Lough Neagh, which provides 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water, has turned a vivid green due to deadly algae. Its new hue is an attention-grabbing illustration of years of political failure.
Completing the circle of life, my family and I live just six miles from the water and kayak on it.Northern IrelandBut the public will take some convincing when there are more dead fish and birds in the water every day.
I could not bring myself to drink water from the tap after seeing and smelling the deadly cyanobacteria up close.Most people understand the constitutional issues at the heart of the battle over the trade border in the Irish Sea. But they pale into insignificance when there is a perceived threat from toxic bacteria in the source of drinking water.
People know blue-green algae does not differentiate between those who vote green and those who vote red, white and blue.
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