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Space technology plan to monitor noxious algae on Ireland's largest lake

Space technology plan to monitor noxious algae on Ireland's largest lake

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

A total of £800,000 has been awarded by the UK’s Space Agency to develop a remote sensor that predicts, detects and monitors blue-green algae.

Call for water rates to be considered by Stormont to help algae-hit Lough Neagh

Call for water rates to be considered by Stormont to help algae-hit Lough Neagh

Tue, 31 Dec, 2024

An alarm bell was sounded over the state of waste water infrastructure in Northern Ireland and the impact on waterways.

Blue-green algae on Ireland's largest lake to be observed from space

Blue-green algae on Ireland's largest lake to be observed from space

Thu, 10 Oct, 2024

A competition has been launched to find solutions to predict, detect and monitor the extent and movement of the noxious blooms on the lough.

‘Sense of shame’ over environmental crisis at Ireland's largest freshwater lake

‘Sense of shame’ over environmental crisis at Ireland's largest freshwater lake

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Noxious blooms covered large parts of Lough Neagh last summer, and also affected other waterways and beaches in the region.

168 confirmed reports of blue-green algae across Northern Ireland, say officials

168 confirmed reports of blue-green algae across Northern Ireland, say officials

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

The head of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency said there was no quick fix to the problem, which is impacting Lough Neagh.