Fermanagh worst for water pollution


FERMANAGH has the worst record for water pollution incidents anywhere in the North, new figures have revealed. Data published by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency show there were 213 officially reported water pollution incidents recorded Fermanagh and South Tyrone in 2024. In comparison, only 32 incidents were recorded in East Belfast, 28 in North Belfast, and […]

Over 800 sewer blockages reported in Fermanagh


ONE of the North’s leading water companies dealt with over 800 sewer blockages last year as concerns are raised over how the waterways and its contents could be affecting public health. NI Water revealed there were 831 sewer blockages in Fermanagh in 2024, with a massive 419 cases reported in the BT74 area in Enniskillen, […]

Sewage pumped into River Erne


THERE has been anger and concern for public health in Enniskillen after a blockage led to a significant sewage spill into the River Erne this week. Residents of Riverside in the county town first noticed the problem on Sunday evening, across from Enniskillen Police Station, when raw human waste and discarded intimate items could be […]

Concern over blue-green algae on Lough Erne


THERE is concern the continual pumping of untreated sewage into Lough Erne could harm local tourism and trigger toxic blue-green algae blooms on the waterway as the weather starts to heat up. As reported many times by this paper, the issue of raw sewage being pumped into the Erne has been an ongoing problem for years now. Despite having […]

NI Water deny Erne sewer screens have been removed


NI WATER have insisted that the screens on the CSOs (Combined Sewer Overflows) have not been removed. As reported in last week’s herald, reports of sewage sightings in Lough Erne have been made with Erne Anglers saying they believe that the CSO screens are no longer there. The purpose of the screens is to ensure […]

Anglers express concern over Lough Erne sewage


LOUGH Erne is creating a stink so bad that even the fish are swimming away. Sewage in the lough has been a long-running concern for Fermanagh’s anglers who are swimming against the tide as far as landing a big catch goes with fish deciding to spawn elsewhere. A Freedom of Information request was put in […]