In a world where the wellness industry is worth billions, why aren’t we making the most of this natural resource?

Visitors to popular Co Armagh beauty spot, Oxford Island, were aghast at the disgusting smell and what appeared to be sewage ...

Watching a few feathered friends enjoy your yard is one of the most relaxing ways to spend time — until a bird decides to nest in the wreath hanging on your front door. Perhaps you've spotted one ...

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 ...

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 ...

Early birds may catch the worm - but it's the early volunteers who catch the birds. And the ones that get caught in the 18-metre long, fine-mist nets strung high across a reed bed at Killycolpy, on ...

Ciara Laverty, part of a team that monitors bird numbers around Lough Neagh, has noticed changes this year Early birds may catch the worm - but it's the early volunteers who catch the birds. And ...

Ciara Laverty, part of a team that monitors bird numbers around Lough Neagh, has noticed changes this year Louise Cullen Agriculture and Environment Correspondent 6 January 2025 ...

The rich wildlife of Lough Neagh is being damaged by decades of pollution by nutrients from agriculture, wastewater, septic tanks and industrial processes — and we need to tackle this now ...

Well, it was previously thought that last year’s devastating algae bloom had wiped out the lough fly population. These humble insects play a vital role in the lake’s delicate ecosystem, serving as an ...

Lough Neagh’s flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s water ...

These fleets of pochard, scaup and goldeneye made Lough Neagh an internationally significant site for overwintering birds in the 1980s. In the years since, their numbers have plummeted.