‘Life on the Lough’ is a story about the internationally recognised Lough and the people and wildlife that rely on it Lough Neagh Partnership and Belfast-based Lamb Films have launched a short film that depicts life in and around the biggest freshwater lake in the British Isles — Lough Neagh. Funded by DAERA under the […]
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Thanks to Lough Neagh Partnership, the Moiled Cattle Project has safeguarded the ‘freckled faced’ and ‘domed head’ breed, helping them thrive in native land One of the oldest indigenous cattle breeds native to Northern Ireland, the Irish Moiled Cattle, or ‘Moile’ was once a declining animal breed and placed on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust […]
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It was a case of going to the top of the class for Lough Neagh Partnership as they met with representatives of the Department of Education to celebrate the signing of the transfer of the Derrytresk and Derryloughan School Lands lease. The land had originally been owned by the Royal School Dungannon and the lease goes right back […]
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The Lough Neagh Partnership, a stakeholder body overseeing the management of the Lough, is celebrating five years of working with farmers in the southern shores of Lough Neagh through the Environmental Farm Group Scheme having awarded almost £17,000 to each farm. The successful scheme aims to encourage farmers to carry out more environmentally friendly farming practices on […]
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From honey to cookies and gluten free brownies to breads and cakes, there was sweet success at the second Lough Neagh Artisans Market, as more than 30 traders pitched up on the shores of Lough Neagh yesterday. Traders showcased local produce, arts and crafts from the shoreline of Lough Neagh and right across Northern Ireland […]
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Due to the phenomenal success of the first ever Lough Neagh Artisans Market in May, the market is returning to Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Toome, on Sunday 14 August, from 1.00pm to 5.00pm. Thirty five traders will showcase local produce, arts and crafts from the shoreline of Lough Neagh and right across Northern Ireland and admission […]
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We are excited to be hosting our first Lough Neagh Artisans Market at the picturesque Lock Keeper’s Cottage, on the banks of the River Bann, on Sunday 22 May, from 1.00pm to 5.00pm. We have almost forty traders attending, made up of Lough Neagh Artisans group members and traders from further afield. It promises to […]
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The Lough Neagh Partnership is undertaking a project on Coney Island, just one kilometre off the Lough Neagh shoreline, in an attempt to breathe new life onto the island. The project aims to remove non-native and invasive plants including salmonberry, laurel, non-native pine and sycamore to encourage more growth of native plants. Work is weather […]
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An exciting project in Coalisland is introducing glass cutting skills to a whole new generation of craftspeople. As lockdown ended, Tyrone Crafted Glass, a community based glassworks, fitted out and opened a new work space and display area in the Coalisland Enterprise Centre, Dungannon Road. The local glassworks are now offering one-to-one training in glass […]
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Around 140 farmers have joined forces to protect their local watercourses, grasslands and biodiversity after receiving funding from the Environmental Farming Scheme. The Environment Minister Edwin Poots met with the Lough Neagh Partnership (LNP) which supports the Group Project, to hear how they’ve made use of his Department’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS), which has paid […]
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