Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Ian Agnew from Ballyeaston with his cocker spaniel George at Helen’s Bay in Bangor, Northern Ireland, as an OEP report said the public using bathing waters could be better protected (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Archive)

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been handed 11 recommendations to update the Bathing Water NI Regulations.