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Oct 3, 2023 · After a summer of blue-green algae, bathing bans, and pondweed and silt causing problems for boats, Belfast City Council recently added its voice to calls for Lough Neagh to be brought into...
Lough Neagh (/ lɒx ˈneɪ / lokh NAY; Irish: Loch nEathach [l̪ˠɔx ˈn̠ʲaha (x)]) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It has a surface area of 151 square miles (392 square kilometres) and is about 19 miles (31 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide.
Feb 28, 2024 · Lough Neagh Partnership has been given £244,000 to come up with a 10-year plan that will safeguard the heritage of the biggest freshwater lake on these isles.
THE FUTURE OF LOUGH NEAGH. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Investigation to explore and establish the case for the setting up of a Lough Neagh Development Trust to acquire and strategically manage and operate Lough Neagh. Report by Paul Donaldson Edited by Charlie Fisher. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CONTENTS.
Jun 23, 2024 · The Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said he is seeking a meeting with Earl Shaftesbury following his recent comments about the ownership of Lough Neagh.
• The water in Lough Neagh is not ‘owned’. In law, water can be owned only in small quantities and for specific purposes (e.g. for agricultural use). • The ‘bed and soil’ of Lough Neagh (the land over which the water passes) and the hunting/fishing rights are owned by a registered company called the Shaftesbury Estate of Lough Neagh ...
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Oct 25, 2024 · The owner of Lough Neagh’s bed restated his openness to exploring future ownership options as he met the Stormont minister tasked with addressing the environmental problems besetting the lake.
