Minister to meet lake owner to discuss issues around Lough Neagh

Algae on the surface of Lough Neagh at Ballyronan Marina (Liam McBurney/PA)

The Stormont Agriculture and Environment Minister will meet lake owner Lord Shaftesbury later this week to discuss issues around Lough Neagh.

Andrew Muir has pledged to take action after the huge freshwater lake in the centre of Northern Ireland was beset by noxious blooms of blue green algae last summer.