Call for action over Lough Neagh crisis

Protesters gather as blue-green algae blooms come back again

- BY GRAINNE NI AODHA and REBECCA BLACK

A RALLY has been held at Lough Neagh over the environmental crisis facing the British Isles largest freshwater lake.

Blue-green algae returned this week for the third summer in a row, with some describing the current levels as the worst they have seen.

An overpowering smell from the algae was noticeable at Battery Harbour in Cookstown, near a popular campsite.

Residents, swimmers and fishermen attended the demonstration on Monday organised by the Save Lough Neagh coalition.