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 ...

Blue-green algae has been detected in Lough Neagh for the first time in 2025, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has confirmed. The lough, the UK's largest freshwater lake, has been ...

Environmentalists have held a wake to mark the “death” of the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake as they accused polluters of causing a huge bloom of toxic blue-green algae. Activists dressed in ...

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, ...

The plight of Lough Neagh is being highlighted by a major festival with blue-green algae from the lough being displayed in a water cooler. Images of the toxic substance are also being shown on digital ...

Blue-green algae has been detected in Lough Neagh for the first time this year, according to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The lough, which is the UK’s largest ...

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 1970s. "We have this massive surplus of ...