreds of thousands of homes in ...

It comes as the Stormont Executive works to halt an environmental crisis at Lough Neagh where noxious blooms of blue-green algae have covered the surface of the water across the past two summers. The ...