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A public row has erupted over responsibility for pollution in Lough Neagh, after the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) accused NI Water of presenting “modelling as fact” in claims that 70% of water pollution originates from the agricultural sector. The farming body has expressed “serious concern” over what it describes as inaccurate comments made by an NI Water representative, who stated that the figure was factual. The UFU says that assertion is both misleading and inappropriate.

Michael Meharg, Nicola Bothwell and Eimear Kearney accept the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Northern Ireland Awards Gold award on behalf of Lough Neagh Partnership for Best Public Affairs Campaign from Samantha Livingstone and Brittany Breslin of CIPR NI Committee. Lough Neagh Partnership has been awarded the prestigious Gold award for Best Public Affairs Campaign at the inaugural Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Northern Ireland Awards. The event, wid

Emergency services have carried out a large-scale training exercise in the Lough Neagh area of Antrim this morning (Saturday, 29 November), testing their readiness to respond collaboratively in the event of a major incident. The operation brought together multiple agencies, including the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Air Support Unit, Lough Neagh Rescue Team and the Northern Ireland Coast Guard. According to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the exercise h