Swimming could resume in Lough Neagh in a matter of months, but only if there are suitable weather conditions. Signs warning against swimming in the lough were put up over the summer due to blue-green ...

A section of Lough Neagh designated for swimming failed to meet minimum standards for the bathing season, but is currently deemed satisfactory. An "advice against bathing" had been in place at Rea's ...

BBC News NI is focusing on the issues at Lough Neagh and how to fix them The lough has been blighted by toxic blue-green algae since June It is the largest freshwater lake in the UK and Ireland It ...

Competitors grease up before a ten mile swim across Lough Neagh. Three women and four men are taking part in the swimming race across Lough Neagh to Tyrone. To combat the cold waters of the freshwater ...

During this festive season, many dippers will have already braved more than the cold - they’ll have contended with pollution. From increased sewage spills to blue-green algae in Lough Neagh, 2024 has ...

Blue-green algae has impacted Lough Neagh in the previous two summers (Niall Carson/PA) Blue-green algae has returned to Lough Neagh with the first confirmed cases of 2025, the Northern Ireland ...

Toxic blue-green algae blooms covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland, and this summer, the thick green veneer has been worse than ever, according to locals living near the ...

The algae growth is fuelled by industrial, agricultural, sewage pollution, and climate change. Blue-green algae blooms have covered much of Lough Neagh for the third consecutive year Pollution from ...

Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Measuring over 392 sq km, it contains enough water to fill 7 million swimming pools. Lough Neagh is also of huge economic ...