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Lough Neagh eel fisherman urges support package overhaul

BBC News 19 Dec 2025
Gary McErlain has fished Lough Neagh all his life and says livelihoods are at risk. .
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Muir announces £100,000 scheme to assist Lough Neagh Brown Eel Fishers (Northern Ireland Executive)

Public Technologies 17 Dec 2025
To be eligible, applicants must have met the minimum level of brown eel landings in 2024 (£1,000) with the vessel issued with a license to fish in Lough Neagh from DAERA and a permit from the Lough Neagh Fishermen's Cooperative.
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Lough Neagh fails to meet minimum bathing water standards

BBC News 05 Nov 2025
One bathing water in NI has been classed as .
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Lough Neagh bathing spot fails to meet minimum water standards

BBC News 05 Nov 2025
One bathing water in NI has been classed as "poor", with 24 achieving "excellent" status ... .
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Lough Derg is drifting towards the fate of Lough Neagh, that once great lake now all but dead

The Irish Times 25 Oct 2025
Poor old Lough Derg ... “I know some people here are a bit concerned about the plan to send water from Lough Derg to Dublin,” he said ... Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough Neagh, that once great lake now all but dead.
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Minister apologises to farmers and vows to 'fix' Lough Neagh issues

BBC News 24 Oct 2025
Andrew Muir says mistakes had been made with farmers incentivised to increase production, contributing to pollution issues in the lough ... .
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Lough Neagh: How can the blue-green algae problem be solved?

BBC News 22 Oct 2025
Blue-green algae has been detected in the lough intermittently over the past six decades. .
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How can Lough Neagh's blue-green algae problem be solved?

BBC News 22 Oct 2025
Blue-green algae has been detected in the lough intermittently over the past six decades ... .
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