Tag: Lough Neagh
about 1 month ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Lough Neagh can now look like a rural paradise, but beneath the surface its crisis is deepening

When I visited Lough Neagh a year ago, it was a scene of devastation. Returning this week, it appeared almost idyllic.

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about 2 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Declassified files show NI’s future reformist PM ‘against nuclear plant in Catholic area’

The man who would become Northern Ireland’s key reformist Prime Minister repeatedly expressed alarm at a plan to buil...

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about 2 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Declassified Files: How NI almost went nuclear in the race for atomic power

Almost seven decades ago, Northern Ireland’s first nuclear power plant came far closer to being built than most peopl...

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about 2 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Disgusting problem means building now totally halted in 23 parts of NI – and Stormont is to blame

Buried under roads and behind wire fences, a disgusting problem is building: Northern Ireland’s sewage system is gros...

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7 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Lough Neagh’s fish contain toxins but are safe to eat if handled properly, tests show

Fish caught in Lough Neagh a few months ago contained toxins produced by the cyanobacteria which turned the water gre...

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10 months ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Northern Ireland’s top 100 newsmakers of 2023, No 2: Lough Neagh

Not for more than half a century has Lough Neagh been as famous – but for the worst of reasons.

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

NI Water ‘being held hostage’ by funding fluctuations with problems connecting new houses

NI Water has said it’s being “held hostage” by funding fluctuations leading to problems for firms and new houses in c...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Lough Neagh will remain seriously polluted for 20 years, even if we cut emissions — which are sti...

Lough Neagh is so heavily polluted that it would take 20 years to make it environmentally “safe” even if the pollutio...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Testing of Lough Neagh fish for poison begins 10 days after full extent of pollution crisis revealed

Ten days after the Belfast Telegraph revealed the scale of devastating pollution afflicting Lough Neagh, the authorit...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Stormont has made mistakes with Lough Neagh, admits Sinn Fein’s Francie Molloy

Stormont’s mistakes have contributed to the Lough Neagh pollution crisis, a Sinn Fein MP has admitted — and he doesn’...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Lough Neagh pollution: Lifeboat training suspended and crews only allowed in water to save lives

Lough Neagh is now so dangerously polluted that its lifeboat crews are unable to train in the water and now cannot en...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Dog became seriously ill and died within hours of walk on beach 35 miles from Lough Neagh

The sudden death of a dog has prompted a Ballymoney woman to warn dog owners about the danger of the deadly cyanobact...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Lough Neagh has become a scene of Biblical disaster, and Stormont was central to its destruction

It’s killing dogs. It’s killing swans. And almost half of Northern Ireland is drinking water drawn from a source lace...

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about 1 year ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Poisonous bacteria out of control on Lough Neagh is now killing swans, foxes and dogs

Toxic bacteria poisoning Lough Neagh is now killing swans, foxes, and dogs — but those seeking to raise awareness of ...

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