 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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The self-fulfilling prophecy of just saying no.(Features)
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Proposals for a lignite mine in Ballymoney brought vehement opposition from north Antrim. It stirred the community into action in a way all-too familar to a group which fought against similar plans for the shore of Lough Neagh more than 20 years ago. ANNE PALMER reports
IT is often said that history repeats itself and, in the case of lignite brown-coal mine protests, the prophecy appears to be have been self-fulfilling.
While the latest protests against lignit...
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The self-fulfilling prophecy of just saying no.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; Proposals for a lignite mine in Ballymoney brought vehement opposition from north Antrim. It stirred the community into action in a way all-too familar to a group which fought against similar plans for the shore of Lough Neagh more than 20 years ago. ANNE PALMER reports IT is often said that
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Body in Lough Neagh.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; THE body of a man has been recovered from Lough Neagh. The man's body was recovered at 12.30pm by Lough Neagh Rescue after being spotted earlier by a fisherman.
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SOS call for Lough Neagh eel industry
Belfast Telegraph
; SINN Fein has called for Government support to help sustain Lough Neagh's traditional eel industry.Mid-Ulster MP Martin McGuinness has met Direct Rule Minister David Hanson, who isresponsible for inland fishing, to put the case for direct aid to help the age-old industry.A month ago Fr Oliver
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Best Fest in the West at party around lough shore
Belfast Telegraph
; And the hollow left in the wake of that legendary event now has its own dedicated festival, featuring everything from sporting events and guided walks to food and musical celebrations - many of them free of charge. The first ever Lough Neagh Fest kicks off today with the Lough Neagh Triathlon at
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New moves to protect Lough Neagh
Belfast Telegraph
; A MAJOR new strategy for protecting and enhancing Lough Neagh was unveiled today. The keynote report, which outlines a series of objectives, follows years of work by the Lough Neagh Advisory Committee. Today's launch was hosted by Environment Minister Dermot Nesbitt. The strategy covers an area
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MP calls for tourist development drive Potential of Lough Neagh 'not realised'
Belfast Telegraph
; LOUGH Neagh - at 152 square miles the largest inland area of water in the UK - is not being exploited to its full tourism potential. That's the view of South Antrim MP David Burnside, the Ulster Unionist Party's spokesman for tourism at Westminster. He argues that the lough has major potential for
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Is climate change behind Lough Neagh's lost ducks?
Belfast Telegraph
; ... world beneath our waves revealed by scientists creating a 3D model of the seabed, the threat to Northern Ireland's bees, the news that the Irish hare may be a distinct species and the discovery of more than 100 rare invertebrates, some new to Ulster. Delegates ...
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Restored bird hide offers perfect view of lough life at Portmore
Belfast Telegraph
; Regular visitors to the nature reserve at Portmore Lough - which lies next to Lough Neagh near Agahalee - may have noticed that the wet fringe of scrub and bushes surrounding the lake has been disappearing fast. The hard work is already paying dividends, with threatened species like lapwing and hen
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Lignite meeting.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; A PROTEST meeting organised by the Just say No to Lignite campaign will be held in Stranocum, near Ballymoney, next Wednesday evening. Taking place in Bushvale Church Hall at 8pm, the event will outline the current state of the debate about open cast lignite mining around the shores of Lough Neagh.
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Nobody about in an unspoilt world.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; ... visitors, it appears to remain overlooked by their bipedal neighbours - you and me that is. And what a shame. Admittedly, the News Letter visited on a Tuesday but it was still summer, if only Northern Ireland's intemperate version. Yesterday, the sun was shining ...
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