“We will also be raising this directly with the relevant executive ministers.”

Speaking at the site, West Tyrone MP Órfhlaith Begley added that she is concerned that the landslide, which has “now run downstream into the river”, will not only affect the Mournebeg River, but the surrounding rivers also.

Conservationists concerns

On Saturday, Mark Rooney posted a video on Twitter of the peat slippage, sparking considerable concern online.