“The sandy bed is not a barren Sahara but the living foundation” sustaining fish, birds & Lough Neagh fly.

Solutions exist: community ownership, a citizens’ assembly, giving the lough the breathing space it needs.

Earl of Shaftesbury: set a timetable to give back Lough Neagh!
#SaveLoughNeagh

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James Orr warns dredging is “the permanent removal of the lough’s habitat turning a living bed into concrete & cement.”

Earl of Shaftesbury says contracts allow dredging until 2046.

We say to him:
1️⃣ disclose the contracts
2️⃣ what about the break clauses
3️⃣ condemn sand dredging
#SaveLoughNeagh

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James Orr: ‘We are bearing witness to a dying lough becoming a dead lough’ Despite widespread coverage of toxic blue-green algae it’s pretty much business as usual at Lough Neagh

“We are bearing witness to a dying lough becoming a dead lough”

The bed of Lough Neagh is being ripped apart on the Earl of Shaftesbury’s watch, and he and his estate at St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, are profiting from this destruction
#SaveLoughNeagh

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www.irishnews.com/news/politic...

Tommy Greene: Who decides the future of Lough Neagh? A rare interview from the Earl of Shaftesbury has reopened questions about who holds power over the future of Ireland’s largest lake

Earl of Shaftesbury’s ownership of Lough Neagh is a relic of a shameful colonial past.

Sand dredging continues, damaging the lake while profits flow to his Wimborne St Giles estate.

Now it seems his “solutions” may come via old boy networks.

#SaveLoughNeagh

www.thedetail.tv/articles/com...

Yes pollution from agriculture etc is main driver of algal blooms

Lough Neagh is privately owned by an absentee landlord who profits from destructive sand dredging. Many in Ireland believe the lough should be in public/community stewardship

These issues aren’t mutually exclusive

#SaveLoughNeagh

The Realisation Festival is coming up at St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, in June.

Its host, the Earl of Shaftesbury, has yet to give back Lough Neagh to the Irish people - and he is still profiting from destructive sand dredging

#SaveLoughNeagh
#Colonialism

Lough Neagh & the Earl of Shaftesbury‼️

He says he’d give the lake away “for free”. That’s not generosity it’s delay.

He must:
✅ Commit to a timetable
✅ Be transparent
✅ Condemn dredging
✅ Publish dredging contracts
✅ Trigger break clauses
✅ Commit to Citizens’ Assembly

#SaveLoughNeagh

Watch our little film made in Wimborne St Giles about Nick Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury, profiting from sand dredging of Lough Neagh

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU

#SaveLoughNeagh
#Colonialism

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Watch our little film made in Wimborne St Giles about Nick Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury, profiting from sand dredging of Lough Neagh

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU?...

#SaveLoughNeagh
#Colonialism

Watch our little film made in Wimborne St Giles about Nick Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury, profiting from sand dredging of Lough Neagh

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU?...

#SaveLoughNeagh
#Colonialism

Watch our little film made in Wimborne St Giles about Nick Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury, profiting from sand dredging of Lough Neagh

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU?...

#SaveLoughNeagh
#Colonialism

Watch our little film made in Wimborne St Giles about Nick Ashley-Cooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury, profiting from sand dredging of Lough Neagh

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU?...

#SaveLoughNeagh
#Colonialism

Standing with campaigners fighting for Lough Neagh - let’s stop the pollution, restore our water, and demand real action from our leaders. Together, united, we can protect our environment and secure a healthy future for all. #SaveLoughNeagh

www.youtube.com/shorts/FtlcLn...

Each time, the Green Party warned of the risks to our water, soil, air, and Lough Neagh itself.

Now, those same parties spend their time blaming each other. Their failures could cost us our Lough.

youtube.com/shorts/92yKQY1P5Ys

#SaveLoughNeagh
#StopAgriculturalPollution

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This design reads: We out here, Wimborne Saint Giles, Dorset. DJ Nick AC a.k.a. the Earl of Shaftesbury. He owns and exploits Lough Neagh across the Irish Sea. Devastation over there

🚨 DJ NICK AC - AKA the EARL OF SHAFTESBURY - owns & exploits Lough Neagh. He might be DJ-ing at We Out Here tonight in Wimborne St Giles, but across the Irish Sea he profits from destructive sand dredging. #SaveLoughNeagh #WeOutHere

For too long, both the Dublin and Stormont governments have been only too willing to permit the exploitation of the public’s natural resources for private gain — to the detriment of the natural environment and communities across the entire island. #SaveLoughNeagh | #ForANewRepublic

An open letter to #RealisationFestival

The Earl of Shaftesbury must return Lough Neagh.

