Polluted lake blighted by algae bloom

The biggest of the world-famous Lakes of Killarney is facing a serious new threat from continuing phosphorous pollution.

For the first time in six years, Lough Keane could this summer develop a toxic algae bloom. When that last happened, in 1997, the hundreds of thousands of tourists that flock into the Co Kerry town on an annual basis had to be warned to stay away from the shores of the lake to avoid the possibility of being poisoned.