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 ...

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency said two reports had been made from locations on Lough Neagh and were verified on April 10 and 11.

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 presence of blue-green algae in Martray Lough near Ballygawley is "disheartening", the Department for Agriculture, ...

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The appearance of blue-green algae is cyclical; it drops off during winter, and rises again from spring. So far in 2024 there have been 149 confirmed cases in Northern Ireland. Over the same ...

However, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency has not received any reports of blue-green algae in Lough Neagh. The scale and severity of algae blooms this summer will "be dependent on a number ...

Exciting news for Ireland’s blue economy today with the launch of The Irish Seaweed Association, uniting industry, researchers, and policymakers to unlock the potential of # ...

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir delivered a powerful keynote ...