When will he stop the sand dredging and transfer ownership?

He must publish the contracts & support a Citizens Assembly.

No more greenwash!

#SaveLoughNeagh #StopSandDredging #Colonialism #DredgingDestroys

The Earl of Shaftesbury must return Lough Neagh.

1️⃣ Set a timeline for transfer.
2️⃣ Involve local communities.
3️⃣ Halt sand dredging, let LN breathe.
4️⃣ Publish contracts + trigger break clauses.
5️⃣ Support a Citizens Assembly. Fair. Transparent. Democratic.

#SaveLoughNeagh

Colonialism in Dorset? The #RealisationFestival opens at St Giles House, seat of the Earl of Shaftesbury, who still owns Lough Neagh, stolen from the Irish in the 1600s.

Return it. End dredging. Be transparent.

#SaveLoughNeagh #StopSandDredging #RealisationFestival
#Greenwash

Sign Now: Tell Belfast City Marathon to drop Moy Park as a sponsor Major polluter @MoyParkChicken is killing Lough Neagh. I've signed this petition calling on Belfast City Marathon @MarathonBelfast to drop Moy Park as a sponsor today - will you sign too?

Let's say NO to Moy Park's sponsorship of the Belfast City Marathon and other Belfast sporting events

#SaveLoughNeagh

my.actnowni.org/petitions/dr...

Cowardice at Stormont Is Killing Lough Neagh… In 2023, satellite imagery confirmed what communities around Lough Neagh had long feared: the largest freshwater lake in these islands was being slowly choked by blue-green algae blooms. The cause? Nu...

sluggerotoole.com/2025/06/13/c...

#saveloughneagh

- What is the timetable for giving back Lough Neagh
- Who’s the Shaftesbury Estate meeting with? The meetings have stalled, and do not include the community around the Lough

#SaveLoughNeagh
#RealisationFestival
#WeOutHere
#Colonialism

Shaftesbury Estate of Wimborne St Giles: Give back Lough Neagh! Stop the sand dredging!

Watch our little film

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU?...

#SaveLoughNeagh
#RealisationFestival
#WeOutHere
#Colonialism

The agencies meant to protect Lough Neagh issue meaningless press releases. What they won’t tell you: phosphorus levels have gone UP since last year’s catastrophic blooms. Careful words won’t save the lake. We need action — not more empty statements.

#SaveLoughNeagh

#SaveLoughNeagh

The Shaftesbury Estate profits from Lough Neagh sand dredging

As big as the Isle of Wight, the Lough is suffering ECOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE

Last year at Wimborne St Giles we demanded action. Many hollow promises later, the Estate has yet to act

#SaveLoughNeagh

youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU?...

Chicken manure can be classified as industrial waste, judge rules US-style mega-farms in Herefordshire face tough new regulations after high court ruling

This should apply to pig shit and other animal waste that farmers seem able to spread willy-nilly with no thought for its environmental impact and never being held to account. #saveLoughNeagh www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s time to meet up with your XRW friends. ALL WELCOME.

Find out about local environmental issues including:

- ⁠Canford incinerator 😷
- Shaftesbury Estate’s continued exploitation of Lough Neagh 🤮
- Wessex Water’s sewage 💩
- Dorset Council’s glyphosate 🐝

#stopcanfordincinerator
#SaveLoughNeagh

#EndSewagePollution
#StopSprayingGlyphosate
#SaveLoughNeagh
#PerencoOut #PooleHarbour
#StopCanfordIncinerator

youtu.be/kRXQOMkAedE

St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles is also the home of Gilles Peterson’s WE OUT HERE FESTIVAL. Explore the link to colonial exploitation and environmental destruction
youtu.be/bISxUdU_hvU

Ask yourself how the Shaftesbury Estate and ecological catastrophe is connected
#SaveLoughNeagh