Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says that a number of actions will be implemented for the 2026 season.

Bitter blow to fishing community ...

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 ...

Last Thursday, DAERA Minister announced a ‘closure of the yellow eel fishery for three years’ beginning with this year’s fishing season.

Lough Neagh’s only commercial fishery was not consulted about a major action plan to tackle the environmental crisis currently gripping the lake, a Stormont committee has heard. Fresh details emerged ...

Lough Neagh Partnership is to spend up to £250,000 looking at the future management of Ireland’s largest fresh water body, including potential public ownership. The organisation, the board of which ...

A range of actions to tackle the problems of Lough Neagh have been set out by Stormont's agriculture and environment minister. The Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan has been with the Northern Ireland ...

When I visited Lough Neagh a year ago, it was a scene of devastation. Returning this week, it appeared almost idyllic. Where the water had been thick with toxic cyanobacteria sludge, this time the ...

The Earl of Shaftesbury has said he has held constructive discussions with Stormont's environment minister over issues affecting Lough Neagh. It comes after the Lough Neagh Partnership warned harmful ...

You would be hard pressed to find someone in Northern Ireland who isn’t aware of the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh. Last year, blue-green algae bloomed in the lake at unprecedented levels, with ...

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has announced a series of measures for the Lough Neagh eel fishery to ensure long-term ...