N.Ireland
50% of NI dairy farms non-compliant with river pollution regulations
A campaign group, which includes the singer Feargal Sharkey, has been informed that 50% of Northern Irish dairy farms inspected...
N.Ireland
A campaign group, which includes the singer Feargal Sharkey, has been informed that 50% of Northern Irish dairy farms inspected...
N.Ireland
Farm “litter”, including empty chemical drums, blue piping and plastic, is adding significantly to the pollution burden on the River...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan An iron sludge discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce...
N.Ireland
A Co. Down farmer has pleaded guilty in court to a water pollution incident which resulted in a fish kill...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that excess nutrients from agricultural activities and wastewater pressures...
Environment
Farmers have been advised by Teagasc to find out the water quality status of their local rivers to mitigate phosphorus,...
N.Ireland
Carcasses of calves and other animals have been found dumped at two separate sites in Northern Ireland in recent days....
N.Ireland
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted of making a polluting discharge to a waterway and has been fined £750...
N.Ireland
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. Cyril Loane (60) from...
N.Ireland
A Co. Derry farmer has pleaded guilty at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence that killed 146 fish....
Agri-Business
A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on...
Environment
Inland Fisheries Ireland is appealing to the farming and agricultural community to ensure that silage pits are fit for purpose,...
Environment
A public consultation on the review of the European Commission’s Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and EU food waste reduction targets...
Environment
Following a major pollution incident causing a catastrophic fish kill in the Ballinderry River in Co. Tyrone, the head of...
Environment
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan has today (Tuesday, March 8) launched a public consultation on...
Environment
A study of river water quality during one of the UK’s wettest ever winters shows a massive increase in agricultural...
Environment
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) suggests that agricultural soil is contaminated with...
Environment
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced changes to his department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol to improve public...