How do you solve a problem like Lough Neagh? Blue-green algae has been detected in the lough intermittently over the past six decades. But the past three summers have seen the biggest blooms since the ...

The ongoing pollution crisis at Lough Neagh is "heart-wrenching" to watch, a public meeting has been told. Fisherman Gary McErlain was speaking at the Kinturk Cultural Centre in County Tyrone on ...

Blue-green algae has infected the UK's largest freshwater lake with experts branding it the 'worst' they've ever seen. A crisis was declared for the third summer in a row this week following the rapid ...

The sight of Northern Ireland's waterways being covered in slimy, potentially toxic blue-green algae has become a regular occurrence in recent years - and 2025 is no different. The algae has been ...

BBC NI's Agriculture and Environment correspondent Louise Cullen gives her round-up of 2025.

Birds feed on the shore of Lough Neagh covered in Blue-green algae, in Northern Ireland, on August 22, 2025. For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell ...

“It’s rather bizarre the DUP are prepared to draw a very hard line around the Irish Sea and create a border in relation to environmental protection” ...

Blue-green algae infested water is pictured in Battery Harbour on the shores of Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland, on August 22, 2025 - Copyright AFP/File GEORGES ...

People walk along decking above blue-green algae infested waters on the shores of Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland, on August 22, 2025. [AFP] For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms ...

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, ...