Stormont declared ‘crime scene’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh

Environmental activists from Friends of the Earth declare a crime scene at Parliament Buildings, Stormont in Belfast over the ongoing crisis at Lough Neagh. (Rebecca Black/PA) -

Northern Ireland’s seat of government has been declared a “crime scene” over the ongoing environmental crisis at Lough Neagh.

A symbolic citizens’ arrest of an “MLA” was staged in the demonstration at Parliament Buildings calling for immediate action to address the issues facing the lough, which was blighted with blooms of blue-green algae for the third summer in a row recently.