Lough Neagh protest as another Northern Ireland lake is hit by blue-green algae. Story by David Thompson and PA ... blue green algae can multiply quickly forming a ‘bloom’.

Blue-green algae has been confirmed in more parts of Northern Ireland. Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council said that the lake at Hillsborough Forest Park is currently contaminated with the algae.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) said whilst no reports of blue-green algae at Castlewellan Lake have been received by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency ...

TOXIC blue-green algae in Northern Ireland has been reported at least 168 times ... Other examples included Hillsborough Park Lake in Co Down with five confirmed cases and Shaw’s Lake in Co ...

It supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water and sustains a major eel fishing industry. Noxious blooms of algae have covered large parts of the lough across the summer.

New pictures of Ireland's biggest freshwater lake have emerged showing just how far the toxic bacteria has spread across the water body that provides 40 per cent of Northern Ireland's drinking water.

But there have been big problems in the lake because of something called blue green algae ... Video, 00:03:05 Why has this lake in Northern Ireland turned green? Published. 16 October 2023. 3:05.

Blue-green algae in Northern Ireland Blue-green algae, technically known as cyanobacteria, is a collection of microscopic organisms that are naturally present in lakes and streams.

168 confirmed reports of blue-green algae across Northern Ireland, ... Lough Neagh is the biggest freshwater lake in the UK or Ireland. ... crush left me frightened and recalling Hillsborough. 5.

There have been 168 confirmed reports of toxic blue-green algae in waterways across Northern Ireland since May. With public concern growing over the impact of the algae at Lough Neagh, the chief ...